Documents / Document

MOD file DEFE 24/2032/1

The Black Vault · 492 pages · text from the file's own layer

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. 315 …Squawk 4651/110 from the north through Salisbury Plain area towards southampton. Squawk 2363/239 north…
  • p. 383 …Squawk 4651/110 from the north through Salisbury Plain area towards Southampton. Squawk 2363/239 north…
• . [REDACTION ON ORIGINAL DOCUMENT I
DUFORO Case No 933 Annex 'A'
WESTCOUNTRY AND WALES SIGHTINGS - 31st March 1993
Event 'B'
Nr Kerris, Cornwall
am - 2 very bright lights, travelling fast, flying
parallel with wonderful vapour like trails. *Two smaller trails
to left hand trail! thought there might have been two other
smaller objects. Looking towards moon, from north, very high.
No sound from object/s but audible rumbling sound from ground
level. Time of sighting 30 seconds. When in cloud, object/s
illuminated them. Distance apart as seen from the ground = 1"
to 1~".
2. Pentregaler, Crymyn,
Dy
Time 1. am. Lady on hill side approximately 1,000' above sea
level. Attending sheep, observes 2 large white objects, flying
parallel, one slightly in front of the other. Time 2 minutes -
maybe less!, very high- vapour trail.
3. PCs - ............ Treharris Police Station,
Perrot treet, rr~yr.
Time1.10am. 2 bright white objects (brighter than stars) came
frm north west travelling south east, flying parellel to each
other- approximately same height as conventional aircraft -
steady pace. light vapour trail but third light or vapour trail
between the other two! Sighting time 2 to 2~ minutes. No noise.
Ob~sed overhead.
PCIIIIIIIJphoned MOD - told no aircraft known to be in the
area.
4. Sgt Bideford-
Time 1. East of~
driving into Lynton. Looking towa s t ristol Channel and
saw two white lights, which they they thought were attached to
a very large qbject. Estimated distance between lights as 500'.
No sound. ObJect passed overhead and headed south , south west.
Time of sighting ~to15 seconds. Height 2,000' plus!
* Same night, PC en-route to Holsworthy after
departing Lynton, o serve w ite lights pass over hjs vehicle
going in south westerly direction.
/2

Cases discussed

About this file

Document, cited by the archive. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 492 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.