i think i saw this x-files espisode, the one where the mulder finally gets a chance to see the vault where the fbi kept the x-files only to be told they were supposedly destroyed as a matter of policy. turns out, it’s true! the fbi, at last, fesses up and says it has had a policy of destroying documents related to UFO investigations because they would have taken up too much filing space. my impression of the FBI is one of an agency that’s very concerned about collecting and retaining excess paperwork.