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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.
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In regard to the following two points- these are on my understanding- and if you wish to disagree please let me know- if correct can they be released? - Volume 3-Miscellaneous Related Studies, Chapter 4, page 3, paragraph 12, while information regarding DIS, the CIA desk officer and DI51 must remain 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". - 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 re-entering 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. ## Finally: - 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. If this is ok, once we have checked all of these details, I will email you the full list of redactions that it has now been agreed to release. I didn't want to email the full list at once and have it get too confusing. If you want the list earlier please let me know and I can send it in another email. I hope this all makes sense, any problems please contact me. Thanks for all your help. ## Section 40 Info-AccessPol2 Main Building, Level 6, Zone E, Desk 09 Phone (Mil) Section 40 Email Section 40 @mod.uk
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