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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.

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“Nevers”28 pages

  • 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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12 Taunton, Somerset ••
t white I yellowish obJects,
parellel to each other. Long vapour trail - not smoke!
ObJects approx 3" apart at height. Very high but not star
height! Time of sighting 20 seconds. Passed left to right in a
southerly direction.
13. Taunton Man - Wishes to remain anonymous.
Time 1.13am two very large luminous obJects - glowing, silent.
After glow that stayed with objects - (fluorescent).
Speed- Gliding very fast. Direction N.N.W. to S.E. Seemed to
turn right. Time of sighting 2 minutes. Objects 2" to 3" apart
at height. Seen through binoculars. Felt compelled to get up
and go outside. No noise.
14 Taunton, Somerset.Time
1. rpor • Saw two bright white
trail. Thought vapour trail was lit
up by another light source! Very high in sky, appeared cigar
shaped and silver in colour. Flying parellel (in tandem) in an
easterly direction, south of his position. Objects appeared 6"
to 7" apart at height. No noise.
15. Bridgewater,
Somerse
Time 1.1 am ls of light - followed by vapour trail or a
light! No noise. Flying over Bridgewater in a south easterly
direction. Knew it was not an aircraft!.
16. PC Wiveliscombe,
Somerse me t o ects - vapour
like trail. From obJect/light appeared to be a long
light shining backwards! Height 10,000' Speed 2 or 3 times
faster than a jet airliner. 3" apart at height. Flying N.W. to
S.E. Right object appeared to be leading.
17.
Time
flying parellel, left s
completely silent 'OZ FACTOR?'
seconds. Very low - if piloted
Bridgewater-
s - trail of light behind.
ightly in front. No Noise -
Time of sighting 50 to 55
could have seen pilot.
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