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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.
am able to confirm that it was given the classification of SECRET. With regard to the paragraph from DIST's letter of 4 December 2000 this was removed because it contains potentially sensitive information that is not relevant to your request. I have however, asked DIS to revisit this paragraph in light of the possible release of the report and I will write to you again regarding this matter. With regard to your comments concerning how DAS was informed of the DIS decision, I have searched our UFO Policy file for the period and there is no document specifically concerning this issue. I can therefore only assume that we were informed by telephone. You also asked if the DI55 Policy file D/DI55/105/15 Pt 4 contained any documents dated between 1981 and 1984 relating to the report received from the USAF at RAF Woodbridge concerning the Rendlesham Forest incident. The file runs from 1971 to December 1995 and the only relevant document it contains is a poor quality copy of Lt Col Halt's memo which has already been released into the public domain. With regard to your question concerning the exchange of correspondence between Section 40 and Section 40 in August 1983 and Section 40 comment that she had checked to see whether, a file had been retained. I can confirm that I have checked D/DS8/10/209 Part F again, but it contains no further notes or correspondence about this matter. I should add that it is quite possible that Section 40 did not formally write to Defence Records but simply telephoned them to check whether the file had been retained. Indeed today, I often speak to Section 40 to check the status of UFO files and these conversations are not always documented. Finally, as requested in your e-mail message of 29 October, we asked the former office of Air Chief Marshall Sir Anthony Bagnall to forward your letter to him at his home address. We have recently received a message that the Air Chief Marshall is grateful for your letter but he has nothing further to add to the debate. I do not know whether he will choose to reply to you separately. I hope this is helpful. I will write to you again as soon as I have anything further to add. Yours sincerely, Section 40
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