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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.

  • p. 4 …RAF BUSINESS SECRETARIAT HQ AIR COMMAND RAF HIGH WYCOMBE ## PART 4 DESTRUCTION CERTIFICATE It is certified…
  • p. 26 …report) to the CAA (and presumably the RAF). Given that fact, do DAO hold any record…
  • p. 40 …should be made available to the appropriate RAF Air Defence and other military and civil authorities…
  • p. 46 …2000 DCDI DG(R&T) ADGE IFS(RAF) (FS ATC) HQ MATO (OPS (LF) 1) AD…
  • p. 47 …DCDI, IFS(RAF), HQ MATO, - Executive Summary UKADGE UKADGE - Executive Summary and Volume 3 DGR&T…
  • p. 49 …Indeed, I made some enquiries with RAF Fylingdales in November 2005 in response to an FOI…
  • p. 50 …I'm sure that either DAO or RAF Fylingdales would have been aware of the presence…
  • p. 51 …Indeed, I made some enquiries with RAF Fylingdales
  • p. 52 …We do not therefore contact RAF Fylingdales every time we receive a sighting report. I hope…
  • p. 54 …Indeed, I made some enquiries with RAF Fylingdales in November 2005 in response to an FOI…
  • p. 55 …I'm sure that either DAO or RAF Fylingdales would have been aware of the presence…
  • p. 57 …the summary, namely DGR&T, DCDI, IFS(RAF), DI51, UKADGE and HQ MATO. It would appear…
  • p. 59 …the summary, namely DGR&T, DCDI, IFS(RAF), DI51, UKADGE and HQ MATO. It would appear…
  • p. 60 …Indeed, I made some enquiries with RAF Fylingdales in November 2005 in response to an FOI…
  • p. 61 …I'm sure that either DAO or RAF Fylingdales would have been aware of the presence…
  • p. 62 …I'm sure that either DAO or RAF Fylingdales would have been aware of the presence…
  • p. 64 …the summary, namely DGR&T, DCDI, IFS(RAF), DI51, UKADGE and HQ MATO. It would appear…
  • p. 65 …In favour of disclosing this information is the public interest in promoting understanding of the RAF…
  • p. 69 …It should also be noted that the report contains reference to unexplained RAF aircraft accidents and…
  • p. 73 …The report suggests that there is a possibility that unexplained RAF aircraft accidents or near miss…
  • p. 74 …In the course of this study RAF Aircraft Accidents over a 30 year period were examined…
  • p. 76 …It should also be noted that the report contains reference to unexplained RAF aircraft accidents and…
  • p. 80 …The report suggests that there is a possibility that unexplained RAF aircraft accidents or near miss…
  • p. 85 …The information relating to him being RAF aircrew relates to a paragraph in the 3-page…
  • p. 86 …As he was neither an employee of the MOD or in the RAF, the MOD does…
  • p. 87 …As he was neither an employee of the MOD or in the RAF, the MOD does…
  • p. 88 …As a former MoD employee/RAF aircrew he must have a forwarding address for pensions and…
  • p. 89 …As a former MoD employee/RAF aircrew he must have a forwarding address for pensions and…
  • p. 95 …back to the 1950s, who has an RAF background and has acted as an advisor on…
  • p. 100 …Cartmel, signal from RAF Topcliffe to Air Ministry, 1952, briefings on unidentified aircraft tracked by radar…
  • p. 101 AIR 2/18564 RAF West Freugh: UFO report. Request to release information on UFO report, 1971…
  • p. 102 …BBC 2 TV AF/419 1971-72 AIR 2/19125 Reported sightings of UFOs, RAF Patrington…
  • p. 107 …edited copies D/DS8/75/2/2Pt F August-October 1978 ## Air Defence DD Ops (RAF…
  • p. 108 …Air Traffic Control and UFOs 1977-78 D/IPS(RAF)/42/10/3 Database copyright Dr…
  • p. 110 …back to the 1950s, who has an RAF background and has acted as an advisor on…
  • p. 126 …3) There are references to flight safety aspects and a suggestion that past unexplained RAF aircraft…
  • p. 129 …the report received from the USAF at RAF Woodbridge concerning the Rendlesham Forest incident. The file…
  • p. 134 …the report received from the USAF at RAF Woodbridge concerning the Rendlesham Forest incident. The file…
  • p. 145 …This may contain the description "Unexplained Lights" or UFO report from RAF Woodbridge" as the case…
  • p. 148 …radar - and on one occasion photographed - near RAF Machrihanish in Scotland. On an earlier occasion a…
  • p. 149 …Were the sightings made around RAF Machrihanish ever accounted for as aircraft or natural phenomena, to…
  • p. 159 …These may contain the description "Unexplained Lights" or "UFO report from RAF Woodbridge" as the case…
Dr Clarke's outstanding requests and questions

FOI request letter dated 26 September 2005

1. A copy of the Executive Summary, Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) - DI55 Report, referred to in DIST letter, D/DIST/11/10 dated 4 December 2000.

Do you hold the Executive Summary? Is this a large document? Is it classified?

Whether this is released may depend on whether you are willing to release Volumes 1-3 of the report.

2. A copy of Volumes 1, 2 and 3 of the UAP Report referenced in the above letter.

Have you looked at these to see if they can be released? Have you any initial thoughts on release?

3. A copy of the terms of reference for the UAP Report, referenced in DI55/108/15/22 January 1997 as follows: D/DI55/108/15 dated 11 December 1996 and D/DI55/108/15 dated 16 November 1993.

Do you hold these documents? If so, have you looked at them to see if they can be released?

4. With reference to request (2) please could you provide an advance summary of the title and table of contents of the three individual volumes. This will enable me to narrow my request should it exceed the £600 limit allowed under the FOIA.

note from your e-mail of 29 September that you do have the contents pages and could provide this in advance as Dr Clarke requested. However, I think these should not be released until you know whether you are going to release the three volumes of the Report. It would not be wise to tell him what is in the volumes if there is a chance the information will be withheld. If you choose to withhold only certain sections, reference to these should also be removed from the contents pages (something which would be impossible if he had these in advance).

5. Please could you provide a list of all data fields possible for a UAP entry in the project database?

Section 40 Again this may depend on whether the report, volumes etc are going to be released.

Cases discussed

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