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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.
“The Advance”16 pages
~REDACTION ON ORIGINAL DOCUMENT~ SYNOPSIS OF OBSERVATIONS OF UNUSUAL LIGHTS - 5 OCT SKEGNESS POLICE ANNEXCTO DIDA0/1113 DATED 13 NOV 96 Observer: PC,. Mobile patrol at Addlethorpe. Stationary, blue green red lights to the East, appeared elongated, low in the sky. Observed at about 02002 then periodically until 04002; light remained stationary but became progressive higher and clear; by 04002 'the star was fairly high in the sky looking very similar to the rest'. Observer: PC~t Skegness. First seen 02052 loll owing information from P~ static white light with red green and yellow lights rotating around it- much lower than any star, estimate 50,000ft. Last observed at 0420 when 'it looked just like any other star'. Observer: Mr-~Control Room· -visual plus video Position: Visual from 3rd floor window, video from roof above. Four observations at 0214, 0350, 0450(when lights videoed) and just before going off duty at 06002. Stationary red, green, blue and white flashing light. Observer admitted to being 'not very interested' in the lights. BOSTON POLICE Observer: Position: Through 3rd floor window of Ice station and outside. Observed intermittently between approx 0230 and dawn: stationary bright white light, constant azimuth and elevation - slightly north of east and about 40 degrees up ..; 'did not fit the description of the lights being reported by Skegness' - saw the same light 'a couple of months ago but further north on that occasion' Observer: ~Control Room· Position: Through control room window on 3rd floor. Two observations at 0412 and 0503 - Just a fixed bright light, not flashing, no colours. C-1 .. '\
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