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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.
“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…
• (3)
From the original phone reports and the returned report forms a
fairly comprehensive picture of the nights events soon became
apparent.
*At appendix 'A' to this report is a summary of these reports,
coupled with others received from members of the public during
the course of the investigation. I
.
What emerged from these reports,( with the exception of Sgt
(Liskeard) and Sgt (Lynton) was that they all
virtually told the same story - this is as follows:
The time is 1.10am on the 31st March 1993, and a number of
police officers on duty within Devon & Cornwall, observed 2
very bright white lights or objects, traversing the sky from
the N.W. to the S.E., and at a high altitude. All report seeing
some sort of vapour trails behind and staying with the objects.
Most had problems in describing these 'trails' but most thought
they were self luminous or lit by some light source from the
objects. What is certain is that they were not the usual vapour
trails associated with high flying conventional aircraft; Most
reported the objects as fairly fast - somewhat faster than a
Jet aircraft. In addition all reported that the objects were
completely silent.
As stated earlier all the reports are very similar, given due
regard to these officers knowledge or otherwise of the night
sky and their abilities to judge the height or speed of objects
traversing it. This is not doubting these officers truthfulness
or their observation powers, but I do think it's a case of
'horses for courses'. Objects in the night sky, as we all know,
can be very deceptive and this is particular so when uncommon
phenomenon such as decaying space hardware is concerned.
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