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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. 71 …The l\UNISTER of STATE, HOME OFFICE (Lord Boston of Faversham): So far nearly 250 persons…
  • p. 387 …SIGHTING/OVER BOSTON;; F/ANGLE OF SIGHT/40-45 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON<BOSTON POLICE)// G/DISTANCE…
  • p. 390 …btr-1 CONOCOAST rqxatect ~ 'ja8t appetm~' OYerheld Boston. 6. ttade fl...,. IIPOftCd as 40 • _., cltFca aboYc…
  • p. 394 …The lights were observed by Skegness and Boston Police between 0214Z and approximately 0600Z (daybreak); similar…
  • p. 395 …the 'Boston certain radar 8. Conclusion. The prolonged sighting· of stationary coloured flashing lights reported by…
  • p. 397 …National Air Traffic Services Claxby radar over Boston to ARCC, thence to MRCC. At the same…
  • p. 398 …THE BOSTON PLOT 6. Plot Characteristics. A radar Plot was observed in the position of Boston…
  • p. 399 …Three aircraft, which transitted the Boston area at 0710Z, 0830, and 1105, failed to sight any…
  • p. 400 …The Boston Police may have been looking at the planet Venus which was exceptionally bright in…
  • p. 401 …Radar Plots over Boston. c. Synopsis on Observations of Lights. D. Royal Greenwich Observatory Report. ADGE…
  • p. 403 0747Z- Asked to look for plot 120°/23nm (Boston). Plot observed but later confessed to mistake…
  • p. 404 …being 'not very interested' in the lights. BOSTON POLICE Observer: Inspector Position: Through 3rd floor window…
  • p. 406 TABLE SHOWING CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF OBSERVATIONS Time 0200ish 0214 0230ish PC- Skegness Skegness Insp- Boston Stationary…
  • p. 409 DOCUMENTED/RESEARCHED VISUAL SIGHTINGS e OF A STABLE BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT FROM BOSTON 0230Z (approx)- ·Bearing…
  • p. 412 …I think that boLh Inspector ~-of Boston Police may have been looking at Venus. Venus has…
  • p. 417 …Lights with different characteristics were observed to the E and/or SE of Skegness and Boston…
  • p. 418 …No Air Defence radar detected the Boston echo. Neatishead's 'skilled operators' rarely use the Claxby…
  • p. 420 …SIGHTING/OVER BOSTON;; F/ANGLE OF SIGHT/40-45 DEGREES ABOVE I-IORIZON<BOSTON POLICE)// G…
  • p. 427 …The lights were observed by Skegness and Boston Police between 0214Z and approximately 0600Z (daybreak); similar…
  • p. 428 …is known in aviation , circles as the .. Boston .:r:: appears occasionally on some radars in certain…
  • p. 430 …National Air Traffic Services Claxby radar over Boston to ARCC, thence to MRCC. At the same…
  • p. 431 …THE BOSTON PLOT 6. Plot Characteristics. A radar Plot was observed in the position of Boston…
  • p. 432 …Three aircraft, which transitted the Boston area at 0710Z, 0830, and 1105, failed to sight any…
  • p. 433 …The Boston Police may have been looking at the planet Venus which was exceptionally bright in…
  • p. 434 …Radar Plots over Boston. c. Synopsis on Observations of Lights. D. Royal Greenwich Observatory Report. E…
  • p. 436 0747Z- Asked to look for plot 120°/23nm (Boston). Plot observed but later confessed to mistake…
  • p. 437 …being 'not very interested' in the lights. BOSTON POLICE Observer: Position: Through 3rd floor window of…
  • p. 439 …CONOCOAST M.._Ske ness CONOCOAST Mr.•Boston M--Boston CONOCOAST M.-Ske ness )Lights stationary on…
  • p. 445 …police control room until 0600Z 5 Oct Boston Police Control Room Kings Lynn Police on duty…
  • p. 448 …traffic betwee Coordination c or intercepted various ways; been linked wi Boston Lines. lllllllls comments are…
  • p. 449 …No Air Defence radar detected the Boston echo. Neatishead's 'skilled operators' rarely use the Claxby…
41bdar operators who work routinely in particular areas using the
same radar head, as is borne out by the information from Anglia
concerning the Boston Stump. No Air Defence radar detected the
Boston echo. Neatishead's 'skilled operators' rarely use the
Claxby ATC Radar in the Boston area, nor do D&D and, hence, had
not encountered this particular radar echo before; the echo was
seen by 3 control agencies using the same radar at Claxby;
Waddington reported an echo at 0749 when they were asked to look
1200/23nm (over Boston), however, investigations revealed a
reporting error and this plot was a separate permanent echo
towards Skegness. The radar plots could not be correlated with
the visual sightings of lights and, geographically, were quite
separate.
6. Para 5
a. The video taken by the Skegness police did not disappear
into the bowels of the Ministry's Main Building. It was sent
by Inspectorlllllliji Skegness police to Lincolnshire Police
HQ and held b~ad of Media Services. A copy was
supplied to .......... an 'independent UFO researcher' on 18
Oct and to ~GE 1, on 5 Nov 96. No copy was sent to
Neatishead.
b. RAF Air Defence Ground Environment units, including CRC
Neatishead, produce a Recognised Air Picture of air activity
in the UKADR 24 hours a day. Standard procedures exist for
investigating unidentified aircraft and these were followed
in this case. Experienced operators carefully judged that
there was no evidence of unidentified flying craft present in
the UKADR and did not, therefore, seek authority to scramble
air defence aircraft held on alert at RAF Leuchars.
7. Para 6
a. Question 1
CRC Neatishead - Responsible for:
the compilation of the Recognised Air Picture in
that portion of the UKADR south of 55 degrees north.
control of Air Defence aircraft on missions to
preserve the Integrity of UK airspace.
ARCC Kinless - To liaise with and support national
emergency organisations by allocating air search and rescue
resources to incidents.
D&D Cell, West Drayton - Provide Air Traffic Control
Emergency and Fixer services to Civilian and Military
aircraft operating in the London Flight Information Region
RAF Waddington - Task includes the provision of a Lower
Airspace Radar Service (LARS) to Military and Civil ac on
request out to 30nms (or further if airspace quiet) and up to
FL095
Video - see above.

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