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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. 255 …Following this report, I contacted the Police Control Headquarters at Exeter, Devon and was informed by…
  • p. 256 …a report of this event with their headquarters. After this call, I contacted the Plymouth police…
  • p. 285 …This type of report need not be referred to Headquarters and may be forwarded direct to…
  • p. 323 …Following this report, I contacted the Police Control Headquarters at Exeter, Devon and was informed by…
  • p. 324 …a report of this event with their headquarters. After this call, I contacted the Plymouth police…
  • p. 353 …This type of report need not be referred to Headquarters and may be forwarded direct to…
A. Dattt, Time and Duration of Sighting
Local times to be quoted
B. Discription of Object
Number of objects,size,shape,colours,
brightness,sound,smell,etc.
C. Exact position of.observ•r
Geographical location,indoors our out,
stationery or moving. ·
D. How Observttd
Naked eye,binoculars,other optical
devi~e,st~!l cr movie cam~ra.
E )irection in which Object was First Seen
A landmark more useful than badly e.n .... ~
bear-ing.
F. Angular Elevation of Object
Estimated heights are unreliable.
G. Distance of Objttct from Observer
Ref. to known landmark when possible.
H. Movements of Object
Changes i~ E,F ~ G more use than est.
course and speed.
J. M•t. Condition During Ob~ervation
Moving clouds, haze, mist, etc.
K. Nearby Objects
tJ' a.llu:l ~e.
4r~~~A.s
~-'7W.
Telephone or high-voltage lines;-dam, lake
or reser-voir; swamp or marsh; river; high /.·
' building, tall chimney, steeples,spir-es or-
masts; air-fields, gener-ating plants;pit~,
factories or othe~ li9hted sites, or lighting
L.. To Whom Reported ' No ..
Police, Military erg. the pr-ess,· etc.
M. Nam• and Addr•ss of Informant
----------. --------------------~-------------------r
N. Any Background Information on Informant
that may be Volunteered
0. Othttr Witness
Signature •••···.-; .. , • • • • • • • • •

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