Brazil National Archive (Arquivo Nacional)
The National Archives of Brazil (Arquivo Nacional) is the federal records institution that maintains a dedicated, publicly accessible documentary collection on UFO records, with occurrences spanning past decades to recent years.
UAP records role
- In institutional statements, the Archives stress that “UFO” is a descriptive category — something observed in the sky and not immediately identified — and not automatically a synonym for flying saucers or extraterrestrials.
- The collection describes the bureaucratic flow of these records, including the Air Force Command’s role in receiving and forwarding material.
- In 2025, CNN Brazil reported that newly released National Archives documents compiled 2024 accounts from pilots and air-traffic controllers, illustrating how the topic continues to surface in official Brazilian communications even though most cases are unrelated to extraterrestrial life. (src-brazil-rebelo-uap-files-2026)
The existence of this public collection is frequently cited to contextualize disclosure claims such as former Defense Minister aldo-rebelo’s, indicating that a substantial portion of Brazil’s UFO record is already in the open.