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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 Research Society”3 pages
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# UNCLASSIFIED redacted- the information regarding the statement made in mid 1998 by the society of scientific exploration is already in the public domain: http://www.scientificexploration.org/jse/abstracts/v12n2a1.php- "The panel nevertheless concluded that it would be valuable to carefully evaluate UFO reports since, whenever there are unexplained observations, there is the possibility that scientists will learn something new by studying these observations". We are content for the last sentence in this paragraph to be released except for the wording in brackets which refers to the work of DI51. This should be redacted under s.26. - Volume 3-Miscellaneous Related Studies, Chapter 4, Page 3, paragraph 14, the final sentence of which has been redacted under s.27, this also is in the public domain: the following report was carried out by the University of Colorado under contract from the US Air Force. http://www.ncas.org/condon/text/s6chap07.htm It states: Basic plasma research is vital in many technological areas. In the field of communication, problems arise in connection with radio and radar transmission through plasma regions such as the ionosphere and the ionized sheath surrounding reentering spacecraft. Laboratory efforts are under way to control the reactions of nuclear fusion for power generation. If successful, present experiments may lead to efficient sources of power which do not require fossil fuel or fissionable materials. In the field of space technology, engineers are developing low thrust ion rocket engines to propel the next generation of interplanetary spaceships. It is considered that the last sentence in paragraph 14 should remain redacted under s.27. The sentence in the UAP report specifies which country has initiated plasma related programmes. Unless the University of Colorado has specifically revealed the fact the USA has initiated these programmes, then it should remain withheld. Your extract above "Basic plasma research is vital in many technological areas..." does not disclose this fact. - Annex A- Introduction Paragraph- this was redacted under s.27, but should this have been either s.23 or s.26 as we do not know how the information was gathered. Presumably this refers to Volume 3, Annex A, page A-2, paragraph 2 ? The last sentence in this paragraph was redacted under s.26, not s.27. 2. If you require any further information, or clarification on any of the above, please contact me. Section 40 DI BCR CG3 WH306 Section 40
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