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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.
“Works”39 pages
- 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
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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· .
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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…
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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…
From
Directorate of Air Staff (Lower Airspace)
Operations & Policy 1
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Room 6n3, Metropole Building, Northumberland Avenue, London,
WC2N SBP
Telephone (Direct dial)
(Switchboard)
(Fax)
(GTN)
Dr David Clarke Your Reference
OYI Reference
D/UAS/64/3/11
Date
31 October 2002
Dear Dr Clarke
Thank you for your letter of7 October regarding your request for copies ofUFO-related
documents. I will address your comments in the same order as your letter.
1. Copy of the me relating to a UFO report made by
Winchester, Hampshire on 14 November 1976.
•
and
I have now received file AIR 2/18977 from the PRO and it consists of eleven individual
. folders containing UFO sighting reports made to the MOD between 5th November and
. 30th November 1976. They are filed in date order and there is a list of correspondents in
'the front of the file. An · · list has revealed no reports for the
· 141h November, nor any
2. 'Copies of the files containing briefing and background notes on UFOs prepared by
the head of 84 (Air), with contributions from RAF Ops (GE) 2 and DI55 for
reference by Lord Strabolgi in his closing address during the House of Lords debate
on UFOs, 18 January 1979.
The file referred to in Hansard on 17 December 1998 was D/DSS/75/3 Part A, which is a
general parliamentary correspondence file covering 1978. I have recalled this file from
our archives and a brief examination has revealed several papers that may have some
relevance to your request. These papers were not generated by this Department so if you
wish us to pursue this request we would have to make further enquiries about their release.
With regard to your request for any papers that may be held by RAF Ops (GE) 2 and
DI55, both branches have been consulted. The Directorate of Air Operations (successor to
Ops(GE)) hold no relevant surviving files from this period. DI55 are still checking their
archives, but nothing relevant has been found so far.
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