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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. 394 …LIGHTS IN THE WASH AREA unusual believe briefly 2. Stationary and generally red/green/white flashing…
  • p. 395 ~ltimately associated with lights in the Wash or E This church spire is known in aviation…
  • p. 397 …any air activity or incident in the wash area. The ARCC had no knowledge of any…
  • p. 398 …surveillance or aircraft control in the Wash area. Later, the plot was observed by Anglia Radar…
  • p. 399 …a unit familiar with operating aircraft in the Wash area; however, it is not possible to…
  • p. 413 …This wo1..tld ha.ve had the effect of 'washing out' all but the brightest stars…
  • p. 427 …LIGHTS IN THE WASH AREA unusual believe briefly 2. Stationary and generally red/green/white flashing…
  • p. 430 …any air activity or incident in the wash area. The ARCC had no knowledge of any…
  • p. 431 …surveillance or aircraft control in the Wash area. Later, the plot was observed by Anglia Radar…
  • p. 432 …a unit familiar with operating aircraft in the Wash area; however, it is not possible to…
  • p. 444 …This of 'washing out' all but the brightest stars. H this was Sirius or Ca.nopus…
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A~ UKMIS NEW YORK 060229Z DEC 78
TO PR lOR ITY FCO ...
TELEGRAr4 NUt~BER 2732 OF 5 DECEMBER
YOUR TELNOS 1537 AND 1539, MY TELNO 2698 AND MISS HARDEN'S
LETTER OF 4 DECEMBER TO MRS WISEMAN UN DEPARTMENT: UNIDENTIFIED
FLYING OBJECTS
1. THE AUSTRIANS HAVE INFORMED US THAT THE GRENADANS AND THE ~USSIANS
NOv/ ALSO HAVE AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT THE CONSENSUS TEXT (\·lli I'CH IS
REPEATED IN MIFT IN CASE YOU STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED LETTER UNDER
REFERENCE). ·THE Ar4ER I CANS DO NOT EXPECT FURTHER INSTRUCT lOt:!$
FROM WASHINGTON AND ALSO INTEND TO·~O ALONG WITH THE CONSENSUS.
WE PPOPOSE TO DO· LIKEWISE. THE ISSUE IS DUE TO BE DECIDED IN THE
SPECIAL POLITI CAL COMMITTEE ON 8 DECEMBER.
~ ALTHOUGH THIS TEXT IS NOT IDEAL, ll HAS NO FINANCIAL OR
f-11\NPO\-JER IMPLICATIONS FOR THE UN, DOES tlOT COMr-1JT THE UN TO ANY
· SPfCIFIC ACTION ON UFO'S AND PRECLUDES THE INSCRIPTJOr OF A
SETARATE UFO ITEM ON NEXT YEAR'S AGENDA (THE SUBJECT ·.tGULD BE·
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