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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
Sent: 08 November 2005 11:27
To: Section 40
Subject: RE: FOI & Dr Clarke
## Section
Page Count
The 4 volume report has the following approx page count (numbers refer to physical sheets of paper some are double sided some are single sided)
Exec Summary 20 pages
Vol 1117
Vol 2150
Vol 47
Total 334
These were written with release in mind are restricted. apart from Vol 3 which is secret because it contains performance values of UK ADR radars. It is my intention to put this report into the release scheme, so I think we can promise release of most it. The report examined sighting reports from 1987 to 1997; these were input into a relational database. Before you ask the database was destroyed after the report was written and the sighting reports which formed the basis have probably been released via the PRO, but you need to check.
The result from the examination of the sighting reports was that there was no longer a requirement for DI55 to monitor UAP reports as they do not demonstrably provide information useful to defence Intelligence. I understand Hd Sec (AS) was advised and we stopped getting the reports.
Section 40
From: Section 40
Sent: 03 November 2005 12:09
To Section 40
Subject: FOI & Dr Clarke
Importance: High
Sorry, its time to tackle Dr Clarke's FOI request ( I now have a further hastening e-mail from him).
I have got a bit lost as to where we are with his requests / questions so to recap I have written the attached notes. I would be grateful if you could address asap the areas where I have indicated something for your action.
If you wish to discuss any issues regarding the potential release of any of this information, please give me a call. I am happy to arrange a meeting room if you would rather come over and go through anything with me.
Regards
DAS-FOI
5-H-13
Section 40
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