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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. 38 …A very large glowing object was seen over· Teheran, Iran. Hundreds of witnesses telephoned the authorities…
  • p. 53 …aero- planes with navigation lights glowing at night; satellite launching rockets burning up on re-entry…
  • p. 59 …the advantage of using shaped mass of glowing gas which hops it as a parameter is…
  • p. 121 …DOMED ~ METALLic; ai·rfo GLOWING OVOID 1~% WHITE rl% BRIGHT CIGAR SHAPE, CYLINDER 1~ ORAN<li…
  • p. 170 …LUMINOUS 1% ·~tED ~ METALLI<; li'i't GLOWING 1CY.A) ' OVOID 14% WHITE 17% BRIGHT 1…
  • p. 251 …A slight red glow could be seen from the rear of the lights as they disappeared…
  • p. 298 …very bright white lights seem to be glowing from the rear of the objects. As they…
  • p. 299 …The first sighting occurred at 9.00pm, when nd observed two glowing white/orange objects hovering…
  • p. 311 …Time 1.13am two very large luminous obJects - glowing, silent. After glow that stayed with objects…
  • p. 319 …A slight red glow could be seen from the rear of the lights as they disappeared…
  • p. 366 …very bright white lights seem to be glowing from the rear of the objects. As they…
  • p. 367 …The first sighting occurred at 9.00pm, when observed two glowing white/orange objects hovering north…
  • p. 378 …Time 1.13am two very large luminous objects - glowing, silent. After glow that stayed with objects…
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