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MOD file DEFE 24/2032/1
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This Ministry of Defence file, released through The National Archives and published by The Black Vault, holds the MOD's 2002 handling of Dr David Clarke's requests for UFO documents under the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information. It includes the MOD's 9 December 2002 reply, which covered reports from 1976, 1980, 1993 and 1996 and charged £260. It also contains internal emails and file requisitions, plus Foreign Office and United Nations papers from 1978 on Grenada's proposal for UFO research.
“Nature”39 pages
- p. 13 …Acceptance of oneself as an earthlinG
vrould become natural when it 't.Jas. recognized that the…
- p. 28 …offic-ial Und·ted! ·Nutd.ons
study on the nature and relationship of Unidentified Flying Objects…
- p. 40 …long ago that
magnetism, as It occurs naturally in the
form of lodestone, was thought to…
- p. 41 …anti
of them can be explained as natural or def~
man-made phenomena-meteorites, sate!- ma1…
- p. 42 …Of course, this naturally upsets North West University; Waiter Cronkite,
our earthly scientists because it is…
- p. 55 …the noble wonder why the bounds of natural physics
Lord, Lord Trefgarne. 1 remain sceptical jseem…
- p. 56 …stunning speeds
which seem to defv oroved natural
physics. Let the U1~ited Kingdom he
told…
- p. 57 …be set up, particularly at times like these,
can naturally give rise to a protest about…
- p. 58 …sitting on the edge of my
bed. Naturally, with the imagination of
a child, I clothed…
- p. 59 …Mach 1 is the speed of sound
it in nature and attempts to reproduce it appropriate…
- p. 61 …investigation they
have been found to be natural phenomena,
or in some instances, I regret to…
- p. 62 …subjects
· Os, but not a
her than natural
: the noble Earl
e the point o~
suggested…
- p. 64 …the not perfectly explicable as natural pheno-
. the mena within our own universe. lf there is…
- p. 65 …1305
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has not
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- p. 67 …This
natural explan·
tortions of !ig1
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as to be barely r
I am told…
- p. 68 …This is what opponents of the
natural explanations forget. With dis-
. tortions of light, and mirages…
- p. 69 …sightings wiil prove to be due to
natural phenomena, as I think the noble
Lord, Lord…
- p. 70 …But· there is a wide
present preclu~e disclosure until 30 years range of natural explanations…
- p. 82 …bodies be involved ina project of this nature,but so
should a team of ufologist~ who…
- p. 92 …bodies be involved ina project of this nature,but so
should a team of ufologist~ who…
- p. 97 …Nilitary had found
nothing of an aggressive nature'in the sightings -nor have the
scientists been…
- p. 112 …as something
unsubstantial, but unknown by our natural science, but ouch more exact
phenomena, since there…
- p. 116 …subject in order better to appreciate the nature and location of
these manifestations in French airspace…
- p. 121 …j~dged frcmthe
following tables.
-.FORM COLOUR NATURE OF LUMINOSITY I
VARIOUS 1~ FIXED BUW VERY…
- p. 124 …Whilst
maintaining an open mind, we must restrain ourselves from hasty conclusions
regarding the nature and…
- p. 126 …thcorie scientifique rigoureuse
Q'Jant a sa nature ou son \lrigine
(physique ou autre); elle pern…
- p. 131 …never fonnd an-ything
of D.nt1tjgressive nature fro:n the sightings 9 nol' have the…
- p. 136 …have not the resources to
irr~estigate the nature of alleged Unidentifiea Flying Objects.
- p. 143 advised in 1976 that so far the ~lilitary had found
nothing of an aggressive nature'in…
- p. 161 …as something
unsubstantial, but unknown by our natural science, but much more exact
phenomena, since there…
- p. 170 …j'ldged fromthe
following tables.
-FORM COLOUR NATURE OF LUMINOSITY I
VARIOUS 1~ FIXED BUW VERY…
- p. 173 …d~finite scientific theory conce~ning its nature
or origin (physical or otherwise\• it also enables…
- p. 177 …c. \ihat the nature of the invebt~gations is at the Centre
liationalc d'Etude Suat…
- p. 182 …restrain ourselves from hasty
conclusions regarding the nature and origin of the
phenomenon and accept the…
- p. 262 …Thj s w&.s naturally during the hours of darkness ar:d the WE·ather was…
- p. 330 …Thjs was naturally during the h6urs of darkness and the w~ather was
fine and dry…
- p. 398 …separate stationary lights as some form of
natural phenomena of no air defence or air concern…
- p. 431 …separate stationary lights as some form of
natural phenomena of no air defence or air concern…
- p. 454 …French MOD handle UFO reports, and the nature of the investigations at the Centre
nationale d…
· "' is a sequol to those put dv-wn by the Earl of
··::and 15th December 197~ (PQ 7343B and PQ 7456B)
that there was no record o:f !-'I Galley's statement
:-t.ndeavouring to obtain an official transcript.·
2. The official transcript has been provided by the RAF Air Attache
ill Paris, who has also confirmed the vievT of thE- French I-Tinis·iiry of
Defence on the subj~ct of Unidentified Flying Objects (See tJmexes A-D).
3. The key points in M Galley's statement at Anne~ B are that:-
,.
a. there are things about UFOs which are not understood
and have not been explained.
b. "\'le must adopt an extremely open attitude of mind to
this, not put into doubt the sincerity of pecple
(reporting ill'Os) •••••• but at the mo:rr.ent it is really
far too soon to draw the least conclusion" •
.
4. In vie1v of the French Ministry of Defence (Almex C) may be
snmmarised as follmrs:-
a. "The role of the Air Force staff consists sol~ in
estimating whether certain information amongst the
evidence they receive is likely to affect national
defence: this is not in fact so •••••• No acts of
aggression. either against persons or property, civilian
or military, have been detected".
b. "The phenomena cannot, at present, be analysed by means
of known measuring instruments •••••• \·ihilst maintaining
an open mind, we must restrain ourselves from hasty
conclusions regarding the nature and origin of the
phenomenon and accept the fact that this problem, like
many others, remains su.spended in space".
5. These statements are not significantly different from the line
taken by 1<IOD. 'tle have been telling Parliament and the general public
for years tha·i; rie do not dismiss the possibility that intelligent life
could exist in O)..l.ther space bu.. t tha·t; -r,re. have not the resources to
irr~estigate the nature of alleged Unidentifiea Flying Objects.
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