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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
'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· .
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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…
4. Copies of UFO reports made in the early hours of30/31 March 1993 by RAF and
meteorological office personnel and by members of the public, from a number of
locations including RAF Cosford and RAF Shawbury. Also copies of assessment
made. - We have identified one file which may contain relevant information.
D/Sec(AS)12/7- Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs)- Alleged UFO Incident-
31st March 1993 which contains 40 enclosures. We are also looking to see if there is any
further material on these events.
5. Reports of unusual phenomena on radar in the early hours of 5 October 1996
reported by the SOC Neatishead and UFO reports made by Lincolnshire Police and
the Skegness coastguard. Copies of investigation notes and assessment made.- We
have identified one file which may contain relevant material. D/Sec(AS)64/2 Part D-
UFO Sighting Reports contains 181 enclosures and covers reports from August to
December 1996.
I estimate that undertaking the work you have requested will take around 23 hours. Four hours
work would be conducted free, leaving 19 hours which would attract a fee of £15 an hour, or a
total of £285. This assumes it will take two minutes to check each page, and photocopy and
sanitise any relevant documents. This would be a three day task spread over six half days. As one
file is being retrieved from the Public Record Office and another is to be reviewed by a different
division, we could make the material available to you during October 2002. In advance of
conducting a careful review of the documentation this sum remains an estimate only. The final
cost may be lower, but if, during the course of the review, it appears that the cost may be in excess
of this sum I shall let you know so that you may decide whether you wish the work to continue.
I look forward to hearing from you in due course.
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