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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…
LOOSE MINUTE
D/DAS/64/3/11
22 November 2005
DIST-GM OMS AD
Copy to: DI BCR CG2 DAS- Sec AD
## FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST - DR DAVID CLARKE
1) I am writing concerning Dr Clarke's Freedom of Information request for a copy of the report produced by DIS in December 2000 entitled "Unidentified Aerial Phenomena in the UK Air Defence Region", Volumes 1, 2 and 3 and the Executive Summary. I have now read the Executive Summary which you proposed to release ahead of the Volumes and while I do not profess to understand the technical or scientific information, I have the following comments for your consideration.
2) The summary contains references to what can and can not be seen on UK Air Defence Radar and discusses the possibility that our airspace could have been penetrated by potentially hostile objects. I think we should therefore show the Summary (and relevant parts of the report) to Wing Commander Section 40 CT and UK Ops - Airspace Integrity for an opinion on how sensitive this is now. I note UKADGE 1 (predecessor to CT&UK Ops) was on the original distribution of these documents, so it is possible that they also have a copy on their files.
3) There are references to flight safety aspects and a suggestion that past unexplained RAF aircraft fatal accidents could have been caused by the pilot being startled by the sudden appearance of an unidentified object immediately ahead of the aircraft. This could be interpreted as the MOD questioning the judgement of Boards of Inquiry convened to investigate these accidents and suggesting there may have been factors not taken into account. The fatal Mull of Kintyre Chinook accident in 1994 in which the pilots were found grossly negligent is still topical and DAS continue to receive FOI requests and correspondence from those campaigning to clear the pilots names. I believe at one time the possibility of a UFO in the area was suggested by some of the campaigners as a possible cause.
4) The summary also contains reference to plasma formations / technologies and "exotic technologies". You may recall when releasing the DIS letter dated 4 December 2000 (D/DIST/11/10) in response to Dr Clarke's earlier request we removed paragraph 3 as not relevant to the request. The main concern was that it mentioned that plasma formations have potential applications to novel weapons technology which you thought might still be sensitive and as it did not directly relate to Dr Clarke's request at the time, it was removed. Dr Clarke has asked us to reconsider the withholding of this paragraph and it seems pointless to continue to withhold it if we are going to release this information in the Executive Summary.
5) If you intend to release the Executive Summary in advance of the full (or partial) release of the Volumes of the report, care must be taken not to release information in the
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