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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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  • p. 22 …RY IS SAYING Tl-h\ T H£:: HILL tJvT BE FUT OFF AG A I fl…
  • p. 57 …I can give no explana- over the hills between Loch Sweyne and tion why there should…
  • p. 68 …is a great car headlights on distant hills; dust devils; variety of plain explanations. There is…
  • p. 190 …the First Fotirth Norfolks, -was advancing towards Hill 60: a cloud descended and picked up ~he…
  • p. 212 …the First Fourth Norfolks, -was advancing towards Hill 60: a cl6ud descended and picked up :the…
  • p. 259 …with some Scouts Up on the Quantock Hills at about 9pm on the 30th. He reports…
  • p. 262 …hand bend at the bottom of Lantoom Hill, I became: a~;are of what appeared to…
  • p. 300 …At approx 9.00pm he was up on the Quantock Hills, Nth Somerset, with a group…
  • p. 309 …Crymyn, Dy Time y on hill side approximately 1,000' above sea level. Attending sheep, observes…
  • p. 315 …310010z Clee-Hill Clee-Hill Clee-Hill Clee-Hill Burrinqton SB. 3l0010z Clee-Hill SC. 310010z…
  • p. 327 …with some Scouts UJ? on the Quantock Hills at about 9pm on the 30th. He reports…
  • p. 330 …hand bend at the bottom of Lantoom Hill, I became: aware of what appeared to be…
  • p. 343 …LOCAL HILL <COSLEY HILL) L. SATCO MIDDLE WALLOP 1"1. MR GREATLY HAMPSHIRE PAGE 2 RBDAID…
  • p. 368 …At approx 9.00pm he was up on the Quantock Hills, Nth Somerset, with a grou…
  • p. 380 …Lady on hill side approximately 1,000' above sea level. Attending sheep, observes 2 large white…
  • p. 383 …310010z Clee-Hill Clee-Hill Clee-Hill Squawk 1461/039 N/E to S/W Nothing…
  • p. 451 …in answer to a PQ by Lord Hill-Norton on 14 October 1998. This file was…
  • p. 471 …On 14 October 1998 in the House ofLords, Lord Hill-Norton asked the Minister of State…
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Notes
From these reports it is obvious that during the evening
(8.00pm to 11.00pm) an object or objects were clearly visable
and seen hovering over Nth Devon. This is substantiated by Mrs
-and Mr-in their reports. In addition other objects
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of a similar type, were seen traversing the sky fro~ north to
south and south to north. Although the reports are not
identical, i.e. they are different in their descriptions, they
do indicate that a fairly large twin hulled craft was airborne
that evening and flying low over some areas. What this object
was, is of course unknown and must therefore, temporally at
least, be classed as an Unidentified Flying Object!
Event 'E' - St Ives & Penzance, Cornwall
At just before 1.30am on Wednesday 31st March 1993, two men,
living in St Ives, Cornwall, observed two very bright objects
flying on a N.N.W. to S.S.E. course over the town. Their height
was estimated to be about 2,000' and were described as rockets
with light trails. they were moving very fast and were only in
sight for 5 to 10 seconds. At one stage one of the sighters
thought that the two lights seemed to dim and
come on brightly again. The other observer did
not see this particular effect. He, however, only had the
objects in sight for a couple of seconds.
Meanwhile, who lives at Crowles, Nr Penzance, was
himself watching two very bright objects, with trails, heading
S.E. at a very low altitude 2,000' to 3,000'. He also observed
a third object behind the other two, but was less bright. none
of the objects made any noise and the light trails "were" he
said "thin and straight like a light tube". At the rear of the
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