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This MoD file, titled UFOs - Persistent Correspondence - Dr David Clarke, holds Dr David Clarke's Freedom of Information requests and emails to the Directorate of Air Staff from 2005 to 2008. Clarke asked for the DI55 report on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena in the UK Air Defence Region and for Rendlesham papers. He also sought records about Nick Pope. Other items include an internal review that released redacted passages on plasmas, the MoD's statement that it had no report of the 2008 South Wales police helicopter sighting, and a 2009 disposal form.
“UFO Files”45 pages
- p. 3 ## Registered File Disposal Form
FILE TITLE: (Main Heading - Secondary Heading - Tertiary Heading etc) UFOs - Persistent Correspondence…
- p. 4 …are:
# UFO related documents
## (iii) At the end of the specified retention period the file is…
- p. 6 …Cardiff UFO
## Dear Section 40
No doubt MoD will have had many inquiries regarding the alleged…
- p. 8 …file movie, it was inevitable that UFOs would soon be back in force. As one UFO…
- p. 10 …The paper had now found an expert, former MoD UFO desk-jockey Nicola Haze, who was…
- p. 11 …Cardiff UFO
Dear Dr Clarke,
Thank you for your e-mail of 25 June 2008.
The…
- p. 21 …It is not considered contradictory that the DIS has a file on UAP/UFO policy. As…
- p. 22 …As you correctly recall in your letter, your original request for this file was refused as…
- p. 24 # SUMMARY OF CONTENTS OF FILE DI55/108/15 - Part 4 'UFO Policy'
The file covers the…
- p. 26 …Given that fact, do DAO hold any record in their files of action taken in response…
- p. 27 …I believe the contents of this UFO policy file are equally of interest both to the…
- p. 29 …If they do have files on UFOs, you'd better warn them to be in for…
- p. 36 …I request any and all files, paperwork, documents, photographs, etc, regarding the investigation, operational use of…
- p. 40 …All accessible files for the period in question have been scrutinised, but no correspondence from the…
- p. 43 …about UFO file releases at The National Archives, I should inform you that once files are…
- p. 45 …You have complete access to the UFO/UAP file series and may remove them on a…
- p. 48 …Finally, I wondered if you have any information on any imminent releases of UFO-related files…
- p. 51 …Finally, I wondered if you have any information on any imminent releases of UFO-related files…
- p. 57 …be filed with DIS, possibly in DI/DI55/108/15 Pt 6-7 (UFO Policy 2000…
- p. 59 …be filed with DIS, possibly in DI/DI55/108/15 Pt 6-7 (UFO Policy 2000…
- p. 64 …be filed with DIS, possibly in DI/DI55/108/15 Pt 6-7 (UFO Policy 2000…
- p. 88 …I couldn't help but notice your remark about there being no "UFO Project."
When Section…
- p. 89 …I couldn't help but notice your remark about there being no "UFO Project."
When Section…
- p. 95 …Could we clear up the ambiguity surrounding the status of the 21 DI55 UFO files (see…
- p. 98 …opportunity to check out any of the UFO files available there, you may find the attached…
- p. 99 # UFO RECORDS HELD BY THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES (TNA)
## Key:
## Name of department/branch/creator
NA Class…
- p. 107 …files containing 'edited copies' of UFO reports begins 1975, ends 1980
AIR 2/18949. UFO reports…
- p. 110 …Could we clear up the ambiguity surrounding the status of the 21 DI55 UFO files (see…
- p. 111 …DI55 UFO files
DI/DI55/108/15/1Pt9 UFO Incident Reports period not known
DI/DI55…
- p. 113 …For instance, I wondered if it is possible for DIS to confirm that the UFO files…
- p. 120 …AIR 20/12966 was transferred to TNA in October and this was the only UFO file…
- p. 121 …Freedom of Information requests
AIR20/12966 was the only UFO file transferred in Oct (that I…
- p. 122 …Are you aware of any other UFO-related files from this period which have been collected…
- p. 124 …Are you aware of any other UFO-related files from this period which have been collected…
- p. 126 …I believe at one time the possibility of a UFO in the area was suggested by…
- p. 128 …The report examined UFO sighting reports from 1987 to 1997. The report was written in December…
- p. 129 …Indeed today, I often speak to Section 40 to check the status of UFO files and…
- p. 133 …The report examined UFO sighting reports from 1987 to 1997. The database was destroyed after the…
- p. 134 …Indeed today, I often speak to Section 40 to check the status of UFO files and…
- p. 144 …Interestingly I have found on my UFO policy file a draft PQ answer which was sent…
- p. 145 …file enclosures between the years 1980 to 1996 for documents relating to the Rendlesham Forest UFO…
- p. 150 …data,
D/sec(AS)12/3-uFO Corrapondine
- File Dl55/108/15 Pt 4 runs from…
- p. 151 …Red
## Section 40
This is quite a big job, but here is some data,
- File DI55…
- p. 158 …a database of UFO/UAP material drawn from their archive of 22 files dating back to…
- p. 159 …file enclosures between the years 1980 to 1996 for documents relating to the Rendlesham forest UFO…
## Section 40
From: Section 40
ENCLOSURE
MUMBER
Sent: 16 December 2005 11:50
To: Section 40
Subject: RE: FOI Request - Dr David Clarke
## Dear Section 40
Thank you for your email. I believe Section 40 has been in touch with you about the first point.
I am very happy for you to continue to correspond with Dr Clarke as DAS are the policy lead and you have established a relationship already. It's best that he has one POC in MOD!
On the redaction points, Section 40 has already checked the first two volumes from a security/technical perspective, and has agreed to redact Vol 3 which does need some technical data redacted. Section 40 be checking them from an FOI perspective. For example, we have seen some references to other nations, which might need redacting. We hope to have completed this task by early January.
As it will be a one-off publication, creating a new class under the publication scheme may be unnecessary. Instead of placing the reports on the MOD's publication scheme, we could place them in the MOD's FOI Reading Room which is available at the www.mod.uk website. Info-Access views would be welcome.
I am happy to host a meeting here in early January once we have done the work. Section 40 welcome to come of course. Please ring me if you have any other points.
Have a good (UFO-free) Christmas! Section 40
Section 40
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Section 40
From: Section 40
Sent: 15 December 2005 12:09
To: Section 40
Cc:
Subject: RE: FOI Request - Dr David Clarke
## Dear Section 40
Thank you for this. I thought Section 40 was your FOI focal point and have copied my e-mails to her, so I apologise for sending them to the wrong place. I will deal with Section 40 future.
All of the information Dr Clarke has asked for in this request is DIS material and not held by DAS. However, Dr Clarke has been corresponding with me about UFOs almost continuously for over 5 years and we have released a lot of information to him. In order to stop him starting a similar long chain of correspondence with yourselves and so I can keep track of what information he has been given I thought it best that your response comes through me rather than directly to him. If you would prefer to correspond directly with him, please let me know. Otherwise I believe that you are best placed to decide on what can be released from these documents (with the input of any other parties as you see fit) and the use of any exemptions. You would then need to redact any information which is to be withheld. As the FOIA is an entitlement to information not documents it would be acceptable to provide a digest of releasable information but given the number of documents involved it may be more practical to provide copies (redacted where necessary). I would then be
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