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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. 40 …But, unlike with the aircraft reported by the noble Earl, I have never seen one. I…
  • p. 43 …the United States of America which has never been made known to the public and even…
  • p. 45 …will be, Yes, and yet they have never seen one. We are asking you to believe…
  • p. 46 …selfish- ness and tendency to panic as never before since the days of the Crusades. The…
  • p. 47 …I never reached that standard of mathematics. However I know that Einstein believed that ele~tro…
  • p. 51 …The difficulty about such an explanation is that they never seem to come into actual contact…
  • p. 53 …some of the things he told us. Never- theless, I feel that it is of immense…
  • p. 58 …What sort of an interpretation would somebody who had H.L.8 Q never read about…
  • p. 59 …l should lib:1 have never seen ball lightning, but the 1 to go into the…
  • p. 60 …She said "I don't \Vant to, because it will spoil it all." They said " Never…
  • p. 62 …Of ;orts of sightings ~never it has been n·estigation they tttral phenomena pet to say…
  • p. 67 …1308 fro,m h;m ag~;n ~n many other occ";?"'· ' Why have they never tded…
  • p. 112 ..~ say that in the Air Force, for tne moment, they have never seemed to come directly…
  • p. 131 …informed that 11so far the military have never fonnd an-ything of D.nt1tjgressive nature fro…
  • p. 161 …Air Force, for tile moment, they have never seemed to come directly under air defence. ' . I…
  • p. 177 …informed that 11so far the military have never found anything of an~~gressive nature from the…
  • p. 187 …But it would be a brave man who said there could never, ever,be manned inter…
  • p. 190 …a cloud descended and picked up ~he regiment and it was never heard of again ••••••• (checking…
  • p. 192 …Let me assure this House that Her Majesty's Government has never been approached by people…
  • p. 209 …But it would be a brave man who said there could never, ever,be manned inter…
  • p. 212 …a cl6ud descended and picked up :the regiment and it was never heard of again ••••••• (checking…
  • p. 214 …Let me assure this Rouse that Her Majesty's Government has never been approached by people…
  • p. 300 …despite agreeing to complete a report form, this has never been returned - I wonder why? (13)
  • p. 320 …Mrllllllll stated that he had been a Met Officer for 8 years and had never~nything…
  • p. 368 …despite agreeing to complete a report form, this has never been returned - I wonder why? (13)
  • p. 399 …Significantly, the plot was never present on radar displays from the NATS sensors at Cromer and…
  • p. 417 …RAF Northwood was never involved in this event. confusion has arisen because Gt Yarmouth coastguard, referred…
  • p. 432 …Significantly, the plot was never present on radar displays from the NATS sensors at Cromer and…
DUFORO Case No 933 Annex 'A'
WESTCOUNTRY AND WALES SIGHTINGS - 31st March 1993
Event 'B'
Nr Kerris, Cornwall
Oam - 2 very bright lights, travelling fast, flying
parallel with wonderful vapour like trails. *Two smaller trails
to left hand trail! thought there might have been two other
smaller objects. Looking towards moon, from north, very high.
No sound from obJect/s but audible rumbling sound from ground
level. Time of sighting 30 seconds. When in cloud, object/s
illuminated them. Distance apart as seen from the ground = 1"
to 1~".
2. Crymyn,
Dy
Time y on hill side approximately 1,000' above sea
level. Attending sheep, observes 2 large white objects, flying
parallel, one slightly in front of the other. Time 2 minutes -
maybe less!, very high- vapour trail.
r rt yr.
ight white obj~cts (brighter than stars) came
frm north west travelling south east, flying parellel to each
other- approximately same height as conventional aircraft -
steady pace. light vapour trail but third light or vapour trail
between the other two! Sighting time 2 to 2~ minutes. No noise.
ObJ~ed overhead.
PC~honed MOD- told no aircraft known to be in the
area.
4. Sgt Bideford
Time 1. East of racombe
driving into Lynton. Looking towar s t e Bristol Channel and
saw two white lights, which they they thought were attached to
a very large Qbject. Estimated distance between lights as 500'.
No sound. ObJ~Ct passed overhead and headed south , south west.
Time of sighting nds. Height 2,000' plus!
* Same night, PC en-route to Holsworthy after
departing Lynton, o served white lights pass over hjs vehicle
going in south westerly direction.
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