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This is Volume 2 of the Ministry of Defence report 'Unidentified Aerial Phenomena in the UK Air Defence Region', Defence Intelligence Staff Scientific and Technical Memorandum 55/2/00, dated February 2000 and received 7 December 2000. It gathers 25 working papers on natural and man-made phenomena, meant as a reference for analysing UAP reports. The papers cover ball lightning, radar detection, balloons, satellites, mirages, plasma and similar subjects. One paper compares magnetic field experiments on human volunteers with close encounter reports. It concludes that effects from such fields are 'uncannily similar' to what witnesses describe.

  • p. 44 …England) - Pennine Hills
  • p. 73 …open countryside, on a hill, or (without obscuration) viewing over the sea or, finally, in the…
  • p. 119 …These comprise hill forts, stone circles, earthworks (e.g. long burrows, mounds), stone markers, ancient abbeys…
  • p. 130 …CLEY HILL FAULT-LINE (NEAR WARMINSTER) (P. DEVEREUX) FIGURE 6(b): EARTHLIGHT 'BALL'/BALL LIGHTING COURSE…
  • p. 178 …They can remain poised or slowly wavering above hills. Lenticular effects can form with several basic…
  • p. 234 …a positive charge is deposited on the hills. - A negative charge becomes attracted to the moving…

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where: $ \gamma $ is the density of the atmospheric medium, $ r_{s} $ the particle radius for 1.5 $ \mu m $ . The velocity of laminar noiseless motion is shown below

For this situation Re must be $ \leq1 0 $ (since the radius of the particles, their velocity for $ \gamma=1. 2 9 \mathrm{k g}. \mathrm{m}^{-3} $ must be inter-related by the conditions $ r_{a} 1 0^{5} V_{\mathrm{m}}^{-1} $ )an electrodeless corona discharge should occur in the zones of maximum E field intensity; giving rise to light emission from the aerosol cloud. If the field intensity varies throughout the aerosol, localised luminous zones can occur - due to alternate regions of maxima and minima. Hence, it is postulated that 'navigation lights' are reported. In the $ E_{11} $ mode, for example two 'lights' or a luminous strip can be formed. If the number of discharge zones increases, the number of 'lights' will increase which will be equally distributed around the cloud as luminous zones or 'portholes'.

14. Colours It is suggested that different colours might be produced by the presence of particles in the discharge zones.

15. Electrical Attraction If the discharge connects with some conducting object (Earth's surface or aircraft), the 'beam' causes the aerosol cloud to re-orientate and even move along with a moving object such as an aircraft.

16. It is postulated that when 'searchlight beams' are reported from UAPs that most of the energy is concentrated in a discharge cone and can cause damage by the high voltage but very small intensity current. This can lead to involuntary closure of electronic and electrical circuits (switches) and have adverse health effects on humans (see Working Paper No. 25). On the ground the discharge can leave marks, bend grass etc.

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