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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. 3 ## Registered File Disposal Form FILE TITLE: (Main Heading - Secondary Heading - Tertiary Heading etc) UFOs - Persistent Correspondence…
  • p. 4 …are: # UFO related documents ## (iii) At the end of the specified retention period the file is…
  • p. 6 …Cardiff UFO ## Dear Section 40 No doubt MoD will have had many inquiries regarding the alleged…
  • p. 8 …file movie, it was inevitable that UFOs would soon be back in force. As one UFO…
  • p. 10 …The paper had now found an expert, former MoD UFO desk-jockey Nicola Haze, who was…
  • p. 11 …Cardiff UFO Dear Dr Clarke, Thank you for your e-mail of 25 June 2008. The…
  • p. 21 …It is not considered contradictory that the DIS has a file on UAP/UFO policy. As…
  • p. 22 …As you correctly recall in your letter, your original request for this file was refused as…
  • p. 24 # SUMMARY OF CONTENTS OF FILE DI55/108/15 - Part 4 'UFO Policy' The file covers the…
  • p. 26 …Given that fact, do DAO hold any record in their files of action taken in response…
  • p. 27 …I believe the contents of this UFO policy file are equally of interest both to the…
  • p. 29 …If they do have files on UFOs, you'd better warn them to be in for…
  • p. 36 …I request any and all files, paperwork, documents, photographs, etc, regarding the investigation, operational use of…
  • p. 40 …All accessible files for the period in question have been scrutinised, but no correspondence from the…
  • p. 43 …about UFO file releases at The National Archives, I should inform you that once files are…
  • p. 45 …You have complete access to the UFO/UAP file series and may remove them on a…
  • p. 48 …Finally, I wondered if you have any information on any imminent releases of UFO-related files…
  • p. 51 …Finally, I wondered if you have any information on any imminent releases of UFO-related files…
  • p. 57 …be filed with DIS, possibly in DI/DI55/108/15 Pt 6-7 (UFO Policy 2000…
  • p. 59 …be filed with DIS, possibly in DI/DI55/108/15 Pt 6-7 (UFO Policy 2000…
  • p. 64 …be filed with DIS, possibly in DI/DI55/108/15 Pt 6-7 (UFO Policy 2000…
  • p. 88 …I couldn't help but notice your remark about there being no "UFO Project." When Section…
  • p. 89 …I couldn't help but notice your remark about there being no "UFO Project." When Section…
  • p. 95 …Could we clear up the ambiguity surrounding the status of the 21 DI55 UFO files (see…
  • p. 98 …opportunity to check out any of the UFO files available there, you may find the attached…
  • p. 99 # UFO RECORDS HELD BY THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES (TNA) ## Key: ## Name of department/branch/creator NA Class…
  • p. 107 …files containing 'edited copies' of UFO reports begins 1975, ends 1980 AIR 2/18949. UFO reports…
  • p. 110 …Could we clear up the ambiguity surrounding the status of the 21 DI55 UFO files (see…
  • p. 111 …DI55 UFO files DI/DI55/108/15/1Pt9 UFO Incident Reports period not known DI/DI55…
  • p. 113 …For instance, I wondered if it is possible for DIS to confirm that the UFO files…
  • p. 120 …AIR 20/12966 was transferred to TNA in October and this was the only UFO file…
  • p. 121 …Freedom of Information requests AIR20/12966 was the only UFO file transferred in Oct (that I…
  • p. 122 …Are you aware of any other UFO-related files from this period which have been collected…
  • p. 124 …Are you aware of any other UFO-related files from this period which have been collected…
  • p. 126 …I believe at one time the possibility of a UFO in the area was suggested by…
  • p. 128 …The report examined UFO sighting reports from 1987 to 1997. The report was written in December…
  • p. 129 …Indeed today, I often speak to Section 40 to check the status of UFO files and…
  • p. 133 …The report examined UFO sighting reports from 1987 to 1997. The database was destroyed after the…
  • p. 134 …Indeed today, I often speak to Section 40 to check the status of UFO files and…
  • p. 144 …Interestingly I have found on my UFO policy file a draft PQ answer which was sent…
  • p. 145 …file enclosures between the years 1980 to 1996 for documents relating to the Rendlesham Forest UFO…
  • p. 150 …data, D/sec(AS)12/3-uFO Corrapondine - File Dl55/108/15 Pt 4 runs from…
  • p. 151 …Red ## Section 40 This is quite a big job, but here is some data, - File DI55…
  • p. 158 …a database of UFO/UAP material drawn from their archive of 22 files dating back to…
  • p. 159 …file enclosures between the years 1980 to 1996 for documents relating to the Rendlesham forest UFO…
david clarke Section 40 13 June 2006 10:11

Re: FOIA request

## 13 June 2006

## Dear Section 40

Thanks for your email dated 24 May and the update on my most recent letter and FOI request.

I note that the fresh request has been passed to DIS for action. Does this mean that DIS will reply/respond to me directly, or will you continue to deal with correspondence?

I look forward to an update on the outstanding DIS papers from my earlier FOI request.

Finally, I wondered if you have any information on any imminent releases of UFO-related files at TNA. You will be aware that the last substantial release was back in Jan 2005.

I spoke to the TNA Press Office last week and was told that a number of MoD files in the DEFE and AIR categories are due to be opened on 29 June. Do you know if any of these are likely to include UFO related records?

Yours,

David Clarke

Original Message -----

From: Section 40 @mod.uk>

To: "david clarke"

Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 4:02 PM

Subject: FOIA request

## Dear Dr Clarke

Thank you for your message and the attachment. I have also received the copy of your letter which you put in the post.

A copy of your letter has been sent to the Director General of Information, Access section who deal with MOD Internal reviews and they will contact you separately regarding the first part of your letter.

With regard to your new FOI request, I have recorded this and as you have requested information held by DIS rather than DAS, I have passed it to DIS for action. For your information this request has been allocated the FOI case number of 23-05-2006-100609-001.

You also mentioned some documents from previous FOI requests which you have still not received. I was informed that DIS were examining these in November 2005 and I am afraid they seemed to have got forgotten while we were working on many requests, including the UAP report. I apologise for this. I have asked DIS to look at these papers again and advise me on their release. I will write to you again as soon as I have some news.

Finally, with regard to your comments about the information the MOD holds regarding the UFO sighting in 1990, I should explain that RAF Fylingdales do track space debris and would have been aware of the brake up of the satellite. Indeed, I made some enquiries with RAF Fylingdales

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