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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.
“RAF Neatishead”18 pages
41bdar operators who work routinely in particular areas using the same radar head, as is borne out by the information from Anglia concerning the Boston Stump. No Air Defence radar detected the Boston echo. Neatishead's 'skilled operators' rarely use the Claxby ATC Radar in the Boston area, nor do D&D and, hence, had not encountered this particular radar echo before; the echo was seen by 3 control agencies using the same radar at Claxby; Waddington reported an echo at 0749 when they were asked to look 1200/23nm (over Boston), however, investigations revealed a reporting error and this plot was a separate permanent echo towards Skegness. The radar plots could not be correlated with the visual sightings of lights and, geographically, were quite separate. 6. Para 5 a. The video taken by the Skegness police did not disappear into the bowels of the Ministry's Main Building. It was sent by Inspectorlllllliji Skegness police to Lincolnshire Police HQ and held b~ad of Media Services. A copy was supplied to .......... an 'independent UFO researcher' on 18 Oct and to ~GE 1, on 5 Nov 96. No copy was sent to Neatishead. b. RAF Air Defence Ground Environment units, including CRC Neatishead, produce a Recognised Air Picture of air activity in the UKADR 24 hours a day. Standard procedures exist for investigating unidentified aircraft and these were followed in this case. Experienced operators carefully judged that there was no evidence of unidentified flying craft present in the UKADR and did not, therefore, seek authority to scramble air defence aircraft held on alert at RAF Leuchars. 7. Para 6 a. Question 1 CRC Neatishead - Responsible for: the compilation of the Recognised Air Picture in that portion of the UKADR south of 55 degrees north. control of Air Defence aircraft on missions to preserve the Integrity of UK airspace. ARCC Kinless - To liaise with and support national emergency organisations by allocating air search and rescue resources to incidents. D&D Cell, West Drayton - Provide Air Traffic Control Emergency and Fixer services to Civilian and Military aircraft operating in the London Flight Information Region RAF Waddington - Task includes the provision of a Lower Airspace Radar Service (LARS) to Military and Civil ac on request out to 30nms (or further if airspace quiet) and up to FL095 Video - see above.
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