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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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PQ 8530B
LORDS DEBATE ON UFOs : 18th JANUARY 1979
Thank you for your.minutes D/S4(Air)/8/3 of 15th and 16th
January forwarding a revised draft of the speech for
Lord Strabolgi and F.idditional background information
respectively.
2. I have discussed the revised speech vJitl1 Lord Strabolgi
and have made furthe:::- ·- largely editorial - amendrnents.
•.,
// I attach a copy of a letter which I handed to Lord Strabolgi
last night together with a fresh copy of the speech itself.
Lord Strabolgi \vill be reading the speech again today and
will let me know as soon as possible whether he wishes to have
the briefing meeting which you and have pencilled
in for 1130 tomorrow.
3. You might like to know that the deba1:e is causing a fair
amount of interest in the House of Lords. In addition to the
Earl of Clancarty others taking part will include (in the I
following order) Lord Trefgarne, the Earl of Kimberley,· IViscount St Davids, Lords Rankeillour, Kings-Norton, Gladv..ryn l
and Hewlett, the Bishop of Norwich, Earl Halsbury and ·1
Viscount Ox[uird (who will be making his maiden speech).
4. lrJe will not knmv for certain when the UFO debate will
start. It depends, of course, on how long the earlier
business tak~s, but it is unlikely to start before 1800. We
will keep in touch with the House of Lords throughout the
course of tomorrow afternoon and early evening and we will
let you kr"low as soon as we are needed. The d'ebate is likely
to last for betv-wcn two and three hours.
/5. ... .
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