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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. 46 …believe me; but if pianist-" We three kings of Orient arc". I said I had seen…
  • p. 55 ·, ~ '*c·... .,~,.;,_~ ..... ............ ' 1283 Unidentified LORDS Flying Objects 1284 Lord Kings Norton.J { far with little enough results…
  • p. 60 …fiction is taken up with the supposition that vastly superior kings to ourselves are motivated by…
  • p. 66 …that it was the noble Lord, Lord Kings Norton-who said that I probably it should…
  • p. 70 …Lord KINGS. NORTON: My Lords, the word was" mtra ", not "inter". Lord STRABOLGI: My Lords, I…
  • p. 128 …Signature of both Vrotocols on behalf of the United King~o· took place on 12th December…
  • p. 198 …of Kimberley,· IViscount St Davids, Lords Rankeillour, Kings-Norton, Gladv..ryn l and Hewlett, the Bishop…
  • p. 202 …of Kimberley,· Viscount St Davids, Lords Rankeillour, Kings-Norton, Glad~7n and Hewlett, the Bishop of…
  • p. 260 …Both reporters are adamant that the helicopters were military - probably 'Sea Kings'? but again MOO (AIR…
  • p. 328 …Both reporters are adamant that the helicopters were military - probably 'Sea Kings'? but again MOD (AIR…
  • p. 383 …Unfortunately the-..clee-Hill·radar head was not wot"king on primary radar during the recording…
  • p. 399 …However, when asked at 0227 and 0240Z respectively, police at Kings Lynn and the MV NAUTIC…
  • p. 405 KINGS LYNN POLICE 0227Z - No reports of unusual lights. MV CONOCOAST "~'~"~'"'"r'"'r carrying fuel to…
  • p. 406 …0227 Police -Kings Lynn No unusual lights reported. 0240 MV NAUTIC W No lights seen. 0246…
  • p. 414 …duty 5 Oct duty 5 oct 96) Kings Lynn Police 0237Z No lights reported HQ Lincolnshire…
  • p. 432 …However, when asked at 0227 and 0240Z respectively, police at Kings Lynn and the MV NAUTIC…
  • p. 438 KINGS LYNN POLICE !REDACTION ON ORIGINAL DOCUMENT! 0227Z - No reports of unusual lights. MV CONOCOAST AN…
  • p. 445 …0600Z 5 Oct Boston Police Control Room Kings Lynn Police on duty 5 Oct (on duty…
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observations are also hard to interpret. What does he n1ean. when
says wa.~ 'not very interested''? Why did he take the video? Tt. is possible
!tom his own record of. his obse.rvation tha.t he was looking at the same lights as
the crew of MV CONOCOAST seen at azimuth 160°, although the later compass
measurement of tll.e light seen on the video could have been Venu11;!
Also, one should note that the Moon was just past Last Quarter o.n 4~h October,
rising at 23:36 BST on October 4 a.nd setting at 15:13 BST on October 5. This
wo1..tld ha.ve had the effect of 'washing out' all but the brightest stars. H this was
so then the bright stars Sirius or Ca.nopus might be candidates for these sightings.
Howevet.", if the sky was really clear I don't thiuk either of thf'~~e objects would ha.ve
fooled people who axe presumably all quite used to working a.t night and therefore
are quite fa.z:Wliar with looking at the sky. ··
I hope this has helped.

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