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AFU -- Archives for the Unexplained (Clas Svahn)

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📚 Archive🇸🇪 SESince 1973🔗 Visit Website
Methodology
10/10
Transparency
10/10
Institutional
4/10
Peer Review
5/10
Track Record
10/10
Fact vs. Spec.
10/10
Self-Correction
9/10

The CRED-7 framework evaluates sources across seven criteria: Methodology (20%), Transparency (20%), Institutional Affiliation (15%), Peer Review (15%), Track Record (10%), Fact/Speculation (10%), and Self-Correction (10%).

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Description

Overview
The world's largest UFO archive based in Norrköping, Sweden. Founded in 1973 in Södertälje by Håkan Blomqvist, Kjell Jonsson, and Anders Liljegren. Charitable foundation since 1980. Chairman: Clas Svahn (journalist at Dagens Nyheter, named Sweden's Public Educator of the Year in 2024).

Collection
3.5 km of shelf space across 15 locations. Over 55,000 books, 88,000 magazine issues, 650,000 newspaper clippings, and 30,000 photographs. Described by U.S. News & World Report as 'one of the most comprehensive digital UFO sighting archives' worldwide.

Methodology
Collects and preserves ufological, Fortean, and paranormal research literature for future generations. Sister organization of UFO-Sverige. Cooperates internationally with SCEAU (France) and the National UFO Historical Records Center (USA).

Strengths and Weaknesses
Unique physical and digital collection with nearly 50 years of continuity. Svahn's journalistic expertise connects archival work with public communication. However: primarily an archive, no own research. Dependent on donations and volunteers.

Focus Areas

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