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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 Files”45 pages
ENCLOSURE 50 NUMBER Subject: Clarke-UFO ## Hi Section 40 After much discussion at this end between David Wray and CTUKOps SO1 Air, there are several redactions that will now be released- but before this is possible there are several more things we need to clarify. Dr Clarke has obviously asked for the name of the author and the company responsible for the report. - While the author can obviously be withheld under s.40 as we can not find him to ask his permission, can it also be withheld under s.24-National Security- as he may be targeted to obtain secret information that we have with held and he may inadvertently release? - The name of the company currently withheld under s.43- as DIS still use this company is it withheld so that this is not known? If so, this is not s.43 but s.24 and must be stated as such. - In Volume 2, working paper no. 5. Page 5-3, paragraph 9. This has been redacted under s.26 Defence, but is this really the case- or is it possibly commercial? This would therefore be s.43. It gives away the key reasoning which we have paid for and should it just be given out to others- it could be argued that others could produce the same information butt should we point them in the right direction? - In Executive Summary, page 3, paragraph 11 has been redacted under s.27, but this should have been s.26 or possibly s.23, as the information is an assessment and could be from intelligence sources. - Volume 3-Miscellaneous Related studies, Chapter 1, page 5, paragraph 21- while this paragraph was previously redacted in whole, it has now been agreed to release some of paragraph 11, the opening phrase of paragraph 21 is the same as the opening phrase of paragraph 11 which will be released. - Volume 3- Miscellaneous Related Studies, Chapter 1, Page 7, second bullet. Redacted under s.26, should it be s.43? Is this knowledge that we do not want known, as we paid for it- and we do not wan to supply this to any competitors? - Volume 3- Miscellaneous Related Studies. Chapter 4, page 1, paragraph 3- is this s.26? It reveals DIS organisation- security. ## information gathered? Paragraph 4- this was s.27, but should it be s.25? How was the Paragraph 9- also s.27 but should it be s.25? How was it gathered? 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.
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