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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 …I apologise for the quality of the Facsimile message from RAF Neatishead. We have checked with…
  • p. 313 …Sector Operations Centre (South) at RAF Neatishead have told D Air Def's staff that nothing…
  • p. 381 …Sector Operations Centre (South) at RAF Neatishead have told D Air Def's staff that nothing…
  • p. 394 …The lights observed from Skegness were captured on video which is being sent to RAF Neatishead…
  • p. 397 …RAF Neatishead if any aircraft activity was present on the radar in that area; Neatishead had…
  • p. 398 …Meanwhile, CRC Neatishead's inquiries had revealed no sign of air movements or military exercises in…
  • p. 417 …Tornado F3 QRA aircraft are held on high alert at RAF Leuchars but not routinely at…
  • p. 418 …No copy was sent to Neatishead. b. RAF Air Defence Ground Environment units, including CRC Neatishead…
  • p. 427 …The lights observed from Skegness were captured on video which is being sent to RAF Neatishead…
  • p. 430 …RAF Neatishead if any aircraft activity was present on the radar in that area; Neatishead had…
  • p. 431 …Meanwhile, CRC Neatishead's inquiries had revealed no sign of air movements or military exercises in…
  • p. 448 …Torna o F3 QRA aircraft are held on high alert at RAF Leuchars b t ot…
  • p. 449 …No copy was sent to Neatishead. b. RAF Air Defence Ground Environment units, including CRC Neatishead…
  • p. 456 …RAF Neatishead to GESM dated 5 Oct 1996 attached to a transcipt of conversations between Neatishead…
  • p. 463 Copies of report made by RAF Fylingdales, North Yorkshire, of unidentified objects tracked by the BMEWS…
  • p. 471 …Copies of report made by RAF Fylingdales, North Yo~kshire, of unidentified ~·;}.Y' object/s tracked…
  • p. 477 …Copies of UFO reports made in the early hours of30/31 March 1993 by RAF and…
  • p. 491 …Copies of UFO reports made in the early hours of 30/31 March 1993 by RAF…
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* Two cases near an urban area
• Six cases near isolated dwellings.
• Twelve cases in an isolated region without any dwellings. . .
Of these twenty cases, only eight mention traces of imprints in the ground.
Characteristics of the phenomenon
The least that can be said is that the form of the phenomena observed, their
dimensions; colouxsetc, are of the most variable, as can be j~dged frcmthe
following tables.
-.FORM COLOUR NATURE OF LUMINOSITY I
VARIOUS 1~ FIXED BUW VERY VARIOUS 1'?% VARIOUS 11~I
PIN-POINTS 9% CHANGING 1'7% NON LUMINOUS
. DOMED ~ METALLic; ai·rfo GLOWING
OVOID 1~% WHITE rl% BRIGHT
CIGAR SHAPE, CYLINDER 1~ ORAN<li 1~ BRTIJ.TANT
ROUND, CIRCULAR, RED 1~ LUMINOUS
SPID!RICAL ~
DISCS 165' I
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Dimensions
Here again we find a very wide range of data. . Each case seems to be a special
case. In 38.64% there is no information. In 41.82% there is an apparent
diame~er which cannot be restituted because of inaccuracy over distance. In ~
of cases, the diameter is of the order of 1 meter. In 4.~ of cases, of the
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order of 7 to 10 meters. In the other cases it varies between 1 meter and 70 meters.
Speed and traj:ecto:.z. ...
This speed variation observed inthe movements of_ the phenomena observed can be
explained by the fact that it corresponds to portions of the trajectory which are

Cases discussed

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