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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. 394 …LIGHTS IN THE WASH AREA unusual believe briefly 2. Stationary and generally red/green/white flashing…
  • p. 395 ~ltimately associated with lights in the Wash or E This church spire is known in aviation…
  • p. 397 …any air activity or incident in the wash area. The ARCC had no knowledge of any…
  • p. 398 …surveillance or aircraft control in the Wash area. Later, the plot was observed by Anglia Radar…
  • p. 399 …a unit familiar with operating aircraft in the Wash area; however, it is not possible to…
  • p. 413 …This wo1..tld ha.ve had the effect of 'washing out' all but the brightest stars…
  • p. 427 …LIGHTS IN THE WASH AREA unusual believe briefly 2. Stationary and generally red/green/white flashing…
  • p. 430 …any air activity or incident in the wash area. The ARCC had no knowledge of any…
  • p. 431 …surveillance or aircraft control in the Wash area. Later, the plot was observed by Anglia Radar…
  • p. 432 …a unit familiar with operating aircraft in the Wash area; however, it is not possible to…
  • p. 444 …This of 'washing out' all but the brightest stars. H this was Sirius or Ca.nopus…
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)Lights stationary on seemingly constant bearing (but ship was
)moving). Constant elevation assessed at 20 degrees. Southerly set of
)lights were brightest. Lights observed every 30 minutes or so until
)daybreak at constant azimuth and elevation -
)bearing 345 and 160 degrees true at 20 degrees elevation.
Video made of lights. Position m~asured (7 Nov by duty staff
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and 115 deg.-_ees azi!!!!!Jh._~----~--------~--
Same characteristics as before
Fixed bright white single light to SE (cardinal estimated using St
Botolph 's spire as reference) 40-45 degrees elevation.
Lights still 'quite bright and flashing bearing SSE and 30-50
degrees above horizon.
Lights moved to SSE, 60 degrees elevation, same fixed bright white
stable light.
As above: Azimuth still 345 and 160 degrees, Elevation 20 Or 30
degrees.
Lights still in same place.
C-4
)Assume mean position 53 12N,
) 00 34E
Azimuth 115 degrees, elevation
degrees
Assume azimuth 135 degrees +or-
15120; elevation 40 degrees +or-
10115.
Assume elevation 40 degrees
+or- 10; Assume azimuth 135 +
or -10/15?
Assume elevation 60 +or-10115
degrees, Azimuth 157 +or-10115
say between 140 and 170 degrees.
Unreliable observation for exact
coords.

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