The Brewer Files welcomes communication from witnesses, researchers, investigators, skeptics, historians, journalists, and members of the public who wish to contribute to the preservation and responsible investigation of anomalous phenomena.
The archive recognizes that valuable information often originates from ordinary individuals who take the time to document what they have observed, experienced, discovered, questioned, or preserved. Many important historical records survive only because someone chose to share information before it was lost, forgotten, destroyed, or scattered beyond recovery.
This section exists to provide a direct pathway for that process.
Visitors may use the Contact Us section to submit case reports, provide historical documentation, contribute photographs or evidence, share witness testimony, submit skeptical analysis, report regional sightings, provide investigative leads, request interviews, ask questions regarding the archive, or contribute information relevant to ongoing investigations. Each submission has the potential to become part of a larger historical record, even when the final meaning of that information remains uncertain.
The Brewer Files recognizes that not every submission will involve anomalous phenomena. Some reports may ultimately receive conventional explanations. Others may remain unresolved. Some may provide only partial information. Others may become useful only when compared with future reports, historical records, or additional testimony. The archive accepts all of these possibilities because preservation often begins before conclusions are available.
For that reason, The Brewer Files encourages honesty over certainty. Individuals submitting information are not expected to have answers. They are not expected to prove a theory, defend an interpretation, or explain everything they observed. The archive is interested in accurate documentation of observations, experiences, records, evidence, and context.
The Brewer Files also recognizes that privacy concerns are important. Some individuals may wish to communicate publicly. Others may prefer anonymity or limited disclosure. Whenever reasonably possible, the archive attempts to balance witness privacy, investigative transparency, historical preservation, and responsible documentation. The goal is to preserve information carefully while respecting the people connected to it.
The Contact Us section may also provide access to downloadable forms designed to help standardize reporting and improve the quality of information preserved within the archive. These forms may include UFO and UAP reports, animal mutilation reports, missing persons information, skeptical analysis reports, historical case submissions, witness statements, and other investigative documentation relevant to the mission of The Brewer Files.
Standardized reporting helps preserve important details that might otherwise be overlooked. Dates, locations, timelines, environmental conditions, photographs, witness information, source references, and supporting documentation can all become valuable parts of the investigative record.
The purpose of communication is not to prove conclusions. Its purpose is preservation. Its purpose is documentation. Its purpose is ensuring that potentially valuable information has an opportunity to be recorded before it disappears.
The Brewer Files believes every investigation begins with someone willing to share what they know.
This section exists to make that possible.
WHY REPORTS MATTER
Every historical investigation begins with information.
A witness notices something unusual. A farmer discovers an unexplained animal death. A family member preserves an old newspaper clipping. A researcher uncovers a forgotten document. A skeptical observer identifies a conventional explanation. In each case, the historical record begins with someone choosing to notice, document, preserve, or share information that might otherwise disappear.
Without documentation, much of that information is eventually lost.
The Brewer Files exists because valuable records often vanish long before they can be properly preserved. Witnesses grow older. Photographs deteriorate. Websites disappear. Investigators pass away. Documents become fragmented across private collections, forgotten folders, broken links, obsolete devices, and aging archives. Entire cases can fade from the historical record within a single generation if no one takes the time to protect them.
The archive believes preserving information remains valuable even when definitive answers are unavailable. A record does not need to provide certainty in order to matter. A witness report, photograph, field note, map, timeline, skeptical analysis, or historical document may become useful years later when compared with additional evidence, new testimony, or future research.
For that reason, The Brewer Files welcomes a wide variety of submissions. These may include witness reports, photographs, historical documents, newspaper articles, field observations, investigative notes, skeptical analysis, maps, timelines, audio recordings, video recordings, and other material relevant to the historical record surrounding anomalous phenomena.
The archive also recognizes that not every report will involve anomalous phenomena. Many submissions may ultimately support conventional explanations, environmental causes, wildlife activity, misidentification, historical clarification, or skeptical conclusions. The Brewer Files considers those contributions valuable as well because responsible investigation requires preserving information that challenges conclusions just as readily as information that supports them.
A serious archive should not protect only mystery. It should protect the record.
The Brewer Files believes the historical record becomes stronger when multiple perspectives are preserved. Witness testimony, skeptical criticism, ordinary explanations, unresolved questions, field observations, and historical documentation all contribute to a more complete understanding of what was reported, how it was examined, and what may remain uncertain.
The purpose of reporting is not to prove extraordinary claims. Its purpose is documentation. Its purpose is preservation. Its purpose is ensuring that potentially important information is not lost before future investigators have an opportunity to examine it.
Every preserved record strengthens the archive. Sometimes a single photograph, location detail, date, witness statement, newspaper clipping, or overlooked document becomes the missing piece of a much larger puzzle.
For that reason, reports matter.
Preservation begins when someone chooses to document what they know.
WHAT CAN BE SUBMITTED?
The Brewer Files welcomes information that contributes to the preservation, documentation, investigation, and historical understanding of anomalous phenomena.
The archive recognizes that valuable information can take many forms. Not every submission will involve a dramatic event. Not every submission will involve an unresolved mystery. Not every detail will appear important at the moment it is reported. Many investigations begin with small pieces of information that only reveal their significance later, when compared with additional testimony, historical records, field observations, photographs, or future discoveries.
For that reason, the archive accepts a wide range of material relevant to its mission.
Submissions may include UFO and UAP sighting reports, witness testimony, animal mutilation reports, missing persons information, historical case documentation, newspaper articles, photographs, videos, audio recordings, maps, investigative notes, timelines, field observations, environmental data, law enforcement records, public documents, archival materials, and skeptical analysis related to existing cases.
The Brewer Files also welcomes submissions that challenge existing interpretations. Responsible investigation requires preserving information that supports a conclusion as well as information that questions it. Skeptical analysis, conventional explanations, historical corrections, and alternative interpretations are valuable contributions to the investigative process because they help protect the archive from confirmation bias, selective preservation, and unsupported certainty.
When submitting material, individuals are encouraged to provide as much information as reasonably possible. Helpful details may include dates, times, locations, witness information, weather conditions, photographs, supporting documents, timelines, environmental context, and any additional information that may help future investigators understand the event, record, or observation being reported.
The archive recognizes that not every submission will contain complete information. That is expected. Historical preservation often begins with fragments. A partial record may still possess value, especially if it can later be connected to other documentation. Individuals are encouraged to document what they know honestly rather than attempting to fill gaps with speculation.
The purpose of submission is not certainty. Its purpose is preservation. Its purpose is ensuring that potentially valuable information enters the historical record before it has an opportunity to disappear.
The Brewer Files believes every investigation begins with documentation.
This section exists to help make that documentation possible.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
The Brewer Files encourages all submissions to be approached with honesty, accuracy, and respect for uncertainty.
Individuals submitting information are not expected to have answers. They are not expected to prove conclusions. They are not expected to determine whether an event was ordinary, anomalous, unexplained, or historically significant before sharing it with the archive. The responsibility of the contributor is simpler and more important: document what is known as accurately as possible.
The archive believes useful reports are built upon observations, evidence, timelines, locations, witness information, environmental conditions, supporting documentation, and verifiable details rather than assumptions or conclusions. A clear and honest description of what occurred is often more valuable than an attempt to explain what occurred.
When submitting information, contributors are encouraged to distinguish carefully between what was personally observed, what was reported by others, what can be verified, and what remains uncertain. These distinctions help preserve the integrity of the record and allow future investigators to evaluate the information with greater clarity.
The Brewer Files recognizes that memory is imperfect. Witnesses may disagree. Information may be incomplete. Some details may be missing, uncertain, or impossible to recover. These realities are normal parts of investigation. For that reason, honesty regarding uncertainty is considered a strength rather than a weakness. A report does not become less valuable simply because every detail is not known.
Whenever possible, contributors are encouraged to provide supporting documentation. This may include photographs, videos, maps, weather information, newspaper articles, public records, witness statements, timelines, location details, field notes, or any other material relevant to the report. Supporting documentation helps preserve context and allows the archive to examine the submission more responsibly.
The archive strongly discourages fabricated information, manipulated evidence, intentional misinformation, harassment of witnesses, unsupported accusations, and speculation presented as established fact. Such actions weaken the historical record and make responsible investigation more difficult for everyone.
The Brewer Files recognizes that many reports may ultimately receive conventional explanations. Others may remain unresolved. Some may prove incomplete, while others may become more significant when compared with future evidence or additional testimony. All of these outcomes remain possible, and all may contribute to the historical record in different ways.
Submissions are evaluated according to the information available, not according to whether they support any particular theory, belief, or conclusion. The purpose of reporting is not to defend a position. Its purpose is documentation. Its purpose is preservation. Its purpose is creating the most accurate historical record possible while maintaining skepticism, transparency, and investigative integrity.
The Brewer Files believes good investigation begins with honest reporting.
These guidelines exist to help preserve that principle.
PRIVACY & CONFIDENTIALITY
The Brewer Files recognizes that privacy concerns are often among the most important considerations for individuals deciding whether to submit information.
Many witnesses, researchers, investigators, and private citizens have legitimate reasons for wanting to limit public exposure. Some may be concerned about personal privacy. Others may wish to protect family relationships, professional reputation, social standing, or separation between private life and public investigation. Some may fear ridicule, unwanted attention, online harassment, or the possibility that their testimony may be misunderstood.
The archive respects those concerns.
Whenever reasonably possible, The Brewer Files attempts to balance witness privacy, investigative transparency, historical preservation, and responsible documentation. These responsibilities can sometimes create tension, but each one matters. A responsible archive must preserve information carefully while also recognizing the human beings connected to that information.
Individuals submitting material may request anonymity when appropriate. Depending upon the circumstances of the submission, the archive may preserve information using initials, pseudonyms, generalized location information, redacted documents, or other privacy measures intended to help protect individuals while preserving the historical value of the record.
The Brewer Files recognizes that anonymity does not automatically increase or decrease credibility. Information should be evaluated according to its content, supporting evidence, context, consistency, documentation, and investigative value rather than whether a contributor chooses public identification or privacy. A public witness is not automatically correct. An anonymous witness is not automatically unreliable.
The archive also recognizes that some investigations may require additional transparency depending upon the nature of the evidence involved. Certain claims, documents, photographs, physical evidence, public records, or investigative findings may require careful consideration before they can be responsibly preserved or discussed. When such situations arise, privacy concerns and investigative needs should be evaluated carefully, respectfully, and transparently whenever possible.
The Brewer Files does not sell submitted information. The archive does not collect information for marketing purposes. It does not operate as a data-harvesting platform. Information submitted to the archive is intended for preservation, documentation, investigation, and historical recordkeeping consistent with the mission of The Brewer Files.
Contributors should also understand that complete anonymity cannot always be guaranteed under every possible circumstance. Legal requirements, ethical considerations, investigative realities, public safety concerns, or information already existing within the public record may occasionally affect how material can be preserved, referenced, or discussed. Whenever reasonably possible, those considerations should be handled openly and responsibly with the individuals involved.
The purpose of privacy is not secrecy. Its purpose is protection, respect, and the creation of an environment where individuals feel comfortable sharing potentially valuable information without unnecessary fear of public consequences.
The Brewer Files believes preserving testimony sometimes requires preserving privacy as well.
DOWNLOADABLE REPORT FORMS
To assist with documentation, organization, and long-term preservation, The Brewer Files provides a series of downloadable report forms designed to help contributors submit information in a consistent, clear, and useful format.
These forms are intended to simplify the reporting process while helping ensure that important details are not overlooked. The archive recognizes that investigations often become stronger when information is organized carefully from the beginning. Dates, locations, timelines, witness statements, environmental conditions, photographs, documents, and supporting evidence can all become more useful when preserved in a structured format.
For that reason, contributors are encouraged to use the appropriate reporting form whenever possible.
Available forms may include the UFO / UAP Sighting Report, Animal Mutilation Report, Missing Persons Information Report, Historical Case Submission Form, Skeptical Analysis Report, Witness Testimony Form, Investigator Field Report, Document & Archive Submission Form, Media Contact Request Form, and Volunteer & Research Assistance Form. Each form is designed to support a different type of submission while helping preserve the information in a format that can be reviewed, archived, and referenced over time.
The archive also recognizes that not every submission will fit neatly into a predefined category. Some reports may involve multiple subjects. Others may contain partial information, uncertain details, or material that does not clearly belong to one form. Individuals who are uncertain which form best applies to their situation are encouraged to use the form that most closely matches the information being submitted or contact the archive directly for guidance.
These forms exist to help preserve observations, timelines, locations, evidence, witness information, investigative notes, historical records, media references, field documentation, and skeptical analysis in a more organized and accessible manner. A well-structured submission can help future investigators understand not only what was reported, but also when it occurred, where it occurred, who may have been involved, what evidence exists, and what questions remain unresolved.
The Brewer Files does not require contributors to reach conclusions. These forms are designed primarily to document information, not to prove theories. Contributors are encouraged to focus on what was observed, what can be verified, what remains uncertain, and what supporting documentation may exist.
The archive believes organized documentation strengthens investigation. Every report submitted becomes part of a larger effort to preserve information that might otherwise disappear with time, technological change, lost records, forgotten testimony, or fragmented archives.
The downloadable forms below serve as tools to help make that preservation possible.
Please select the form that best matches the information you wish to submit.
MEDIA, INTERVIEWS & PROFESSIONAL INQUIRIES
The Brewer Files welcomes communication from journalists, documentary filmmakers, podcasters, authors, researchers, historians, academics, investigators, and other professionals interested in the subjects preserved within the archive.
The archive recognizes that responsible investigation often benefits from serious collaboration across different fields, disciplines, methods, and perspectives. Historical preservation is rarely strengthened by isolation. It is strengthened when researchers, investigators, skeptics, journalists, historians, witnesses, and educators are willing to examine difficult material carefully and responsibly.
For that reason, The Brewer Files welcomes professional inquiries related to historical investigations, archived case material, witness testimony, research projects, documentaries, interviews, podcasts, educational projects, media coverage, historical preservation, and broader discussions involving anomalous phenomena.
The archive also recognizes that serious investigation requires exposure to multiple viewpoints. Professional communication is welcomed from individuals representing a wide range of perspectives, including investigators, skeptics, journalists, historians, researchers, educators, documentary creators, and others engaged in responsible examination of unresolved subjects.
The Brewer Files does not require ideological agreement as a condition of communication. The archive believes open discussion strengthens preservation and encourages a more responsible examination of difficult questions. A thoughtful skeptic, a careful historian, a disciplined investigator, a serious journalist, and a witness attempting to preserve testimony may all contribute something valuable to the historical record.
Individuals requesting interviews, information, commentary, or access to archive-related material should understand that not every request can be accommodated. Participation may depend upon availability, investigative priorities, privacy considerations, ongoing case work, the nature of the request, and the overall mission of the archive.
The Brewer Files also recognizes that certain witnesses, contributors, submitted materials, and active investigations may be protected by privacy considerations. The archive will not disclose confidential information simply because a professional request has been made. Preservation of trust remains an important responsibility, especially when individuals have shared sensitive testimony, personal experiences, or documentation with the expectation that their privacy will be respected.
The purpose of professional communication is not promotion for its own sake. Its purpose is preservation, education, responsible inquiry, and the protection of historical records that may otherwise be lost, misunderstood, or distorted over time.
The Brewer Files welcomes thoughtful, respectful, and professionally conducted inquiries from individuals seeking to contribute to the broader historical conversation surrounding unresolved mystery, anomalous phenomena, skepticism, investigation, and long-term archival preservation.
Those interested in contacting the archive for professional purposes may use the contact information and submission channels provided below.
VOLUNTEERS & RESEARCH ASSISTANCE
The Brewer Files recognizes that long-term preservation is rarely accomplished by a single individual.
Historical archives survive because communities of people choose to protect information that might otherwise be lost. Records endure because someone preserves them. Testimony survives because someone documents it. Research continues because individuals decide that certain questions, investigations, and historical materials deserve to remain available for future generations.
For that reason, The Brewer Files welcomes individuals who wish to contribute their time, skills, knowledge, and research efforts to the broader preservation mission.
Volunteer assistance may become valuable in many areas, including historical research, newspaper archive searches, document preservation, case indexing, timeline construction, mapping projects, regional investigations, public records research, witness outreach, digital archiving, data organization, transcription projects, photography, videography, and other preservation-related activities. Each of these efforts can help strengthen the archive by making information easier to locate, examine, compare, and preserve over time.
The archive also recognizes that valuable contributions can come from individuals with many different backgrounds. Volunteers may include historians, researchers, investigators, journalists, archivists, students, skeptics, subject-matter experts, technical specialists, and members of the public with an interest in preservation. A person does not need to be a professional investigator to contribute meaningfully to the historical record. In many cases, careful research, patient documentation, and attention to detail are among the most valuable skills an archive can receive.
The Brewer Files does not require contributors to hold any particular viewpoint regarding anomalous phenomena. The archive welcomes participation from individuals representing a wide range of perspectives. What matters most is not ideological agreement, but a shared commitment to honesty, documentation, skepticism, accuracy, transparency, and preservation of the historical record.
The archive also recognizes that volunteer work must be approached responsibly. Investigations involving witnesses, missing persons, sensitive records, private submissions, active cases, or emotionally difficult material may require additional ethical considerations and privacy protections. Contributors should understand that preservation work must be conducted with care, restraint, and respect for the people connected to the records being preserved.
Participation does not grant authority over investigations, conclusions, governance, or archival direction. The purpose of volunteer involvement is stewardship rather than control. Volunteers assist the mission by helping preserve, organize, research, document, and protect information in support of the archive’s long-term purpose.
The Brewer Files believes preservation is ultimately a shared responsibility. Every newspaper clipping preserved, every historical record recovered, every witness account documented, every case indexed, every timeline organized, every source verified, and every archive protected strengthens the historical record for future generations.
The archive exists because people choose to preserve what might otherwise be forgotten.
Those who wish to assist in that mission are welcome to help carry the work forward.
FINAL CONTACT INFORMATION
The Brewer Files welcomes thoughtful communication from individuals who wish to contribute to the preservation, documentation, investigation, and historical understanding of anomalous phenomena.
Whether a person comes forward as a witness, researcher, skeptic, historian, journalist, family member, investigator, or simply as someone possessing information that may contribute to the historical record, the archive encourages responsible communication. Valuable information can come from many places, and important records are often preserved because one person chose to share what they knew before it disappeared.
Visitors may use the contact information provided below to submit reports, provide historical documentation, share photographs or evidence, submit skeptical analysis, request interviews, inquire about investigations, contribute research, ask questions, or communicate regarding the broader mission of the archive.
The Brewer Files encourages contributors to include as much relevant information as reasonably possible when making contact. Clear documentation often improves the ability to preserve and evaluate information accurately. Dates, locations, timelines, witness details, photographs, source references, environmental conditions, and supporting documents may all help strengthen the historical value of a submission.
The archive also asks contributors to remain patient regarding responses. The Brewer Files is an independent preservation project, and response times may vary depending upon investigative workload, archival projects, active case review, travel, research commitments, and available resources. While every reasonable effort may be made to review submissions, communication with the archive does not guarantee investigation, publication, response, or inclusion within The Brewer Files.
All information is evaluated according to its relevance, documentation, credibility, preservation value, and consistency with the mission of the archive. Some submissions may become part of ongoing investigations. Others may provide historical context. Some may support conventional explanations. Others may remain unresolved. Each submission is considered according to the information available rather than whether it supports any particular theory or conclusion.
Visitors are encouraged to review the Privacy & Confidentiality section before submitting sensitive information. The archive recognizes that trust is earned through responsible stewardship of information, and it attempts to treat all contributors with respect regardless of whether their perspectives align with any particular interpretation, belief, skeptical position, or investigative outcome.
The Brewer Files exists because people choose to preserve information before it disappears. If you possess material that may contribute to the historical record, the archive encourages you to document it carefully and submit it responsibly.
One preserved photograph. One witness statement. One forgotten newspaper article. One overlooked document. One carefully recorded observation. Any of these may become valuable to future generations.
Thank you for helping preserve the record. Thank you for helping preserve the questions. And thank you for helping ensure that important information is not lost to time.
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