Federal Bureau of Investigation

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), founded in 1908, is a U.S. government law enforcement agency under the Department of Justice. In UAP/UFO research, the FBI has investigated sightings and intrusions over restricted airspace, contributing data to analyses like the 2021 ODNI Preliminary Assessment on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, which included FBI records of UAP incursions. The agency received UFO reports, notably during the 1947 wave and later periods, often coordinating with Air Force Project Blue Book. No FBI efforts confirmed extraterrestrial origins; most cases were misidentifications. Key activities involve national security probes into anomalous aerial events. Currently active, the FBI supports ongoing UAP reporting to entities like AARO, with records archived at NARA. (512 characters)