Accounts, Plans & Free Trial

Some parts of Disclosure Navigator are open to everyone. Others require a free account. This page explains what's available where, how the 3-day trial works, and how AI billing fits in.

No Account Required

Two sections of the platform are fully public — no sign-in needed:

SOURCES — Browse and read the full document library. Filter by source type, open individual documents, and see what's in the collection.
MEDIA — Watch and explore the video archive, including documentary clips and researcher interviews.

You can spend a lot of time on those two pages without ever creating an account. They're a good place to get a feel for the depth of the library before signing up.

What a Free Account Unlocks

Creating a free account gives you access to the full research toolkit:

SEARCH — Full-text and semantic search across the entire document library.
BRIEFINGS — Ask the AI research questions and get sourced, structured answers drawn from the library.
EXPLORER — Browse entity profiles for people, organizations, programs, and locations connected to the UAP record.
TIMELINE — Explore the chronological event record, filter by source tier, and drill into specific incidents.
GRAPH — Visualize how entities and cases connect in a 3D relationship map.

The 3-Day Free Trial

When you create a new account, you automatically get a 3-day free trial of premium features — no credit card required. During the trial you can generate AI Briefings, explore the full entity library, and try every tool on the platform. After the trial ends, free features remain available and your token balance determines access to AI.

Tip: Make the most of your trial by starting with a topic you care about. Run a search, generate a briefing, and trace a few entities through the Explorer and Graph before the trial window closes.

Token-Based Billing for AI Features

AI Briefings are billed by tokens — small units of AI compute. You don't pay a flat monthly fee for AI access; you buy tokens and spend them as you go. Tokens never expire, so there's no pressure to use them by a deadline.

A standard briefing typically costs a few hundred tokens. Complex questions that pull from many sources cost a bit more. Following up on an existing briefing (branching) is more efficient and costs fewer tokens than starting a fresh question — see Branching: Follow-Up Research for details.

Your current token balance is always visible in the account area. You can buy additional tokens at any time from your account page using Stripe.

How to Create an Account

Click the SIGN IN button in the top-right corner of any page.

Choose Create account on the sign-in screen.

Enter your email address and set a password. No credit card is required at this step.

Confirm your email if prompted, then return to the app. Your 3-day trial starts immediately.

Managing Your Account

After signing in, visit /account to see your token balance, review your plan, purchase additional tokens, and update your account details. You can also reach the account page by clicking your name or the account icon in the top-right navigation bar.

Need Help?

If you run into any issues with sign-up, billing, or account access, contact support through the link at the bottom of your account page. We'll get back to you as quickly as possible.