According to the organizations website, Archives for UFO Research (AFU) was founded in Sweden in 1973. Today the AFU archives is one of the most complete repositories for UFO data and UFO folklore. The collection represents more than 600 meters of files on the AFU shelves. The organization's objective is "to document and preserve the history of UFO research and ufology, particularly the Swedish and Scandinavian part of that history. It is financed not by membership fees but by engaged and supporting sponsors."