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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. 39 …h~s counterpart across the ; the National Cc11tre for Space Studies in Channel did IJ?- 1971…
  • p. 256 (2) very large bright white lights approaching from the north, across the Bristol Channel. He estimated…
  • p. 257 …to about 2,000' above the Bristol Channel and hovered at the same height north of…
  • p. 292 …approaching from the north across the Bristol Channel. Stopping their patrol car they watched as the…
  • p. 297 …with two lights attached, crossed the Bristol Channel, flew low over Lynton and somewhere between there…
  • p. 309 …Looking towar s t e Bristol Channel and saw two white lights, which they they thought…
  • p. 324 …approaching from the north, across the Bristol Channel. He estimated their height to be about 2…
  • p. 325 …to about 2,000' above the Bristol Channel and hovered at the same height north of…
  • p. 360 …approaching from the north across the Bristol Channel. Stopping their patrol car they watched as the…
  • p. 365 …with two lights attached, crossed the Bristol Channel, flew low over Lynton and somewhere between there…
  • p. 380 …Looking towa s t ristol Channel and saw two white lights, which they they thought were…
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Then there is the collection of sightings you ki~dly gave me
covering Avon, Shropshire and South Yorkshire up to 2•40am on
the 31st - it certainly was a busy night·for something.
At the moment I am busy putting together a 16 page report on
these events and once completed will despatch it to the
appropriate authorities - you will of course receive a copy.
However, before finalising this report, I wondered if you had
been able to obtain any information re: the two fighter
aircraft seen over Devon at 1.30am on the 31st or the 3
helicopters seen over and around Bridgewater at 1.30am also on
the 31st.
Could I please ask if you could once again check your records
and ascertain, if possible, what they were doing! I realise
this may be difficult, but I do honestly believe that they have
. a bearing on this case.
Once again, many thanks for your help to date and do hope I,m .
not causing you any undue trouble or inconvenience.
Kind regards
Yours sincerely

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