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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…
From: Section 40

ENCLOSURE

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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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