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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.
“The Unexplained Files”5 pages
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From: Sent: To: Subject: david clarke Section 40 29 October 2005 11:47 Re: Freedom of Information request Importance: High Bagnall.doc (32 KB) 29 October 2005 ## Dear Section 40 This is a belated reply following up your email of 26 September. Since our last communication I have moved to a new academic post at Sheffield Hallam University which will allow me to specialise and teach in the areas of Open Government and FOI that interest me but have only just begun to catch up on correspondence. I wondered if it would be possible to provide me with an update on progress with a) the outstanding requests from my 2nd FOI request and also progress with b) the new request I made for the DIS report on UAPs made on 26 September; I understand I was due a response on this specific request on 25 October. In addition I wondered if you could assist me by forwarding the attached letter to Air Chief Marshal Sir Anthony Bagnall who I understand retired recently from the MoD. As you can see the letter is dated 10 August and this was the dated I posted it to him c/o the MoD Main Building. I have not heard anything since and wondered if it had indeed reached him. I would be grateful if your department were able to pass this on to ACM Bagnall on my behalf. You will be aware that he was ACAS at the time of the "Cosford incident" and other related UFO incidents in 1993-4 that have been the subject of my recent FOI's and I would like to obtain his considered opinion on this subject in hindsight. I hope you are well and look forward to hearing from you, Yours sincerely Dr David Clarke From: 'Section 40 To: <Section 40 Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 9:00 AM Subject: Freedom of Information request Dear Dr Clarke Thank you for your two emails, the first concerning information already sent to you and the second a new FOI request. I have just returned from leave, so apologise for not replying to your earlier email when it arrived. I will write to you shortly regarding the points raised in your first letter. I have sent the details of your FOI request to the DIS staff as the branch responsible for this information and I will let you have an update on progress as soon as possible.
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