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UFO highlights guide 2013

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This highlights guide from The National Archives describes the tenth and final release of Ministry of Defence UFO files: 25 files with 4,400 pages covering the MoD UFO desk from late 2007 to its closure in November 2009. It explains how to use the PDF bookmarks and summarises key stories. These include the briefing that recommended closing the desk, a public disclosure campaign, a sharp rise in sightings linked to Chinese lanterns, and reports sorted by location.

Clicking on a bookmark will take you to the pages of the file related to that particular
story. To see the details of each bookmark – hover over the icon that appears on the
top left hand corner of the relevant page of the PDF document – as shown below.
3. Hover or click on bookmark icons to see detail
Below is information on the key stories and reports of UFO activity contained in
these files. It includes a list of the bookmarks contained in each file, with a short
summary of each bookmark. Please note that not all files contain bookmarks.
Highlights & Key stories
This is the tenth and final tranche of UFO files. There are 25 files containing 4,400
pages. The files cover the work carried out during final two years of the MoD‟s UFO
desk, from late 2007 until November 2009. The files cover policy, correspondence
with Ministers and members of the public, responses to FOI requests and sighting
reports.
Ten files originate with DAS (Directorate Air Staff, MoD Main Building). In December
2008 the UFO desk moved to RAF High Wycombe and the remaining 15 files
originate from the RAF Air Command.
Due to the volume of files released, highlighted files have been divided into the
following categories for ease of reference.
Closure of the UFO Desk
Disclosure Campaign
UFO Sightings and Reports
Sighting reports by geographical location
Closure of the UFO Desk
The UFO policy file DEFE 24/2458/1 (p 19-25) contains a briefing dated 11
November 2009 for Defence Minister Bob Ainsworth prepared by Carl Mantell of the

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