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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. 7 …I apologise for the quality of the Facsimile message from RAF Neatishead. We have checked with…
  • p. 313 …Sector Operations Centre (South) at RAF Neatishead have told D Air Def's staff that nothing…
  • p. 381 …Sector Operations Centre (South) at RAF Neatishead have told D Air Def's staff that nothing…
  • p. 394 …The lights observed from Skegness were captured on video which is being sent to RAF Neatishead…
  • p. 397 …RAF Neatishead if any aircraft activity was present on the radar in that area; Neatishead had…
  • p. 398 …Meanwhile, CRC Neatishead's inquiries had revealed no sign of air movements or military exercises in…
  • p. 417 …Tornado F3 QRA aircraft are held on high alert at RAF Leuchars but not routinely at…
  • p. 418 …No copy was sent to Neatishead. b. RAF Air Defence Ground Environment units, including CRC Neatishead…
  • p. 427 …The lights observed from Skegness were captured on video which is being sent to RAF Neatishead…
  • p. 430 …RAF Neatishead if any aircraft activity was present on the radar in that area; Neatishead had…
  • p. 431 …Meanwhile, CRC Neatishead's inquiries had revealed no sign of air movements or military exercises in…
  • p. 448 …Torna o F3 QRA aircraft are held on high alert at RAF Leuchars b t ot…
  • p. 449 …No copy was sent to Neatishead. b. RAF Air Defence Ground Environment units, including CRC Neatishead…
  • p. 456 …RAF Neatishead to GESM dated 5 Oct 1996 attached to a transcipt of conversations between Neatishead…
  • p. 463 Copies of report made by RAF Fylingdales, North Yorkshire, of unidentified objects tracked by the BMEWS…
  • p. 471 …Copies of report made by RAF Fylingdales, North Yo~kshire, of unidentified ~·;}.Y' object/s tracked…
  • p. 477 …Copies of UFO reports made in the early hours of30/31 March 1993 by RAF and…
  • p. 491 …Copies of UFO reports made in the early hours of 30/31 March 1993 by RAF…
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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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