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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…
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Bodmin
e am. Two bright slightly yellowish objects I lights,
stationary 2,000' due north of his position - S.E. of Liskeard.
Watched object lift up and ascend banking left towards the S.E.
Object dropped slightly, then climbed and continued S.E. over
Torpoint, Plymouth. No sound. At height (about 10,000') a
vapour like trail appeared and what appeared to be a third
object or light source behind the object. Objects /Lights gave
the impression of being controlled or guided.
Liskeard at approximately the same time, PCs
and~were N.W. of liskeard and saw two
very r g te ~ objects appear from the north and
head towards Liskeard.
6. Plymouth police received a call from a gentleman at approx
1.10am who reported seeing twp white lights flying over Stoke,
Plymouth. Incident not officially logged but noted by officer
on duty!
• Two lights seen over gentlemans house. Report 'with
PURORG).
Exeter.
am Saw two dot ike objects I 1 ghts flying parallel,
high, heading east. Sighting time 15 seconds.
9.* East Devon. Two police officers observe two white objects
flying easterly. Objects seen through binoculars - report to
follow from station Inspector.
tleigh, Devon 1111111111
er am o arge light gold ~sh lights
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heading towards Stockland. No noise, fairly fast, one light
slightly in front of the other!
Wellington, Somerset
ime 1.11am Two bright white lights - like round balls, Small
vapour trails (lit up!) Very high. Speed very fast. No noise.
Time of sighting 20 seconds. Flying pararell N.W to S.E. but
could have been West to East!

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