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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.
“International UFO Reporter”20 pages
From: Section 40 ENCLOSURE 5 MUMBER Sent: 29 September 2005 11:44 To: Section 40 Subject: RE: FOI Request Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Red ## Section 40 This is quite a big job, but here is some data, - File DI55/108/15 Pt 4 runs from 1971 to Dec 1995 - Rendlesham Forest incident o Poor quality photocopy of 13 Jan 81 Report form Lt Col Halt Deputy Base commander 'Unexplained Lights'. - Briefing Note for Ministerial interview Central TV - This is one of yours D/Sec(AS)/12/3 2 June 1986 D/Sec(AS)/12/3 26 Sep 85 which is a brief for Lord Trefgarnes meeting with Lord Hill-Norton with mentions the incident. The 3 vol study into our sighting records comprises 35 mm of paper (it's thick). I can get the contents pages to you but not electronically. ## Section 40 From: Section 40 Sent: 27 September 2005 14:55 To: Section 40 Subject: RE: FOI Request Section 40 Thanks. The public have always been more interested in UFO/UAP issues than we in the MOD are. I guess it is human nature to be curious about things that are not explained and many like to believe in government cover ups and conspiracies. Dr Clarke is a social historian who has a degree in Culture and Tradition and is interested in the beliefs people have and what influences them to believe the things they do (ie media). UFOs is his pet subject and he has been studying the history of the subject and MOD's involvement for about five years now. I think he is fascinated with this database because we have always maintained that we only examine sighting reports to see if they show any evidence of anything of defence significance and beyond this we do not try positively identify what was seen, yet here we were compiling a database and attempting to do just that. I look forward to seeing what you have in due course. Regards Section 40 DAS-FOI From: Section 40 Sent: 27 September 2005 13:56 To: Section 40 Subject: RE: FOI Request Section 40 Read the enclosures and I'll see what I can get you this week, but I'm only in one day. He is a most
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