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I am writing with reference to your e-mail of 24 .January 2005 in which you requested
"information on u.f.o sightings from 1900 to 2004." Your request has been passed to this
office as we are the focal point within the Ministry of Defence for correspondence about
'UFOs.'
I should inform you that this department holds details of UFO sightings reported to the MOD
and public correspondence about UFOs (some of which also contain sighting
reports) spanning a 25 year period. These records are not held electronically, but are filed
on paper files in the order in which they were received. Before any of this information can
be released personal data has to be removed in accordance with the Data Protection Act
1998. Clearly, if we were to process copies of all these records the costs would quickly
exceed the permitted £600 limit set for compliance with the Freedom of Information Act
2000 and as provided by Section 12 of the Act, the Ministry of Defence is not obliged to
comply with your request. If however, if you could be more specific about the information
you are seeking we may be able to assist you
In the meantime, you may wish to be aware that there is already some information about
UFOs available for public viewing. MOD files on UFOs were routinely destroyed after 5
years until 1967 when they were generally preserved for The National Archives. A few have
survived before 1967 and these together with records up to 1977 are now available for
viewing. The National Archives can be contacted at Ruskin Avenue, Kew, Richmond,
Surrey TW9 4DU or by telephone on 020 8876 3444. The National Archives also have a
website giving information about the records they hold and how to access them. This can
be found on the internet at http://www.nationalarchives.go.uk. The Ministry of Defence
Freedom of Information Publication Scheme also contains documents relating to the well
known events in Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk in 1980 and the final report of the Flying
Saucer Working Party in 1951. These can be accessed via the internet at
trttp://www.foi.mod.uk. A search in the Scheme under 'UFO' will take you to this
information. We are looking to see if further information can be made available to the
public and we are currently compiling a database of reports which we intend to publish in
the MOD Freedom of Information Publication Scheme at the end of June 2005.
I hope this is helpful.

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Applicant:
Case Number: 21-04-2005-154117-005

Expiry: 20 May 2005

The Applicant has made the following reguest for information:
Details of all reported UFO sightings in the Oldham area in the past ten years
including dates, time, details of reported sighting, any investigation findings
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Case for release of information
A search of all the UFO report and correspondence files for reports from
Oldham for the full ten year period would exceed the £600 limit.
I have, however, told the applicant that we are compiling a database of reports
and have searched the years that are currently completed (2002 -2005). This
has produced only one relevant record, the details of which have been
provided to the applicant.
also asked for information about the outcome of our
investigations into the sightings. An explanation of our limited interest in these
issues has been included.
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Dear
I am writing concerning your Freedom of Information request for details of all UFO
sightings in the Oldham area in the last 10 years. Your request has been passed to this
Department as we are the focal point within the Ministry of Defence for
correspondence regarding UFOs. I apologise for the delay in replying.
This department holds details of UFO sighting reports made to the MOD and public
correspondence about UFOs (some of which also contain sighting reports) spanning a
25 year period. These records are not held electronically, but are filed on paper files in
the order in which they were received. They are not segregated by geographical
area. The costs of searching all of this information for reports specifically from
Oldham for a full 10 year period would exceed the £600 limit set for compliance with
the Freedom of Information Act 2000. However, to assist the public we are in the
process of compiling a database of UFO reports and this has now been completed for
the years 2002, 2003, 2004 and to date in 2005. I have made a search through these
records and have found one report from Oldham, the details of which are as follows:
21/06/04 17:55 Greenfield, Oldham, Greater Manchester. Large black cigar object
seen, over the Greenfield area.
With regard to your request for details of the outcome of the investigation into the
sighting, I should inform you that the Ministry of Defence does not carry out
investigations into UFO reports, but examines them solely to establish whether they
provide any evidence that the United Kingdom's airspace might have been
compromised by hostile or unauthorised air activity. Unless there is a potential threat
to the United Kingdom from an external source, we do not attempt to identify the
precise nature of each sighting reported to us. We believe that rational explanations,
such as aircraft lights or natural phenomena, could be found for them if resources
were diverted for this purpose, but it is not the function of the MOD to provide this
kind of aerial identification service. It would be an inappropriate use of defence
resources if we were to do so.
I hope this is helpful. If this information does not address your requirements or you
wish to complain about any aspect of the handling of this request, then you should
contact the undersigned in the first instance. Should you remain dissatisfied, then you
may apply for an internal review by contacting the Director of Information
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unhappy following an internal review, you may wish to take your complaint to the
Information Commissioner under the provisions of Section 50 of the Freedom of
Information Act. Please note that the Information Commissioner will not investigate
your case until the MOD internal review process has been completed. Further details
of the role and powers of the Information Commissioner can be found on the
Commissioner's website, http://informationcommissioner. gov. uk.
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UFO sightings in the Oldham area in the past ten years including dates,
time, details of reported sighting, any investigation findings etc.
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me to recfeive this information?
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Expiry: 09 May 2005

The Applicant has made the following request for information:

Records of UFO sightings in Oxfordshire.


An explanation of the records we hold has been given to the applicant, plus
details of why it is not possible to search all of the records for reports from
Oxfordshire.
Our UFO database is now complete from 2002 to 2005 and a search of these
records has revealed two reports which are relevant. Details of these have
been provided to the applicant.

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DearI am writing concerning your Freedom of Information request for reports of UFO
sightings in Oxfordshire. Your request has been passed to this Department as we are
the focal point within the Ministry of Defence for correspondence regarding UFOs. I
apologise for the delay in replying.
This department holds details of UFO sighting reports made to the MOD and public
correspondence about UFOs (some of which also contain sighting reports) spanning a
25 year period. These records are not held electronically, but are filed on paper files in
the order in which they were received. They are not segregated by geographical
area. Clearly, the costs of searching all of this information for reports specifically
from Oxfordshire would exceed the £600 the limit set for compliance with the
Freedom oflnformation Act 2000. However, to assist the public we are in the process
of compiling a database of UFO reports and this has now been completed for the
years 2002, 2003, 2004 and to date in 2005. I have made a search through these
records and have found two reports from Oxfordshire the details of which are as
follows:
14/10/03 06:56 at Whitney, Oxfordshire. Very large object, with flashing lights.
02/12/03 01:30 at Thame, Oxfordshire. A loud noise like a balloon deflating was
heard,
but nothing was seen.
may wish to apgly for an internal review by contacting the Director of Information
Exploitation, 6 Floor, MOD Main Building, Whitehall, SW1A 2HB. If you are still
Commissioner's website, http://www .informationcommissioner.gov.uk.
Yours sincerely

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Applicant:
Case Number: 21-03-2005-103053-003

Expiry: 19 April 2005

Details held by the MOD of all previously unpublished UFO sightings and
reports of alleged contact with extra-terrestrials in Scotland since the Second
World War. Also copies of internal and external written communications
relating to each reported incident.

The applicant has been informed that we do not hold information back to the
Second World War and been given details of UFO information held at
The National Archives.
With regard to records still held by the MOD the applicant has been informed
why we can not supply all the information he is seeking. However, our UFO
database is now complete from 2002 to 2005 and a search of this has
revealed 47 reports which are relevant to this request. Brief details of these
have been provided in the attached Annex.

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Dear
I am writing concerning your Freedom of Information request for previously
unpublicised UFO sighting reports in Scotland since the Second World War. Your
request has been passed to this Department as we are the focal point within the
Ministry of Defence for correspondence regarding UFOs. I apologise for the delay in
replying.
I should inform you that the MOD files on UFOs were routinely destroyed after 5
years until1967 when they were generally preserved for the National Archives. A few
have survived before 1967 and these together with records up to 1977 are now
available for viewing. The National Archives can be contacted at Ruskin Avenue,
Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU or telephone 020 8876 3444. The National
Archives also have a website containing an on-line catalogue of the records they hold
and how to access them. This can be found on the internet at
http://www.nationalarchives.go.uk.
Details ofUFO sightings reported to the MOD and public correspondence about
UFOs (some of which also contain sighting reports) from 1978 to date are currently
held by the MOD. These records are not held electronically, but are filed on paper
files in the order in which they were received. They are not segregated by
geographical area. In order to identify the reports from Scotland for this entire period,
it would be necessary to conduct a manual search of thousands of paper records and
the costs of such an exercise would exceed the permitted £600 limit set for
compliance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and as provided by Section 12
of the Act, the Ministry of Defence is not obliged to comply with your request.
However, we can advise you that in order to assist the public we are compiling a
database of UFO sightings reported to the MOD which we intend to publish in the
near future. To date we have completed this for the years 2002-2005 and a search of
these records has revealed
4 7 reported sightings from Scotland during this period. I note that you requested
copies of this information, but I should advise you that before we release this
information all personal details about the individuals would have to be removed in
accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. I estimate that the cost of do this for all
4 7 records would also exceed the permitted limits. However, for your information I
have prepared a list containing brief details of each sighting and this is attached at
AnnexA.
wish to complain about any aspect of the handling of this respect, then you should
Exploitation, 6th Floor, MOD Main Building, Whitehall, SW1A 2HB. If you are still
Commissioner's website, http://www .informationcommissioner. gov. uk.

Yours sincerely

Ministry of Defence
5th Floor, Zone H . Main Building
Whitehall

LONDON
SW1A2HB
e-mail:das-ufo-office@mod.uk
18th July 2005

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DATE

TIME

DESCRIPTION PROVIDED

LOCATION

01/01102
22/02/02
13/03/02

22.30
22.30
20.05

St. Andrews, Fife
Leven, Fife
Shotts, Strathclyde

25/03/02
30/05/02
10/06/02
21/08/02
26/08/02

18.50
01.50
01.30
11.00
00.00

Newport on Tay, Fife
Dumfries
Carron, Morayshire
Fortrose, Highlands
Dundee, Tayside

10/09/02

23.23

Hamilton, Strathclyde

10/09/02
11/09/02

19.45
10.40

Tibbermore, Tayside
Kirkcaldy, Fife

24/11102

20.00

Bohuntine, Highlands

08/01/03

22.00

10/01103
13/01103

07.40

Coaltown of Balgonie,
Fife.
Stirling.
Dunkeld, Tayside.

19/01/03
25/05/03

18.03
23.00

25/05/03

23.05

Stonehaven, Grampian
Sandyford,
Lanarkshire.
Kilmacolm, Strathclyde.

28/05/03

23.20

St. Leonards, East Kilbride

Glowing white flashing light.
One object, a white ball which flashed and became very bright.
A saucer shaped object with a white tail. Was the brightest thing the witness had ever
seen.
One bright orange/red cigar shaped object that was seen over the sea.
One object that was white and very bright. It was moving vertical, very fast.
One flashing object that had blue, green, yellow and red lighting.
Small torpedo shaped object with a white or silver triangular reflector to one side.
Strange red and white lights seen through curtains. Then there was a solid red beam
outside the window for about five to ten seconds.
Three objects, each of which had two bright orange lights, in a triangular formation.
Seemed to swap places with each other
One small, bright, oval shaped object. The object seemed to elongate as it got closer.
Three hanging silver rods. They were drifting slowly, then became bright silver and
then faded away
Round orange shaped object, with pale green lights shining out in all directions. A
possible halo.
Changing shape. Strong blue, green and red lights pulsating lights. Jumbo Jet sized.
Two aircraft type objects flying next to each other. Both had vapour trails.
Distant object moving from side to side. Bright light, brighter than any star. Went dim
from time to time
Three bright lights forming a triangle. Hovering not moving
High and bright object. No anti-collision lights.
Large bright light.
Huge white ball that was glowing. Looked like a flying jellyfish.

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08/08/03

22.35

West Kilbride, Ayrshire

10/08/03
17/08/03
19/08/03
29/12/03

23.15
23.45
23.30
01.50

02/01/04
17/03/04
02/04/04
15/04/04
16/04/04
16/04/04
10/05/04
15/05/04
17/05/04
19/05/04
25/05/04
30/05/04
01/06/04
02/06/04
16/08/04
09/09/04

04.30
22.30
12.30
22.20
22.40
22.55
22.47

10/10/04

10.15

12/10/04

20.07

26/11/04

21.00

Bonnybridge, Central.
St. Seithins, Perthshire
Nr Bamton Pk, Edinburgh,
Lothian.
Ayr, Strathclyde
EdinburEh, Lothian.
West Kilbride, Ayrshire.
Hamilton, Lanarkshire
Hamilton, Lanarkshire
Dumfries, Dumfries &
Galloway
Strath Bongo/Glasgow,
Strathclyde
Dumfries, Dumfries &
Galloway

22.20
12.15
00.00
00.35
23.35
23.20

A star shaped object. Witness watched for a few minutes, then it dropped from the sky
like a bomb.
A few round spheres
UFO sighting.
Object with two white lights and one red and one orange in the middle, both flashing
A steady bright light in the sky resembling the front of a helicopter.
A square red object, pinkish at the front.
Fast moving bright light.
One sphere.
Yellow sphere. Very bright.
Yell ow sphere.
Yell ow sphere.
Two yellow spheres, going at a tremendous speed.
Two spheres.
One sphere
Large bright sphere.
One sphere
Five bright spheres flying beside each other.
Bright light, flashing and making engine noises.
Bright, white flashing light, making engine noises.
Five spheres flying together.
Strange lights over the town.
A wide test tube shape, that moved from the South East.
Strange lights over the town
At least 25 yellow spheres, in groups of five, flying North over West Kilbride

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10112/04

17.25

Broxbum, Edinburgh,
Lothian

Ball of fire, with a tail five to seven times the diameter of the ball. Bright orange with a
weaker orange tail. Possibly a meteorite.

15/02/05
06/04/05
07/04/05

01.00
23.00
23.15

Greenock, Strathclyde

Large yellow conical shape.
One yellow sphere that was very bright and fast. Moving from West to North East.
Three spheres, moving from West to North East

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I am writing to request details held by the MoD of all previously unpublicised UFO sightings and reports of alleged
contact with extra-terrestrials in Scotland since the Second World War. I would also like copies of internal and external
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Case Number: 01-06-2005-092509-001

Expiry: 29 June 2005

Please can I inspect a list of all reports of Unidentified Flying Objects in the
London Boroughs of Camden, Islington and Westminster since June 1 2000.
Information should include files, documents, e-mails, letters, photographs etc.
Information can be anonymised where appropriate.

The MOD does not hold "lists of UFO sightings".
why it is not possible to conduct a manual search of paper records for the
whole period of his request.
While not covering the whole period of this request, our UFO database is now
complete from 2002 to 2005 and a search of these records has revealed one
report which is relevant. A copy of this (with personal data removed) can be
provided to the applicant.

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I am writing concerning your Freedom of Information request for information about
UFO sighting reports in the London Boroughs of Camden, Islington and Westminster.
Your request has been passed to this Department as we are the focal point within the
Ministry of Defence for correspondence regarding UFOs. I apologise for not replying
sooner.
The MOD does not hold lists of UFO sightings. This department holds details of UFO
sightings reported to the MOD and public correspondence about UFOs (some of
which also contain sighting reports) spanning a 25 year period. These records are not
held electronically, but are filed on paper files in the order in which they were
received and are not segregated by geographical area. This means in order to locate
UFO reports from the areas you have specified it would be necessary to conduct a
manual search ofhundreds of paper records, the cost ofwhich would be likely to
exceed the £600 limit for compliance with the Freedom of Information Act. However,
to assist members of the public we are in the process of constructing a database of the
UFO reports we have received and while this has not yet been completed for the full
period of your request, the years 2002 to date have now been finished and a search of
these has revealed only one report during this period relevant to your request. A copy
of the report and the MOD's response is attached for your information. Personal
details about the individual who made the report have been removed in accordance
with the Data Protection Act 1998.
Exploitation, 6th Floor, MOD Main Building, Whitehall, SWlA 2HB. If you are still
each case until the MOD internal review process has been completed. Further
details of the role and powers of the Information Commissioner can be found on the
Commissioner's website, http://www .informationcommissioner.gov.uk.
Yours sincerely

Ministry of Defence
5th Floor, Zone H - 0
Main Building
Whitehall
LONDON
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London WC2N 3BP
Telephone

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Your Reference:
Our Reference:
D/DAS/64/2
Date:
12 May 2004

Dear
I am writing with reference to your report of an 'unidentified flying object', seen on 25 April 2004,
the details of which you left on our answerphone. This office is the focal point within the Ministry
of Defence for correspondence relating to 'UFOs.'
First, it may be helpful if I explain that the Ministry of Defence examines any reports of
'unidentified flying objects' it receives solely to establish whether what was seen might have some
defence significance; namely, whether there is any evidence that the United Kingdom's airspace
might have been compromised by hostile or unauthorised air activity.
Unless there is evidence of a potential threat to the United Kingdom from an external military
source, and to date no 'UFO' report has revealed such evidence, we do not attempt to identify the
precise nature of each sighting reported to us. We believe that rational explanations, such as
aircraft lights or natural phenomena, could be found for them if resources were diverted for this
purpose, but it is not the function of the MOD to provide this kind of aerial identification service.
It would be an inappropriate use of defence resources if we were to do so.
With regard to your particular observation, I can confirm that we received no other reports of
'UFO' sightings for 25 April 2004 from anywhere in the UK. We are satisfied that there is no
corroborating evidence to suggest that the United Kingdom's airspace was breached by
unauthorised military aircraft.
Yours sincerely

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REPORT OF AN UNEXPLAINED AERIAL SIGHTING

25 April2004
08.50L

1.

Date anfi tiihe of sighting.
(Duration of sighting.)

2.

Description of object.
The object was a rectangle shape with a
(No of objects, size, shape, colour, white light.
brightness, noise.)

.....

3.

Exact position of observer.
Geographical location.
(Indoors/outdoors,
stationary/moving.)

Not given

4.

How object was observed.
(Naked eye, binoculars, other
optical device, camera or
camcorder.)

Not given

5.

Direction in which object was
first seen.
(A landmark may be more helpful
than a roughly estimated bearing.)

Moved from right to left, then dissapeared
over Primrose Hill.

6.

Approximate distance.

About a mile away and 500ft up in the sky.

7.

Movements and speed.
(side to side, up or down,
constant, moving fast, slow)

Not given

8.

Weather conditions during
observation.
(cloudy, haze, mist, clear)

Not given

1

9.

To whom reported.

Das answerphone.

(Police, military, press etc)
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10.

Name, address and telephone no
of informant.

11.

Other witnesses.

His son.

12.

Remarks.

At
helicopter.

13.

Date and time of receipt.

10 May 2004
15.45L

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possible could you email me at

safely and if
to confirm receipt.

My request is as follows:
Please can I inspect a list of all reports of Unidentified Flying Objects in the London
Boroughs of Camden, Islington and Westminster since June 1, 2000. Information
should include files, documents, e-mails, letters, photographs, etc.
Information can be anonymised where appropriate.

I understand that under the guidelines, you have 20 days (from May 31
2005) to respond to my request. After that time you should inform me of what
information exists and provide me with the requested information, subject to any
exemptions. If no information relating to this request exists, I should be informed as
soon as possible.
If you need any clarifications or any further information, please feel free to contact me
at the points detailed below.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Many thanks

Applicant:
Case Number: 13-06-2005-094118-002

Expiry:8 July 2005

Details- including date, place, description, investigation outcome, of all UFO
sightings over Essex and Suffolk during 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.

Between 2002 and 2005 there have been 11 UFO sighting reported from
Essex and 2 from Suffolk. Brief details have been provided
asked for details of the outcome of investigations into the
. An explanation of our limited interest in these issues has been
included.

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Dear~
I am writing concerning your Freedom of Information request for details of UFO sightings in
Essex and Suffolk. Your request has been passed to this Department as we are the focal
point within the Ministry of Defence for correspondence regarding UFOs. I apologise for not
replying sooner.
Please see below details of 11 UFO sighting reports received from Essex and 3 from Suffolk
between 2002 and 2005, as requested.
ESSEX

DATE
07/03/02

TIME
19:45

LOCATION
Hornchurch

31/05/02

23:00

Harlow

18/09/02

19:20

Halstead

04/10/02
11/04/03
09/01/04

20:30
22:21
22:30

South end
Stansted
Thaxted

09/04/04

17:57

29/08/04

03:05

Greater
Chesterford
Loughton

10/10/04

22:15

Colchester

11/11/04

14:15

IIford

April
05

Basildon

DESCRIPTION
Two semi circular, elliptical shapes dully illuminated
yellow and white. There was a faint murmur.
Two very large disc type aircraft, that were white and
had a dull glow.
Display of three lights in a sort of star shape. The lights
were in formation, circling.
One white very small object, very high up in the sky.
A ball of fire, very bright, with no colour
Strange light in the sky, that was watched for one and
a half hours.
60ft long symmetrical object
The object was white, hazy and round and had no
noise
Bright orange/red colour object, rapidly and randomly
changing direction from East to West.
The object was the size of a round beach ball and
black. Looked disc shape when stationary in the sky_.
A spaceship with aliens (the greys), sitting on top of it,
above the bungalow.

SUFFOLK

DATE
23/10/02

TIME
07:02

Woodbridge

01/12/03
01/03/04

LOCATION
Woodbridge

20:00

Lowestoft

DESCRIPTION
Large silver triangle which then changed shape. Was
clouded in a ink and reen haze
Looked like an unusual aircraft, but with strange
li hts.
Yellow lights in a circular formation. A flash shot across
the sk and then the li hts went out.

With regard to your request for details of the outcome of investigations into the sightings, I
should inform you that the Ministry of Defence does not carry out investigations into UFO
reports, but examines them solely to establish whether they provide any evidence that the
United Kingdom's airspace might have been compromised by hostile or unauthorised air
activity. Unless there is a potential threat to the United Kingdom from an external source, we
do not attempt to identify the precise nature of each sighting reported to us. We believe that
rational explanations, such as aircraft lights or natural phenomena, could be found for them if
resources were diverted for this purpose, but it is not the function of the MOD to provide this
kind of aerial identification service. It would be an inappropriate use of defence resources if
we were to do so.

I hope this is helpful. If this information does not address your requirements or you wish to
complain about any aspect of the handling of this request, then you should contact me in the
first instance. Should you remain dissatisfied, then you may apply for an internal review by
contacting the Director of Information Exploitation, 6th Floor, MOD Main Building, Whitehall,
SW1A 2HB. If you are still unhappy following an internal review, you may wish to take your
complaint to the Information Commissioner under the provisions of Section 50 of the Freedom
of Information Act. Please note that the Information Commissioner will not investigate your
case until the MOD internal review process has been completed. Further details of the role
and powers of the Information Commissioner can be found on the Commissioner's website,
http://www. informationcomm issioner.gov. uk.

Yours sincerely

Ministry of Defence
Directorate of Air Staff - Freedom of Information
5th Floor, Zone H...--oJ
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Whitehall
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Expiry: 29 June 2005

How many unidentified flying objects have been reported over the skies of
North Lincolnshire (the area covered between Barton and Epworth, including
Scunthorpe) in the last 5 years?
Where and when were these UFOs reported?
Who reported them?
What were they reported to be doing?
For the incidents above, can I also see the results of any investigations, or
explanations into what these UFOs may have been.

why it is not possible to conduct a manual search of paper records for the
whole period of the request.
While not covering the whole period of the request, our UFO database is now
complete from 2002 to 2005 and a search of these records has failed to reveal
any UFO reports from the area specified.

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I am writing concerning your Freedom of Information request for details ofUFO
sightings over North Lincolnshire for the past 5 years. Your request has been passed
to this Department as we are the focal point within the Ministry of Defence for
correspondence regarding UFOs. I apologise for the delay in replying.
This department holds records of UFO sightings reported to the MOD and public
correspondence about UFOs (some of which also contain sighting reports) from 1978
to date. They are not held electronically or segregated by geographic area, but are
filed on paper files in the order in which they were received. It is possible that
amongst these documents there are reports from North Lincolnshire, but in order to
gather the information you are seeking for a full 5 year period, a manual search of
hundreds of paper records would be required. It has been assessed that the cost of
such an exercise would exceed the permitted £600 limit set for compliance with the
Freedom oflnformation Act and as provided by Section 12 of the Act, the Ministry of
Defence is not obliged to comply with your request. However, in order to assist
members of the public with enquiries about UFO sightings, this department is
currently compiling a database of UFO reports and this has now been completed for
records from 2002 to date. I have made a search through these records and have found
that there have not been any UFO sightings reported to us over the skies of North
Lincolnshire, covering the areas of Barton, Epworth or Scunthorpe for those years.
wish to complain about any aspect of handling this request, then you should contact
the undersigned in the first instance. Should you remain dissatisfied, then you may
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MOD internal review process has been completed. Further details of the role and
powers of the Information Commissioner can be found on the Commissioner's
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*Enter the re uest for information:
Dear sirs,
Under the Freedom of Information Act, can I please have details of the following:
How many unidentified flying objects have been reported over the skies of North Lincolnshire (the area covered
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Dearsirs,
Under the Freedom of Information Act, can I please have details of the following:
How many unidentified flying objects have been reported over the skies of North
Lincolnshire (the area covered between Barton and Epworth, including Scunthorpe) in
the last 5 years?
Where and when were these UFOs reported?
Who reported them?
What were they reported to be doing?
For the incidents above, can I also see the results of any investigations, or
explainations into what these UFOs may have been.
Many thanks,

DearI am writing concerning your request for information about the events near Rendlesham
Forest, Suffolk in December 1980. Your message has been passed to this department as we
are the focal point within the Ministry of Defence for correspondence about 'unidentified flying
objects'.
The records the MOD holds on these events have been released into the public domain and
can be viewed on the Internet in the MOD Freedom of Information Publication Scheme at
www.foi.mod.uk. Please use the search link on the left hand side of the Home page and
search under UFO, then go to Correspondence and this will enable you to see scanned
images of these documents. The Publication Scheme also contains a statement of our policy
on UFOs and a copy of the final report of The Flying Saucer Working Party dated June 1951.
You may also wish to look at the Reading Room where there are some of the replies to the
Freedom of Information requests we have answered about UFOs since the introduction of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 in January this year.
complain about any aspect of the handling of this request, then you should contact the
undersigned in the first instance. Should you remain dissatisfied, then you may apply for an
internal review by contacting the Director of Information Exploitation, 6th Floor, MOD Main
Building, Whitehall, SW1A 2HB.
If you are still unhappy following an internal review, you may take your complaint to the
Information Commissioner under the provisions of Section 50 of the Freedom of Information
Act. Please note that the Information Commissioner will not investigate your case until the
MOD internal review process has been completed. Further details of the role and powers of
the Information Commissioner can be found on the Commissioner's website,
http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk.
Yours sincerely,

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Could you please provide me with details of the(Bentwater air base)"England" Rendlesham forest UFO incident of
christmas 1980,the incident which was captured on video and sound recorded,by american personnel 1 servicemen.
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Case Number: 13-06-2005-111507-005

Expiry: 7 July 2005

1. Please could you provide me with information kept of UFO sightings over
Kent, including the London boroughs of Bromley and Bexley, during the last
50 years?
2. Could you give me copies of all ministerial correspondence from the last
two years on the subject of vibrations caused by Shoeburyness Firing Range
in Essex?

is co-ordinating the reply to this request and has asked
FO part of the request. A draft response is attached.
We do not hold information for the past 50 years, but the applicant has been
informed how they can access information up to 1977 at The National
Archives. We hold information from 1978 to date, but a search of all of these
records UFO sightings in Kent would exceed the £600 limit so this has been
refused. I have however, conducted a limited search of the records we have
compiled on our UFO database and details of the few found for Kent have
been provided.

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With regard to your request for information about UFO sightings over Kent, during the last 50
years, I should inform you that the MOD files on UFOs were routinely destroyed after 5 years
until 1967 when they were generally preserved for the National Archives. A few have survived
before 1967 and these together with records up to 1977 are now available for viewing. The
National Archives can be contacted at Ruskin Avenue, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU or
telephone 020 8876 3444. The National Archives also have a website containing an on-line
catalogue of the records they hold and how to access them. This can be found on the internet
at http://www .nationalarchives.go.uk.
Details of UFO sightings reported to the MOD and public correspondence about UFOs (some
of which also contain sighting reports) from 1978 to date are currently held by the MOD.
These records are not held electronically, but are filed on paper files in the order in which they
were received. In order to identify all of the record fer Kent, it would be necessary to conduct
a manual search of thousands of paper records and e costs of such an exercise would
exceed the permitted £600 limit set for compliance wit the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
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provided by Section 12 of the Act, the Ministry o efence is not obliged to comply with
your request. However, we can advise you that in order to ssist the public we are compiling
a database of UFO sightings reported to the MOD which we· tend to publish in the near
future. To date we have completed this for the years 2002 to te and recorded a few reports
in 2001. A search of these records has revealed several reports rom Kent and details of
these are attached at Annex A. Personal data about those who m de these reports has not
been provided in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

As

I hope this is helpful.

ANNEXA

DATE
21-9-2001

TIME
04.0006.50

LOCATION
Ashford

27-7-2003

Gravesend

14-8-2003

18.0019.00 &
20.55
18.00

17-11-2003

02.25

Bromley

9-4-2004
2-9-2004

19.30
23.50

Dimchurch
Deal

2005
Date not known,
Report received
27-1-2005
27-5-2005

Not
known

Whitstable

15.15

Westcliffe, Kent

Southfleet

DESCRIPTION
Ship/craft on the right hand side of the A2070 heading
towards Ashford. Then hovered over Ashford for some
time.
Silver ball in the sky for about an hour. Disappeared and
then returned again at 20.55.

WITNESS
1 adult

Unusual object with flashing lights. Not like an aircraft,
more like reflections from the sun.
20-30 red flashing lights in the sky accompanied by a
whirring noise. The witness called the Police who using a
lamppost as a marker concluded that the lights were
zigzagging across the sky. The crew of a Police helicopter
airborne at the time also saw the lights and they thought
they might be lights of aircraft on the approach in to
London Heathrow.
An object flying very fast, then disappeared.
Very bright, large object. Approximately two miles away
and two mile up in the sky. Was going down and the
witness thought it might have landed on Kingsdown beach.
He did not think it was a shooting star.
Strange lights in the sky.

1 adult

Small white object that appeared to be moving parallel to
an airliner.

1 adult

2 adults and a
child.

2 adults
1 adult

1 adult

1 adult.

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correspondence from a member of the public, which this office has neither retained nor
acknowledged. Please send a reply on behalf of the PM/Minister/Department*.
.
Ministers attach great importance to correspondence being answered promptly, and your reply
should be sent within 15 working days of the above date. If, exceptionally, this should prove
impossible, an interim reply should be sent within the same timescale. You should be aware that
No·lO periodically calls for a sample ofletters sent by officials on the PM's behalf for his
perusal.
Most correspondence involves some form of request for information- even if it is only a request
for clarification of Government policy- and is therefore covered by the Freedom of Information
Act (FOIA) from January 2005. In general, if you meet the deadline for responding to
correspondence, and comply with any requests for information, there is no need to do anything
differently as this will meet the·requirements of the Act.· However, if the correspondence
requests information which is not already in the public domain, and which might need to be
withheld, then you should treat it as a FOIA request, track it using the Access to Information
toolkit, and comply with the separate FOI guidance from DO Info (see
http://aitportalldefault.aspx for details). However, the deadline for responding to correspondence
will still apply. If you are in any doubt as to whether a piece of correspondence should be treated
as an FOIA request, you should ask your FOI Focal Point or refer to the guidance produced by
DO Info.
It is vital that branches ensure they have simple systems to record and track correspondence
received from members of the public. This information should be regularly monitored and
reviewed against the targets for answering correspondence published in the Spending Review
2000 Service Delivery Agreement for the Ministry of Defence.
As part of our monitoring procedure, random spot checks on the accuracy of your branch
records on correspondence will be performed throughout the year.

Ministerial Correspondence Unit
Floor 5, Zone

Main

Whitehall, SWlA 2HB

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·
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**TO BE GIVEN A HIGH PRIORITY **
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Kent on Sunday
Kentish Observer
Property Observer
MAGAZINES
S Magazine
Review on Sunday
Horse & Country Magazine
BBC County Life Magazine
Isle Magazine

KOS MEDIA LIMITED
Apple Barn, Hythe Road, Srneeth,
Ashford, Kent TN25 6SR.

WEBSITES
kentnews.co.uk
jobsforkent.co.uk
motorsforkent.co.uk
propertyforkent.co.uk

John Reid
Defence Secretary
The Ministerial Correspondence Unit
Floor 5, Zone A
Main Building
Whitehall
London
SW1A2HB

6 June 2005

DearMrReid
I would like to make two requests for details kept by your department, using the
Freedom of Information Act.
Firstly, please could you provide me with information kept of UFO sightings over
Kent, including the London boroughs of Bromley and Bexley, during the last 50
years?
Secondly, could you give me copies of all ministerial correspondence from the last
two years on the subject of vibrations caused by Shoeburyness Firing Range in Essex?

Mobile:

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Registered in England
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'At 2.25am 17 Nov 03 2 adults and l chi.Jd in Bromley, Kent saw 20-30 red flashing li~hts jn the
sky accompanied by a whir.ring noise and they recorded the occurrence on video tape. The
family called the police who confirmed the sighting. The policeman using a lamppost as a
marker concluded the lights were zigzagging I turning across the sky at a speeds faster than
any man-made aircraft
A crew of a police helicopter airborne at the time also confirmed the ligNs but they thought
they might be lights of aircraft on the approach in to LHR. However Swanick M.i1 declared that
there were no aircraft in the approach pattern at that time aU aircraft Or.R their radar were at
high level.,

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CREDIBLE WITNESS 'UFO' REPORT- ~ 7 NOV 03
Reference:
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D/Sec(AS)/64/2 dated 17 Nov 03.

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At Reference, you asked whether the report su~mitted by Sgt~om New Scotland Yard,
through Pit O~C Neatishead, regatding "20-30 red flashing lights in the sky
accompanied by a whirring noise" at 0225hrs op 17 Nov 03 at Bromley in Kent, represented
anything of air defence interest. CRC Neatishe~d have reviewed the radar tapes for the time period
specified and other than routine air traffic in th~ area, nothing additional was detected in the area
despite good radar coverage. Therefore, I can ~ow confirm that the incident does not represent
anything of air defence interest.

17 November 2003

D UK-SOI AIR

03.

CREDIBLE WITNESS REPORT DATED 3 NOVEMBER 1999.

1.
In line with our current policy, please find below a 'UFO' report which you may wish to be
aware of Although the report was originally from a member of the public, these lights were also
seen by Police Officers and a Police helicopter crew. Swanwick and RAF Neatishead have also
become involved. I would be grateful if you could let me know if the report represents anything of
air defence interest.

DAS-Sec3
(CHOTS: D
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Dear~
I am writing concerning your request for information about an incident at RAF Boscombe
Down on 26th September 1994 which has been passed to this department for action. I
apologise for not sending you a response sooner.
I understand there have been press reports in the past alleging that an aircraft crashed at
Boscombe Down on this date, but I can inform you that on 1 December 1994 the then
Minister of State for the Armed Forces, the Hon Nicholas Soames MP, in answer to a
Parliamentary Question from the late Martin Redmond confirmed that despite press reports at
the time, there was no crash at the unit on that date. The only flying that took place that night
was the launch of two Royal Navy Sea King helicopters in support of an exercise.
complain about any aspect of the handling of this request, then you should contact the
undersigned in the first instance. Should you remain dissatisfied, then you may apply for an
internal review by contacting the Director of Information Exploitation, 6th Floor, MOD Main
Building, Whitehall, SW1A 2HB.
If you are still unhappy following an internal review, you may take your complaint to the
Information Commissioner under the provisions of Section 50 of the Freedom of Information
Act. Please note that the Information Commissioner will not investigate your case until the
MOD internal review process has been completed. Further details of the role and powers of
the Information Commissioner can be found on the Commissioner's website,

Ministry
Directorate of Air Staff - Freedom of Information
5th Floor, Zone H~
Main Building
Whitehall
LONDON
SW1A2HB
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To:
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request

you for the reply and information, please accept my apologies for not having been able to
respond to you sooner as I have been away on business and leave a lot recently and am just starting
to catch up with my emails.

llliiiiiiliank

you again.

Dear
I am writing in response to your requests for information from the Ministry of Defence
regarding the United States Visiting Force (USVF) in the UK and US exchange officers,
based in the UK. I apologise for not responding sooner.
There are a number of military installations in the UK, with a variety of functions,
which are made available to the USVF under the terms of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organisation Status ofForces Agreement of 1951; details of these and the number of
USVF personnel (military and civilian) posted to these installations are attached at
Annex A to this letter. Please be advised that the number of personnel can vary slightly
due to turnover of posts.
In our letter of 31st March we provided you with numbers of US military personnel
stationed, as part ofthe USVF in the UK, this table is reproduced below:

US Service

Number

Army

375

Air Force

10,166

Navy

713

Marines

67

Total

11__1_321

..

A small number of US mthtary personnel who are not part ofthe visiting force are also
stationed in the UK as exchange officers and at the US Embassy.
With regard to your question about jurisdiction, I can inform you that neither US
Military Police nor USAF security personnel have any jurisdiction over British civilians.
Details of the British military units where US military staff are posted as exchange

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officers is attached at Annex B to this letter as requested .
Finally, with regard to your question about a US military liaison office, I can inform you
that there is no individual office within the MoD which conducts such a task. Various
branches within the MOD liaise with US authorities as necessary on a variety of
subjects.
I hope this is helpful. If this information does not address your requirements or you wish
to complain about any aspect of the handling of this request, then you should contact the
undersigned in the first instance. Should you remain dissatisfied, then you may apply
for an internal review by contacting the Director of Information Exploitation, 6th Floor,
MOD Main Building, Whitehall, SWlA 2HB.
If you are still unhappy following an internal review, you may take your complaint to
the Information Commissioner under the provisions of Section 50 of the Freedom of
your case until the MOD internal review process has been completed. Further details of
the role and powers of the Information Commissioner can be found on the
Commissioner's website, http://www.infonnaJioncoil:1lllissioner.gov.uk.
Yours sincerely

5th Floor, Zone H
Main Building
Whitehall
LONDON
SW1A2HB
22nd June 2005

28/07/2005

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Case Number: 08-02-2005-091654-004

Expiry: 07/03/05

1) Information/reports the MOD have in relating to any Unidentified Flying
Objects or unidentified phenomena or Unidentified objects, whether
reported by the general public or by military personnel working for the
MOD or subcontracted to the MOD, for Wales in the UK from the year
1~D=20Q9.

2) Any information the MOD have relating to UFOs reported in the
B,recon, Po~~ area in the last 10 years.
3) Any information the MOD have relating to parliamentary MP's or Prime
Ministers comments and/or reports and/or meetings in relation to
Unidentified Flying Objects or unusual phenomena which can't be
explained.
4) A copy of financial records currently held by the MOD in relation to
what it spends in researching and/or investigating Unidentified Flying
Objects in the UK, of if too broad, Wales, UK.

1&2) We could not fully comply with the request as the amount of information
requested would have exceeded the £600 permitted by the Freedom of
Information Act.
I looked through the database of the years 2002, 2003, 2004, and up to date
2005 and found 28 reports from Wales, including Brecon in Powys.
3) As to the question of there being Prime Ministers comments, we have
informed the applicant that there have been no such meetings in recent years.
4) Finally with regards to the spending we do not carry out investigations into
the sightings so there are no such records held.
Draft of letter enclosed also.

Authorisation

to the Applicant.

Grade/Rank: ....

C..~..............

Name:.

Authorisation Reference Number: DAS-FOI 20/05 .................................... .
Date: ........

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From
Directorate of Air Staff - Freedom of Information 1

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
5th

Floor, Zone H, Main Building, Whitehall, London SW1 A 2HB
Telephone

(Direct dial)
(Switchboard)

020 7218 2140
020 7218 9000

(Fax)

Your Reference:
Our Reference:
08-02-2005-091654-004
Date:
14 June 2005

I am writing concerning your request for information/reports relating to UFO sightings to the
Ministry of Defence. Your request has been passed to this Department as we are the focal point
within the Ministry of Defence for correspondence regarding UFOs. I apologise for the delay in
responding to your request.
First, it may be helpful ifl explain that the Ministry of Defence does not have any expertise or role
in respect of 'UFO/flying saucer' matters or to the question of the existence or otherwise of
extraterrestrial lifeforms, about which it remains totally open-minded. I should add that to date,
the MOD knows of no evidence which substantiates the existence of these alleged phenomena.
The Ministry of Defence examines any reports of UFOs' it receives solely to establish whether
what was seen might have some defence significance; namely, whether there is any evidence that
the United Kingdom's airspace might have been compromised by hostile or unauthorised air
activity. Unless there is evidence of a potential threat to the United Kingdom from an external
source, and to date no 'UFO' report has revealed such evidence, we do not attempt to identify the
precise nature of each sighting reported to us. We believe that rational explanations, such as
aircraft lights or natural phenomena, could be found for them if resources were diverted for this
purpose, but it is not the function of the MOD to provide this kind of aerial identification service.
It would be an inappropriate use of defence resources if we were to do so.
With regard to your requests for reports from Wales for the past 15 years and those from Brecon,
Powys in the last 10 years, I should inform you that our records are not held electronically but are
filed on paper files in the order in which they are received and we currently hold such records
spanning a 25 year period. Before any of this information can be released, personal data has to be
removed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. If we were to process all the reports
you requested, the costs would exceed the permitted £600 limit set for compliance with the
Freedom of Information Act 2000, and as provided by section 12 of the Act, the Ministry of
Defence is not obiged to comply with your request. However, we are currently in the process of
compiling a database of UFO reports. This has now been completed for the years 2002, 2003,
2004 and to date in 2005, and we are in the process of compiling 2000 and 2001. I have looked
through these records and found 28 reports from those years, in Wales including Powys, and I

e,ve enclosed the copies for your information. Personal data has been removed in accordance with
the Data Protection Act 1998.

You also asked for information relating to MPs or Prime Minister's comments or reports or
meetings relating to UFOs. There have been no such meetings in recent years, so there are no
records we can provide. You may however wish to be aware that in July 1952, the then Prime
Minister, Winston Churchill, asked his Secretary of State for Air, Lord Cherwell, to let him have a
report about the reports of "flying saucers" that were appearing in the press. For your information
I enclose a copy of the Prime Ministers note and the reply. The original documents can now be
found at the National Archives. The "Intelligence study in 1951" is the final report of the Flying
Saucer Working Party which can be seen in the MOD Freedom of Information Publication
Scheme at www.foi.mod.uk.
Finally, with regard to your request for financial records in relation to MOD spending on
investigations into UFO sightings, as explained at the start of this letter, the MOD does not carry
out investigations into this phenomena and no such records are held.
If this information does not address your requirements or you wish to complain about any aspect
of the handling of this request, then you should contact the undersigned in the first instance.
Should you remain dissatisfied, then you may apply for an internal review by contacting the
Director of Information Exploitation, 6th Floor, MOD Main Building, Whitehall, SW1A 2HB.
If you are still unhappy following an internal review, you may wish to take your complaint to the
Information Commissioner under the provisions of Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act.
Please note that the Information Commissioner will not investigate your case until the MOD
internal review process has been completed. Further details of the role and powers of the
Information
Commissioner
can be
found
on the
Commissioner's
website,
Yours sincerely

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Welsh

I would like to request:
1) Information/reports the MOD have relating to any Unidentified Flying Object or Unidentified phenomena or
Unidentified objects , whether reported by the general public or by miltary personnel working for the MOD or
subcontracted to the MOD, for Wales in the UK from the year 1990-2005.


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I would like to request:
1) Information/reports the MOD have relating to any Unidentified Flying Object
or Unidentified phenomena or Unidentified objects , whether reported by the
general public or by miltary personnel working for the MOD or subcontracted
to the MOD, for Wales in the UK from the year 1990-2005.
2) Any information the MOD have relating to UFO's reported in the Brecon,
Powys, Wales area in the last 10 years.
3) Any information the MOD have relating to parlimentary MP's or Prime
Ministers comments and/or reports and/or meetings in relation to Unidentified
Flying Objects or Unusual Phenomena which can't be explained.
4) A copy of the financial records currently held by the MOD in relation to what
it spends in researching and/or investigating Unidentified Flying Objects in the
UK, or if to broad, Wales, UK.

Many thanks

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Known astr9nomical or meteorological phenomena
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Mistaken identification of conventional aircraft;
balloons, birds, etc .

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Optical illusions and psychological delusions

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Deliberate hoaxes.
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20 March 2005
19.35L

1.

Date and time of sighting.

2.

(No of objects, size, shape,
brightness, noise.)

3.

(Indoors/outdoors,
stationary/moving.)

Outdoors.

4.

camcorder.)

Had a camcorder and was filming the
object while~ the Das
answerphone. Sai
filmed it for over
half an hour.

5.

first seen.

Not given.

6.


Not given.

7.


Not given.

8.

observation.

Not given.

said it was a UFO.

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9.

To whom reported.

Das answerphone.

10. Name, address and telephone
of informant.

11.

Other witnesses.

Not given.

12. Remarks.

Just said about having a video of it.

13. Date and time of receipt.

21 March 2005 ..
11.30L

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20 February 2005
09.50L

2.

(No of objects, size, shape, colour,
brightness, noise.)

Bright blue object, broke into about three to
four pieces, before disappearing.

3.

(Indoors/outdoors,
stationary/moving.)

Not given.

.
4.

camcorder.)

Not given.

5.

first seen.

Not given.

6.


Not given.

7.


Not given.

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8.

observation.
(cloud)(, haze, mist, clear)

Not given.

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9.

To whom reported.

Das answerphone.


10. Name, address and telephone no
of informant.

11.

Other witnesses.

Not given.

12. Remarks.

Not given.

13.

22 February 2005


14.40L

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No date or time given.

1.


2.

Just
brightness, noise.)

3.

(Indoors/outdoors,
stationary/moving.)

something.

Not given.

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4.

camcorder.)

Not given.

5.

rrrst seen.

Not given.

6.


Not given.

7.


Not given.

8.

observation.

Not given.

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9.

To whom reported.

10.

Name, address and telephone
of informant.

11.

Other witnesses.

Das answerphone.

Not given.

12. Remarks.

Not given.


22 February 2005
10.30L

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31 January 2005
05.00L

1.


2.

A bright orange ball, like a star in the sky.
(No of objects, size, shape, colour, Had sort of spiderish legs coming off of it.
brightness, noise.)

3.

(Indoors/outdoors,
stationary/moving.)

Not given.

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4.

(Naked eye;binoculars, other
camcorder.)

Not given.

5.

first seen.

Not given.

6.


Not given.

7.

(side to side, up or do'Yfl,

Not given.

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8.

observation.

Not given.

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9.

To whom reported.

Reported to the West Glamorgan Police,~·
who then rang Das answerphone.

10. Narne, address and telephone no Port Talbot
West Glamorgan
of informant.
South Wales

11.

Not given.

Other witnesses.

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12. Remarks.

Not given.

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31 January 2005
10.20L

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1.


Not given.

2.

brightness, noise.)

Said the object looked like a parachute
flare.

3.

(Indoors/outdoors,
stationary/moving.)

Out in the sea, near the Welsh Coast.

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4.

How object _was observed.
camcorder.)

Naked eye.

5.

first seen.

Not given.

6.


Not given.

7.

(side to side, up or do'Yfl,

Not given.

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8.

observation.

Not given.

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9.

To whom reported.

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the West Glamorgan Police who then rang
Das answerphone.

10.

Name, address and telephone no Swansea
of informant.
West Glamorgan
South Wales

11.

Other witnesses.

Not given.

12.

Remarks.

Not given.

13.


31 January 2005
10.45L

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