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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.

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“Devon”45 pages

  • p. 254 D - U - F - 0 - R - 0 (Devon UFO Research Organisation) ~Room 8245 MOD Main Building Whithall…
  • p. 255 INTERIM REPORT Case No 933 D - U - F - 0 - R - 0 {Devon UFO Research Organisation} Case…
  • p. 257 …S.Wales, N.Oevon, Cornwall and E. Devon. During its flight it had descended from a…
  • p. 260 …one behind the other, and across Devon at 1.30am on the 31st. One report came…
  • p. 262 …March 19 93 Signatu n the Devon & Cornwall Constabulary stationed at Liskeard in Ccrnwall. At about…
  • p. 273 …SEEN BY OTHER POLICE OFFICERS THROUGHOUT DEVON AND CORNWALL P. 310130Z MAR 93 BT DISTRIBUTION Z6F…
  • p. 286 D - U - F - 0 - R - 0 (Devon UFO Research Organisation) Ref: Case No 933 Tel: 26th…
  • p. 287 …the two fighter aircraft seen over Devon at 1.30am on the 31st or the 3…
  • p. 288 • D - U - F - 0 - R - 0 (Devon UFO Research Organisation) Ref: Case No 933 ~Air Staff…
  • p. 289 • D - U - F - 0 - R - 0 (Devon UFO Research Organisation) INVESTIGATION REPORT 20th May 1~93…
  • p. 290 …duty within the counties of Cornwall and Devon. They also said that 2 other officers of…
  • p. 291 …number of police officers on duty within Devon & Cornwall, observed 2 very bright white lights or…
  • p. 292 …Given the officers locations in Cornwall & Devon, it .is I believe reasonable to assume that what…
  • p. 293 …8.00pm and 11.00pm over Nth devon. Most of these reports were received following the…
  • p. 294 …Bridgewater, Somerset 31/3/93 North Devon 30/3/93 St Ives & Penzance, 31/3/93…
  • p. 295 …a BBC Correspondent Event 'B' - Wales, Cornwall, Devon and Somerset. At various time between 1.10am…
  • p. 299 …Event 'D' - Nth Devon and Somerset. During the evening of Tuesday 30th March 1993, 6 independent…
  • p. 301 …The 6th and last report for this evening, came from lllllllfkho lives at Milverton, Devon. At…
  • p. 302 …clearly visable and seen hovering over Nth Devon. This is substantiated by ~ in their reports. In…
  • p. 304 …loss to explain their presence over East Devon at the time. To his knowledge there had…
  • p. 306 …00pm, objects were seen traversing the North Devon sky and indeed hovering N.W. of the…
  • p. 308 …should without question be classified for what they are- 'Unidentified Flying Objects'. Devon UFO Research Organisation
  • p. 310 …9.* East Devon. Two police officers observe two white objects flying easterly. Objects seen through binoculars…
  • p. 313 …Most of the sightings were in Devon and Cornwall, South Vales and Shropshire, although reports were…
  • p. 323 …in an arc to a height of about 10,000' towards Torpoint, Plymouth, Devon. Following this…
  • p. 325 …W.Wales, S.Wales, N.Devon, Cornwall and E. Devon. During its flight it had descended…
  • p. 328 …one behind the other, and across Devon at 1.30am on the 31st. One report came…
  • p. 330 …Dated the 19 93 Signature I n the Devon & Cornwall Constabulary stationed at Liskeard in Ccrnwall…
  • p. 344 …MR BRAUNTON~ DEVON H. 1·-IIL 0. POLICE OFFICERS PLUS FRIENDS P. 311230L MAR 93 BT…
  • p. 354 …the hovering object(s) seen over Nth Devon between 8.00pm and ll.OOpm on the…
  • p. 355 …the two fighter aircraft seen over Devon at 1.30am on the 31st or the 3…
  • p. 357 …Devon & Cornwall Police Force and numerous members of the British public living in Wales, Cornwall, Devon…
  • p. 358 …duty within the counties of Cornwall and Devon. They also said that 2 other officers of…
  • p. 359 …number of police officers on duty within Devon & Cornwall, observed 2 very bright white lights or…
  • p. 360 …Given the officers locations in Cornwall & Devon, it .is I believe reasonable to assume that what…
  • p. 361 …8.00pm and 11.00pm over Nth devon. Most of these reports were received following the…
  • p. 362 …Bridgewater, Somerset 31/3/93 North Devon 30/3/93 St Ives & Penzance, 31/3/93…
  • p. 363 …a BBC Correspondent Event 'B' - Wales, Cornwall, Devon and Somerset. At various time between l.lOam…
  • p. 367 …Event •n• - Nth Devon and Somerset. During the evening of Tuesday 30th March 1993, 6 independent…
  • p. 369 …from Mr tlllla who lives at Milverton, Devon. At sometime before midnight - about 11.30pm, he…
  • p. 370 …clearly visable and seen hovering over Nth Devon. This is substantiated by Mrs -and Mr-in…
  • p. 372 …loss to explain their presence over East Devon at the time. To his knowledge there had…
  • p. 374 …00pm, objects were seen traversing the North Devon sky and indeed ho~ering N.W. of…
  • p. 377 …9.* East Devon. Two police officers observe two white objects flying easterly. Objects seen through binoculars…
  • p. 381 …Most of the sightings were in Devon and Cornwall, South Vales and Shropshire, although reports were…
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e UNCLASSIFIED
POLICE IN CONFIDENCE
8. At 0140 hours. I informed HQ P&SS (UK), Cp1
incident.
9. At 0142 hours, I informed RAF West Drayton, Lt Cdr
incident, and he confirmed that there was no military a
kind in UK airspace and there had not been since 0001 hours.
of the
the
any
10. At 0143 hours, the Senior Air Traffic Controller at Jairmingham
International Airport was contacted, and he confirmed that'_there were
no civilian aircraft in Cosford Airspace and had not been for some
hours.
11. At 0215 hours, OC RAF Police Flt and the Ord Off, Flt Ltlllllllro
were informed of the incident.
12. At 0250 hours. 111111111111 RAF Shawbury Met Office, con~acted Cpl
~ stated that~ two lights in the sky at RAF Shawbu~
~ts were first sighted approximately 15-20 kms away and~
observed them travel towards him over the. Airfield moving
~ally at hundreds of m;les per hour unlike any aircraft. He
described the lights as appearing to be searching for something. He
heard a 1ow humming noise and watched the object for 5 min es until it
disappeared from sight in a southerly direction. stated that
he had been a Met Officer for 8 years and had n anything like
it before.
13. At 0300 hours, Cpl ~tacted a- the Met Officer at
Bristol Airport, who sta~ similar~ been seen there at
0055 hours. He had in it i a 111 y put the 11 i ghts down to adverse mete·or
activity but in the light of the subsequent reports recorded it as
unidentified. ·
14. At 0310 hoursJ West Mercia Police were made awar~ of the further
reports and would contact Staffordshire and Avon & Somerset Forces to
correlate the reports.
15. At 0330 hours I resumed normal duties.
UNCLASSIFIED
POLICE IN CONFIDENCE

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