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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…
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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