Cite This Archive

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  "archive_url": "https://virtualrealityaistudio.com/uap/",
  "data_url": "https://virtualrealityaistudio.com/uap/data/",
  "methodology_url": "https://virtualrealityaistudio.com/uap/methodology/",
  "definition_url": "https://virtualrealityaistudio.com/uap/what-is-uap/",
  "repository": "https://github.com/chriszavadil/uaps",
  "title": "Cite the VRAI UAP Archive: Records Control, Data Dictionary, and Crosswalk",
  "claim_boundary": "VRAI is an independent public-source index. Cite official source URLs first. VRAI adds row crosswalks, hashes, caveats, request status, and reproducibility context; it does not validate object identity, origin, speed, range, altitude, native media, completeness, novelty, suppression, or agency endorsement.",
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    "ufo": "VRAI LLC. What Is a UFO? Definition, History, Official Records, and Source Links. Version 2026-05-26. https://virtualrealityaistudio.com/ufo/ Accessed [date]. Use for plain-language orientation and official-source routing.",
    "archive": "VRAI LLC. VRAI UAP/UFO Records Archive: PURSUE public-source index. Version 2026-05-26. https://virtualrealityaistudio.com/uap/ Accessed [date]. Source-control only; cite official source URLs for individual records first.",
    "dataset": "VRAI LLC. PURSUE UAP/UFO Evidence Dataset. Version 2026-05-26. https://virtualrealityaistudio.com/uap/data/ Accessed [date]. Public-source records-control index; not an agency source or event-validation package.",
    "definition": "VRAI LLC. What Is UAP? Definition, Official Records, and Source Links. Version 2026-05-26. https://virtualrealityaistudio.com/uap/what-is-uap/ Accessed [date]. Use for plain-language orientation and official-source routing.",
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      "definition": "Originating or named agency from the public release row when available."
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    {
      "label": "50 U.S.C. 3373",
      "url": "https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?edition=prelim&num=0&req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title50-section3373",
      "use": "Legal definition and AARO duties route for current UAP government terminology."
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      "url": "https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=%28title%3A50+section%3A3373b+edition%3Aprelim%29",
      "use": "Authorized-reporting procedure route. Use for process context, not as proof of a case claim."
    },
    {
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      "url": "https://science.nasa.gov/uap/",
      "use": "NASA public study materials and scientific-data context."
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      "change": "Added top-level /ufo/ reference guide for UFO definition, UFO vs UAP routing, and official public source routes.",
      "claim_ceiling_change": "No claim ceiling moved."
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      "date": "2026-05-26",
      "change": "Created public citation and records-control page with data dictionary, researcher packet, changelog, and official-source crosswalk.",
      "claim_ceiling_change": "No claim ceiling moved."
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      "date": "2026-05-25",
      "change": "Added What Is UAP definition pillar and sharpened UAP archive metadata for government/reference-intent search.",
      "claim_ceiling_change": "No claim ceiling moved."
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      "change": "Published source-control monitor and data package controls for the Release 01 public index.",
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    "maintenance_model": "Built from public source routes, reproducible local scripts, dated reports, and public validation checks.",
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    "preservation_status": "GitHub-backed public artifacts are available now. DOI, Dataverse, Zenodo, or Internet Archive preservation remains an owner-approval step until completed.",
    "license_note": "No license is claimed over government source records. VRAI-authored metadata licensing must be stated in a future release package before reuse claims are made."
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