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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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House, will help to increase public under- s·eem to be internal inconsistencies in the
standing. But before J reply in detail to 1 idea. To p!lt it simp!:/, if these alleged
the debate---and l think it llas been a 1 aliens prefer to keep out of the way, the
·most intcrc.sting: one--- 1 should like to /, number of report~:d sightings would surely
join with my noble friend Lord Davies of be only a tiny portion of the actual UFO
Leek in congratulating the noble Viscount. I movements, which would run into many
Lord Oxfuird, on l1is maiden speech. / millions. If they do not prefer to pass
We were very glad to hear from him. if I unnoticed, we could surely expect un-
I may say so, and I hope we shall hear I mistakeable appearances.
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