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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. 418 …Control of Air Defence aircraft on missions to preserve the Integrity of UK airspace. ARCC Kinless…
  • p. 449 …control of Air Defence aircraft on missions to preserve the Integrity of UK airspace. ARCC Kinless…
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b. Question 2
There was no evidence of unidentified aircraft being
present in the UKADR on 5 Oct 96, therefore, there was no
reason to scramble aircraft on alert. Police and the tanker
MV CONOCOAST saw LIGHTS not objects or any flying craft. No
lights were observed by any aircraft in the area; negative
reports were received from 2 civilian aircraft which flew by
the area at 0520-0530Z
c. Question 3
Procedures exist to scramble aircraft to investigate
unidentified aircraft detected on radar, which was not the
case on 5 oct .

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