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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.

  • p. 7 …Also, any sightings made by MOD Police and civilian (West Yorkshire) police officers on about the…
  • p. 35 …when a large number of military personnel, Police, civilians etc made UFO reports. Dr Clarke has…
  • p. 37 …pilots, nesses, the characteristics of UFOs and police officers, coastguards, radar opera- some important sightings, and…
  • p. 56 …sc in co-c;peration \\·:th the · police, the their sighting V<'S cacked lip by…
  • p. 94 …1 no instructions are given to the police, but they lvill no doubt investigate any un…
  • p. 98 …The police in t4is country have not been asked to collect reports of, or investigate, unidentified…
  • p. 119 …Since 1954, these observations have been the subject of reports made by the police to the…
  • p. 122 …who reported on their observations to the police. None of them was traumatized by his experience…
  • p. 140 …c no instructions are given to the police, but they 11ill no doubt investigat~ any lJ…
  • p. 147 …The police in tqis country have not been asked to collect reports of, or in.vestigate…
  • p. 166 …observations communicated to them officially, either by police or by territorial or operational high commands. ;a…
  • p. 168 …Sinco 1954, those observations have been the subject of reports made by the police to the…
  • p. 171 …who reported on their observations to the police. None of them was tra~atized b7 his…
  • p. 218 …W' .__ OF TRAFFIC r::PT G,\·!E:H POLICE N.-A RC:LIA2LE EXPERIENCED UN~XCITABLE…
  • p. 219 …THE OFFICERS BEGAN TO RETURN • TOWARDS GIPTCN POLICE STATJu~ wr.EN .THE LIGHT REAPPEARDS BEHIND THEM…
  • p. 222 …R.A:OO, AN ·n AF Ops. (Police, military, press etc.) ~----------------------------------~-----------------------·------~ M. NAME .AND ADDRESS OF…
  • p. 223 …AlP H sr:::~DY .J s::y CLsi\R L L~EDS POLICE STATIOH r.l…
  • p. 228 …2207 29 September 1980 I enclose for your information a copy of a police report about…
  • p. 229 -·< ,, WEST YORKSHIRE METROPOLITAN POLICE FROM: Gipton Division SUBJECT: SIGHTING OF U.F.O. At 0455 hours…
  • p. 231 …OUTSIDE· POLICE STATION STATIONARY-tOR 2-3 HINUTES THEN SPED OFF b. ·NAKED EYE---~ . £~NORTH OF…
  • p. 232 …TOOK STILL PHOT0(1RAPHs~oF· THE OBJECT POLICE CONSTABLES DESCRIBED THE·OBJECT.AS THIN V~RTICAL…
  • p. 235 …THE OFF 1CERS BEGAN TO RETURN • TOWARDS GIPTCN POLICE STATION wr.EN THE LIGHT REAPPEARDS BEHIND…
  • p. 245 …Wakefield (0924) 29 September 1980 I enclose for your information a copy of a police report…
  • p. 246 …1\ :.J WEST YORKSHIRE METROPOLITAN POLICE FROM: Gipton Division SUBJECT: SIGHTING OF U.F.O. At…
  • p. 247 …OUTSIDE· POLICE STATION STATIONARY toR 2-3 MINUTES THEN SPED D. ·NAKED EYE---~ to NORTH OF…
  • p. 248 …ARE STAT ION.:- A POLICE CONSTA :ABOUT THREE FEET BT DESCRIBED THE-OBJECT-AS THIN VERTICAL…
  • p. 251 : j ·,~. --:r OC RAF Police F1t Sir, PoSSIBLE. UFO SIGHTINGS UNCLASSIFIED POLICE IN CONFIDENCE RAF Police…
  • p. 252 . tfi· .. ··--) e UNCLASSIFIED POLICE IN CONFIDENCE 8. At 0140 hours. I informed HQ P&SS (UK…
  • p. 253 . .. e RAF POLICE SITUATION REPORT.30-31 MAR 93. DOBNO 10211193 DATEi TiME 31M~93 0115…
  • p. 255 …He had been notified of the objects presence in the area, by two other Police Officers…
  • p. 256 …That evening I contacted the Exeter Police and was given the names of three police officers…
  • p. 257 …At this point, I now had some seven or eight reports, mostly police officers, who had…
  • p. 259 …I also received one report, again from a police officer, who was off duty and with…
  • p. 262 …duty in uniform and driving a marked Police vehicle along the A38 at Looe Mills near…
  • p. 264 …or lighting L. To Whom Reported ' No ... Police, Military org. the press, etc. M. Name and…
  • p. 266 …To whom reported (Police, military press etc) ' Name & Address of Informant Background of Informant that may…
  • p. 268 …I To whom reported (Police, military, press etc) I______________________________ I I L. Name & Address of Informant…
  • p. 270 …I To whom reported (Police, military, press etc) '------------------------------1 I L. Name & Address of Informant ~--~------------------------- ' M…
  • p. 272 …To whom reported (Police, military, 1 I press etc) I tvr/l\lt2SS\S~ 1/-t…
  • p. 273 …SEEN BY OTHER POLICE OFFICERS THROUGHOUT DEVON AND CORNWALL P. 310130Z MAR 93 BT DISTRIBUTION Z6F…
  • p. 274 …To Whom Reported Police, Military org. the press, etc. M. Name and Address of Informant N…
  • p. 276 …REPORTED TO RAF CHIVENOR OPERATIONS ALSO SEEN BY POLICE PATROL PASSING BURROWS IN CAR 0. POLICE…
  • p. 278 …POLICE YR TYDFIL, CENTRAL POLICE STATION, SWAN STREET, PAGE 2 RBDAID 0005 UNCLAS 0. OTHER POLICE…
  • p. 281 …To whom reported (Police, military, press etc) L. Name & Address of Informant M. Background of Informant…
  • p. 282 ... ( Official commu1JiCations to btl addrflssfld:- "Offict1r in Chargfl" (addl'tlss as bfllow) STAFFORDSHIRE POLICE Telephone: Cannock…
  • p. 283 • .. 't ~ , . ( Staffordshire Police FROM: P.C. TO: SUPT. SUBJECT: U.F.O. REPORT Your Reference: Our…
  • p. 284 …65 Staffordshire Police Your Reference: Our Reference: FROM: P.C. STATION: RUGELEY TO: SUBJECT: 1. DATE…
  • p. 289 …f the Devon & Cornwall Police Force. He is stationed at Bodmin, Cornwall and was reporting an…
  • p. 290 …At the end of his report~ Sgt informed me that several other police officers had made…
  • p. 291 …The time is 1.10am on the 31st March 1993, and a number of police officers…
  • p. 293 …from members of the public and another police officer, this time from Somerset. After evaluating these…
  • p. 294 …this event include those received from the police officers who initially saw the objects at 01…
  • p. 295 …As with the 1.10am police reports and some of the other 1.10am reports, this…
  • p. 296 …t to assume that they, like the police officers, had also observed the spent rocket on…
  • p. 310 …Plymouth police received a call from a gentleman at approx 1.10am who reported seeing twp…
  • p. 313 …of the witnesses, most of whom were police officers, and some of whom were military and…
  • p. 314 ...... . . :it;~~~:~1~~~~0::· c-:- UNCL~~D • 9: • I have spoken to as many of the police…
  • p. 319 ... ~~ . ') COS/87/2/Sy !REDACTION ON ORIGINAL DOCUMENT I AAF Police Flight RAF Cosford Wolverhampton West…
  • p. 320 …At 0215 hours, OC RAF Police Flt and the Ord Off, Flt Lt- were informed of…
  • p. 321 …Me~ia ~~?- Police ar1d P&SS.012S hrs ?.eport$ the ~.arne Ught$ in the Rugtey&r…
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I avoided giving the time of the sightings and a full
description of what had been seen.
These reports were published on Friday 2April 1993 and by mid
afternoon on that day my phone was ringing continuously. My
callers were mainly from the Taunton, Minehead area and
interestingly gave me a good picture of the objects journey
over Somerset and onto the Dorset border. Again most of the
re~orts were of two very bright white lights, flying parallel
to each other and at a constant speed. The rear light source
was again mentior1ed iri all the reports and as before the
callers had difficultly in describing this. The length of the
trailing light varied from caller to caller and was anything
from 100' to 100yds depending on the callers angle of sighting.
Most of these sightings were timed between l.lOam and 1.17am,
which indicated a l.lOam to 1.15am sighting, some five minutes
later than the Welsh, Cornwall sightings.
In addition to the l.lOam - 1.15am sightings, I also received
two reports concerning a large object carrying two very bright
outward light sources. This object was seen at 2am over the
River Parrot, Nr Bridgewater, flying very low, about 800', by
some local fishermen known as 'Elvers'. Elvers being young
eels. Both reports concerned a number of fishermen but
initially made by two of them, and of
Bridgewater, Somerset. One of the sightecs,
described the object as looking like a very large 'Catamaran'.
It had two long ski like sections underneath which appeared to
be joined by a centre structure about 400' to 500' apart! From
the rear they described a long beam like light source,
something like a cars headlights dimmed.
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