| card_id,category,title,short_answer,why_it_matters,caveat,what_not_to_infer,primary_query,related_tab,source_count,generated_at_utc | |
| scope-current-counts,scope,Exact current scope,"The current local release set tracks 116 non-video PDF/document files and 4,153 total PDF pages. Of those, 87 files cover 4,100 searchable-file pages, with 3,265 page-text rows and 720,978 extracted/OCR words.","This keeps the front-page numbers precise: files, pages, searchable coverage, and extracted text are different counts.",Counts are generated from the local public artifact tables for this pass.,Do not read the page-text row count as the total PDF page count; some pages have no useful extracted text row yet.,scope stats files pages searchable,Search,3,2026-05-09T01:04:27Z | |
| scope-searchable-vs-not-searchable,missingness,What is searchable here and what is not,"87 tracked files are searchable in this Space right now. 29 tracked files are not full-text searchable here yet, including 25 image/sketch exhibit PDFs.",Readers can separate what the search box can find from what still needs OCR or manual review.,"The missingness labels and counts describe this public index, not whether the official PDFs are valid or important.",Do not infer that unsearchable files contain nothing relevant; they are simply not full-text searchable here yet.,not searchable image sketch missing OCR,What The Files Show,2,2026-05-09T01:04:27Z | |
| question-2047-declassification-date,reader_question,Why does one file show a 2047 declassification date?,The field appears in DOW-UAP-D10 as `Declassification Date (YYYYMMDD): 20470506`.,This answers a common reader question by pointing to the exact public PDF and page context.,"This is a classification/declassification metadata field, not a claim about a future event.","Do not infer that the document predicts, schedules, or proves any event in 2047.",20470506 2047 declassification date DOW-UAP-D10,What The Files Show,2,2026-05-09T01:04:27Z | |
| question-how-to-read-search-results,reader_question,How should I read the search results?,"Treat results as source-linked navigation into the release table and extracted page text, not as a verdict on what the files prove.",This keeps the Space useful for fast discovery while keeping claims tied to source PDFs and page snippets.,Search snippets can be incomplete when OCR is sparse or a PDF page is mostly visual.,Do not treat this as proof of event details or as a finding about what happened. It is a navigation aid back to the public source files.,search results source links page snippets,Search,2,2026-05-09T01:04:27Z | |
| visual-image-sketch-exhibits,visual_material,Where are the image and sketch exhibits?,The release set currently labels 25 PDFs as image/sketch exhibits. The Images tab shows curated public previews for the items that make sense to display.,"Visual material is a strong reader entry point, but it needs careful labeling because many image PDFs have little usable text.",25 preview records are available locally; the official PDFs remain the source of record.,Do not infer from a preview alone; open the linked PDF when source context matters.,photo sketch exhibit images visual previews,Images,3,2026-05-09T01:04:27Z | |
| group-mission-reports,document_group,Mission reports,The release table groups 30 files under Mission reports. 27 are searchable here now and 3 are not full-text searchable here yet.,Document groups give readers a plain path into the release without needing to know filenames in advance.,"The grouping is a public navigation label derived from local metadata, not a judgment about importance.",Do not treat this as proof of event details or as a finding about what happened. It is a navigation aid back to the public source files.,Mission reports,What The Files Show,6,2026-05-09T01:04:27Z | |
| group-range-fouler-records,document_group,Range fouler records,The release table groups 6 files under Range fouler records. 6 are searchable here now and 0 are not full-text searchable here yet.,Document groups give readers a plain path into the release without needing to know filenames in advance.,"The grouping is a public navigation label derived from local metadata, not a judgment about importance.",Do not treat this as proof of event details or as a finding about what happened. It is a navigation aid back to the public source files.,Range fouler records,What The Files Show,6,2026-05-09T01:04:27Z | |
| group-nasa-transcripts-and-debriefs,document_group,NASA transcripts and debriefs,The release table groups 8 files under NASA transcripts and debriefs. 8 are searchable here now and 0 are not full-text searchable here yet.,Document groups give readers a plain path into the release without needing to know filenames in advance.,"The grouping is a public navigation label derived from local metadata, not a judgment about importance.",Do not treat this as proof of event details or as a finding about what happened. It is a navigation aid back to the public source files.,NASA transcripts and debriefs,What The Files Show,6,2026-05-09T01:04:27Z | |
| group-fbi-case-and-sighting-material,document_group,FBI case and sighting material,The release table groups 24 files under FBI case and sighting material. 24 are searchable here now and 0 are not full-text searchable here yet.,Document groups give readers a plain path into the release without needing to know filenames in advance.,"The grouping is a public navigation label derived from local metadata, not a judgment about importance.",Do not treat this as proof of event details or as a finding about what happened. It is a navigation aid back to the public source files.,FBI case and sighting material,What The Files Show,6,2026-05-09T01:04:27Z | |
| group-state-department-cables,document_group,State Department cables,The release table groups 7 files under State Department cables. 7 are searchable here now and 0 are not full-text searchable here yet.,Document groups give readers a plain path into the release without needing to know filenames in advance.,"The grouping is a public navigation label derived from local metadata, not a judgment about importance.",Do not treat this as proof of event details or as a finding about what happened. It is a navigation aid back to the public source files.,State Department cables,What The Files Show,6,2026-05-09T01:04:27Z | |
| group-historical-incident-summaries,document_group,Historical incident summaries,The release table groups 3 files under Historical incident summaries. 3 are searchable here now and 0 are not full-text searchable here yet.,Document groups give readers a plain path into the release without needing to know filenames in advance.,"The grouping is a public navigation label derived from local metadata, not a judgment about importance.",Do not treat this as proof of event details or as a finding about what happened. It is a navigation aid back to the public source files.,Historical incident summaries,What The Files Show,5,2026-05-09T01:04:27Z | |
| group-image-and-sketch-exhibits,visual_material,Image and sketch exhibits,The release table groups 25 files under Image and sketch exhibits. 0 are searchable here now and 25 are not full-text searchable here yet.,Document groups give readers a plain path into the release without needing to know filenames in advance.,"The grouping is a public navigation label derived from local metadata, not a judgment about importance.",Do not treat this as proof of event details or as a finding about what happened. It is a navigation aid back to the public source files.,Image and sketch exhibits,Images,6,2026-05-09T01:04:27Z | |
| group-unresolved-uap-reports,document_group,Unresolved UAP reports,The release table groups 1 files under Unresolved UAP reports. 1 are searchable here now and 0 are not full-text searchable here yet.,Document groups give readers a plain path into the release without needing to know filenames in advance.,"The grouping is a public navigation label derived from local metadata, not a judgment about importance.",Do not treat this as proof of event details or as a finding about what happened. It is a navigation aid back to the public source files.,Unresolved UAP reports,What The Files Show,3,2026-05-09T01:04:27Z | |
| group-historical-military-and-intelligence-records,document_group,Historical military and intelligence records,The release table groups 12 files under Historical military and intelligence records. 11 are searchable here now and 1 are not full-text searchable here yet.,Document groups give readers a plain path into the release without needing to know filenames in advance.,"The grouping is a public navigation label derived from local metadata, not a judgment about importance.",Do not treat this as proof of event details or as a finding about what happened. It is a navigation aid back to the public source files.,Historical military and intelligence records,What The Files Show,6,2026-05-09T01:04:27Z | |
| pattern-listed-dates-and-locations,date_place_pattern,How much date and place metadata is listed?,"Across 116 tracked files, 86 have a listed year and 30 do not. 77 have a listed location and 39 do not.",This helps readers know when date/place browsing is useful and where it has gaps.,"These are release-table metadata fields and file labels, not independent historical validation.",Do not infer that a missing listed location means the PDF has no place references in the text.,date place location year metadata,What The Files Show,6,2026-05-09T01:04:27Z | |
| pattern-decade-region-orientation,date_place_pattern,What are the biggest date and region buckets?,The largest current decade bucket is 2020s (61 files); the largest current region bucket is No listed location (39 files).,Buckets give readers a quick map of where the release table is dense before they search the text.,"Buckets are coarse and can mix mission labels, file titles, and release-table metadata.",Do not treat a bucket as a conclusion about where events occurred; use source PDFs for context.,decade region bucket Middle East North America Space Moon,What The Files Show,2,2026-05-09T01:04:27Z | |
| missingness-ocr-review-labels,missingness,Which searchable files still need review?,"Some files are searchable because OCR recovered useful text, while others remain sparse or review-labeled. The local OCR quality table has 87 rows, including 87 review-labeled rows and 8 sparse-label rows by text match.",This keeps the index honest about quality instead of flattening every search result into the same confidence level.,"OCR quality labels describe extraction quality in this Space, not the importance of a document.",Do not infer that OCR-reviewed text is complete or perfectly accurate; open the PDF for source context.,OCR review sparse searchable quality,What The Files Show,5,2026-05-09T01:04:27Z | |