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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. 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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This indicates that they were not normal jet aircraft trails,
but do seem synonymous with something like the trail of a
'shooting star'.
After evaluating these reports and g~v~ng due regards to
peoples different perspectives of the objects, it is reasonable
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to assume that they, like the police officers, had also
observed the spent rocket on its south easterly travels.
As a footnote, I have also received a report from
~ the British Astronomical Association, that two people,
one in Belgium and one from the south of France, also observed
some bright objects flying in a south easterly direction. The
French report indicates a number of objects (6 or 7) and this
I believe is the breakup of the original two seen earlier over
Ireland and the south west coast of England. The Belgium report
is not very comprehensive, but the 'sighter' is believed to
have seen them from his location, most probably over France,
but not over Belgium.
What is evident here, is that although I cannot be absolutely
certain that the two objects seen was the re-entry of the
Russian Space Rockets, their presence at this time and their
reported locations, must be a strong consideration. Given the
known height of these objects - between 80kms and 100kms, and
the time they would have taken to traverse from horizon to
horizon, some 2 to 3 minutes and certainly not less than one
minute, then it can be reasonable assumed that from their known
flight path i.e. from Ireland over Lands End and on over
France, they would easily have been seen from as far away as
Somerset and most probably even further! On the night in
question there was very little cloud cover, which would have
afforded all of the 'sighters' a clear view for many miles.
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