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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.

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  • p. 7 Copies of report made by RAF Fylingdales, North Yorkshire, of unidentified objects tracked by the BMEWS…
  • p. 41 …encourage informal links between, for example, the RAF and the very worthy groups who believe differently…
  • p. 48 …last week, one of our particularly important RAF stations had anything: to say about them. this…
  • p. 68 …1969, was we do know that an RAF Vulcan bomber very substantial and detailed and it…
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  • p. 136 …The official transcript has been provided by the RAF Air Attache ill Paris, who has also…
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  • p. 182 …official transcript has been provided by the RAF Air Attache · >:·1 ';:~ ill' Paris who has also…
  • p. 186 …ACS(G)(RAF) UFOs - DEBATE IN THE LORDS I enclose a first draft of a proposed…
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  • p. 197 …PS/CS(RAF) ACS(G)(RAF) DI55 -.Mr Asteraki Ops(GE)2b(RAF) Head of. S4…
  • p. 199 …and the draft speech to D?.R(RAF) with the request that he pass his copy…
  • p. 202 …PS/US of S (RAF) PSICS(RAF) PSIDUS(Alr) ACS (G) ( RAF) --7=' DI 55 (Mr…
  • p. 203 …minute and the draft speech to DPR(RAF) with // the request that he pass his copy…
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  • p. 207 …PS/CS(RAF) ACS(G)(RAF. DI55 - I"'r Ops( GE)2b( . Head of. S4(Air…
  • p. 208 …ACS(G)(RAF) !REDACTION ON ORIGINAL DOCUMENT I UFOs - DEBATE IN THE LORDS I enclose a…
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  • p. 247 …IN REPLY) FOR THE ATTENTION OF AFOR(RAF) UFO REPORT A. 26 SEP-0030 'HOURS-5…
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  • p. 252 …At 0142 hours, I informed RAF West Drayton, Lt Cdr incident, and he confirmed that there…
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  • p. 304 …To his knowledge there had not been any flyovers by RAF, NATO or other aircraft and…
  • p. 307 …Bentwaters Air Base jointly manned by the RAF and USAF. Around the time of the alleged…
  • p. 313 …I have attached the report made by a Corporal at RAF Cosford, together with three of…
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  • p. 344 …REPORTED 1·0 RAF CHIVENOR OPERATIONS ALSO SEEN Bi POLICE PAfROL PASSING BURROWS IN CAR PAGE…
  • p. 345 …FOR CAB ROUTINE 311050Z MAR 93 FROM RAF WEST DRAYTON TO MODUK AIR U N C…
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  • p. 372 …To his knowledge there had not been any flyovers by RAF, NATO or other ·. t aircraft…
  • p. 375 …Bentwaters Air Base jointly manned by the RAF and USAF. Around the time of tfre alleged…
  • p. 381 …I have attached the report made by a Corporal at RAF Cosford, together with three of…
  • p. 394 …The lights observed from Skegness were captured on video which is being sent to RAF Neatishead…
  • p. 397 …The MRCC, unaware of any maritime activity, asked the Air Rescue Coordination centre (ARCC) at RAF…
  • p. 398 …scramble a Quick Reaction Alert aircraft from RAF Leuchars to investigate either the permanent echo or…
Copies of report made by RAF Fylingdales, North Yorkshire, of unidentified objects
tracked by the BMEWS on or about 13 September 1980, and reported to MOD.
While ch~S8/75/2/5 Part B for the above, we will also search for a report
from PC -on 28 November 1980 as requested. As we would be reviewing
this file for the above mentioned report, there will be no additional charge for this search.
4. Copies of UFO reports made in the early hours of30/31 March 1993 by RAF and
meteorological office personnel and by members of the public.
We have not located any additional information to that contained in D/Sec(AS)12/7 since
my letter of 16 September. We are however content to examine this file for the
information you have requested.
5. Reports of unusual phenomena on radar in the early hours of 5 October 1996
reported by the SOC Neatishead and UFO reports made by Lincolnshire Police and
Skegness coastguard.
As I said in my previous letter, we have located one file which may contain relevant
information.
Given the above, if you wish us to pursue your requests regarding 2 to 5, I estimate that this
would still require 23 hours to complete, four hours ofwhich would be conducted free, leaving 19
hours, which would attract a fee of£ 15 an hour, or a total of £285. I should inform you that
while the files you may have seen in the PRO and,those older UFO report files that we have
recalled from archives show that UFO reports were once filed in date order, this has not always
been the case. Today (and we believe for a number of years) the reports have been filed in the
order in which the Department has received them. The only way to identify the information
requested is to search whole files covering the relevant period. Our estimate, therefore, takes in to
account not only the cost of copying and removing personal details from any relevant papers
found, but also the time taken to conduct these searches. This estimate indicates the largest period
of time that might be required, clearly if the work can be accomplished in less time, the cost will
be lowered accordingly. Please let me know if you wish us to proceed with your request.
Finally, you asked if we keep a list of the files destroyed in 1990 and the reason for their
destruction. It appears from our records that 18 files were destroyed in March 1990. These
included four policy files, four parliamentary correspondence, seven report and/or correspondence
files, one entitled "Solar Satellite Power Station" and the two House ofLords Debate files
mentioned in my earlier letter. We have found no record of why these files were destroyed.
I hope this is helpful.
Yours sincerely,

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