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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.
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I note with surprise that the briefing files referred to above were among a batch destroyed
in 1990.
On 14 October 1998 in the House ofLords, Lord Hill-Norton asked the Minister of State
(MOD) to list the names and locations of MOD files relating to UFOs covering the period
1970-85. In reply, Lord Gilbert published a list (Hansard, House ofLords, 17 December
1998 Column W A178) of files which "have been identified and are earmarked for review
by MOD"; the list contains the following:
{) 1_ A --- ''D/DS8175/3 -one part~ UFO, Parliamentary Correspondence."
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' ~--~-~ J('V'"" c-U !J . 14) 0The name of this file appears similar, if not identical, to that of the two destroyed in 1990.
~c. However, it was listed as existing in the file store in 1998. Does it contain related
material and if so, could I make an application for a copy of this file?
J- On a related point, both DI 55 and RAF Ops(GE)2 contributed briefings to assist Lord
..,u." · Strabolgi's response in the House of Lords debate of 1979. Have these two MOD
~~ ~F'~,:o branches retained copies of their own individual contributions within their own file store?
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~.. J.,· 3. Copies of report made by RAF Fylingdales, North Yo~kshire, of unidentified
~·;}.Y' object/s tracked by the BMEWS on or about 13 September 1980, and
~ reported to MOD
Comments relevant to (1) above.
/Since you are reviewing file D/DS8/75/2/5 Part B which contains UFO reports from
V August-November, 1980 I wish to make a request. I understand an officer
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from the West Yorkshit'e Police (PC ofTodmorden) filed a report
concerning a UFO he observed in the of28 November 1980. Following
procedure, this should have been copied to MOD. If, during the course of your review, a
report or enclosure relating to this incident is located, I wish to apply for a copy of this
document.
4. Copies of UFO reports made in the early houn of 30/31 March 1993 by RAF
and meteorological office penonnel and by members of the public,
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rr~~.c: . The file reference D/Sec(AS)1217 UFOs, alleged UFO incident, 31st March 1993, appears
0° P"' 0 j to refer to the incident which is the subject of my request. I note that it contains 40
~u-).)y enclosures; I would of course be interested in any additional relevant information that
'1'>' 'I you may have located since your letter of 16 September.
5. Reports ~f •nusual phenomena on radar in the early houn of 5 October 1996
reported by the SOC Neatishead and UFO reports made by Lincolnshire
police and the S~egness coastguard. Document, cited by the archive. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is under it. 492 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.