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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
/ .... ----------------------- Directorate Air Staff Ministry of Defence Metropole Building Northumberland Avenue London WC2N 5BP 29 August, 2002 De~ Thank you for your letters of 16 July and 25 July enclosing copies of documents I requested under the Code of Practice for Access to Government Information.I I now wish to make five new applications for UFO related material under the terms of the Code. I understand that, as in previous applications, a charge may be made to cover staff time involved in searching for and reviewing records. I am willing to pay any reasonable charge, and ask that you provide an estimate oflength of time and cost before you proceed. The applications are as follows: 1. Copy of the file relating to a UFO report made by near Winch~ster, ~am~s~ire, on 14 N?vember 1976. I have reason to (!. -··" f, was the subJect of mqumes by S4f (Atr) and RAF Ops (GE) 2. The case file may u ro · f\. ' possibly be located in the PRO file AIR 2/18977 currently retained under the 30 '"'),, Ar NL rrc'~ year rule. 'door 2. 3. Copies ofthe file containing briefings and background notes on UFOs prepared 0 il)<;.g/-:- "1-::..lt by the head ofS4 (Air), with contributions from RAF Ops (GE) 2 and DI 55 for .-.A_ 7r;, 1 -:2"-'·'iO 1/est-ro~o. " ~ , reference by Lord Strabolgi in his closing address during the House of Lords ew-(:o."'-'-"!"'"'f c,f,,c-,:'""'1.., debate on UFOs, 18 January 1979. 1-k'-U)< 4 Lo-.J;.,r.xtvb.' - ~~l.-"" tC· ~) Ct Copies of report made by RAF Fylingdales, North Yorkshire, of unidentified object/s tracked by the BMEWS on or about 13 September 1980, and reported to Uv J.-.. U ro MOD. This file may also contain visual reports of sightings made by MOD Police ~ 0 ,~ fjy.. and civilian (West Yorkshire) police officers on or about the same date. 1 F'~ 1 I DIOS~ /r5,~(~ g
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