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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. 394 …LIGHTS IN THE WASH AREA unusual believe briefly 2. Stationary and generally red/green/white flashing…
  • p. 395 ~ltimately associated with lights in the Wash or E This church spire is known in aviation…
  • p. 397 …any air activity or incident in the wash area. The ARCC had no knowledge of any…
  • p. 398 …surveillance or aircraft control in the Wash area. Later, the plot was observed by Anglia Radar…
  • p. 399 …a unit familiar with operating aircraft in the Wash area; however, it is not possible to…
  • p. 413 …This wo1..tld ha.ve had the effect of 'washing out' all but the brightest stars…
  • p. 427 …LIGHTS IN THE WASH AREA unusual believe briefly 2. Stationary and generally red/green/white flashing…
  • p. 430 …any air activity or incident in the wash area. The ARCC had no knowledge of any…
  • p. 431 …surveillance or aircraft control in the Wash area. Later, the plot was observed by Anglia Radar…
  • p. 432 …a unit familiar with operating aircraft in the Wash area; however, it is not possible to…
  • p. 444 …This of 'washing out' all but the brightest stars. H this was Sirius or Ca.nopus…
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ft'iiNISTP.Y OF DEFENCE
Main BUild!ng Whitehall London SW1A2HB
. • T~lephone 01 ~~'-?m~iiirt218-
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~cience & Space Deptc
I!"oreign & Com.mom-;ealth Office
Do1ming st (East)
London SW 1A 2AJ,
Dear Nr
Your reference
Our reference
D/S4(Air)8/3
Dato
1Lt1_ Deceuber 1977
We spoke earlier today about the United Natim1.t~ reso·lu·~ion .
concerning a~ investigation into Unidentified Flying Objects.
2. Since 1-re r.eed. to. advise our Hinister on this subject in
co:n...Ylection 1-Ti th a Parlia"D.entary Enquiry, I should be very gratef-ul
if you Hould confirm that my understanding of the si ttlation,. as
stated belov-r, i.s correct~-
·a .. The resolution has been shelved indefinately, a:."lL1 it
lias su~gested that countries interested in co-ordina·tine
invest~gations should pool their resources. .
b. The UK did not support, nor 1-rish to be associated i·ri th
the resolution, it being considered that partioipation in
such an investigation could bring the United :r:;~ttions into
disrepute.
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