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This briefing guide, written by Dr David Clarke of Sheffield Hallam University for The National Archives in March 2008 and revised through June 2012, explains the British government's involvement with UFOs from 1909 onward. It covers phantom airships, foo fighters, ghost rockets, the 1950 Flying Saucer Working Party, Air Ministry and MoD investigations, and the 1979 House of Lords debate. It also lists key National Archives file references, including the Rendlesham Forest papers, and notes that MoD found no evidence of extraterrestrial origin.
“Air Ministry intelligence”9 pages
15 Letter „Opinion on Flying Discs‟ sent by Twining to the Brigadier General Schulgen, Commanding General of the Army Air Forces, 23 September 1947, originally classified „Secret and declassified in 1969 now at US National Archives, College Park, Maryland, see: http://www.project1947.com/fig/twinng47.htm Articles Clarke, David and Roberts, Andy. „Britain‟s X-Files‟, Fortean Times 164 (November 2002), 38-44. Clarke, David. „The Rendlesham Forest Incident: Britain‟s Roswell?’ The Sceptic 12/2-3 (2004), 17-21. Clarke, David. „Opening the UFO files‟ BBC History Magazine vol 6/8 (August 2005), 43-46. Haines, Gerald K. „A die-hard issue: CIA's role in the study of UFOs, 1947-90', Studies in Intelligence: Semiannual Unclassified Edition 1 (1997), 67-84 Jones, R.V. „The natural philosophy of flying saucers,' Physics Bulletin 19 (July 1968), 225-30 Morgan, Roger J. „British Government UFO files in the Public Record Office,' Magonia 30 (August 1988), 12-15 Dr David Clarke of the Department of Journalism and Communication, Sheffield Hallam University created this briefing document for The National Archives, in March 2008. Revisions were made in February 2010, January and August 2011 and June 2012. The National Archives is not responsible for content created by external parties.
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