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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. 7 …The work has taken 21 hours and 20 minutes to complete and as, indicated in my…
  • p. 9 …United Nations to establish an agency or working group for research into UFOs. This was mentioned…
  • p. 19 …United Nations to establish an agency or working group for research A into unidentified flying objects…
  • p. 28 …further re~uests the Con1nittee to submit a pre1 imlru1i:y report on its work by…
  • p. 30 …delegation, with the full support of Premier Gairy, sought to establish an ad hoc working group…
  • p. 38 …out to his co-pilot, First Officer Lee Boyd, The jet pilot's instruments started working…
  • p. 40 …lodestone, was thought to be the I.work of the Devil, as indeed were some of…
  • p. 41 …I acknowledge, how- ever, that, for example, the works of Darwin were once thought incompatible with…
  • p. 45 …at this time, but we should start working for it. If we had a worldwide organisa…
  • p. 46 …He has done a we are studying hagiography-and I had job of work and I…
  • p. 57 …I have noticed that so far none of who might be willing to work for a…
  • p. 58 …ful job for ··or!unity, I •r working re, if that ,; for the 'quircd. I summings…
  • p. 64 …We must return to work in this dreary old world and the difficulties we are in…
  • p. 100 …debate-to pay tribute to the valuable work which broadcasters un- doubtedly play in our society…
  • p. 102 …t Kingdom to study unidentified flying objects, working closely with the French , one. ·:.••i The MINISTER…
  • p. 104 …She has extended and ex-~ objects, working closely with the French panded in the best possible…
  • p. 111 …Every tim~ something appears, we send it to tr~t specialist body which is working, basically…
  • p. 118 …as it can be deduced from the work of the CNES, where Mr Jean-claude Poher…
  • p. 145 …debate-to pay tribute to the valuable work which broadcasters un- doubtedly play in our society…
  • p. 148 …objects, working closely with the French· . ~ •. 9ne. The MINISTER of STATE,' DEPAR,T,~i MENT of…
  • p. 150 …She has extended and ex-, objects, working closely with the French pa.nded ,in the best…
  • p. 160 …Every tim~ something appears, we send it to tl~t specialist body which is working, basically…
  • p. 167 …the phenomenon as it can be deduced from the work of the CNES, where Mr Jean…
  • p. 315 …Unfortunate! y the·· Cl ee-Hi 11 · radar head was not working on primary radar during…
  • p. 383 …during the recording period, therefore, only aircraft working Secondary Surveillance Radar can be seen. 3. Listed…
  • p. 400 …painstaking investigation over a period of 8 working days and, although all the light phenomenae have…
  • p. 405 …observed by all crew members intermittently (busy working the ship) from 0246 til daybreak. - observed about…
  • p. 413 …who axe presumably all quite used to working a.t night and therefore are quite fa…
  • p. 418 ... .,.,--{ ... •. ,,.. tlbdar operators who work routinely in particular areas using the same radar head, as is borne…
  • p. 433 …painstaking investigation over a period of a working days and, although all the light phenomenae have…
  • p. 438 …observed by all crew members intermittently (busy working the ship) from 0246 til daybreak. - observed about…
  • p. 444 …pr~~sum<~~Ul) all quite used to working at night and therefore looking at the sky…
  • p. 449 41bdar operators who work routinely in particular areas using the same radar head, as is borne…
  • p. 460 …I may decide if I wish the work to continue. With reference to your comments in…
  • p. 463 …This estimate indicates the largest period of time that might be required, clearly if the work…
  • p. 472 …of the sum involved in undertaking the work I have requested. If the sum does exceed…
  • p. 477 …I estimate that undertaking the work you have requested will take around 23 hours. Four hours…
  • p. 481 …certain amount of work might cost. "I estimate that undertaking the work you have requested will…
  • p. 486 …Dr Clarke is entitled to the first four hours work free and every following hour (or…
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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