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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 …Also, any sightings made by MOD Police and civilian (West Yorkshire) police officers on about the…
  • p. 35 …when a large number of military personnel, Police, civilians etc made UFO reports. Dr Clarke has…
  • p. 37 …pilots, nesses, the characteristics of UFOs and police officers, coastguards, radar opera- some important sightings, and…
  • p. 56 …sc in co-c;peration \\·:th the · police, the their sighting V<'S cacked lip by…
  • p. 94 …1 no instructions are given to the police, but they lvill no doubt investigate any un…
  • p. 98 …The police in t4is country have not been asked to collect reports of, or investigate, unidentified…
  • p. 119 …Since 1954, these observations have been the subject of reports made by the police to the…
  • p. 122 …who reported on their observations to the police. None of them was traumatized by his experience…
  • p. 140 …c no instructions are given to the police, but they 11ill no doubt investigat~ any lJ…
  • p. 147 …The police in tqis country have not been asked to collect reports of, or in.vestigate…
  • p. 166 …observations communicated to them officially, either by police or by territorial or operational high commands. ;a…
  • p. 168 …Sinco 1954, those observations have been the subject of reports made by the police to the…
  • p. 171 …who reported on their observations to the police. None of them was tra~atized b7 his…
  • p. 218 …W' .__ OF TRAFFIC r::PT G,\·!E:H POLICE N.-A RC:LIA2LE EXPERIENCED UN~XCITABLE…
  • p. 219 …THE OFFICERS BEGAN TO RETURN • TOWARDS GIPTCN POLICE STATJu~ wr.EN .THE LIGHT REAPPEARDS BEHIND THEM…
  • p. 222 …R.A:OO, AN ·n AF Ops. (Police, military, press etc.) ~----------------------------------~-----------------------·------~ M. NAME .AND ADDRESS OF…
  • p. 223 …AlP H sr:::~DY .J s::y CLsi\R L L~EDS POLICE STATIOH r.l…
  • p. 228 …2207 29 September 1980 I enclose for your information a copy of a police report about…
  • p. 229 -·< ,, WEST YORKSHIRE METROPOLITAN POLICE FROM: Gipton Division SUBJECT: SIGHTING OF U.F.O. At 0455 hours…
  • p. 231 …OUTSIDE· POLICE STATION STATIONARY-tOR 2-3 HINUTES THEN SPED OFF b. ·NAKED EYE---~ . £~NORTH OF…
  • p. 232 …TOOK STILL PHOT0(1RAPHs~oF· THE OBJECT POLICE CONSTABLES DESCRIBED THE·OBJECT.AS THIN V~RTICAL…
  • p. 235 …THE OFF 1CERS BEGAN TO RETURN • TOWARDS GIPTCN POLICE STATION wr.EN THE LIGHT REAPPEARDS BEHIND…
  • p. 245 …Wakefield (0924) 29 September 1980 I enclose for your information a copy of a police report…
  • p. 246 …1\ :.J WEST YORKSHIRE METROPOLITAN POLICE FROM: Gipton Division SUBJECT: SIGHTING OF U.F.O. At…
  • p. 247 …OUTSIDE· POLICE STATION STATIONARY toR 2-3 MINUTES THEN SPED D. ·NAKED EYE---~ to NORTH OF…
  • p. 248 …ARE STAT ION.:- A POLICE CONSTA :ABOUT THREE FEET BT DESCRIBED THE-OBJECT-AS THIN VERTICAL…
  • p. 251 : j ·,~. --:r OC RAF Police F1t Sir, PoSSIBLE. UFO SIGHTINGS UNCLASSIFIED POLICE IN CONFIDENCE RAF Police…
  • p. 252 . tfi· .. ··--) e UNCLASSIFIED POLICE IN CONFIDENCE 8. At 0140 hours. I informed HQ P&SS (UK…
  • p. 253 . .. e RAF POLICE SITUATION REPORT.30-31 MAR 93. DOBNO 10211193 DATEi TiME 31M~93 0115…
  • p. 255 …He had been notified of the objects presence in the area, by two other Police Officers…
  • p. 256 …That evening I contacted the Exeter Police and was given the names of three police officers…
  • p. 257 …At this point, I now had some seven or eight reports, mostly police officers, who had…
  • p. 259 …I also received one report, again from a police officer, who was off duty and with…
  • p. 262 …duty in uniform and driving a marked Police vehicle along the A38 at Looe Mills near…
  • p. 264 …or lighting L. To Whom Reported ' No ... Police, Military org. the press, etc. M. Name and…
  • p. 266 …To whom reported (Police, military press etc) ' Name & Address of Informant Background of Informant that may…
  • p. 268 …I To whom reported (Police, military, press etc) I______________________________ I I L. Name & Address of Informant…
  • p. 270 …I To whom reported (Police, military, press etc) '------------------------------1 I L. Name & Address of Informant ~--~------------------------- ' M…
  • p. 272 …To whom reported (Police, military, 1 I press etc) I tvr/l\lt2SS\S~ 1/-t…
  • p. 273 …SEEN BY OTHER POLICE OFFICERS THROUGHOUT DEVON AND CORNWALL P. 310130Z MAR 93 BT DISTRIBUTION Z6F…
  • p. 274 …To Whom Reported Police, Military org. the press, etc. M. Name and Address of Informant N…
  • p. 276 …REPORTED TO RAF CHIVENOR OPERATIONS ALSO SEEN BY POLICE PATROL PASSING BURROWS IN CAR 0. POLICE…
  • p. 278 …POLICE YR TYDFIL, CENTRAL POLICE STATION, SWAN STREET, PAGE 2 RBDAID 0005 UNCLAS 0. OTHER POLICE…
  • p. 281 …To whom reported (Police, military, press etc) L. Name & Address of Informant M. Background of Informant…
  • p. 282 ... ( Official commu1JiCations to btl addrflssfld:- "Offict1r in Chargfl" (addl'tlss as bfllow) STAFFORDSHIRE POLICE Telephone: Cannock…
  • p. 283 • .. 't ~ , . ( Staffordshire Police FROM: P.C. TO: SUPT. SUBJECT: U.F.O. REPORT Your Reference: Our…
  • p. 284 …65 Staffordshire Police Your Reference: Our Reference: FROM: P.C. STATION: RUGELEY TO: SUBJECT: 1. DATE…
  • p. 289 …f the Devon & Cornwall Police Force. He is stationed at Bodmin, Cornwall and was reporting an…
  • p. 290 …At the end of his report~ Sgt informed me that several other police officers had made…
  • p. 291 …The time is 1.10am on the 31st March 1993, and a number of police officers…
  • p. 293 …from members of the public and another police officer, this time from Somerset. After evaluating these…
  • p. 294 …this event include those received from the police officers who initially saw the objects at 01…
  • p. 295 …As with the 1.10am police reports and some of the other 1.10am reports, this…
  • p. 296 …t to assume that they, like the police officers, had also observed the spent rocket on…
  • p. 310 …Plymouth police received a call from a gentleman at approx 1.10am who reported seeing twp…
  • p. 313 …of the witnesses, most of whom were police officers, and some of whom were military and…
  • p. 314 ...... . . :it;~~~:~1~~~~0::· c-:- UNCL~~D • 9: • I have spoken to as many of the police…
  • p. 319 ... ~~ . ') COS/87/2/Sy !REDACTION ON ORIGINAL DOCUMENT I AAF Police Flight RAF Cosford Wolverhampton West…
  • p. 320 …At 0215 hours, OC RAF Police Flt and the Ord Off, Flt Lt- were informed of…
  • p. 321 …Me~ia ~~?- Police ar1d P&SS.012S hrs ?.eport$ the ~.arne Ught$ in the Rugtey&r…
Copies of report made by RAF Fylingdales, North Yorkshire, of unidentified objects
tracked by the BMEWS on or about 13 September 1980, and reported to MOD. Also, any
sightings made by MOD Police and civilian (West Yorkshire) police officers on about the
same date.
You also later requested a copy of a report fro of the West Yorkshire Police
concerning a UFO he observed in the early hours of28 November 1980.
Files D/DS8/75/2/5 Part B (UFO Reports-August to November 1980) and D/DS8/75/2/2 Part M
(UFO Reports- Edited Copies-August to September 1980) were examined. The files contained
no reports from RAF Fylingdales for the 13 September 1980. As you requested reports "on or
about the l31h September" I have enclosed copies of all the reports received from Police Officers
for the whole of September 1980.
The files contained no report on 28 November 1980.
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. In addition copies of assessment made.
File D/Sec(AS)12/7 was examined and I enclose a copy ofthe reports as requested. I have also
included a copy of a loose minute showing enquiries made and details of a radar replay conducted
by the Aeronautical Information Service (Military).
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.
File D/Sec(AS)64/2 Part D was examined and three documents were found. I apologise for the
quality of the Facsimile message from RAF Neatishead. We have checked with RAF Neatishead
as to whether they have a clearer copy on file, but unfortunately they no longer have any details of
these events. With these papers I have also included a copy of a loose minute which was written
following several reports in the press criticising UK air defence systems. Although this does not
strictly fit your request, I have included it because it gives clear details of the sequence of events
and may therefore be of interest to you.
The work has taken 21 hours and 20 minutes to complete and as, indicated in my letter of 16
September, the first 4 hours are free of charge. The remaining 17 hours and 20 minutes, at £15.00
an hour, result in a cost of £260. I would be grateful if you would let me have your crossed
cheque, made payable to "Accounting Officer MOD".
Finally, in your letter of 11 November you asked how the Freedom oflnformation Act will effect
the '30 year rule'. The Freedom oflnformation (FOI) Act 2000 gives a right of access to all
information held by public authorities. Any person making a request for information to a public
authority is entitled to be informed whether the public authority holds such information and, if
that is the case, to have the information communicated to them unless an exemption applies. This
right of access becomes effective on 1 January 2005. Both MOD and the Public Record Office
(PRO) are public authorities under the terms of the Act and therefore the information in the public
records they hold is within its scope.
The FOI Act repeals the access provisions in section 5(1) of the Public Records Act 1958-1967
and hence from January 2005 access to public records, wherever they are and irrespective of the
age of the records, will be governed by the FOI Act. The 30 year closure period as a default goes,

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