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- p. 254 D - U - F - 0 - R - 0
(Devon UFO Research Organisation)
~Room 8245
MOD Main Building
Whithall…
- p. 255 INTERIM REPORT
Case No 933
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{Devon UFO Research Organisation}
Case…
- p. 257 …S.Wales, N.Oevon, Cornwall and E. Devon. During its
flight it had descended from a…
- p. 260 …one
behind the other, and across Devon at 1.30am on the 31st. One
report came…
- p. 262 …March 19 93
Signatu
n the Devon & Cornwall Constabulary stationed at
Liskeard in Ccrnwall.
At about…
- p. 273 …SEEN BY OTHER POLICE OFFICERS THROUGHOUT DEVON AND CORNWALL
P. 310130Z MAR 93
BT
DISTRIBUTION Z6F…
- p. 286 D - U - F - 0 - R - 0
(Devon UFO Research Organisation)
Ref: Case No 933
Tel:
26th…
- p. 287 …the two fighter
aircraft seen over Devon at 1.30am on the 31st or the 3…
- p. 288 • D - U - F - 0 - R - 0
(Devon UFO Research Organisation)
Ref: Case No 933
~Air Staff…
- p. 289 • D - U - F - 0 - R - 0
(Devon UFO Research Organisation)
INVESTIGATION REPORT 20th May 1~93…
- p. 290 …duty within the counties of Cornwall
and Devon. They also said that 2 other officers of…
- p. 291 …number of
police officers on duty within Devon & Cornwall, observed 2
very bright white lights or…
- p. 292 …Given the officers locations in Cornwall & Devon, it .is I
believe reasonable to assume that what…
- p. 293 …8.00pm and 11.00pm over
Nth devon.
Most of these reports were received following the…
- p. 294 …Bridgewater, Somerset 31/3/93
North Devon 30/3/93
St Ives & Penzance, 31/3/93…
- p. 295 …a BBC Correspondent
Event 'B' - Wales, Cornwall, Devon and Somerset.
At various time between 1.10am…
- p. 299 …Event 'D' - Nth Devon and Somerset.
During the evening of Tuesday 30th March 1993, 6 independent…
- p. 301 …The 6th and last report for this evening, came from
lllllllfkho lives at Milverton, Devon. At…
- p. 302 …clearly visable
and seen hovering over Nth Devon. This is substantiated by ~
in their reports. In…
- p. 304 …loss to
explain their presence over East Devon at the time. To his
knowledge there had…
- p. 306 …00pm, objects were seen traversing the North
Devon sky and indeed hovering N.W. of the…
- p. 308 …should without question be classified for what they
are- 'Unidentified Flying Objects'.
Devon UFO Research Organisation
- p. 310 …9.* East Devon. Two police officers observe two white objects
flying easterly. Objects seen through binoculars…
- p. 313 …Most of the sightings were in Devon and Cornwall,
South Vales and Shropshire, although reports were…
- p. 323 …in an arc to a
height of about 10,000' towards Torpoint, Plymouth, Devon.
Following this…
- p. 325 …W.Wales, S.Wales, N.Devon, Cornwall and E. Devon. During its
flight it had descended…
- p. 328 …one
behind the other, and across Devon at 1.30am on the 31st. One
report came…
- p. 330 …Dated the 19 93
Signature
I n the Devon & Cornwall Constabulary stationed at
Liskeard in Ccrnwall…
- p. 344 …MR BRAUNTON~ DEVON
H. 1·-IIL
0. POLICE OFFICERS PLUS FRIENDS
P. 311230L MAR 93
BT…
- p. 354 …the hovering object(s) seen over Nth Devon between
8.00pm and ll.OOpm on the…
- p. 355 …the two fighter
aircraft seen over Devon at 1.30am on the 31st or the 3…
- p. 357 …Devon & Cornwall Police Force and numerous
members of the British public living in Wales, Cornwall, Devon…
- p. 358 …duty within the counties of Cornwall
and Devon. They also said that 2 other officers of…
- p. 359 …number of
police officers on duty within Devon & Cornwall, observed 2
very bright white lights or…
- p. 360 …Given the officers locations in Cornwall & Devon, it .is I
believe reasonable to assume that what…
- p. 361 …8.00pm and 11.00pm over
Nth devon.
Most of these reports were received following the…
- p. 362 …Bridgewater, Somerset 31/3/93
North Devon 30/3/93
St Ives & Penzance, 31/3/93…
- p. 363 …a BBC Correspondent
Event 'B' - Wales, Cornwall, Devon and Somerset.
At various time between l.lOam…
- p. 367 …Event •n• - Nth Devon and Somerset.
During the evening of Tuesday 30th March 1993, 6 independent…
- p. 369 …from Mr
tlllla who lives at Milverton, Devon. At sometime before
midnight - about 11.30pm, he…
- p. 370 …clearly visable
and seen hovering over Nth Devon. This is substantiated by Mrs
-and Mr-in…
- p. 372 …loss to
explain their presence over East Devon at the time. To his
knowledge there had…
- p. 374 …00pm, objects were seen traversing the North
Devon sky and indeed ho~ering N.W. of…
- p. 377 …9.* East Devon. Two police officers observe two white objects
flying easterly. Objects seen through binoculars…
- p. 381 …Most of the sightings were in Devon and Cornwall,
South Vales and Shropshire, although reports were…
a therefore, although the 30 year point remains significant for two reasons: first, the obligation on_
9 departments to transfer records to the PRO before they reach 30 years old remains (Public
Records Act s 3(4)) and second, some exemptions cease to apply after 30 years (FOIA s 63(1)).
The FOI Act requires the PRO, as the authority holding the records, to respond to requests for
information relating to closed records by reviewing them to determine whether an exemption
applies. This is done in consultation with the department. If it is decided that an exemption
applies, and the exemption is one to which the public interest test applies, the department then
considers the public interest in disclosing the exempt information, in consultation with the Lord
Chancellor. These procedures are set out at s 66 ofthe. FOI Act, supported by s 15 which requires
the PRO to copy a request to the department when a public interest decision must be made.
One of the exemptions relates to 'information intended for future publication'. This might be
relevant to files that are awaiting release, but the exemption says that withholding the information
until the intended publication date would have to be 'reasonable in all the circumstances'. You
might like to note that this exemption cannot be claimed by the PRO if the records are over 3 0
years old (s 64(1)).
I hope this summary has helped to explain the position. If you want to know more about what the
Freedom oflnformation Act says, you might like to look at the Explanatory Notes published by
HMSO (ISBN 010 563 600 2).
I will write to you again regarding the remaining papers mentioned at paragraph 2 above, as soon
as possible.
Yours sincerely,