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UK Ministry of Defence file DEFE 24/1925, opened in 1980 and re-covered in 2007, holds Secretariat (Air Staff) correspondence on UFO reports including public letters about the December 1980 Rendlesham Forest incident and a 1986 sighting reported by Prince Charles's RAF VC10 pilot.
UK Ministry of Defence file DEFE 24/1925, opened in 1980 and re-covered in 2007, holds Secretariat (Air Staff) correspondence on UFO reports including public letters about the December 1980 Rendlesham Forest incident and a 1986 sighting reported by Prince Charles's RAF VC10 pilot.
DEFE 24/1925 is the MoD's registered file D/Sec(AS)/12/3 Part A, opened in 1980 and reviewed for destruction in November 1999 before being re-covered on 22 March 2007 for the 2008 National Archives release. The file is dominated by Sec(AS)2 replies to members of the public asking about the Rendlesham Forest incident at RAF Woodbridge in December 1980, with the Department repeating that its sole interest is whether sightings have any bearing on UK defence and that the only information it holds is Colonel Charles Halt's USAF report. It also documents a 14 May 1986 Loose Minute preparing a Central Television interview that would cover the Woodbridge incident, and a Sunday Mirror clipping describing a 2 February 1986 sighting of a red glowing object reported by Prince Charles's RAF VC10 pilot and four other aircraft over the Irish Sea. MoD recorded 100 reported UFO sightings in 1985 and 39 in the first quarter of 1986.
The only information we have on the alleged "UFO sighting" at Rendlesham Forest in December 1980 is the report by Colonel Charles Halt, of the United States Air Force. We are satisfied that the events described are of no defence significance. I can assure you that there is no question of attempting to cover up any incident or mishap, nor are we attempting in any way to obscure the truth.p.7
During 1985 the Ministry of Defence received 100 reported sightings of aerial phenomena or 'UFO's', the majority of these being in the Welsh, Yorkshire and Thames Valley/London areas.p.7
You may find it useful if I explain that the sole interest of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence in reported sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) is to establish whether they have any bearing on the defence of the country.p.7
The programme will be based on a series of interviews interspersed with film, taken from public roads, of some MOD establishments which are assumed to be of significance in UFO circles.p.14
To refuse to do so would only add to speculation that the MOD has something to hide on this particularly emotive subject.p.15
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UNCLASSIFIED
CONFIDENTIAL
MOD Form 329C
(Revised 1/00)
PPQ = 100
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Date opened (date of first enclosure)
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Date Upgraded
21 AUG 85
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Registered file number
D/Sec(AS)/12/3
Part No. A
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DIVISION/ESTABLISHMENT/UNIT/BRANCH
SUBJECT UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS
CORRESPONDENCE
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UNCLASSIFIED
CONFIDENTIAL
MOD Form 329C
(Revised 1/00)
PPQ = 100
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Date opened (date of first enclosure)
.........................
Date Upgraded
21 AUG 85
.........................
Registered file number
D/Sec(AS)/12/3
Part No. A
1. Attention is drawn to the notes on the inside flap.
2. Enter notes of related files on page 2 of this jacket
DIVISION/ESTABLISHMENT/UNIT/BRANCH
SUBJECT UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS
CORRESPONDENCE
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CLOSED
RE-COVERED
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RCU001005282
FOR DRO USE ONLY
1st Review Date
DOWNGRADING
(to be completed when the file goes out of current use)
This file may be downgraded to:
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CONFIDENTIALIn 1952 he saw, and apparently reported, a UFO whilst flying a Canberra on trials. Trial involved testing of a tail warning radar called "Orange Potter" (sic).
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fle 12/3
E1/
6th Jan 1985
Dear Sir,
As was mentioned in the National Press last week official
files have been released from the Public Records Act. As a UFO researcher,
and a British citizen I requests that UFO files from 1954 be readily
available to the British public. I would be most greatful to
receive such files.
No-doubt a recent UFO book by Miss Jenny Bandler,
entitled, "Sky-Crash" has caused quite a stir. Not only dose
the book bring forth evidence to show that a UFO landed in
Rendelsham Forcts in December, 1980, but that members of
the government/Air force were on hand to greet them. A further
claim was made by [REDACTED]. She claims to have been told
by an official at the Pentagon that both the Americans and
the British are coporating with the aliens, and that major
Air force bases across the world are open to use by these aliens.
One such major base is alleged to be RAF Bentwaters.
What dose the MOD have to say to that?
let's now hope that the government has seen the lights at the
end of the tunnel, and realises that it can no longer hide the truth
from the public.
I do hope my request for UFO documents from 1954 is possible.
Now that 30yrs had elapsed, what excuse has the government
got left?
Yours Sincerly.
[REDACTED] : British UFOlogist.MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
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16 May 1986
Dear [REDACTED]
Thank you for your letter in which you asked for the
Department's views on the incident at RAF Woodbridge in December
1980.
You may find it useful if I explain that the sole interest of
the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence in reported sightings of
Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) is to establish whether they have
any bearing on the defence of the country.
The only information we have on the alleged "UFO sighting" at
Rendlesham Forest in December 1980 is the report by Colonel Charles
Halt, of the United States Air Force. We are satisfied that the
events described are of no defence significance. I can assure you
that there is no question of attempting to cover up any incident or
mishap, nor are we attempting in any way to obscure the truth.
I recall you also asked when you telephoned me if I could give
you the number of reports we have had of 'sightings'. During 1985
the Ministry of Defence received 100 reported sightings of aerial
phenomena or 'UFO's', the majority of these being in the Welsh,
Yorkshire and Thames Valley/London areas.
Up until the end of March this year we had received 39
reports. I trust that this information is of some use to you.
Yours sincerelyREF NO 1789 (E66)
[REDACTED]
Dear Sir,
I am enquireing about the artical in the News Of The World news-
paper about the U.F.O landings in Suffolk England. The artical was in the
paper on October 2nd 1983. I phoned the News of The World, but they couldn't
tell me much more than what was in the paper, so I phoned the U.S.A.F base
in Suffolk where the U.F.O was surppose to have landed, they couldn't tell
me much because most of the people who were there at the time of the landing
had left and went back home. One of the personel said that an offical report
had gone to the M.O.D
The M.O.D don't investigate U.F.Os any more, so they said, why if that
incident was investagated hasn't the public heard any more about an incident
that took place in 1980? So why did it take the M.O.D three years to say any-
thing about it? And why did three or four of the British airmen after they
had supposedly seen and touched the object, where they sent back to the camp
and were tested by the N.C.O with a geiger counter and placed in isolation
until the all clear was given? Why were they also told to sign the Offical
Secrets Act, and why did some of the American Airmen, who were there, had their
M-16 rifles taken from them before the object landed? Why , out of all the
places that the object could have landed, it landed next to a British and
American Air base?
The object was also picked up by the near by civilian Airport radar, but
a later report said that the object was infact a beam from a lighthouse, but
radar dosn't pick up beams of light. Who ever gave that story to the news
paper reporter I'm sure he could have made up a better story than that.
I would be very grateful if you could tell me the truth behind the artical.
The only reason why I bring up the matter after so long is because a friend
only just showed me the said artical.
Yours Sincerely.
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rialS" OF ..; . TIlE ’ ’ ’ ~ . . LD No. 7291 . (olone.\;(’f)P secret report tells the facts ;aill’s 1ever Owed that mson, tUo s )trrey A UFO has landed in Britain -and that staggering fact has been officially c o n f i r m e d . Despite a massive cover.up, News of the World investigators have proof that the mysterious craft came to earth in a red ban of light at 3 a.m. on December 27,. 1980. , It happened in a Pine tares call e d Tangham Wood just half a rnHe from the UnIted States Air Force base at RAF Wood- bridge, In Sutrolk. Au. American alnnan W;J1Q ".wast t,h ~. And that’ 5 ,..........O.FF..’......I.G:1!R.I. .A.l..... . . . . . -.’.. <g}.. ;; .. . ~- . ~ ’-’,’{f. ,’, .: --,...,~~:,~~i >6i/’_:ii~;: . ’,...... ii !l.:rrt we.. b1tel’J<l<l4to be COntl ential, "" "1 have been \ !d very . , elilarIy tJlat :r Would JM. I"Ir<11,,, my career it I telk --~.- k) .yoU abOUt it," .Elv", K"~"’,. -_ --~,,,,4"~L -’i’Jol’I!,..~ his 11 a.ny :J Of by yster, . craft exploding wall of COIOUI’ . Animals from glowing EI~e. seen ~kSf i1lIted ~t 111 tJUJ’d i .’:;c~p" ’. . -,"’t’ ,_~;., ",’_ NEWS OF THIS WORLD . , , INVESTIGATION , --- ’.’l.’, P-,~-""",,,EXCLUSIVE By MARTIN BRUNT and BILL DAVEY PRINCE Charles is at the centre of a bizarre UFO ystery. The Prince had a close ncounter during a flight ome from the United States st week. The pilot of his RAF VC10 diped air traffic control to say he ad been startled by a red object n the sky. Incredibly, FOUR other aircraft eported sighting the same UFO" over the same tretch of the Irish Sea. Visit An immediate investiga- ion was launched—but no race of the unidentified ircraft has been found. Other explanations— uch as meteors or debris om a satellite—have also een ruled out by experts. Charles was nearing the nd of a 12-hour trans- tlantic flight after a five- day visit to the US when the incident happened. A source at West Dray- ton air traffic control near London's Heathrow airport said: "The object was reported by five different aircraft, including the Prince's." CHARLES IN UFO RIDDLE SUNDAY MIRROR 2/2/86 (E64) Pilot shocked by close encounter "The pilot described see- ing a red glowing object. The light from it lit up his cockpit. 'We just don't know what it was. It's a complete mystery.'" And an air traffic official at Ireland's Shannon air- port said: "The pilot saw a bright flash in the sky. "An immediate check was made on all aircraft, but none was missing." A Ministry of Defence spokesman confirmed last week: "The pilot did report seeing a bright flash, but we are satisfied there is no danger to the Prince's aircraft." Philip's a 'saucer' watcher PRINCE PHILIP has been a keen UFO fol- lower for the past 50 years. Philip—follower ■ He is a keen reader of the magazine, Flying Saucer Review. ■ And he once invited a man who claimed to have seen a UFO landing to come to Buckingham Palace to tell his story to a Royal aide so the official could report to Philip, who was on tour in Aus- tralia. Creature UFO expert Tim Good, an author and lecturer, said last week: "It may be pure coincidence. "It is likely that any creature from outer space that is more advanced than us would be aware of the significance of a Royal flight." And former diplomat Gordon Creighton, the editor of Flying Saucer Review magazine, said: "I've no idea what this object could have been, but it would be wrong to dis- miss it. There are beings in space watching us very closely."
Room [REDACTED]
National Air Traffic Services
Control Tower Building
Heathrow Airport — London
Hounslow
Middlesex
Telephone [REDACTED] (E63)
MOD (AFO) 8EA/1/22/3B
Defence Secretariat Division 8
Ministry of Defence
Main Building
Whitehall
London
SW1A 2HB 14 May 1986
Dear Sirs
LETTER FROM [REDACTED] RE UFO HEATHROW VICINITY
I enclose a letter for your attention received at ATC Heathrow, concerning a
UFO report, I understand your Department handles such requests for information.
I attach our holding reply.
Yours faithfully
[REDACTED] MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Sec.(AS)2
19 MAY 1986
FILE [REDACTED]
ATC Ops 2
enc:
A joint Civil Aviation Authority — Ministry of Defence ServiceNational Air Traffic Services
Control Tower Building
Heathrow Airport — London
Hounslow
Middlesex
Telephone [REDACTED] (E62)
[REDACTED] 8EA/1/22/3B✓
14 May 1986
Dear [REDACTED] ~E59/1-2
POSSIBLE UFO — HEATHROW AIRPORT AREA
Thank you for your letter of 7 May 1986, addressed to Air Traffic Control.
I regret to say I am not able to help you. I have looked in the ATC log for
2 April 1986 but nothing untoward was reported, around noon or during that
day.
I have therefore forwarded your letter and contents to the Ministry of Defence
(AFO) Division 8 in London. That Department deals with reports on UFOs and if
you have any further information please send it to them at Main Building,
Whitehall SW1A 2HB.
Yours sincerely
[REDACTED]
for CAA Chief Officer
Heathrow Airport - London
A joint Civil Aviation Authority — Ministry of Defence Service(E61) (1 of 2 pages) FILE LOOSE MINUTE D/Sec(AS)/12/3 14 May 86 PS/Minister(DS) Copy to: AUS(DS) DST1 D Air Def GE3 DI55c DPF(RAF) UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS — CENTRAL TELEVISION INTERVIEW 1. My staff spoke to you on Friday evening about a request from Central Television to conduct an interview with a member of MOD, preferably a Minister, for inclusion in a 45 minute piece on UFOs which they propose screening in "Central Weekend", a 1½ hour current affairs programme shown on Sundays in the Central TV area. The producers are, as yet, unsure of the actual date of the broadcast. We promised to let you have fuller information about the programme when it was to hand. 2. The programme will be based on a series of interviews inter- spersed with film, taken from public roads, of some MOD establish- ments which are assumed to be of significance in UFO circles. Interviewees will include Lord Hill-Norton and an ex-MOD employee [REDACTED] [REDACTED] who worked at Boscombe Down during the 1950's and who claims to have seen a UFO in 1952. You may wish to note that, because of his official status at the time, [REDACTED] has been in touch with this office, independently, about taking part in the programme. We have advised him that, as a private citizen, the decision to take part must be his own but that the MOD would have no objection to him doing so. 3. The proposed interview with Minister(DS) would last perhaps 15 minutes which, when edited, will provide 2-3 minutes of TV time. The interview would take the form of specific questions upon which we would, of course, provide briefing. The questions are expected to include: our explanation of the strange phenomena which occur in the sky; the seriousness with which MOD treats reports of incidents; whether MOD is the sole authority in Whitehall which receives reports or whether they are passed on to another more clandestine organisa- tion; and the incident in December 1980 at RAF Woodbridge. Central Television have indicated that the interview can take place at Minister's convenience but they would preferably wish it to be within a fortnight.
4. We have sought the views of CPR's organisation on this topic
and they recommend Minister should take part. To refuse to do so
would only add to speculation that the MOD has something to hide on
this particularly emotive subject.
5. I would be grateful to know if Minister(DS) is content with
the proposal that he should appear on the programme.
[REDACTED]
Sec(AS)2
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Dear friends, 4/5/1986
On 2/4/1986, just after noon a
WEDNESDAY
photograph was taken of the radar tower
(which was operating at the time). In the background
were 3 dark curved objects. Either birds,
distant aircraft (unlikely as the cloud was
low, poor to [ILLEGIBLE], we were flying
Sunny all afternoon) or something very
interesting perhaps. The negative of the film has
been sent for enlargement prints. ( 5 seconds,
the left hand object, actual size [ILLEGIBLE])
UFOs tend to peak every 11 years, corresponding
with the peak growth rate of sunspot activity.[ILLEGIBLE] sunspot maximum due at [ILLEGIBLE]/1986, from figures shown curve of
cycle varies 9-17 years, average 11 years
1954 1965-6 1977 AUG 1977 DEC 7/[ILLEGIBLE]
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WILTSHIRE uber NOSTRADAMUS
red RAF PROPHECY
EWELL ARTHUR [ILLEGIBLE]SION 1,555 AD
SURREY SHUTTLEWOOD
sightings, books 3 MABE
by SIR and SORES 2,010 AD
GEORGE TOURIST Edding[ILLEGIBLE] ARTHUR
CHAS, BROCHURE, was by & CLARECS
founder WEATHER flew of YEAR.
AETHERIUS CENTRAL children
SOCIETY, UNDERGROUND who landed
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FORUMS LONDON SECTION
AND LOS ANGELES
U.S.A
NOSTRADAMUS MILLENNIUM PROPHECIES POSITION UFO
C.A.5U.44 C.A.5U.44 S.I.QU.46
(ALSO 3 MILLION WE RAPIER → MÆBUS ← BUASIAN AND
THE GREAT PROPAGANDA
THE UFO SENTINELS,
BUNDLES WINTER GUIDE
THE LIBYAN (TRUSTED)
PRINCE, referred
THE AFRICAN likely to
LEADER, USE at
etc etc HEATHROW
PERHAPS 7/2/[ILLEGIBLE]
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(IN BOURNEMOUTH
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⊕ HITLER THIS/RENAMING
(EXETER) was:
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PLUS,
forwarded to the
BRIGADIER MALIK ●
ELDERS CHEETHAM'S book was MAJOR CANTON CHINA from 5m(a)/[ILLEGIBLE]
on sale SKINSHOP TERMINUS ISince 4/1985 the Home Minister and many others
too (14 MPs, several peers, the queen) have been
informed of the prophecies.
TOKYO→ VANCOUVER→ TORONTO→ HEATHROW→
JAPAN CANADA STARS ACF ANDSA 6/ST
[ILLEGIBLE] FLIGHT
BOMBAY
INDIA
6/1981-10/1985
RAJNEESPURAM
CITY, OREGON,
N.W.U.S.A.
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MOUNTAINS
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TANTRIC SEX TRINAES
RITUALS, COLOMBO
DRUGS, etc etc SRI LANKI
INDIA
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FROZEN
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CASES.
I was at Heathrow 2/4, 17/4, 24/4), 29/4,
TUE WEDS THURS TUES
(TWO-TONE (AFTERNOON
ATHENS after RCAL
TICKET) 747 sound)
and 6/5/1986
be used to prove, just check the tickets or
flights, if possible. Malik brown is set public [ILLEGIBLE]
forward and forces are (COL JEHAD)
LIBYAAs for UFOs, [ILLEGIBLE] reported a landing early
1970s, judging by the concentration of
air traffic around Heathrow I wouldn't
think that you will see much, as the
energy fields surrounding UFOs can effect
instruments. The space people would not want
to cause a disaster accidentally.
The US Space Shuttle, TITAN launches and
DELTA system have all failed recently.
From the information received, it would
seem that the space-people are in orbit
around the EARTH-MOON system at 2 MILLION
miles (8× J distance.)
My experience dates from 1978, after
spending 5½ weeks in Rome, Italy and Sicily,
9-10/78, I returned home. At Christmas on TV newsan unidentified light was shown over PALERMO,
SICILY for 2 consecutive days. Palermo was
the last of my first journey abroad to trace
my ancestry in Naples and South Sicily.
During 1/1978, I suddenly became psychic
after 2 years isolation (due to a minor road
accident and PLO research.)
Psychokinetic tapping of furniture and glass
objects especially TV aerials has occurred
sporadically 1979 onwards. I go once a year
at the S.A.S.B., 33 BELGRAVE SQUARE, LONDON,
SW1 with several mediums who are psychic.
It is appreciated how much work air
traffic controllers have to concentrate; if
any government official asks whether Heathrow could
handle the landing of a UFO spacecraft, pleaselet this person know how much extra work
it might entail. (8, 10, 15 PM P.M. LUNCH OR EVEN-ROOM
B.S.T. WENDON)
2,002 AD (GOLDEN JUBILEE YEAR) has been given as
a possible public showing time, preparing
for a landing about 2,005 AD onwards.
QE II → CH III (age 54-5→)
<<<
GREAT
GOLDEN
ROYAL 1, 2, or 3 AD
NOSTRADAMUS CENTURY 7 QUATRAIN 2
ARLES (ANAGRAM LASER) OPENED UP BY
WAR WILL NOT OFFER RESISTANCE, THE
SOLDIERS WILL BE ASTONISHED BY NIGHT
BLACK AND WHITE CONCEALING INDICO
ON LAND UNDER THE FALSE SHADOW (F.S. =
FLYING
SAUCER)
YOU WILL SEE TRAITORS SOUNDED.
Michel Nostradamus mentions HALLEY'S COMET, 76 year periodPlease find enclosed FSR photocopies.
THE JANOS PEOPLE by FRANK JOHNSON, 1980,
[REDACTED] is also helpful.
with best wishes,
[REDACTED]File 12/3
(E60)
File Note
Received a call from a [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] who has been approached by Central TV
to take part in a documentary on UFOs. [REDACTED]
is an ex-RAF Flt Lt and worked at Boscombe Down
during the 1950s. In 1952 he saw, and apparently
reported, a UFO whilst flying a Canberra on trials.
Trial involved testing of a tail warning radar
called "Orange Potter" (sic). [REDACTED] asked for
advice on whether he should take part in the
TV programme.
Informed [REDACTED] that he must decide
for himself whether or not to take part but that the
MOD would have no objections. Checked with the Air
Staff to ensure that the radar was innocuous [ILLEGIBLE]
but no-one had heard of it and agreed therefore
that we would place no caveats on our advice
to [REDACTED]
[REDACTED]
13/5 [REDACTED]
13/5i the table he ards his feet, (1 of 6 pages) The "examiner" is about 4ft. tall and is wearing a white gown to the ground, with long loose sleeves that are drawn in at the cuffs. It has no neck, in fact it is slightly hunched. It has bushy brown hair or "fur" over the whole of its head and hands. In the head are two large slanted triangular-shaped eyes, a light brown nose or "beak," a slit for a mouth, and pointed, slanted-back ears. It has large hairy hands [diagram labels:] narrow, pointed eyes, shaped like winged glasses pointed ears hunched shoulders white coat or gown beak, or nose pen-like instrument wire on the exam- h "examiner" Based on an early attempt by Elaine to draw one of the small entities, or "examiners." ratus. This is ported by two m. These, he "some kind of le. The bar is length, about e underside is id has a faint what look like g and are att- d lights above 4 inches wide, head and can rm from the s are attached. ximately one t does so John the region the ree of the tall nd two small, small beings he scan moves apparatus on n" instrument un-inch in dia- te is an intense [diagram labels:] side elevation of eye eyes black and convexed. brown fur-like covering on face Early impression by John of an "examiner". with four digits on each hand, Large talons or nails protrude from each finger. It is very thick set, and walks awkwardly. John hears it make occasional gutteral chirps. Despite its appearance it seems to is about 3ft. off the ground. It is oval, with a surface of small "bubbles" that support the body. Like most other things in the craft it is grey in colour. The table is supported on an hemispherical pivoting support. On the left-hand side nearest the examiner is some kind of long control box from which the "pencil" instruments are obtained. Whilst on the table John cannot move any part of his body. (He believes that they did use other in- struments on him but he cannot describe them.) After the "bar" or "scan" stops at the end of the table, John asks the tall entities if he can get up. They answer: "Sit there for a while." John is sur- prised when he realises that they did not speak, for he had received a mental impression that they said what they said. Whereupon he sits up and swings his legs over the side of the table. His legs feel weak and his whole body feels very loose. To his amazement he is wearing a one piece garment similar to that of the tall entities. This feels like his skin. The "examiners" now disappear from the room. Sitting up, John is able to get a better view of the three tall entities and the room itself. This is about pink noses and clearly eye balls. There are no visible noses or mouths, and John has a strong feeling that the entities are wearing masks. As far as John can recall there are 3 fingers on each hand. The skin is very pale, almost translucent. Neither entity seems to have joints in arms or legs. John likens this to a "bendy toy" or "blow up doll." As they move their arms, no elbows can be seen. Their movement is graceful, and they do not take large strides when they walk. When John has swung his legs over the side of the table, he starts asking questions, all of which are answered. At one point he asks: "What do you do when you're outside the ship?" "We use a visor," came the reply. Looking around John sees one of the three entities holding a "visor." It is hemispherical, with two head bands, one going horizontally round the head, and the other going across the head. John compares it with a welder's visor. Deep rusty red in colour it would cover a normal-sized head. The tallest entity, whom John presumes is the leader, is the only one with whom he has direct [centre drawing annotations:] landed AULET, ESSEX. 1974. NICE FA RUL, PLANET & roots near OGREY AUTARES STAR velvet fur. A recent drawing by Elaine of the "examiner" – no feet could be seen. This is the nearest she can achieve of this horrific-looking being 20ft. long, 12ft. wide, and 7-8ft. high. It is oval in shape, both horizontally and vertically. There are no seams in either wall or ceiling, and everything is perfectly smooth like the inside of a bubble. There appears to be no furniture other than the table and the two lights above him. [right side drawing annotations:] landed OXFORD SHIRE 13/[ILLEGIBLE]/[ILLEGIBLE] THE CAPELLA STAR fagle (EX-JANOS) see living 1.5 light year distant. apace, here. are THE JANOS PEOPLE 1980. 11/1980 PC ALAN GOODRICH abducted BACK AND THE PENNINE [ILLEGIBLE] Left: Sketch of tall entity by Elaine during my [19??] second interview: note 'nose' and also belt, [ILLEGIBLE] which was worn by 'leader' only. Right: John's sketch of tall entity. Nose and belt [ILLEGIBLE] are omitted, although he says he believes [ILLEGIBLE] that at least one entity was wearing one. FLYING SAUCER REVIEW VOL. 24 NO 1 6/1978 (1955 →) 7 [REDACTED] editor.
H 1:t--N ~\f <:::..V~\~-l S’ FOR UFOS "_~’_""’ . _ _ " . , , , , , _ . . _ , ’ n l"/iI’s ’ 9M.:r.:!!\i ~~L~.s$;’, 6). Artist’s impression superimposed g s te. car. It was standing on six legs and had a door and a likened it to a monstrous it might be a helicopter, since these fields: but he quickly Then he saw two creatures his plants: since his by unknown vandals, he from them when one of the a pencil-like object at him, side: Masse found himself to move. The two figures did not seem hostile; they They were about one metre grey-green t1iTng;-wItI ’ . about three times the size of a to their bodies: they had large no chins, and round holes :-’:’I1’\,,\ \<:"\lUi<"{"~ X~.f’;10;; THE UFO PHENOMENON 25 The two beings returned to their machine; the door dosed, the legs whirled and retracted, and the machine left the ground silently. When it was between fifteen and twenty metres away, it suddenly vanished. About fifteen minutes later feeling returned to :Masse and he was able to move again: he worked until between 7.30 or 8 am, then went back to the village, where he told his adventure at a cafe. Being known and respected in the neighbourhood, story was taken seriously and thoroughly investigated both by the police and by private UFO investigative groups: though some contradictions were noted, no reason was found to doubt his story, and some confirmation was obtained from other witnesses which seemed to support his claim. Physical traces were found on the site, which persisted and affected future crops until the field "vas ploughed over. Masse also suffered from psychological effects - he slept inordinately and experienced dreams of ;1 psychic character. 56 In selecting these examples, I have deliberately chosen relatively simple and unsensational cases, occurring to ordinary people in the casual course of their daily lives. None of these people was particularly interested in UFOs; they were not deliberately looking for them nor, so far as is known, were they subject to any other kind of delusion or preconception. In all six cases, the sighting came as a total surprise, to which the witness had to adjust while in the course of doing something quite trivial - going to bed, returning home, doing the daily work. In each case the witness responded with emotions ranging from mild puzzlement to complete bafflement; in each case subsequent investigation, while it has failed to discover the true explanation, has also failed to show that the witness in any way misreported the incident. In short, these things seem to have taken place as described, for all anyone can show to the contrary. Of course, some of them are capable of some kind of explanation. For several of them, a helicopter might seem to offer an answer - behaving unusually for someFLYING SAUCER REVIEW Volume 26, No 4, 1980 £1 [cover illustration] DIONISIO LLANCA'S VERY CLOSE ENCOUNTER [partially legible text:] [ILLEGIBLE] a responsible [REDACTED] [ILLEGIBLE] [handwritten annotations:] 69.5°S 101-110E Star VII 2016 See page [ILLEGIBLE] 3 THUBAN STAR PEOPLE entrance / for underground ANTARCTIC BASE (flat land recent wars [ILLEGIBLE] EL DORADO)
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light- in a rab- have I own have They of have up some An. them little and, help- the the that some dis. is was been in of RlGliT. fa/Un. three ra. nks, you shower!, I am riding my hobby horse, Bring back some form of National Service for the army of unemployed youngsters aimlessly wandexing our streets. Oh, I know all about freedom of the individual and suchlike, but can any of us who did our stint in uniform honestly say we did not thoroughly enjoy it? I will not inI1!ct you with such rubbish as: "II will make men of them" or "A bit of discipline will sort thai lot out", My experience in the Army was that it did neither. More important, it showed us how people from all parts of the country. of all classes, colours and religions. could live in harmony, It also gave us a chance to see the world beyond these shores, and taught us how to look after ourselves, I hope the splxit of those times will be captured In an exhibition on National Service, opening at the Imperial War Museum in London next September. AlIogether some 250,000 of us were conscripted be. tween 19-111-(,,1, What a laugh it all was. My post- bag iiuggests that others came away with the same impression. Patrick Moore, from Bromsgrove, sends me a British At-med Forces 3d voucher (BAFs, we called them) with the comment: "J think I picked it up in Berlin or Nairobi.. , or was it Mauritius or Madagascar’I" Ah, sweet memoxies, he says, I’ll second that Eric l<’ rth, trom Wilsden, Yorks, would not agree, i-Ie was a regular soldjer who served 14 years, and reckons National Service was a waste of time, money, manpower and lives, He writes: "Young men around J8 were plucked from their jobs, homes and loved ones, PUl into ugly, ill-fittjng uniforms thai made them resemble walking coal sacks, and dispatched to a valiefy of inter- nationaJ destinalions," Well, you could say that How. ever, Ihe youngsters 1 anI talking about have no jobs to be plucked from_ And that is the most dn~adl’ul W<Jste of aU HIE TII\.1ES Saudis seek to offset I British Tornado -dea~ From A Correspondent, Riyadh Mr George Younger, the US offsel programme as Defence Secretary. met Prince stipulatcd before’ contracts Sultan bin Abdul Aliz, his were signed with private com- Saudi counterpart, yesterday panics. No such prior agree- to discuss Saudi proposals for ment was reached before Ihe British !nvestment to olTset Tornado deal was si~ned, the f5 {Hlhon Tornado fi~ter Mr Younger is expected to deal. meet King Fahd and other important Saudi officials dur- ing his three-<Jay visit, which may lead to another arms deal if a $357 million (about f2J8 million) air-to-air and air-to- ship missile package fails to dear the US Congress. The Saudis may again look to Britain to fill the gap as they did when they bought the Tornados instead of the American-built fl5 fightcf$ they onginally wanted. The investment programme would be similar to thaI imposed on a consortium of companies led by Boeing. The consortium had to invest 35 per cent of a $1.2 billion contract to provide ground control for the airbome wam- Ing and conlrol system (Awacs) jets sold 10 the Saudis by the Americans, The dilTerence is thaI the SCOTSMAN I.t: ------ 1:5 BN. AUMS DEAL\l Mr George YQunger, Defence Secretary, WIiS ill Saudi Arabia yesterday ro Iron out details of the ts b ion arms deal signed last year, The deal - Britain’s biggest export order - is for 132 a1rcra1t including 72 Tornadoes. sup- port equipment and spares. THE GUARDIA)., --.:.:..,... -0+--_-"__.... UK clinches. Saudi deaI~ RI)’adh: Saudi Arabia is con- sidering buying weapons for II its navy from Britain. after concluding a big aircraft deal : with London, the defl:nec min. lister, Pr Ke Sultan lhn I Abdul Aliz, said yesterday. .. We are discussing the pos- sibility of purchasing arms for the navy from friendly Coun- tries including Britain," the of- ficial Saudi Press Agency qU’lted him as s3y-ing after talks with the British defence secrelary Geol’gc Younger. Prince Sultan Abdul Aziz gave no details of th(’ navy’s requirements. but said that Riyadh had concluded final agreement on a .E5 billion pur. chase of British military air- craft. The deal, Britain’s biggest export sale, includes 72 Tor. nado fighters, 30 Hawk train- ers. and 30 PC Orion surveillance aircraft plus mis. siles, training, technical sup, port and spares. Prince Sultan said that some oC the Tornado fighters had arrived in the kingdom and were due to take part in an air show today. Saudi Arabia InvIted Mr Younger ht’re to discuss final details ot the deal, Induding II requirement under the Saudi "offset programme" that 35 per cent of the value. oC the contract be rc-inveslcd in Saudi A rabia,-Reutcr. I ..-< -.J ! jFrom: [REDACTED] Secretariat (Air Staff)2a, Room [REDACTED]
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Main Building Whitehall London SW1A 2HB
Telephone [REDACTED] (Direct Dialling)
(Switchboard)
[REDACTED]
Your reference SB/TB
Our reference D/SEC(HS) 12/3
Date 8 April 1986
Dear [REDACTED]
Thank you for your letter, undated, but which we received in
December. I apologise for not replying sooner.
During 1985 the Ministry of Defence received 160 reported
sightings of aerial phenomena or "UFOs", the majority of these
sightings being in the Welsh, Yorkshire and Thames Valley/London
areas.
To date in 1986 we have received 39 reports. I hope this
information is of some use to you and it is not too late for your
report.
Yours sincerely
[REDACTED]From: [REDACTED] Secretariat (Air Staff), Room [REDACTED]
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Main Building Whitehall London SW1A 2HB
Telephone [REDACTED] (Direct Dialling)
(Switchboard)
[REDACTED]
Your reference
Our reference D/SEC(AS) 12/3
Date 8 April 1986
Dear [REDACTED]
Thank you for your letter of 12 December and your reminder of
18 March. I am sorry that it has taken me so long to reply.
To answer your two easier questions first:
1. The form which was sent to you with [REDACTED] letter of
6 December is complete, ie nothing was omitted before sending
it on to you.
2. I am afraid I can be of little help to you on the
reported sightings in North Yorkshire during August. We
received only one report during the month which is very
sketchy indeed (copy attached), and I have no knowledge of any
of the claims alluded to in your letter.
As to the study which you mentioned in your letter of 18
March, work is in hand at the moment to trace the document. I must
admit that I was unaware of such a study and this is the reason why
it has not been referred to in the past. Should we manage to locate
it I will of course let you know.
[REDACTED]From: [REDACTED] Secretariat (Air Staff)2a, Room [REDACTED]
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Main Building Whitehall London SW1A 2HB
Telephone [REDACTED] (Direct Dialling)
(Switchboard)
[REDACTED]
Your reference
Our reference 12/3
Date 7 April 1986
Dear [REDACTED]
Further to my letter to you of 5 March I am afraid that we are
unable to shed any light on the photographs which you sent to us for
inspection.
You will know of course that the sole interest of the Ministry
of Defence in reported sightings is to establish whether they have
any bearing on the defence of the country. The reports we receive
are referred to the staff in the Department who are responsible for
the air defence of the United Kingdom, and they examine the reports
as part of their normal duties. If it is decided that they have no
bearing on the defence of the UK then no further action is taken.
As to the other sightings you mentioned in your letter I am
afraid that we did not receive any formal reports on the dates in
question in the Leicestershire area.
I am sorry I cannot be of further help to you.
Yours sincerely
[REDACTED]
LETTER RETURNED AS
OCCUPANT HAD GONE AWAY[REDACTED] RESEARCH B[ROADCASTS] & LECTURES [MINISTRY OF DEFENCE stamp:] Sec.(AS)2 – 4 APR 1986 FILE [REDACTED] 2 April 1986 Dear [REDACTED] This is just to remind you that I have yet to receive a reply to my various letters. I know that you have been busy but hope that you will be able to respond shortly. I recently tried to obtain a copy or view the Air Ministry Secret Intelligence Summary on UFOs, referred to in correspondence between Duncan Sandys and Anthony Montague Brown in 1955 (Cabinet papers released at the end of last year), and the PRO told me that it had not yet been released and suggested I contact the MoD with a view to seeing it, or at least finding out when it will be released. I enclose the relevant reference material. [handwritten signature] [REDACTED]
Defence [ILLEGIBLE]
March 14, 1955.
RESTRICTED
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Sandys
I remember your talking about
flying saucers when we were at Chequers
some time ago. I enclose an article
from the "Air Ministry Secret Intelligence
Volume 10 — Summary" which may be of interest to you
No. 3. though I doubt whether there is anything
in it which you do not know already.
Yours sincerely
Amg.
The Right Hon. Duncan Sandys, M.P."’ ’-t >. )1.. ;’ ! ----;j..-.- i ..-... " . 1 . .....L ~ ~ c..c.. i .. ’_... ___ ..j" _4"t~ "’. -..... "u . . .. -,,- ---~ ,---,-..--......-..-.... ~-~"-’-. -v 7J iT’ g ( -0 __ -< iOO C’> ::: - -I........... ~I’............. -II ~ r 1’\ ~10 l ~ ! o ~ I ::a:: . o j ~I I >- I ~I 1,1, r:: i ’~, i , 1M (IS . (It o z WHITEHAll. lONDON. S.W.. :-.........., ’. 1_ ~,.t ’~ 22nd tlarch, 1955. R 1-’1.\’" . ’\. ,.Ai.. 6_. ~""-"- )~, 0’ f " Thank you for your letter of March 14th. ~ ... " ;~ ’" :, ~ J I am indeed much interested in the article f’rom the "Air Ministry Secret Intelligence Su.11L’!lary" about flying saucers, and am most grateful to you for thinking of sending it to me. ~ ~ f .. ~ g ~ & - ,. ~~ ~ .. i’ ;;; ~ ~ " , ~ t o..~~~ > :......... ;)-’11 "?...::.. ~ 6~<"A’ 0, -!! i I i 1 Anthony Montague Browne, Esq., D.F.O., . ~
[ILLEGIBLE address text]
To: [REDACTED]
Secretariat(Air Staff) 2a,
Room[REDACTED]
M.O.D.
Whitehall,
London SW1A 2HB.
[MINISTRY OF DEFENCE stamp:]
Sec.(AS)2
– 7 APR 1986
FILE [ILLEGIBLE] 12/3
[REDACTED] 27 March 1986.
Dear Sir,
With reference to your letter of 5 March 1986 in reply to
my previous correspondence to your office of 25 September 1985 and
30 January 1986, I thank you for reply.
This is just to inform you of my recent change of address to the
one above so when your enquiries concerning the 25 October 1977
sighting ( with photographs) and the Leicestershire sightings of a
triangular object as witnessed on various dates in late 1985, are
concluded then any correspondence from you will not be lost.
Your enquiries regarding the Leicestershire sightings may be assist-
ed by the fact that a similar formation of red and white lights that
preceeded the sighting of the triangular object at Melton Mowbray on
7 August 1985 ( any connection between the two events is unknown)
was observed a monthor so before in the Leeds area. On June 23 a
spate of red and white lights were observed. Although some of the
lights observed at a high altitude were those of Jet Provosts from
RAF Church Fenton some of the lights at least cannot be explained
by conventional explanations, as some of them were observed to be
very low down and flying round blocks of flats, even casting red
glows over rooftops. All the time it was perfectly silent.;
I would be most glad to share any information relating to the UFO
phenomenon and would be happy to act as a contact, at least for the
Midlands.I would be prepared to investigate any reports in confidence
and submit the details to your department. Hope the above information
is of use to you.Once the reports of the cases mentioned are completed I shall
endeavour to submit a copy on to your department. [ILLEGIBLE]
Yours sincerely,
[REDACTED]
East Midlands Regional Investigations Co-ordinator for the
British UFO Research Association, and the Association for the
Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena.
Leicester UFO Investigation Centre.
P.S. You may be interested to know of a triangular-shaped object
that was actually filmed for several tens of minutes by the Italian
National Broadcasting Company. The incident took place on 15 Sept-
ember 1985 at Aosta. The triangular UFO was apparently visible for
several hours before it moved off at a fast rate of speed leaving a
three-tailed vapour trail. The object was present for so long that
the TV station were able to hire an aircraft under their controland
to set off after it, but they did not get a close-up view of it.
Milan airport reported nothing on radar nor had any air traffic.
Still photographs of the object were also taken by members of the
public. A clip of the event was also shown on BBC TV news (but only
at breakfast time I hasten to add). I would be interested in hearing
your opinion of this event and whether or not steps have been taken
to obtain a copy of this film in an attempt to ascertain its true
nature. If so I would also be interested in obtaining a copy for
my own files and research. I would be most surprised if it has not
gone through official channels since any unknown object transgressing
the airspace of a fellow NATO member must surely be of concern at
least to the military authorities whose duty it is to ensure the
defence of Western Europe from transgressors of whatever origin.
I would be most appreciative of your opinion on this matter.
[ILLEGIBLE lines](1) [circled] [REDACTED] f6 12/3
[REDACTED]
[REDACTED]
[MINISTRY OF DEFENCE stamp:]
Sec.(AS)2
25 MAR 1986
FILE
Dear Sir 18/3/86
ITS INTERESTING TO NOTE THE
U.F.O SIGHTING OF PRINCE
CHARLES AS HE WAS ON A
PLANE FLIGHT HOME FROM THE
U.S.A AND THE U.F.O
SIGHTING OVER WINDSOR CASTLE.
THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER
OF REPORTED U.F.O SIGHTINGS
ITS BEEN SAID THAT U.F.O'S
HAVE BEEN TRACKED ON
P.T.O
CONTINUED →(2) [circled] (1) [circled] 18/3/86 RADAR AND IN SOME CASES AIR FORCE JETS HAVE BEEN SCRAMBLED TO INTERCEPT THEM THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTS TO SAY THAT THEY WERE ALSO SPOTTED BY ASTRONAUTS WHILE IN SPACE MOST U.F.O EXPERTS AND SCIENTISTS AGREE THAT OUR EARTH COULD BE UNDER SURVEILLANCE THE U.F.O PHENOMENON SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO THERE ARE FORCES AT WORK THAT WE DON'T KNOW OF [REDACTED]
ANOTHER UFO! by Royal Appointment SUNDAY MIRROR [ILLEGIBLE] CHARLES IN UFO RIDDLE A mystery [ILLEGIBLE] A N oval-shaped UFO has been spotted over Windsor Castle. 9/3/86 [article text:] a mystery craft flew close to the battlements in broad daylight. People watched in disbelief at the red, glowing machine– the size of a Mini–moved slowly across the sky. The revelation comes after the pilot of an aircraft carrying Prince Charles last week reported seeing a similar red, glowing object near his flightpath. So far no-one has been able to [ILLEGIBLE] Safe Office manageress Tracey [ILLEGIBLE], 23, who saw the Windsor UFO, said last week: "I just happened to glance out of the window and couldn't believe what I saw." [ILLEGIBLE] Sheila [ILLEGIBLE], 43, of [ILLEGIBLE] Crescent, was startled by the light in the sky and saw it with a [ILLEGIBLE] colour outside. A police spokesman said: "We checked with air traffic control at Heathrow and the weather centre at Bracknell. But it was nothing to do with either of them." UFO expert Tom Good said: "It is quite conceivable beings from outer space would be aware of what Windsor Castle is and who stays there."
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12/3
(ES2)
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17th March 1986.
[REDACTED]
Sec (AS) 2,
Room [REDACTED]
Main Building,
Whitehall,
SWI 2HB.
Dear [REDACTED]
Many thanks for your letter of 5th March 1986,
concerning the appearence of circles at various locations throughout
Southern England, and for the copy of the report. As it turns out I
already have a complete copy ( including names ) of this report which
I obtained during the course of my investigations.
Whilst I understand, from previous correspondance from the
Ministry, that your interest in UFO's and related subjects is
restricted to possible defence implications, and that for financial
reasons involvement in scientific studies would not be considered,
I felt sure that in this case you would have had more information.
Throughout the press coverage, both TV and newspapers, there has been
more than the usual indication that the MOD were involved. To quote
one press report from August 1985 :-
'The Army have begun investigations into the markings for the
Ministry of Defence and photographs were being taken by Helicopter
during the week.'
Initially i thought that this actually refered to the
report by [REDACTED] which you sent to me, but have since been
told that this is not the case by several sources, some of whom
contacted me as a result of the enclosed article.
Obviously if you have no other information regarding this
particular case then there is nothing more to be said. However should
anything more come to light concerning this or anything similar i
would appreciate being kept in mind if such information could be passed
on.
Yours sincerely,
[REDACTED]
[MINISTRY OF DEFENCE stamp:]
Sec.(AS)2
2 1 MAR 1986
FILEFrom: [REDACTED] Secretariat (Air Staff)2a, Room [REDACTED]
[REDACTED]
[ILLEGIBLE] March 1986
Thank you for your letter of 30 January. I do apologise for
not replying to your previous letter of 25 September 1985 but this is
obviously one that 'slipped through the net'. I have asked for
expert advice on the photographs which you enclosed and I will give
you a full reply as soon as possible.
Once again I apologise for the inordinate delay in replying to
you.
Yours sincerelyFrom: [REDACTED] Secretariat (Air Staff)2a, Room[REDACTED]
[REDACTED]
5 March 1986
Thank you for your letter of 5 September 1985; I am returning
the stamped addressed envelope which you provided. . You may find
it useful if I explain that the sole interest of the United Kingdom
Ministry of Defence in reported sightings of Unidentified Flying
Objects (UFOs) is to establish whether they have any bearing on the
defence of the country.
There is no organisation in the Ministry of Defence appointed
solely for the purpose of studying reports of such objects, and no
staff are employed on the subject full time. The reports we receive
are referred to the staff in the Department who are responsible for
the air defence of the United Kingdom, and they examine the reports
as part of their normal duties.
Since our interest in UFOs is limited to possible defence
implications we have not carried out a study into the scientific
significance of these phenomena. Unless there are defence
implications we do not attempt to identify sightings and we cannot
inform observers of the probable identity of the object seen. The
Department could not justify the expenditure of public funds on
investigations which go beyond the pure defence interests.
On the specific question of the circles found in fields in
southern England, I can confirm that the Army Air Corps at Middle
Wallop have submitted a report on one such occurrence at Clatford. A
copy of this report is attached for your information. As you will
see, no mention is made of a "white jelly" and I can assure you that
to the best of our knowledge no such substance was found at the
scene.You will of course appreciate that this is not strictly a
report of a UFO sighting, although this phenomenon, which I
understand has been reported on a number of times in various
locations since the last war, is indeed mystifying. However we have
yet to find anything to suggest that it has any significance in
defence terms.
Yours sincerelyFrom: [REDACTED] Secretariat (Air Staff)2a, Room [REDACTED]
[REDACTED]
5 March 1986
Thank you for your letter of 8 September. I do apologise for
not writing to you sooner, but I can only say that yours 'slipped
through the net'.
You may find it useful if I explain that the sole interest of
the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence in reported sightings of
Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) is to establish whether they have
any bearing on the defence of the country.
Since our interest in UFOs is limited to possible defence
implications we have not carried out a study into the scientific
significance of these phenomena. Unless there are defence
implications we do not attempt to identify sightings and we cannot
inform observers of the probable identity of the object seen. The
Department could not justify the expenditure of public funds on
investigations which go beyond the pure defence interests.
We have to recognise that there are many strange things to be
seen in the sky, but we believe there are adequate explanations for
them. They may be satellite debris re-entering the earth atmosphere,
ball lightning, unusual cloud formations, meteorological balloons,
aircraft lights, aircraft at unusual angles or many other things.
Perhaps, as you yourself point out, the fact that the GLC Fireworks
display was taking place answers your question.
I am sorry that I can do no more to assuage your curiosity.
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Secretary of State for Defence,
Ministry of Defence,
Main Building,
Whitehall,
London.
12 February 1986.
Dear Sir,
It is now 2 months since my letter to the above and as yet I have received no reply
apart from a small post card merely acknowledging receipt of my letter.
I would appreciate a reply to my letter dated the 11 December 1985 at the ealiest
opportunity.I know my last letter was addressed to Mr Heseltine but a reply from the
new Secretary of State for Defence will be more than adequate.
If you could give me some idea as to when (I hope not if) I will receive a reply I will
be most grateful.
Yours Sincerely,
[REDACTED]
The Yorkshire UFO Society.
[MINISTRY OF DEFENCE stamp:]
No.[ILLEGIBLE](AS).
19 FEB 1986
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YUFOS Research Division (International)[REDACTED] f6 12/3
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EARTHLY CURIOSITIES
ALIEN
INVASION
OR HOAX?
For several years, southern Britain
has experienced what some
people claim is the work of
pranksters and others say is
evidence that UFO's have
landed. Charles Walker
investigates the mysterious circles
which have again appeared
My attention was first drawn to these
strange circles when a set of five, one
large surrounded by four smaller ones,
appeared in a wheatfield at Patching,
Sussex. They appeared some time
between 10pm on 28 June and dawn on 29
June 1985. The central and largest of the
circles measured some 50ft in diameter
and the four smaller ones 15ft in diameter.
The wheat had been neatly flattened
by a swirling motion in a clockwise
direction.
The circles were a reasonable distance
from the road and, at the time they were
discovered, there was no trace of any of
the surrounding crop having been flat-
tened as it would have been if anyone had
walked into the field to select the site. For
this reason it was suggested that the
marks would have to be made by
something landing on the spot. My initial
enquiries revealed that most people were
of the opinion that a UFO was responsi-
ble. Obviously there were those who
preferred to dismiss it as a hoax, although
they have not provided a suitable
explanation as to how this could be done
without damaging the surrounding crop.
UFO sighting
At the time that news broke of the
circles, no one except myself and the
witnesses were aware of the fact that at
9.35pm on 25 June a UFO had been seen
by five witnesses. The sighting was
reported to me on 26 June by Wayne
Lewis who, along with his brother Ricky
and three friends, had seen what they
described as a yellowy white light moving
in the direction of Clapham, which is but a
short distance from Patching.
For approximately ten minutes the
object hovered over Clapham Wood
where the light became more intense and
began pulsating. After this it took off at a
reasonably high speed and was lost from
sight within a matter of seconds.
Mysterious circles
Although there were no UFO sightings
on the actual evening that the circles
appeared – at least as far as I am aware – it
is interesting to note that there does
always seem to be a UFO sighting
reported within a few days, and at the
most a week, before the circles appear.
The very same weekend five circles,
similar in dimension to those at Patching,
appeared in a wheatfield alongside the B
3093 at Bratton, Wiltshire. This is not the
first time that such circles have appeared
in this area. In July 1983 their appearance
made the national news mainly because
of Bratton's close proximity to Warmins-
ter, which became famous in the mid
1960s for the number of UFO sightings
and reported landings.
Throughout July 1985 the circles
appeared in Hampshire and Wiltshire. In
Hampshire one Alresford farmer lost
FEBRUARY 1986 please mention THE UNKNOWN when replying to any advertisement 67!INV ASION OR HOAX? I crops for the sixth year running as a result of the mysterious circles. Once again the dimensions were the same as in the other areas/a d just days before they appeared local police were involved in checking out a UFO report. A brilliantly lit circular object was seen hovering over Stockbridge Down, Hampshire by Jack and Pat Collins whilst driving home one night. Mrs Collins said ’It looked like. a big funfair wheel hovering in the sky’. The object was not visible for very long as the road along which the couple were travelling was tree lined and the object was therefore blotted out by the trees. They made no attempt to stop for a better look but on reaching home telephoned the police, who searched the area but found nothing. Although the object was not visible for very long, perhaps five minutes at the most, Mr Collins was able to make a sketch, which perhaps provides the first clue as to what might be responsible for the circles. According to Mr ColI.ins. the outer perimeter appeared to be a con- tinuous ring of light, whilst the spokes and the four quarters consisted of numerous individual l ghts, the lights of the spokes being considerably brighter than the others. Neat paflem If an object such as that described above were to land nd the underside of the craft, with it’s spoke like ccnstruction, were to rotate as it did so or once it had landed, then it would almost certainly produce the neat pattern of flattened crop wh ich is a feature of these ci rcles. Of course attached to this large circular object there would have to be four smaller ones which must also rotate in the same way. Again from the neat way in which the crop is flattened within the smaller circles they would have to have the same construction. Mr and Mrs Collins did not see anything attached to the large circular object they observed hovering over the countryside. However, if we accept the fact that a UFO was responsible for the. circles - and by UFO, I mean an aerial object which has$o far defied identification and not neces- Circfes in fields alongside the B3093 at Bratton Taken from the top of Bratton Castle. FEBRUARY 1986 68 please mention THE UNKNOWN when replying to any advertisement
r---’J." L I INVASION .OR HOAX? I sarily an alien controlled space vehicle- then it could be that th se marks were caused by some sort of. landing gear which would not be lowered until the vehicle was actually going to land. Certainly from an examination of some of the sites: Patching, Sussex, 28/29 June; Bratton. 28/29 June; Hampshire. 6/7 July; Andover In Wiltshire. July 1985; there seems no doubt that the circles were produced by an object coming out of the sky. At this stage there is, apart from the UFO sightings. no evidence from which we can identify a known vehicle as being responsible. Flattened easily On one occasion it was suggested that the crop could have been flattened easily by two people using a piece of string. One person would stand in what would eventually be the c ntre of the circle, whilst the ether person would walk around in ever decreasing circles flatten- FEBRUARY 1985 ing the crop as he did so. However. whilst the crop ’<Yould most certainly be flat- tened, it would not be done as neatly. There would also be some evidence of their walkfrom the edge of the field to the markings. Even walking along the plough tracks woufd not, as it has been sug- gested. mean that the circles could be made without some damage to surroun- ding crops~ No doubt speculation regarding this phenomena wW continue,. but perhaps, should it occur again. more information will come to light and enable us to get nearer to providing an explanation for this mystery. .. Don’t miss the March issue of the The Unknown. On sale.27 F bruary 1986 IN THE NEXT ISSUE Th@ llJNKNOW1N1 on sale 27 February . Sightlngs of sea-serpents have been part of maritime lore fa time immemorial. but perhaps a known species is the culprit . Jenny Randles suggests that anyone could have had a dose encounter without knowing it - even you’ . Michael Goss looks at the apparent reluctance of ghosts to talk . Plus: Many more fascinating articles exploring the world of strange phenomena Don’t miss your copy! please mention THE UNKNOWN when replying to any advertisement 69
(E41/ Section 40 Replied MY REF: COLLEAGUE OF NORTH LANCS UFO GROUP. REPLY TO : MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Sec.(AS)2 24 JAN1986 FILE 12/3 PAGES:(1.) Section 40 Dear Sir , You might recall that sometime ago I despatched to you a copy of the Col - Holt Tape ? , ref; Rendlesham Forest UFO incident. I would like to know if you have received the Tape ? If it is possible, could you forward me the full address of the Woodbridge Air Force Base, so it would help me conduct further Investigation ? Youns Sincerely, Section 40 ......
YUFOS
CIVILIAN AERIAL PHENOMENA
RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
Section 40
Section 40 Defence Secretatiat,
Ministry of Defence (AS-2),
Main Building,
Whitehall,
London
Your Ref: AS-2
Our Ref: BL/RDI-B 2 January 1986
No. of Pages: Two (2)
Subject: Unidentified Flying Objects/Radar
Dear Section 40
I am writing in relation to an article/s which we have just recently
researched in the October, 1954 edition of the London Dispatch (Sunday).
THE ARTICLE:
"Radar installions in Great Britain had repeatedly picked up whole
formations of unidentified flying objects during september 1954,
some of them passing overhead at low altitude. Military Personnel
scrambled outside their offices to take a look and were much puzzled
to find the skies clear and empty. Every time, they have followed the
same pattern, always around Mid-day. All our radar sets in the area
have picked them up. Some of the public individuals involved with
Flying Saucer research/reports at that time, were told that Flying
Saucers are normally invisible to us".
We are very interested in these official statements; could you please
confirm these comments, especially as the radar installions now in
operation, such as Fylingdales (which can track an object the size of a
tea tray above Moscow) are far more technologically advanced, than of
those in the 1950's? As a research organisation, we have numerous reports
of UFOs, surely in range of civil and military radar never being seen as a
physical structure throughout the entire observation (one second visible,
the next completely invisible). There does appear to be some evidence to
substanciate many of the claims made by the War Office in 1954.
Continued Over...
Section 40 · British Representative of NICAP USASHEET 2 of 2
You perhaps remember this organisation asking for a copy of a purported
study carried out by Air Marshall's Massey and Goddard concerning UFOs,
this paper was first apparent in 1955. Your information was limited but
extremely helpful. However, a further statement was made by Sir Victor
Goddard, Royal Air Force, Air Marshall in May 1969. Goddard makes several
references to psychic phenomenon and possible influence on mankind. This
is the first time I can recall such a statement being made by the military
(U.K.) in relation to unidentified flying objects? Do you feel that this
factor is or could be connected with the public, and indeed the military
reporting of UFO's? There does appear to have been an increase in the
governmental (worldwide) interest in "P.K." and "E.S.P.", have the MoD any
research or perhaps conclusions regarding this avenue of research. Perhaps
in your files there does exist cases whereby the previously mentioned
phenomenon is regarded as a prime solution. If so, we would be grateful
for this documentation, perhaps 1969 onwards, would be a starting point!
Thank you again for your valuable time, we believe a greater liaison
between your department could provide an insight into the subject. I look
forward to your comments and the August/September UFO sightings I requested
in December 1985.
Yours Sincerely,
Section 40
Director of Research
Section 40
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH
YUFOS RESEARCH DIVISIONNo reply
Section 40
file
Dec 17th
Sir,
Recent calculations into marks left,
supposedly, by Flying Saucers, called into question
the estimated size of such aircraft.
Roughly 30' in diameter, the question posed
by myself was;- "even if they carried two/
three people from outer-space, how much
food, water (and possibly fuel), would be required
to get them to another planet even if they
could travel at the light-speed required.
The answer was "insufficient"! So where
could they have come from, and where do
they disappear to?
I am sure the enclosed diagrams,
will be of great interest! When is a
flying saucer not a flying saucer? and
is the Mother Ship man-made, or from a
distant Planet. Yours faithfully, Section 40P.S.
[ILLEGIBLE] I can hazard a guess at
the position of the mother-ship which
has 'spin'.
Section 40
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Room Section 40
Ministry of Defence,
Main Building,
Whitehall,
London,
SW1A 2HB.
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Sec.(AS)2
16 DEC 1985
FILE
Section 40
Dear Sir,
Since you have not yet replied to my last letter (a copy of which I enclose) I have taken
the liberty once again of requesting information from your office.
I would like to request all the information you have on any UFO reports from anywhere in
the British Isles on the following dates;
July the 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th 1984.
I would also appreciate all the information you have on the following UFO reports;
Date: 21st of February 1985.
Location: Ripon to Harrogate road, North Yorkshire.
Reported to: Ripon Police and North Allerton Police H.Q.
Date: 19th of September 1985.
Location: Almondbury near Huddersfield.
Reported to: RAF.
Although I know you are very busy I would appreciate a prompt reply to my request for
information.
Yours Sincerely,
Section 40
The Yorkshire UFO Society.
YUFOS Research Division (International)YUFOS CIVILIAN AERIAL PHENOMENA RESEARCH ORGANIZATION Section 40 (Secretariat Air Staff 2a) Room Section 40 MoD Main Building Whitehall London SW1A 2HB Your Ref: D/Sec(AS)12/3 12/December/1985 Our Ref: BL/RDI-C No. of Sheets: Two (2) Subject: Unidentified Flying Objects Dear Section 40 Many thanks indeed for your letter and the enclosed UFO documents relating to the reports I requested. However, nearly six months of waiting is not really ideal from a research stance, but I appreciate you must be very busy answering letters all the time in respect of UFOs? Whilst understanding the official policy of your own particular Dept, I continue to be baffled at the content of your UFO Sighting Report Forms, when your counterparts in America seem determined to pursue every detail in relation to purported UFO encounters. Just recently we have managed to secure incredible papers from the USAF (enclosed) which concern the death of a non-human being, after a OSI and USAF Police chase viz UFO. Certainly documentation such as this requires an answer by the authorities in America and I am quite sure the UFO organisation C.A.U.S. (Citizens Against UFO Secrecy) who are our U.S. colleagues shall get one. Yet time after time we ask our own MoD reporting office for their opinion regarding the official report form. Why for instance, does your form not cover this aspect of UFO research? And can you inform if you take such reports seriously? The search and request policy of your office is very limited. It is terribly difficult to determine if a report by any persons or official establishment has been submitted. Has your department ever thought that to release UFO documentation every year would save time? Of course a charge would obviously be made, yet the present stance and attitude does not help the MoD in relation to our claim you are with-holding vital data.. However, I would appreciate your help in relation to the months of August and September this year (1985). From the public and other Section 40 · British Representative of NICAP USA
SHEET TWO
sources your office received numerous reports of unidentified flying
objects. I request this documentation for research purposes and
possible publication.
If a charge is made for search and photostat purposes, then I would be
prepared to pay.
August in particular interests me, for several village people at Carleton
near Skipton, North Yorkshire, claim an unknown craft landed some two
miles Southeast of the village and military personnel at Menwith Hill who
had tracked the target found a large burnt area in the locality. Rumour,
perhaps, yet any further information you could supply would be
interesting. If your department would like a full report of our findings
I would be only too pleased to supply.
I must thankyou also for your co-operation concerning the forwarding of
the Public Records Office in Su rey. Pre 62 reports contain a great deal
more than the 'modern type'.
One final question; does your report form surpass the 'LETTER P'?
Once again thanks very much for your help in these matters, and I do hope
I receive the papers before July 1986!
Yours Sincerely,
Section 40
Director of Research (QUEST MAGAZINE)
Section 40
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH
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From: [REDACTED] Secretariat (Air Staff)2a, Room [REDACTED] (E46)
FILE +4
12/3
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE +1
Main Building Whitehall London SW1A 2HB
Telephone [REDACTED] (Direct Dialling)
[REDACTED] (Switchboard)
[REDACTED] Your reference
Our reference
Date 12 December 1985
Dear [REDACTED]
Thank you for your letters on the subject of a possible UFO
sighting in the vicinity of RAF St Mawgan in February of this year.
I am sorry that I have been unable to reply before now.
I am afraid there is little help I can give you in your
research of this alleged incident. Indeed, we have received no
reports of unusual activity in the St Mawgan area in February of this
year and the only information we have is that which you yourself have
provided. RAF St Mawgan have been consulted and they too have no
knowledge of the phenomenon and were certainly not conducting any
operation or research which might account for it.
I am grateful for the concern you express in your letters and
I agree that it is important that such incidents are reported to us
in view of the possible defence implications. However, as you will
no doubt be aware, there is no organisation in the Ministry of
Defence appointed solely for the purpose of studying reports of such
objects, and no staff are employed on the subject full time. The
reports we receive are referred to the staff in the Department who
are responsible for the air defence of the United Kingdom, and they
examine the reports as part of their normal duties. The information
you have provided has been considered in this way and we are
satisfied that there was no threat to UK security and thus that there
is no defence interest in this incident.
Yours sincerely
[REDACTED][YUFOS-QUEST OVERSEAS LIAISON letterhead with locations: Australia, New Orleans, California, Miami International Airport, France, Wiltshire U.K., Los Angeles, Canada, Sweden, Surrey England, Heathrow, Czechoslovakia, Washington D.C., Finland, Vienna, Florida, Paris, Roma (Italy), La Bourget, Israel, West Germany, Scotland, Ireland, Barcelona, Switzerland, Singapore, Stockholm, Montreal, Tokyo, Khartoum, Sydney, Arizona, Intra-European Collaboration, Minneapolis, Amsterdam, Transatlantic co-operation, European spheres of influence]
Your Ref:
Our Ref:
Michael Hestletine,
c/o
Ministry of Defence,
Main Building,
Whitehall,
London,
SW1A 2HB
11 December 1985.
Dear Mr Hestletine,
According to my MP,the Rt Hon Merlyn Rees,while he was Secretary of State for Defence
during the 1960s,he undertook an investigation into reported sightings of Unidentified
Flying Objects,better known simply as UFOs.
In writen parlimentary answers dated the 25th of October 1967,Mr Rees cleary states that
quote"153 reports have been received in the ministry of defence in the last 6 months.Some
of these are still being investigated"unquote.
Also in parliamentary writen answers of the 8th of November 1967 Mr Rees goes on to say,
quote "I have published details of all the investigations which have been made over the
years" unquote.In the same writen questions of the same date Mr Rees statesquote "We have
access to scientists of high repute-they have been consulted on all these matters"unquote.
Mr Rees himself has stated that you can supply me with all the published results of the
investigations into UFOs and that you will also be able to supply me with all the details
as to who was involved in such investigations and how they were carried out.
I would therefore like to take this opportunity to formally request a copy of all such
material concerning the investigations of UFOs conducted as described by the Rt Hon Merlyn
Rees MP.I would also like to request all the relevant information concerning the scientists
who were consulted with regards to such investigations of UFOs.
I would like to leave you with one last quote from the parliamentary writen answers dated
the 8th of November 1985,quote "Mr Alan Lee Williams;Can my hon friend assure us that he
has received scientific advice ?
Mr Rees;I can give this assurance.This is not just an air defence matter-We have access
to scientists of high repute-they have been consulted on all these matters"unquote.
I look forward to your reply,untill then I am,
Yours Sincerely,
[REDACTED]
YUFOS.[REDACTED]
YUFOS Research Division (International)[YUFOS-QUEST OVERSEAS LIAISON letterhead with locations: Australia, New Orleans, California, Miami International Airport, France, Wiltshire U.K., Los Angeles, Canada, Sweden, Surrey, England, Heathrow, Czechoslovakia, Washington D.C., Finland, Vienna, Florida, Paris, Roma (Italy), La Bourget, Israel, West Germany, Scotland, Ireland, Barcelona, Switzerland, Singapore, Stockholm, Montreal, Tokyo, Khartoum, Sydney, Arizona, Intra-European Collaboration, Minneapolis, Amsterdam, Transatlantic co-operation, European spheres of influence]
[stamp: ENTRIES BOARD 7 DEC 1985 [ILLEGIBLE]]
Your Ref: [REDACTED] AH63. [REDACTED] NOL No.
457
Our Ref:
RAF History Dept,
Ministry of Defence,
Main Building,
Whitehall,
London,
SW1A 2HB.
11 December 195
Dear Sir/Madam,
According to my MP,the Rt Hon Merlyn Rees,your department will be able to help me in my
research for reports of alleged Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) from the era of the
Second World War.
I would therefore like to request any information you have on the reported sightings of
UFOs during the Second World War.The term UFO was probably not used but we have reason to
believe that the term 'FOO FIGHTER' or simply reports of 'UNCONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT' were
used by both allied and German aircrews alike.
I would also like to request any information you might have on UFO reports in general,
either before,during or after the war.
If your department does not have such information on file do you know of any establishment
that might,if you do I would appreciate it if you could supply me with the address of this
establishment.
I look forward to your reply,untill then I am,
Yours Sincerely...
[REDACTED]
The Yorkshire UFO Society (YUFOS).
YUFOS Research Division (International)[REDACTED]
UFO RESEARCH, BROADCASTS & LECTURES
[REDACTED]
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Sec.(AS)2
12 DEC 1985
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Secretariat (Air Staff) 2
Room [REDACTED]
Ministry of Defence
Main Building
Whitehall
London SW1A 2HB 10 December 1985
Dear [REDACTED]
I thought you would be interested in the following sighting report which I have
recently investigated. Although I doubt if there is any defence significance I feel
sure that you would like to have it on file - especially if you received any other
reports on the date and at the location specified.
The sighting took place on Friday, 20th September 1985, between 1700-1730 hrs., at
the Outer Circle of Regents Park, near the junction with Park Square. The weather
at the time was clear and sunny. The witness, [REDACTED] was walking towards
her parked car in the Outer Circle when her attention was drawn to a very bright object
hovering in the sky at low altitude, at an estimated elevation of 45° looking East.
The object appeared to be rotating about its axis at the rate of approximately 3 rev-
olutions per second. As you will note from the appended sketch made by the witness,
the object seemed to have 'faces' or 'facets' which flickered as they caught the sun.
The object also bounced around as it rotated, although remaining in a closely pre-
scribed area (not more than a few square feet). It appeared to be made of a smooth,
highly-polished metal. As you know, distances and dimensions are difficult to gauge
when dealing with unidentified objects, but the witness feels reasonably certain that
its altitude was about twice as high as the trees in Nash Terraces and approximately
2 - 3 feet in diameter.
The witness is highly intelligent and observant, and has a BSc in Zoology. As an exp-
erienced ornithologist she is naturally familiar with most objects in the sky that
might have accounted for the sighting, and rejects the possibility that the object
could have been any type of balloon. Furthermore, there was no sign of any tethering.
A number of other people had stopped to gaze at the object. [REDACTED] watched
it for about 5 minutes but was unable to stay any longer as she was in a hurry. The
object was still in view when she drove off.
Should you require further details the witness may be telephoned on 677 1946, mornings
only. It would certainly be interesting to learn if there were any other reports.
I am also enclosing a copy of a report which I think does have defence interest, and
which you are welcome to retain on file. The witness, [REDACTED] seems thor-
oughly honest to me, and he would be glad to talk to your people if necessary. I have
not published this account yet, and would be delighted to quote the MoD's comments.
I would also like to know if you received any reports from MoD installations at the
time, date and location mentioned? Or at least a report of the MoD policemen's chat
with [REDACTED]
I look forward to hearing from you (also in connection with my last two letters).
Sincerely
With many thanks,
[REDACTED]SKETCH OF OBJECT SEEN BY [REDACTED] OUTER CIRCLE, REGENTS PARK, LONDON, 20 SEP 85 [sketch of object: elongated oval/capsule shape with internal lines suggesting facets] MAP OF AREA [hand-drawn map showing: - Arrow pointing left labelled: SUN - Arrow pointing up labelled: N - OUTER CIRCLE road (vertical, right side) - OUTER CIRCLE road (horizontal) - WITNESS POSITION marked with arrow - ULSTER TERRACE - PARK SQ. (label) - PARK SQUARE (central area) - PARK SQ. (right side, with arrow pointing right) - POSITION OF OBJECT (label, right side) - MARYLEBONE ROAD (bottom) - REGENTS PARK TUBE (bottom centre)]
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UFO RESEARCH, BROADCASTS & LECTURES
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MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Sec.(AS)2
12 DEC 1985
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THE CLOSE ENCOUNTER CASE OF [REDACTED] 1983
The remarkable story of [REDACTED] alleged close encounter beside the
Basingstoke Canal in Aldershot, Hampshire, during the small hours of 12 August 1983,
is a fisherman's tale with a difference: the one that got away was a flying saucer
- complete with little 'green' men. The case is not directly relevant to the
central thrust of my theme (although Ministry of Defence personnel were peripher-
ally involved), but I am including it here because if the witness is not lying -
and I for one am convinced he is not - we are presented with an important and highly
detailed account which may teach us a great deal about the UFO phenomenon, irresp-
ective of what interpretation we choose to place on it.
Because of its many military establishments, Aldershot is known as 'The Home
of the British Army', and [REDACTED] himself has an Army background, having
served in the Queen's Royal Regiment in 1924 and the Hampshire Regiment during
World War II. Well-known as a local historian, he has in his time worked as a
farmer and gardener, and while living in the Canadian outback hunted bear and fought
wolves. He has told me that he is now afraid of nothing, and regarding his enc-
ounter, which would have terrified most people, says: "What did I have to fear?
I'm 78 now and havn't got much to lose." Prior to his experience he had read no
books or magazines on the subject of UFOs, which held no interest for him, yet
much of what he claims has been corroborated by other witnesses.
[REDACTED] is a keen and experienced fisherman, and since the weather
report for 11/12 August predicted a warm, fine night, he set off from his home in12/
[REDACTED] Aldershot, at 12.15 am, accompanied by his dog Tiny.
On reaching Government Road he encountered a Ministry of Defence policeman on his
beat, and after a brief chat with him headed towards his selected fishing site,
about 115 yards north of the Gasworks Bridge on Government Road. He undid his
fishing rod holdall and took out the bottom joint of his fishing umbrella, pushed
it into the soil and tied the dog to it. While unpacking his tackle box he heard
the gong at the Buller Barracks strike one o'clock. He set up the rod rests, cast
out his tackle and then sat down watching the water for fish movement.
The Encounter
"After about fifteen minutes," [REDACTED] told me, "I decided to have a cup of
tea, which I poured from my thermos. I stood up to ease my legs and was putting the
cup to my mouth when I saw a vivid light coming towards me from the south, which
is over North Town. It wavered over the railway line and then came on again, then
settled down. The vivid light went out, though I could still see a light through
the boughs of the trees. I thought, well that can't be an aeroplane; it's too low,
because it was at about 300 feet."
"During this time I had set the cup down on the tackle box and lit a cigar-
ette, and while smoking it my dog began to growl. It was then that I saw two
'forms' coming towards me, and when they were within 5 feet of me they just stopped
and looked at me, and I at them, for a good 10 or 15 seconds." Tiny, an obedient
dog, had stopped growling by this time, on her master's command.
"They were about 4 feet high, dressed in pale green coveralls from head to
foot, and they had helmets of the same colour with a visor that was blacked out,"
[REDACTED] told me. "Then the one on the right beckoned me with his right forearm
and turned away, still waving its arm. I took it that he wished me to follow,
which I did. He moved off and I fell in behind him, and the chap that was on the
left fell in behind me. We walked along the towpath until we got to the railings
by the canal bridge. The 'form' in front of me went through the railings, while
I went over the top, and we crossed Government Road then went down on the footpath."
(See Illustration No.13/
The Craft
"Going around a slight left-hand bend I saw a large object, about 40-45 feet
across, standing on the towpath, with about 10-15 feet of it out over the water and
about 10-15 feet of it over the bank on the left of the path," continued [REDACTED]
(see Illustration No. ) "And I thought, Christ, what the hell's that? - Didn't
think about UFOs at the time. When we got down there this 'form' in front of me
went up the steps and I followed. The steps were off-line to the towpath and we
had to step on to the grass to go up them." Portholes were set in the hull, and the
object rested on two ski-type runners.
"Going in the door, the corners weren't sharp, they were rounded off. We
went into this octagonal room. The 'form' in front of me crossed over the room, and
I heard a sound as if a sliding door was being opened and closed. I stood in the
room to the right of the door, and the form that had walked behind me stood just
inside, between me and the door. I don't know whether it was to stop going out
or not..."
"I stood there a good 10 minutes, taking in everything I could see. The
walls, the floor and the ceiling were all black, and looked to me like unfinished
metal, whereas the outside looked like burnished aluminium. I did not see any sign
of nuts or bolts, nor did I see any seams where the object had been put together.
What did interest me most of all was a shaft that rose up from the floor to the
ceiling. (12) The shaft was about 4 feet in circumference, and on the right-hand
side of it was a Z-shaped handle. On either side of that stood two 'forms' similar
to those that walked along the towpath with me."
"All of a sudden a voice said to me, 'Come and stand under the amber light'.
I could not see any amber light until I took a step to my right, and there it was
way up on the wall just under the ceiling. I stood there for about 5 minutes,
then a voice said, 'What is your age?' I said, 'I shall be 78 next birthday'.
And after a while I was asked to turn around, which I did, facing the wall. After
about 5 minutes he said to me, 'You can go. You are too old and too infirm for
our purpose.'14/
"I left the object, and while walking down the steps I used the handrail
and found that it had two joints in it, so I came to the conclusion it was teles-
copic. I walked along the towpath to about halfway between the object and the
canal bridge, stopped, and looked back and noticed that the dome of the object
looked very much like an oversized chimney cowl, and that it was revolving anti-
clockwise."
"I then walked on to the spot where I had left my dog and fishing tackle,
and the first thing I did when I got there was to pick up my cold cup of tea and
drink it. And then I heard this whining noise, just as if an electric generator
was starting up, and this thing lifted off and the bright light came on again. It
was so bright that I could see my fishing float in the water 6 feet away from the
opposite bank of the canal, and the thin iron bars on the canal bridge [115 yards
away]" The object took off at a very high speed, out over the military cemetery
in the west, and then a little later I saw the light going over the Hog's Back and
out of sight. This was around 2.00 am."
[REDACTED] settled down to wait for dawn, which came at 3.30 am, and then,
he told me, "I got into what I had come out for - the fishing!" Incredible though
it may seem, he did not feel inclined to report his experience to anyone at the
time. He sat there fishing until 10 o'clock in the morning, at which time two MoD
mounted policemen came up to him. "Any luck, mate?" one of them asked. "Yes",
replied [REDACTED], "I've had 3 roach, 5 rudd, a tench of 2½ pounds, and lost a
big carp which took me into the weeds." He then started to tell them about the
UFO he had seen, and one of them said, "Yes, I dare say you did see that UFO. I
expect they were checking on our military installations."
Was this a tongue-in-cheek comment to placate the old boy? At that moment,
anyway, a man from the canal lock yard came along and told the MoD policemen that
horses were not allowed on the towpath, and so the conversation was cut short.
[REDACTED] continued fishing until 12.30 pm, and returned home at 1.00 pm. He told
his wife and a friend of hers that he had seen a UFO, but refrained from telling
them that he had been taken on board. "I knew the wife would say 'No more fishing15/
for you, old man!'" he said.
No Witnesses
[REDACTED] did not return to the landing site until two days later, when
he noticed that the foliage between the canal and the towpath was in disarray.
Unfortunately, no photos or soil samples were taken. [REDACTED] feels someone in
the guard hut of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers workshops must have
heard or seen something, but checks by investigator [REDACTED] drew a blank. He
was also unable to trace the two mounted policemen. And the occupants of a bungalow
near the canal lock beside Gasworks Bridge were away at the time.
Throughout his experience [REDACTED] was hoping that a train would cross
the railway bridge (Aldershot to Waterloo main line) which is about 100 yards to
the south of the landing site, but there were none; at least, not while he was out-
side the craft. But even if a train had gone by it is doubtful if anyone would
have noticed the object except at those times when it was at its most brilliant,
i.e. during landing and take-off. No cars were seen on either Government Road or
Camp Farm Road, which runs beside the Basingstoek Canal at the spot where
was fishing, nor have any witnesses come forward.
Publicity
The story of [REDACTED] encounter made headline news in the local paper
two months later, as a result of his having written to the Aldershot News initially
enquiring if anyone had reported an unusual 'light' at the time of the incident. (13)
The paper then notified [REDACTED] Chairman and Investigations Co-ordinator of
the Surrey Investigation Group on Aerial Phenomena (SIGAP), who subsequently inter-
viewed [REDACTED] in October. My first interview with the witness took place the
following month, in the presence of local reporter [REDACTED] The Aldershot
News published our positive findings, and this attracted the attention of America's
largest-selling tabloid, the National Enquirer, who ran a story on the case the
following year. (14)16/
Details Of The Craft
[REDACTED] told me that the shape of the central room was octagonal (see
Illustration No. ) and the ceiling very low. The floor appeared to be covered
with a soft material of some kind because he was unable to hear his footsteps. The
internal lighting did not appear to emanate from any particular source, with the
exception of the beam of amber light underneath which he was asked to stand. The
lighting in general was rather dim. There were no dials, seats, controls, or other
objects seen, apart from the central column with its Z-shaped handle.
[REDACTED] said that the temperature inside the craft was a little warmer than
outside, which would make it about 65° Fahrenheit. He noticed a faint smell
similar to that of "decaying meat". If there is any truth to some of the more
outlandish hypotheses about the motives of UFO operators, it is perhaps just as well
that [REDACTED] was found to be "too old and infirm" for their purpose!
The Beings
The occupants moved like human beings, although they walked with a rather
stiff gait, [REDACTED] explained to me. No facial features could be detected since
these were presumably covered by visors. The pale green one-piece suits also
covered the hands and feet, and appeared to be molded on to their thin bodies "like
plastic". [REDACTED] did not notice if the gloves covered fingers. There were no
belts, zippers, buttons or fasteners. All four beings were of the same size and
unusually thin shape. Had any females been present, [REDACTED] feels sure he
would not have failed to have noticed!
The beings spoke in a kind of "sing-song" accent, similar, to "a mixture of
Chinese and Russian". [REDACTED] in fact, is convinced that they originate here on
Earth. "I myself do not think they come from outer space," he said, "for we are
told by scientists that this planet is the only one with water. If that is the
case, how can they survive?"
I asked [REDACTED] why on earth he refrained from asking any questions: surely
that would be the first consideration in such a situation? He explained that he17/
simply did not feel it was the right thing to do, as he was anxious to avoid
causing offence. As to his 'rejection', which he found mildly disappointing , he
attributes this to his bronchial and arterial problems, and thinks that the amber
scanning device (if that is what it was) detected the plastic replacement
following an operation for arteriosclerosis.
[REDACTED] suffered none of the harmful side-effects sometimes reported by
close encounter witnesses, such as temporary paralysis, nausea, diarrhea, skin and
eye irritation, headaches, and so on; nor is he aware of any amnesia or time lapse.
But he told me that he did feel "different" after the experience. He ate little
for a while, resulting in some loss of weight, and felt less inclined to go out.
He found difficulty getting to sleep, due to continually turning the events over in
his mind. But he has few regrets about his extraordinary experience, which in my
opinion ranks as one of the most convincing close encounter cases I have invest-
igated.
"Until I had this encounter with the UFO," he told me, "I always took the
talk about them with a pinch of salt, but now I know they are a fact. During the
time I was with them I felt no fear, only curiosity, nor were they hostile towards
me nor I to them. My only regret about the whole affair is that I did not have
another person along with me to see and experience something that I did not believe
in until it happened to me, and I think myself lucky that I am here today to speak
about it, for I am sure that these men were out to abduct some person, and that
person could have been me. But at the same time I will say that it was the greatest
experience of my life."(SKETCHES BY [REDACTED] SON)
OVERALL WITH ABOUT 45 FEET
INTERNAL LIGHT
ON OTHER SIDE OF
HERE
EXTERNAL LIGHT
FROM HERE
ALL AROUND
[sketch of disc-shaped craft with stairway/ramp at left side, oval windows along mid-section, landing skids beneath]
HIGHT TO TOP OF
STEPS
ABOUT 12 TO 15 FEET
HIGHT ABOUT 18 FEET FROM GROUND.. ’" li- /i’ . / I . i } ~ 1 ! . J i tI’" ~ t:~ 2:t-\ :::r! -t ~- "" 1: ~ <) ~ "13 " ~
Provost and Security Services (U.K.),
Ministry of Defence,
Whitehall,
London,
SW1.
[REDACTED]
Ref: EM/NOV/85. 7th November 1985.
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing my second letter to you,after sending my first one in
August,this year. As I have not had a reply to that letter,I am writing
to you once more.
My previous letter,and this one concerns the same subject - that of a
claimed 'U.F.O. Sighting', observed by a member of the public during the
early part of February this year,near to the Royal Air Force Base,at
St Mawgan,in Cornwall.
The phenomenon observed was that of an object,firstly spherical and
orange in colour,changing to a black haze,then with a silvery white haze.
It was observed for over four minutes by a reliable witness. The phenomenon
made no noise. However,it was observed bobbing and weaving over nearby
hedgerow,and the narrow road where it was observed.
When I first heard of this sighting,I was at the time working in
Plymouth,Devon and visited the 'sighting area' many times in order to
carry out field investigation. During these procedures,we discovered some
nearby damage to growth within yards of where this phenomenon was first
observed and the damage is consistent with that of being struck by an aerial
object,consistent with the estimated size of the phenomenon,given to us by
the witness. We have reason to beleive that the damage found,was caused by
this sighted phenomenon.
Because you have probably received my previous letter,and also two from
R.A.F. St Mawgan that I sent to them in April/May,which they state they have
forwarded to yourselves,I am not going to repeat details which I have done
three times already.
What concerns colleagues and myself,is the somewhat lax response from
both yourselves,and the Royal Air Force over this matter. The incident is
not merely a light in the sky passing over a R.A.F. Base,but a very well
defined phenomenon less than one mile away from this strategic Base,which
we beleive may have passed through the Base itself,and was flying less than
15ft from ground level,and we beleive hitting some nearby hedgerow. Surely,
incidents like this need to be reported to your Department,because of a
possible Defence risk?.
I do understand that your Department is possibly flooded with quite
simple sightings of'lights in the sky' (L.I.T.S.),by U.F.O. Investigation
Groups,and from members of the public,who are ignorant of simple aerial2
atural or man made phenomenon;however this sighting does not fall into
this particular category.
Should your Department not be able to deal with my enquiry,I wonder if
you would be so kind as to forward this letter and any of my previous ones
to a member of Mr Heseltine's Secretaries,because I strongly feel this
matter requires prompt attention. I will wait for a further couple of weeks
and hope for some news from your Department,however if this letter is
mislaid,I shall contact the Defence Secretary directly.
Thanking you for your anticipated co - operation.
[REDACTED]
Copy::: BUFORA NIC FILE.
BUFORA H.Q.
[REDACTED] [REDACTED] P.FILE.From: [REDACTED] Secretariat (Air Staff)2a, Room [REDACTED]
[REDACTED]
9, December 1985
You wrote recently to RAF Upper Heyford requesting technical
information on the airfield; as you know your letter has been passed
to me for reply. I understand that you have also written to a number
of other stations asking for similar material. In fact, most of the
information you require about these units is available in RAF Flight
Information Publications. These can be purchased from RAF Northolt
and you may find some of them useful. If you write to Northolt they
will be happy to supply you with a catalogue of publications for
sale. You should address your enquiries to:
Officer Commanding No 1 AIDU
RAF Northolt
West End Road
Ruislip
Middlesex HA4 6NG
You also requested data on the type of aircraft using various
RAF airfields and, in this context, you may find the enclosed
information of interest.
[REDACTED][ILLEGIBLE] (UK)
[REDACTED]
Dear Sir,
Technical Information
I represent the official British branch of Contact International
( for Humberside), a world-wide organization established for investigating
and disseminating information pertaining to U.F.Os and associated
phenomena.
I'm writting this letter for information about your airport and would
be grateful if you could supply me with the following data:
1) Radar Vectoring Area.
2) Radar Advisory Service Area.
3) Altimeter Setting Regions.
4) Guidance Notes - to help me understand the layout of Technical data.
5) Any data or information you feel could be of some help to me,
(e.g The type of aircraft that use your airport).
Thank you for your assistance.
[REDACTED]
U.F.O Investigator (160).........CONTACT (UK)
FROM: [REDACTED]
Tel: [REDACTED]
Dear Sir,
'Technical Information
I represent the official British branch of Contact International
( for Humberside), a world-wide organization established for investigating
and disseminating information pertaining to U.F.Os and associated
phenomena.
I'm writting this letter for information about your airport and would
be grateful if you could supply me with the following data:
1) Radar Vectoring Area.
2) Radar Advisory Service Area.
3) Altimeter Setting Regions.
4) Guidance Notes - to help me understand the layout of Technical data.
5) Any data or information you feel could be of some help to me,
(e.g The type of aircraft that use your airport).
Thank you for your assistance.
[REDACTED]
U.F.O Investigator (180).........
RECEIVED
28 AUG 1985
C.S.CONTACT (UK)
From: [REDACTED]
Tel: [REDACTED]
Dear Sir,
Technical Information
I represent the official British branch of Contact International
( for Humberside), a world-wide organization established for investigating
and disseminating information pertaining to U.F.Os and associated
phenomena.
I'm writting this letter for information about your airport and would
be grateful if you could supply me with the following data:
1) Radar Vectoring Area.
2) Radar Advisory Service Area.
3) Altimeter Setting Regions.
4) Guidance Notes - to help me understand the layout of Technical data.
5) Any data or information you feel could be of some help to me,
(e.g The type of aircraft that use your airport).
Thank you for your assistance.
[REDACTED]
U.F.O Investigator (160).........
[stamp: AIR TRAFFIC DIVISION
[ILLEGIBLE]
21 AUG 1985
RAF AIR STATION
[ILLEGIBLE]][scanned envelope] [left panel:] POST PAID [postmark stamp] GREAT BRITAIN [address panel:] Runway Air[port] [ILLEGIBLE] A[?]7[?] [ILLEGIBLE] Humberside [ILLEGIBLE] [right panel:] IF UNDELIVERED PLEASE RETURN TO: [REDACTED]
From: [REDACTED] Secretariat (Air Staff)2a, Room [REDACTED]
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Main Building Whitehall London SW1A 2HS
Telephone [REDACTED] (Direct Dialling)
(Switchboard)
[REDACTED] Your reference
Our reference D/Sec(AS)/12/3
Date 6th December 1985
Dear [REDACTED]
Thank you for your letter of 26 July. I am sorry that I have
been unable to reply before now.
You requested the address of the PRO and I would suggest that
you contact their Search Department at the following address:
Public Records Office
Ruskin Avenue
Kew
Richmond
Surrey TW9 4DU
You also asked for details of 3 UFO sightings earlier this
year and I enclose copies of all the information we have on these
incidents, which I hope will be of use to you.
yours sincerely
[REDACTED]UNCLASSIFIED CAB014 02/0534 122C0642 FOR CAB ROUTINE 012245Z MAY 85 FROM RAF BOULMER TO MODUK AIR U N C L A S S I F I E D (SIC ZOF INS BY DCC) SIC Z6F/Z9C/LEQ (Z9C INS FOR DCC USE ONLY) FOR AF OPS UFO REPORT 2115 1 MAY 85 A. 1 MAY 85 21½ 5 MINS B. FLOODLIGHT 10? FT SIG CIRCULAR NO TAIL C. TYNEMOUTH (TYNE + WEAR) D. VISUAL E. EAST WEST F. 7K DEGREES G. NEAR H. STTTRAIGHT DIRECTION J. GOOD K. NIL L. RAF BOULMER TPO REDACTED ON ORIGINAL M. [REDACTED] PAGE 2 REDOXB 012 UNCLAS N. SOBER REDACTED ON ORIGINAL NOTE : Sub Para Headings Are O. [REDACTED] GRANDMOTHER As Shown On Attached Sheets P. 012115Z MAY 85 BT
.~~..!.t., :r J mea n ’! -P~~~ 0 f _ !.Ah~1 l1. 2255 28 March 1985 B. Description of Object One, in two sections, wider at back. White lights, red and green lights. Bright, no sound. C. Exact Position Observer Ne wton Tr ace y. Outdoors, stationary. D. How Observed Naked eye E. Direction in which Object was first seen Travel SW from Bideford F. Angle of sight G. Distance 11. Hovements --- Stead y J. Meteorological conditions during observation Night, small amounts strato cu, very clear K. Near~y objects L. To whom reported Ord Off RAF Chivenor H. Name and address of informant N. Any background on the informant that may be volunteered O. Other witnesses P. Date and time of receipt of re20rt 2300 28 May 85 Similar reports to Exeter Police of object travelling at 1000’ between Taunton and Exeter at 2300. Clusters of lights seen over South Brent, Devon.
Ji.. ~~.me=_~!!.sL Dur~~!l.21L o,f f3J~ht~~ 2255 28 Hay 1985 B. Description of Object One, 3 tiers of white only lights. Silent. C. Exact Position Observer Bidefor D. How Observed Binoculars E. Direction in which Object was first seen NW from Bideford F. Angle of sig~~ G. Distance H. Movements Steady J. Meteorological conditions during observation Night, small amounts strato cu, very clear. K. Nearby objects I ~ . To whom reported Ord Off, RAF Chivenor M. Name and address of informant N. Any background on the informant that may be volunteered O. Other witnesses P. Date and time of receipt of report 2300 28 May 85
A . ~L_ T i ~ e _~ n d . D..~~ rat t~:.1J....2..r~..:’UJi. t i J;! 28 May 1985. 2340 local to 0015 local B . Des c rip t ion 0 fOb .1.e~. t. 2 objects, possibly the size of a Sea King. No shape, just a set of lights on, what appeared to be a race track pattern. 2 sets of lights in perfect formation, extremely close, better than the station keeping of the Red Arrows, with no undulating movement. 2 sets of v ry bright yellow lights with a set of smaller lights around each. No sound, no smell. Only observable through 7x42 binoculars in the following pattern: -~ . .. 1 Red The remainder 1 Red all yellow Direction of travel (from east to WSW) C. Exact Position Observer 493CN) 3620n. In my bedroom, facing east. D. How Observed With the naked eye and with binoculars, both through the glass window and open windo\.J, and from the street ihfront of the house. ,No other optical dev ice or camera. E. pirection in wh~ch Object was first seen First seen due east, to the left of Heat~n Church F. Angle of si~ t Over 1000’ and possibly up to 2000’ G. Distance - Not known, due to the time of night. All distances estimated. H. Movements Race track. From east to WSW and back again, then repeated again with the 2 sets of lights separating slowly in an upward shallow climb momentarily, before resuming its stati9nagain. J . Met. e 0 Y’ 010 g i c a 1 9..0 n d i t i 011 S d u r i n & .9 b s e r vat ion Clear night sky with 1/8 Oetas of cloud to the south K. NearbY2bj~cts L. To whom repo~ted Ch ec ked wi th Du ty radartt’affic. Chivenor. Not r
M. ~ame and addressyf informant N. ~ny background on the informant that mal- e volunteered O. Other witnesses P. Date and time of rece~t?t of report
A . D ~~,~ ~J !~l~1.r:lL.P..~ r a ~lt~ll.t i 11[ Midnight 23 July until 0230 on 24th B. Description of Object Red and blue lights almo~t stationary C. Exact Position Observer Shuttle wood , Chesterfield D. How Observed Naked eye & binoculars E. Direction in which Object was first seen N.100E F. Angle_ of sig~.~ 400 G. Distance Approx 5 mls H. r’10vements Very, very slow, only long observation determined any movement J. Net"eorolo~pcal conditions durin& observation Clear, no cloud K. Nearby’ objects Used street lights and chimneys to assess position L. To whom reported To police M. Name and address of informant N. Any background on the informant that may be volunteered Informant is an investigator for the Yorkshire UFO Society and this is her first experience of a UFO O. Other witnesses Police Constable (Chesterfield Police) P. Date and time of receipt of re~ort 26 July, 1650
From: [REDACTED] Secretariat (Air Staff)2a, Room [REDACTED]
[REDACTED]
5 December 1985
Thank you for your letter requesting information on
Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs).
You may find it useful if I explain that the sole interest of
the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence in reported sightings of UFOs
is to establish whether they have any bearing on the defence of the
country.
There is no organisation in the Ministry of Defence appointed
solely for the purpose of studying reports of such objects, and no
staff are employed on the subject full time. The reports we receive
are referred to the staff in the Department who are responsible for
the air defence of the United Kingdom, and they examine the reports
as part of their normal duties.
Since our interest in UFOs is limited to possible defence
implications we have not carried out a study into the scientific
significance of these phenomena. Unless there are defence
implications we do not attempt to identify sightings and we cannot
inform observers of the probable identity of the object seen.
Therefore, I am afraid we do not have a great deal of information
available to send you. However, I attach copies of two recent
Parliamentary Questions on the Ministry of Defence's interest in UFO
reports together with a copy of the proforma we use to record
reports, which you may be interested in.
I enclose details of 3 magazines which publish articles on
UFOs and the address of the British UFO Research Association. I am
not sure whether any of these will be able to help you but it might
be worth writing to them. I am sorry that I cannot be of more
assistance.
[REDACTED]L.C.F.U.F.O's.
LANCASHIRE CENTRE for U.F.O. STUDIES
"Worldwide Co-operation Group"
[MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Sec.(AS)2
- 4 DEC 1985
FILE]
Your Ref:
Our Ref: SE/TB
[REDACTED]
Dear Sir/Madam
Is it possible for you to send me a report of the amount of UFO's
sighted over England, which you may have received this year. I would
be interested in unidentified and identified reports.
This will be included in our annual report 1985, look forward to
hearing from you in the near future.
Yours faithfully
[REDACTED]
(L.C.F.U.F.O.S)
LANCASHIRE CENTRE FOR U.F.O. STUDIES
[REDACTED][REDACTED]
Dear Sir/madam,
I am very interested in UFO's
and was wondering whether it would
be possible if you could please send
me some information concerning
the subject.
I have to do a folio for my
English A level Examination and
this is the subject I have chosen.
I have already written to Mr
Timothy Hill of the Welsh Office in
London and he said that he had
passed a copy of my letter onto
you, and he also gave me your
address. I hope you will be veryhelpful, as the information from
you could help me achieve a good
grade.
yours sincerely,
[REDACTED] (16yr)To: MOD Sec(AS)2b From: HQ P&SS(UK)
Room [REDACTED] FCF
Main Building RAF Rudloe Manor
Whitehall Hawthorn
London Wilts SN13 0PA
FLYING COMPLAINT 14 NOV 85
1. The attached complaint was received at this Headquarters as per date
stamp from a "first time" complaint.
2. The complaint location is/is not listed as an avoidance area and is
situated as follows:
a. OS Sheet Number .......104............
b. Grid Reference .......SE 2524..........
c. LFA .......8................
3. This Headquarters will take no further action unless directed by you.
[REDACTED]
P/
WO
for OC P&SS(UK)[REDACTED] [can] you be of assistance in
this matter.
wi[th] compliments [REDACTED]
FLIGHT LIEUTENANT
Aeronautical Information Section (Military)
London Air Traffic Control Centre (Military)
Royal Air Force
West Drayton
Middlesex UB7 9AU
West Drayton [REDACTED] Ext: [REDACTED]From: [REDACTED] Secretariat (Air Staff)2a, Room [REDACTED]
ROYAL AIR FORCE
Linton-on-Ouse York YO6 2AJ
Telephone Linton-on-Ouse [REDACTED]
The Controller Please address any reply to
AIS(M) The Officer Commanding
Royal Air Force Your reference
West Drayton
MIDDLESEX Our reference
UB7 9AU LIN/117/2/Air
Date
/8 Oct 85
AIRCRAFT MOVEMENT INFORMATION AND DETAILS FOR YUFOs
The enclosed letter was received at this Station on
15 Oct 85 and has been acknowledged. [REDACTED] has
been informed that RAF Linton-on-Ouse does not have
the information he requests and that his letter has
been forwarded to you.
[REDACTED]
Lt Cdr
for OC
Enclosure:
1. [REDACTED] letter dated 2 Oct 85From: Flight Lieutenant [REDACTED] RAF
ROYAL AIR FORCE
Leeming Northallerton North Yorkshire DL7 9NJ
Telephone Bedale [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] Please address any reply to
The Officer Commanding
Your reference
Our reference
LEEM/4223/2/Air
Date
10 October 1985
Dear [REDACTED]:
LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT IN NORTH AND WEST YORKSHIRE
I am writing to acknowledge your letter of 2 October 1985 in which you refer to
a low flying aircraft passing over the village of Almondbury on 19 September
1985.
I have to tell you that I have no knowledge of such an aircraft movement however,
you will be aware that aircraft and helicopters regularly overfly Yorkshire at
relatively low altitude. As you may be aware there are no jet aircraft or
helicopters permanently based at RAF Leeming at present and you will therefore
understand that I have no direct control over the aircraft involved in this
incident, nor any aircraft operating in your area.
In reply to your enquiry regarding aircraft lighting I regret that I am unable
to assist you other than to state that most aircraft carry red and green
navigation lights, red flashing anti-collision lights and, in some cases,
flashing white strobe lights.
I regret that I am unable to assist you further in this matter and would suggest,
as Royal Air Force Leeming's involvement in aviation within Yorkshire is at
present very limited, that you may wish to consider alternative avenues of
enquiry.
Yours sincerely
[REDACTED]From: Squadron Leader [REDACTED] RAF Please see attached.
7 oct 85 f/7 -> Leem/4223/2/Air
OPS WG HQ
RAF LEEMING
8 OCT 1985
ext 203
FILE.......................
LEEM/1822/2/Org
7 October 1985
[REDACTED]
Dear [REDACTED]
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ABOUT AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS
I have received your letter of 2 October in which you pose a variety of
questions about aircraft movements in North Yorkshire. Unfortunately we
do not have the information you require. However, I have invited our
air traffic people to treat your information and queries in the same
manner as any from the public concerning low flying aircraft.
Having done this, I cannot promise any outcome. I also suggest that since
we are but a small unit with a very limited compliment of aircraft you may
wish to consider alternative avenues of enquiry.
[REDACTED]
/ Sqn Ldr
for OC[Decorative letterhead banner:] tralia ifornia Orleans [YUFOS-QUEST globe illustration] Wiltshire, U.K. Canada, INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FRANCE Transatlantic co-operation SWEDEN gland. HEATHROW SCOTLAND. VIENNA Florida lovakia Washington D.C. Finland West Germany Switzerland IRELAND IS ROMA (ITALY) Le Bourget BARCELONA Arizona Singapore ISRAEL KHARTOUM SYDNEY OCKHOLM MONTREAL TOKYO Minneapolis AMSTERDAM ntra-European Collaboration European spheres of influence [YUFOS-QUEST OVERSEAS LIASION around globe] Your Ref: Our Ref: Community Relations Officer, Royal Air Force, Leeming, Nothallerton, North Yorkshire, DL7 9NJ. 2 October 1985. Dear Sir, I wonder could you possibly help me with some information regarding the movements of aircraft-helicopters. Could you inform me of any aircraft/helicopter movements over the village of Almondbury near Huddresfield on the 19th of September 1985 at approx 1120pm. It would also be of interest to me if you have any information regarding helicopter movements over various parts of North and West Yorkshire and Humberside on the 22nd,23rd and 24th of July 1984.Any information regarding the movement of aircraft/helicopters on the above dates will be of a tremendous assistance to my enquiries. I would also appreciate it if you could tell if there are any aircraft/helicopters either military or civilian that carry bright orange lights of any description. Also are there any helicopters either military or civilian that display such bright white lights that when viewed on a clear night fron a distance of around 2-3 miles that they far out shine by 10 to 15 times the brightest astronomical body in the night sky excluding the moon. Any information on any of the above topics will be much appreciated.Ilook forward to your reply,untill then I am, Yours Sincerely, [REDACTED] The Yorkshire UFO Society (YUFOS). [YUFOS Research Division (International)]
file £39 (+1)(+3) LOOSE MINUTE D/Sec(AS)12/3 4 Oct 85 DI55 (Wg Cdr [REDACTED]) UNUSUAL SIGHTING ANDOVER AREA References: A. D/DAAC/23/GA dated 6 Aug 85 B. D/DAAC/23/GA dated 19 Sep 85 1. We discussed this subject briefly on the telephone. I attach copies of references A and B which explain the background to the enclosed photographs. Although I don't think this can properly be regarded as a UFO sighting, there might conceivably be a defence interest and I would therefore be grateful for your expert comments on the photographs and their contents. 2. As you will see, the AAC have asked that the 55 mm negatives are returned in due course. [REDACTED] Sec(AS)2a [REDACTED]
[Decorative YUFOS letterhead banner - as page 99] (E39/1) Your Ref: Our Ref: Community Relations Officer, Royal Air Force, Linton-on-Ouse, York, YO6 2AJ. 2 October 1985 Dear Sir, I wonder could you possibly help me with regards to aircraft movements in September of this year. Do you know of any aircraft/helicopter movements over the village of Almondbury near Huddersfield on September the 19th 1985 at approx 11.20 pm.I would also be grateful for any information you might have on helicopter movements over West Yorkshire and Humberside on the 22nd,23rd and 24th of July 1984 at various times from between 6.00 pm and 2.00 am. Any information regarding aircraft/helicopter movements on the above dates will be of a great assistance with my enquiries. If it is not too much trouble I wonder could you inform me of any aircraft/helicopter either military or civilian,that displays bright orange lights of some sort.Also are there any helicopters either military or civilian that carry such bright white lights that appear on a clear night to be 10 to 15 times brighter than any astronomical body in the sky when viewed from a distance of approx 2-3 miles.Once again any information on the types of light configurations I have mentioned above will be of a great assistance. Last but not least,could you please inform me as to which RAF base I would contact,if not your own,which will be able to tell me all I wish to know regarding the characteristics of helicopters in flight and there light configurations. Thankyou for your kind co-operation and I look forward to your reply.Untill then I am, [REDACTED] The Yorkshire UFO Society (YUFOS). [Received RNEFTS GROUND SCHOOL 15 OCT 1985 ROYAL AIR FORCE LINTON ON OUSE stamp] [YUFOS Research Division (International)]
File 12/3 [REDACTED] (E39/0/1) [REDACTED] l6/10 [REDACTED] Pl. 80k. [REDACTED] MINISTER OF STATE FOR DEFENCE LOOSE MINUTE D/Min(DS)DGT 28/1/4 Sec(AS)2a - [REDACTED] Copy to: DSTI D Air Def GE3 DI55c UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS – MEETING WITH LORD HILL-NORTON: THURSDAY 10 OCTOBER 1985 You were very kindly present when Lord Trefgarne met Lord Hill-Norton at 11 am at UKLF on Thursday 10 October to discuss Unidentified Flying Objects. Lord Trefgarne opened the discussion by explaining that there was a central secretariat within the Ministry of Defence, part of whose responsibility was to act as a focal point for the report of unidentified sightings. Their task was to consider whether there were any defence implications from such reports. Lord Hill-Norton emphasised that he believed quite sincerely that there was a problem of UFOs. He had considered for a number of years that the MOD's response to reported sightings had been unsatisfactory. Specifically he cited the incident at Woodbridge in 1980 and criticised the alleged refusal by MOD to acknowledge the presence of Lieutenant Colonel Halt's report for 2½ years. He referred to a number of papers released in the United States under the Freedom of Information Act which had been carefully examined in the United States, and which he considered would be of interest to the MOD. He also referred to a book due to the published shortly which is anticipated to be critical of the MOD in this area. -1- OF 2 PAGES
Lord Trefgarne repeated that none of the reported sightings examined had proved to have any defence implications. He did not wish to appear unhelpful, however, and he undertook to consider whether any steps could be taken to allay the concerns of those like Lord Hill-Norton. [REDACTED] PS/Minister(DS) [REDACTED] [ILLEGIBLE] October 1985 -2-
(E38/1)
LOOSE MINUTE
D/Sec(AS)12/3 /
26 Sep 85
MOD Sy(S&T)2d
SUGGESTION FROM A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC
Please find attached a letter received from a [REDACTED] in which he proposes a method of fire prevention. We have previously corresponded with [REDACTED] on a separate topic and I have therefore acknowledged his letter. You may care to consider whether anything further needs to be said in reply.
[REDACTED]
Sec(AS)2a
[REDACTED]FROM: [REDACTED]
Secretariat (Air Staff)2a, Room [REDACTED]
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Main Building Whitehall London SW1A 2HB
Telephone [REDACTED] (Direct Dialling)
(Switchboard)
[REDACTED] Your reference
Our reference
D/Sec(AS)12/3 /
Date
26 September 1985
Dear [REDACTED]
Thank you for the suggestions contained in your letter of 27 August 1985. I have passed on your proposals for consideration by those in the Department responsible for such matters.
yours sincerely,
[REDACTED][REDACTED]
27-8-85
DEAR SIR,
A POSSIBLE PREVENTION AGAINST
CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT FIRES.
I MUST POINT OUT RIGHT AWAY I AM
NO LETTER WRITER AND MY SPELLING IS
POOR! I AM JUST AN UNEMPLOYED LAB-
ORER"
MAY I MUST AGREE THEASE ASSUMTIONS
MAY BE WHOLY AND TOTALY INCORECT!
THY ARE BASED ON AN ACADEMIC THEORY.
I CAN NOT OFCOURSE PRESENT TO YOU
NUMERICL EVIDENC, THIS CAN ONLY BE
DON BY INVESTIGATION AND RFSENCH.
I PERSONALY BELEAVE PRESENT DAY TECH-
NOLOGY COULD TRY AND BRING ABOUT
A POSITIVE DEFENCE AGAINST SUCH TRA-
GIC FIRES IN AIRCRAFT IN FUTURE YEARS.
IF WE COMPACT CARBON CRYSTELLS AND
PLACE IN A CAPSEL THEN FUSION THE
THE OUTER TOP OF CAPSEL THIS WILL
EXSPAND AND EMIT A BROWN CRISTFLY-
NE SUBSTANCE, THIS WILL BE TUBULFER
AND WAFER LIKE IN ADEPANCE IF ONE
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" !. MEETING BETWEEN MINISTER{DS) AND LORD HILL-NORTON UFOs a. I accept that there are strange phenomena to be seen in the sky, however I believe there to be adequate explanations for them. Experience has shown that most reported sightings can be attributed to things such as aircraft, meteorological balloons or natural phenomena like ball lightning. Of course there are many other equally straightforward explanations. However, tITere are a small number of cases where a simple explanation cannot be found immediately and on these occasions we are careful to ensure so far as possible that that they are of no Defence sign~ficance. Having satisfied ourselves of this, as you know, we do not attempt any further investigations. Clearly some reports remain unexplained but we have found no evidence that these phenomena represent a threat to national security and therefore cannot justify devoting Defence resources to their investigation. b. All reports received by the MOD are channelled through Seo(A8)2. They are passed to the Air Staff who examine them for Air Defence implications. In some cases, where (on the face of it) there CQuld be a defence interest, enquiries are made of relevant radar est.blishments ete in order to obtain more information. All reports are .1so pas.ed to the Defence Intelligence organi..tion who bave a keen erest In aay silhtlnlS ot unusuBl objects. Ve have no up ia Wbitehall or anywhere el.. lavolved in UFO’s and advisers other than Sea( 2 are ., > The Flying Complaints Flight at Rudloe Manor are concerned with receiving and investigating flying complaints. In the course of their duties they occasionally receive UFO reports (as do m~ny other units) but they have no specific role with regard to this subject. Secretariat (Air Staff) is the Division which provides secretariat support to CAS and the Air Staff and in this capacity is responsible for correspondence with members of the public and answering PQs etc on many subjectst including UFO’s. Sec(AS)2 is the branch which amongst other things handles UFO’s, there is no such branch as Air Staff Secretariat 8. You may be thinking of Defence Secretariat 8 which no longer exists and from which Sec(AS) evolved as a result of reorganisation of MOD last January. c. Many of the UFO reports received in MOD oome through Defence establishments, although most of these come originally from members of the public. Very rew reports are made ~y military pilots; for instance, in the last 12 months Sec{AS) has received only two such reports. d. No central record of radar recordings is kept. Major Air Traffic Control units take recordings as a matter of course, however these are generally destroyed after 30 days. ADGE units do not regularly make recordings although some are occasionally made for specific operational purposes. Relevant radar units are consulted where necessary as part of the normal process of handling UFO reports in order to ascertain whether there is any correlation between a reported atlnting and known radar traces. is: happy to Howevar we co,~. stiOR we have on effort involved ify t" RAF WOODBRIDGE INCIDENT 27 Dee 80 Col Halt’s report of 13 Jan 81 concerns the sighting of unusual lights outside the back gate at RAF Woodbridge by two security patrolmen. Col Halt records what was subsequently reported to him without comment. The 3 patrolmen who went into Rendlesham Forest to investigate what they thought might be a crashed aircraft say they saw a triangular object. It has been suggested that this might have been a piloted vehicle, however in view of its reported size (about 9 feet long and 6 feet high) this was, and still is, considered highly unlikely. Indeed enquiries made both at the time and subsequently failed to reveal any radar trace of anything unusual in the area at the time. Col Halt also reports on his own investigations at the site of the incident the following day. Once again he draws no conclusions from his findings and, significantly, does not recommend further investigation. Our own view also was that no additional action was required. Later on the night of 29 Dee 80 Col Halt and a number of others saw more unusual lights, but again we haY~ no record of anything untoward being picked up on radar. I think you will agree that it is highly unlikely that any violation of UK airspace would be heralded by such . display of lights.. I th I( equall y unlikel y that any recormaisssnce or spying activit would be an U!HHH in this 14$1.
’. Overall, we believe that the fact that Col Halt did not report these occurrences to HOD for aLmost 2 weeks after the event, together with the relatively low key manner in which he handled the matter (given resources available to him) are indicative of the degree of importance in defence terms which should be attached to the incident. He himself took all investigative action which was required. If members of the public feel that for scientific or other reasons, there should be an attempt to establish the cause of what happened, that is for them, but I am confident that it is not something in which the MOD should or need become further involved.
n(ittY to AilN ,H. CD 13 Jan 81 ,/ ,.A C~) : , (//1 . C,.;/~ \ . .’ . ~~__~J’Y~~~~’:~~~:~~ . --.--- <~::’":’:’.-\\!,!-.,;..,,~, 1\1 I’> ’. ’. " \_\ JTF-{ ..... ""’\’ -, ~-..c;v~, ~ ~:;~:: ".::-’ J)? ’’\\’’<’ "’:"’’’’// .1....)0: ~~.I’ ~.,-" ’’’’’J,-:;;U:;:~;C "’,.... y..-/\ DEPARTMENT OF n if: A!R FORCE HE C’!OUA~I ~$ ~d$r ((H.~ At ~Jt)f’ (;P; (.. OUP {USAr[) i. , APO hl(\",’ YC~k OilS) 5\}!)j!CT: Unexplained lights 10: RMj C C 1. Early in the morning of 27 Dcc ~JO (apPJ’o):iIl1Jtely 0300L), l\./o USAF security police patroln;2n s,:n’; unusual li~Jhts outside the back gate at RAr i’;oodLwi gc. Thinkin<J an air’craft i!1iUht have crashed Or been forced dO\-"I1, they called for penlJisslon to 90 outside the gate to invcst~9atr:. The on-duty flight chief ,’csponcied dnd allov/ed three patrol!’!!:’;) ~0 ~’;a- ceed on fool. The individuztls CpO -ted seeinl] a strange glo\’ling object in the forest. The object \’IdS descr’ibcd as being f11et lic in appearance and triangular in shape, appr"oxinwtely t\’JQ to three meters cross the base and approximately t’dO meters hilJ !. It i1 ur~1inated the enliJ"e forest with a white light. The object itself had J pulsing red light on top and uank(s) of blue lights undenleath. The object was hovel’ing or on Jegs. As the pJ trolrnen approached the object, it maneuvered throuJh the trees and disappeared. {,t t.his tim2 the nimals on a near’bj:’,farrn w.::nt into a frenzy. The object was briefly sighted approximately an hour later near thE: back gate. 2. The next day, three depressions 1 /Z" deep and 7" in diameter \oJere found where the object had been sighted on the ground. The following night (29 Dec 80) the area \’ldS checked for radiation. Geta/g mma readings of 0.1 mi11iroentgens h’cn: recoded ..lith peak readings in the th!^ee de- pressions and neat’ the center of the t,"iangle formed by the depr’essions. A nearby tree had moderate (.05-.07) readings on the side of the tree toward the depressions. 3. Later in the night a red sun-like light was seen through the trees. It moved about and pulsed. At one point it appeared to thro’d off glo\’i n particles and then broke int.o five Sepi11"ate I-Ihite objects and then dis- appe red. Immediately ther"eafter, three stJ!’-l ike object:; ~.tere noticed in the sky, tV/O objects to t.he nol"th and oGe to the s.outh, all of which \’/ere about ]Qo, off the horizon. The objects moved rapidly in sharp angular’ movements and displayed i’cd, gi~een and blue lights. lhe objects to the north aPPC Jl-ecJ to be e1 iptica] througf1 an (3-12 pO /cr lens. They then turned to full circles. The objects to the north t-emained in the sky for’ an hour or more, The object to the south was visible for two or three hours and beamed dCJ\-,lf1 stream of ll(,Jht from time to time. Numerous indivi- duals, including the undersigned, witnessed the activities in paragraphs 2 nd 3. /(/ //) / ~){l f !/:~v/kjJ:lrJ1:-- C!h’\RLES 1. i\AU, lt Col, USAF Deputy ase r ~ ;.(E38) FILE (+1) LOOSE MINUTE D/Sec(AS)12/3 26 Sep 85 PS/Minister(DS) Copy to: DSTI D Air Def GE3 DI55c UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Reference: A. D/US of S(AF)DGT 28/1/4 dated 1 Aug 85 1. You asked at Reference A for briefing for Lord Trefgarne's meeting with Lord Hill-Norton on 2 October. I attach a piece covering the questions posed by Lord Hill-Norton in his letter of 26 July. I believe this adequately covers the broader issues and I see no need for further background briefing. However I attach a specific piece on the "RAF Woodbridge/Bentwaters" incident in which Lord Hill-Norton has previously shown an interest. 2. I would suggest that Minister is supported at the meeting by Hd of Sec(AS) and representatives of D Air Def and DSTI. I would also like to attend myself if you have no objection. I understand that Minister will wish to run through the brief prior to the meeting itself and that we should therefore meet at 14.30 on Wednesday 2 Oct. I should be grateful if you would let us know the venue in due course. [REDACTED] Sec(AS)2a [REDACTED]
4 Copies ..File/BUFORA/PUFOIC. [REDACTED] [MINISTRY OF DEFENCE stamp: SEC(AS)2, 2 OCT 1985]
24th September 1985.
Our Ref: EW/PUFOIC/85.
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing to you again,after writing to you in August, to ask for information and possible explanation into a reported 'U.F.O. sighting' at St Mawgan,in Cornwall. This event occurred during early February this year.
My first line of enquiry was to the R.A.F. Base at St Mawgan, in May,and they forwarded my two letters to your Department,after consultation with HQ and Provost Security Services (U.K.). The R.A.F. Base informed me, that I would be hearing from you in due course.
After waiting for some three months I wrote to D.S.8,in August,but since then,I have heard that D.S.8.,has been terminated,and upon gaining this news,I felt it responsible to write to the Ministry of Defence again.
Should my previous letters be in your posession,you will be aware of this incident.Should my letters not be in your posession,I will briefly put on paper the event.
In February,at 5.45pm a 28year old lady was driving down a country lane,near Newquay. Quite suddenly she was confronted by a bright yellow light,which bobbed and weaved over the road in front of her,and also along the hedgerows alongside each side of the road. The light changed shape and colour,to the size of a football and a bright luminous green,with a red glow in the centre of it. It then changed to a purplish colour,prior to it's exit,into a thick hedgerow. Naturally,the witness was unaware of any sound being made from the phenomenon because of her attention of the road – her speed varied from 20m.p.h. to 50m.p.h. which helps us with the distance it followed her,because she states the sighting's time duration was four minutes. Therefore,the maximum distance it followed her was 3·33 miles (5·36Km),the minimum distance was 1.4miles (2·25Km).Because of the erratic changes of speed due to her surprise whilst driving,we have estimated the average speed at 35m.p.h.,which would give us a distance it followed her was 2.3 miles (3·7km).
Discussing the incident with the witness,there is a possibility,that this 'light' could have penetrated the inside of R.A.F. St Mawgan,without any challenge from the authorities there. We beleive the 'light' may have then travelled in the area of Truro.
At the time,I was living in Plymouth when I first approached the Air Force Base,and operated a Research Organisation, Plymouth UFO Investigation Centre (PUFOIC).........................................................and my two letters to the base would have been on headed letter writing paper. I have since then moved to Cheshire on a permanent footing and I wrote to R.A.F. St Mawgan informing them of this,so they could inform yourselves.
In April and May,PUFOIC staff examined closely the route that the 'light' took,in case any damage had occurred to the natural or man made habitat in that area.We did this because of the closeness the 'light' travelled by,during the sighting. This included some cottages that were occupied,a barn and a barn type building,used to store farming equipment. (The witness stated the 'light' reflected an orange glow on a white cottage wall). The 'light' also flew over the hedgerow and some trees in the locality. In our examination of these areas,we discovered some burnt patches of ground on a track leading to a field,and some burnt small trees.At first we thought these might have been caused by the 'light';however since then we have excluded this theory. We also discovered a tree,which has been hit by an airborne object,because most of it's upper branches have been ripped off. The 'snap' marks on the branches are all similar indicating the damage was done by one incident.Our photographs show this damage very clearly.
Observation of aircraft activity over this area,does not help with any conclusion as to the nature of this 'light'.All aircraft are much too high in altitude to have damaged the tree.
One theory we have made is that it could have been an experimental exercise from R.A.F. St Mawgan,however if this is correct,then there is some concern to the safety of property and even people in this locality.If this theory is correct,then any correct procedures designed for the exercise were followed grossly incorrectly,and should not be allowed to happen again. Another theory is that of a missile experiment,which if correct,went horribly wrong.If the 'light' was a genuine 'U.F.O.' then a question we must ask,is "Why did it go unchallenged in an area less than one mile from the R.A.F. Base?".
Our investigations into this sighting have involved several people, and they,including myself,and some of the local people where this incident occurred are somewhat concerned at the safety aspect and potential dangers this incident might have caused.
This sighting is one of five,being discussed at a major Conference in the North – West in October,and we would be most gratefull if you could acknowledge and reply to my letters to both you,and the R.A.F. I feel that a wait of nearly three months for a reply from an Official Government body is a little 'slow' to say the least. I would not waste my own time,and yours if a mere 'light in the sky' had been observed and reported to us.I am quite sure you will agree with me,that this incident is not such a case,and does qualify for these letters to you. Again,I request urgent action to my letter because of the delay so far.
Yours Faithfully,
[REDACTED][REDACTED]
(E37)
(+1)
MINISTER OF STATE FOR DEFENCE
LOOSE MINUTE
D/Min(DS)DGT 28/1/4
Sec(AS)2
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS
Reference:
A. D/US of S(AF)DGT 28/1/4 dated 6 August 1985.
B. Telecon [REDACTED] of 23 September 1985.
I am writing to confirm that the meeting to discuss Unidentified Flying objects will now take place in the House of Lords on Wednesday 2 October at 1500 hrs, with a pre-brief at 1430 hrs (venue to be decided).
[REDACTED]
Captain WRAC
MA/Minister(DS)
[REDACTED]
24 September 1985f6 12/3
E36/7
Phone [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
21st November 1985
Dear Sirs,
Some time ago on a Monday evening during the break in watching "Quincy" – I checked my watch at the time – I noticed an unusual happening in the sky; the curtains were not drawn at that moment. All was so quiet I went to the door but there wasn't any sound at all. Afterwards I immediately sketched the enclosed and also rang a neighbour to mention what I'd seen. I remember thinking to myself 'surely someone on the top deck of that 'bus has seen it all' but no-one seemed to report it at all. I mentioned it to an employee of the local newspaper but it didn't seem to register in a way so the matter was left UNTIL a report was in a paper – this time the sighting (again on a Monday I note) was by a Councillor. It added that any such sightings should be sent to you. Therefore I pass on my information, for what it is worth. I will do a rough drawing showing the environment here-abouts: My view is unrestricted as there is spare land immediately beyond my garden.
Yours etc.,
[REDACTED][Hand-drawn map with the following text labels:]
PONTEFRACT RD (in distance) To Jorc:
E36/5
To
SHEFF
ROTHERHAM RD [vertical label, left side]
[Row of building outlines along top]
various roads of new housing
– down Below
main road level
BURTON ROAD [horizontal label]
Traffic
Lights
"Field"
[Building outlines on right]
BURTON + ROTHERHAM
ROADS HAVE THE
USUAL (YELLOW)
STREET LIGHTING.
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Y SWYDDFA GYMREIG WELSH OFFICE
GWYDYR HOUSE GWYDYR HOUSE
WHITEHALL LONDON SW1A 2ER WHITEHALL LONDON SW1A 2ER
Tel [REDACTED] (Switsfwrdd) Tel [REDACTED] (Switchboard)
(Llinell Union) (Direct Line)
20 September 1985
Dear [REDACTED]
I spoke to you yesterday regarding a letter I had received from a [REDACTED]
... I enclose a copy of this letter hoping you may be able to help [REDACTED] in some way with her enquiry.
Thank you for your help in this matter.
Yours sincerely,
[REDACTED]
Press Office
Section (A5) 2
Room [REDACTED]
Ministry of Defence
Main Building
Whitehall
LONDON
SW1A 2HBE36
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[REDACTED]
Dear Sir,
I am very interested in U.F.O's and was wondering whether it would be possible if you could send me some information on this subject.
I have to do a folio for my English 'O' Level Examination and this is one subject I have chosen to write about. I would be very grateful if you could send me the information as I would help me achieve a good grade.
yours Sincerely
[REDACTED] (15yrs).E36/3
[TREAT OFFICIALLY] [ACKNOWLEDGED]
[REDACTED]
Dear Sir,
I am very interested in U.F.O's and I was wondering whether you could send me some information on this subject.
I have to do a folio for my English O' Level Examination,and this is one subject I have chosen to write about. I have already written to a few addresses, but I don't seem to have any luck with them. I have been to my local Library,and they don't seem to have enough information, also there are not many books around based on this subject.
I would be very grateful if you could send me some information, as it would help me achieve a good grade.
yours Sincerely,
[REDACTED] (15years).
a
[ILLEGIBLE] (After Sharpe Encountered)
[REDACTED]£36/2
f10
12/2
Headquarters Director Army Air Corps
Middle Wallop Stockbridge Hants SO20 8DY
Telephone Middle Wallop Military]
Andover [REDACTED]
STD [REDACTED]
MOD SEC (AS) 2 – RAF Your reference
MAIN BUILDING, ROOM [REDACTED] Our reference D/DAAC/23/GA
WHITEHALL Date 19 September 1985
LONDON
UNUSUAL SIGHTING ANDOVER AREA
PHOTOGRAPHS
Reference:
A. D/DAAC/23/GA dated 6 Aug 85
1. Film's taken at the site were sent to CS (Rep S) Photography with instructions to forward prints and negatives on to you as requested, and a request that copies be sent to me to return to the photographer. The copies had not arrived by the time I went on leave, so I left instructions that they be delivered to [REDACTED] if they arrived in my absence. They did, and they were. Regretably CS (Rep S) had posted the whole consignment to this address and nothing to you.
2. I have visited [REDACTED] and obtained the negatives and the few remaining black and white prints, all of which are enclosed.
3. My 35 mm photographs are fairly indifferent, however his 55 mm colour ones, are very good and give excellent detail both from the air and close to on the ground.
4. I trust this is what you want, I would be grateful for the return of the 55 mm negatives in due course.
[REDACTED]
SO2 STANDARDS
HQ DAAC
[REDACTED]YUFOS Research Division CIVILIAN AERIAL PHENOMENA RESEARCH ORGANIZATION Your Ref: Our Ref: [REDACTED] Secretariat (Air Staff) 2a, Room [REDACTED] Ministry of Defence, Mian Building, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2HB. Dear [REDACTED] Many thanks for your letter dated the 21st of August 1985 and for the enclosed report of a UFO sighting from the Humberside area in 1984 (July the 23rd). Far from being scant the report is far more than I expected and it will prove invaluable in a current line of research being undertaken here at YUFOS. I would like to ask if your department received any further reports from around the country on the following dates.............. July the 22nd,23rd,24th and 25th 1984. I would also like to ask for all the information you have on a reported UFO sighting made to Ripon Police station in North Yorkshire.The reported sighting was on the 21st of February 1985. I look forward to your reply,untill then I am, Yours Sincerely, [REDACTED] The Yorkshire UFO Society (YUFOS). MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Sec.(AS)2 [REDACTED] FILE YUFOS Research Division (International)
[REDACTED] LOOSE MINUTE D/D Air Support/14/2 11 Sep 85 Sec (AS)2a Copy to: OC No 1 AIDU UFO ENQUIRY Reference: D/Sec(AS)/12/3 dated 23 Aug 85 1. At Reference you sought advice from GE 3 to assist with your response to [REDACTED] from the "official British Branch of Contact International (for Humberside)." GE 3 has passed your request to me for action. Whilst I have no way of verifying [REDACTED] credentials, nor even wish to as they sound mildly pornographic, and therefore am unable to determine if he should be passed details of the aircraft operating from RAF Wyton, I believe that there is a simple unclassified way to supply information on the airspace structure around Wyton. 2. Most of the information requested by [REDACTED] is clearly shown on a Royal Air Force Flight Information Publication entitled En Route Low Altitude - British Isles South" (Chart code numbered 412S-L) which can be purchased from No 1 Aeronautical Information Documentation Unit (No 1 AIDU) at RAF Northolt. A legend explaining the symbology used on the chart is also available. Both documents are unclassified and readily available (at a cost). Further information, if required, can be obtained from OC No 1 AIDU at Northolt (Ext 212). 3. I hope this information will be of use in the preparation of your response. [REDACTED] Wg Cdr Nav 1(RAF) [REDACTED]
Headquarters Director Army Air Corps Middle Wallop Stockbridge Hants SO20 8DY Telephone Middle Wallop Military Andover [REDACTED] ext [REDACTED] STD [REDACTED] MOD CS (REP S) PHOTOGRAPHY ROOM [REDACTED] 4th FLOOR [REDACTED] KING CHARLES ST LONDON SW1A 2AH Your reference Our reference D/DAAC 23/GA Date 11 Sep 85 FILMS FOR PROCESSING FOR SEC (AS) 2 RAF Reference A. My D/DAAC/23/GA dated 6 Aug 85 1. Ref A accompanied negatives of an unusual sighting near Middle Wallop and asked that prints and negatives be forwarded to [REDACTED].PRINCIPLE SEC (AS) 2-RAF and that copies be sent to Middle Wallop for the cival photographer whose film it was. 2. During my absence on leave a packet of photographs was received here and was passed on to the photographer, however, it would appear that SEC (AS) 2 have not seen them. Could you confirm whether or not prints and negatives were forwarded to them. A telephone call would suffice. [REDACTED] HQ DAAC [REDACTED] — we should see the prints.
530/6/6 [REDACTED] 9 September 1985 Thank you for your letter requesting information about the Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton and our satellite airfield at Merryfield.. Aeronautical information regarding radar services, terminal approach procedures and altimeter setting procedures for Yeovilton are available in Aeronautical Publications. These are available from commercial sources. These procedures also govern the case of Merryfield which is used solely by our helicopters. Yeovilton is the headquarters airfield for Sea Harriers and front line Commando helicopters. We also operate Hunters, Canberras and Falcon aircraft along with Heron communication aircraft and aircraft of the Royal Navy Historic Flight. I would recommend a visit to the Fleet Air Arm Museum here at Yeovilton where more information on Naval aircraft is available. I wish you luck with your UFO sightings ! Information Addressee: [REDACTED] MOD Room [REDACTED] Main Building Whitehall London SW1A 2HB (With a copy of [REDACTED] letter)
Replied
[REDACTED] 12/3
8th September, 1985.
Dear [REDACTED]
I understand that you handle reports and enquiries about UFOs, so although
I feel a bit silly about wasting your time, I am just a bit curious to know, if
possible, about womething which appeared in the sky at about 9.45 near the GLC
Fireworks display on Saturday night, which I attended.
When we arrived we went over to the North Bank to get a good view of the
fireworks, which was very successful and we enjoyed. We were walking back from
the north bank to the South bank over the Hungerford Pedestrian Bridge, and noticed
in the distance, just above the South Bank buildings about 300 yards down the
river (we were looking at it from approx. the centre of Hungerford Bridge) AN THE RIGHT, A
short of long shimmering light. It was in the sky, and moving ever so slightly
but not making any progress, hovering. It was "sparkly" and thin, and did not
have any shape, i.e. it was not an aeroplane or a helicopter. Lots of people
were pausing to watch it, and no-one knew what it was. It has remained a question
mark in my mind, and I am just curious to hear if you know what it was, or if
you have had any other reports of such a sighting. I don't suppose other
people have the time to write to you, but I am a housewife so I do! My son is
curious about unusual objects in the sky, as he has personally seen a couple himself
for which he has no explanation. He has seen this thing before, over Charing Cross
Road, and on that occasion all his friends agreed they had never seen anything like
it before.
I am very aware that it could have been part of the GLC display — but it was
just on its own, did not logically fit in with anything there, and was not announced.
I thought maybe it was some sort of a balloon painted with flourescent paint, and put
up just for a lark, but it was very brilliant and shimmery.... I am still very curious!
Have you had any other reports such as I have described? If so, I would be pleased
if you could let me have a short note as to what it was, or any other explanation
you may have.
Thank you for reading this letter — there is a diagram on the back
for you to see.
Yours sincerely,
[REDACTED]OBJECT South Bank Where we looked. PEDESTRIAN HUNGERFORD ............> CHARING CROSS BRIDGE (RAILWAY)
[REDACTED]
UFO RESEARCH, BROADCASTS & LECTURES
[REDACTED]
[REDACTED]
Secretariat (Air Staff) 2
Room [REDACTED]
Ministry of Defence
Main Building
Whitehall SW1A 2HB 7 September 1985
Dear [REDACTED]
Thank you very much indeed for your helpful letter of 22 August last.
Since you have been kind enough to let me know that the MoD received one RAF
report of a UFO in 1967, and that you are happy to reply to specific individual
replies within reason, I would be very interested to know the date and approx-
imate location of this sighting. While details would be appreciated, I assume
these would naturally be withheld under provisions of the 30-year rule.
With best wishes
Yours sincerely
[REDACTED]f/b 12/3
[REDACTED]
5th September 1985.
Replied. 28/2/86 !
Ministry Of Defence,
Main Building,
Whitehall,
London SW1A 2HB.
Dear Sirs,
I have been involved in an investigation regarding
the recent appearence of mysterious circles which have been found in crop
fields throughout Southern England. Whilst studying various press cuttings
and listening to the TV and radio reports I have heard that the Ministry Of
Defence has shown some interest in this phenomena, or atleast the Army has
passed on reports to you.
In one particular report, which appeared in the Salisbury
Journal, it was stated that at Middle Wallop a ' white jelly — like
flourescent substance' was found and that samples were taken for analysis.
As yet I have been unable to trace any further mention of this in respect
of the results of this analysis.
I wonder therefore if there is any information with regard
to this that you could pass onto me. Although a great many people are of the
opinion that there is either a perfectly natural explanation, or it is a
prank my investigations to date have shown that about two or three days
before the circles appeared there were reports of unidentified flying objects.
The people who have reported such sightings, both to me and in some cases
the press, are not assuming that these are alien craft ( ie flying saucers ),
but the objects are certainly defying explanation at the moment in that they
do not appear to be any known airbourne craft. The same can be said of the
reports which have come from America, New Zealand, Australia and various
other parts of the world in the past.However I hope you are able to assist me to complete my file
regarding this phenomena in as much as I will then have obtained comments
and reports from all those concerned with this case. From this I will then
be able to study the material in detail in an effort to find some explanation
if at all possible.
Yours Sincerely
[REDACTED]LOOSE MINUTE
D/Sec(AS)12/3 ✓
23 Aug 85
GE3
DI55
UFO ENQUIRY — [REDACTED]
Please find attached a self explanatory letter
from [REDACTED] who corresponds with this office
regularly. I also attach a copy of the report
to which he refers. I would be grateful for
your advice on whether any follow-up enquiries
were made at the time the report was received
and, if so, what conclusions were reached. Any
comments you may have on the question of
release of the report would also be
appreciated.
[REDACTED]
Sec(AS)2a
[REDACTED]LOOSE MINUTE
D/Sec(AS)12/3 ✓
23 Aug 85
GE3
Copy to:
Sec(AS)1a
UFO ENQUIRY
Reference A: WS/130/10/AIR dated 19 Aug 85
Please find attached a copy of Reference A from
RAF Wyton. Although [REDACTED] enquiries do
not relate directly to UFO's, I would be most
grateful for your advice on how I should reply
to his letter.
[REDACTED]
Sec(AS)2a
[REDACTED][REDACTED] Secretariat(Air Staff)2a
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Room
Main Building Whitehall London SW1A 2HB
Telephone [REDACTED] (Direct Dialling)
(Switchboard)
[REDACTED] Your reference
Our reference
D/Sec(AS)12/3
Date
23 August 1985
Dear [REDACTED]
Thank you for your letter of 5 August 1985.
The existence of a tape, allegedly recorded at
RAF Woodbridge and referring to reported events
there in December 1980, has been brought to our
attention by UFO researchers on a number of
occasions. However we have no record of this
tape having been submitted to this office,
either formally or otherwise. As we have said
previously, the only information we have on the
alleged incident is the report submitted by Col
Halt on 13 January 1981.
Yours sincerely
[REDACTED]ROYAL AIR FORCE
Upper Heyford Oxford OX5 3LN
Telephone: Upper Heyford [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] Please reply to
Royal Air Force Commander
Your reference
Our reference UH/351/PR
Date 22 August 1985
Dear Sir
REQUEST FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION — RAF UPPER HEYFORD
Thank you for your recent letter to Upper Heyford Airport
which has come to me in my capacity as RAF Commander at
RAF Upper Heyford.
In view of the nature of the information which you request
I have forwarded your letter to the Ministry of Defence
(Air Staff Secretariat) and they will reply to you in due
course.
Yours faithfully
[REDACTED]
Squadron Leader
RAF Commander
Copy to:
A/OTC (TRAFFIC)
—>MOD (AS2b) — with original letter
and envelope
For your action please.
[REDACTED]
Sec(AS)2b
Room [REDACTED] REDACTED ON ORIGINALFrom: [REDACTED] Secretariat (Air Staff)2a, Room [REDACTED]
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Main Building Whitehall London SW1A 2HB
Telephone [REDACTED] (Direct Dialling)
[REDACTED] (Switchboard)
[REDACTED] Your reference
Our reference D/Sec(AS)/12/3
Date 21 August 1985
Dear [REDACTED]
Thank you for your letter of 19 June 1985, I have also seen
your letter of 27 July. I am sorry that I have been unable to reply
before now. You asked in your first letter for information on four
UFO sightings; I am afraid that I have had little success in
locating any information on those incidents. In fact, the only
report I have been able to identify is one referring to two objects
observed in the Humberside area in July 1984. I enclose a copy of
the report although, as you will see, the information provided is
scant. The name and address of the informant (sub-paragraph M) have
been deleted since these reports are submitted to us in confidence.
Without more explicit details I could not identify the
daylight report allegedly made to RAF Fylingdales in the summer of
1980, however our records indicate that no reports were forwarded to
us from the unit during that period. I have checked our records for
September 1976 and June 1980 but can find no reference to either of
the remaining sightings you refer to.
I am sorry that I have been unable to be of more assistance on
this occasion.
Yours sincerely
[REDACTED]UNCLASSIFIED
OAB131 31/C132 21304757
F OR OAB
RTTINE 310935Z JUL 84
FROM RAF LINBROOK
TO MODUK AIR
UNCLASSIFIED
SIC LGE/26F (SIC 26F INS.BY DSO)
A 23 JUL/2159 HRS/OVER 45 MINUTES
B TWO SAUCER SHAPED OBJECTS WITH ONE RED LIGHT
C NOT KNOWN
D NOT KNOWN
E NOT KNOWN
F NOT KNOWN
G NOT KNOWN
H NOT KNOWN
J NOT KNOWN
K NOT KNOWN
L CIVILIAN POLICE-HUMBERSIDE REDACTED ON ORIGINAL
[REDACTED]
N INFORMANT AGED 17 YEARS
O TWO MEN, NAMES UNKNOWN
NOTE SUB PARA HEADINGS ARE
SHOWN ON ATTACHED SHEET.
PAGE 2 RQDONA-126 UNCLAS
B 241032 HRS JUL
DT.. REPORT OF AN UNIDENTIFIED FLymG OBJECT A. Date, time and duration of sighting. (Local times to be quoted). B. Descri’Ption of ob.iect. (Number of objects, size, shape, colours, brightness, sound, smell, etc). c. ~ct position observer. (GeogJ;aphical location. Indoors or outdoors. Stationary or moving). D. How observed.. (Naked eye, binoculars, other optical device, still or movie camera).. E. Direction in which object was first seen. (A landmark may be more useful than a badly estimated bearing). F. Anp:le of sight.. (Estimated heights are unreliable).. G. Distance. (By reference to a known laDdln8rk wherever possible). H. Movements. (Changes in E, F and G may be of more use than estimates of course and speed). 1
.. J40 Meteorolof.;ical conditions durinp: operations.. (Moving clouds, haze, mist ete) . K40 Near-by objects. (Telephone lines; high voltage lines; reservoir.. lake or dam, swamp or marsh; river; high buildings, tall chinmeys, steeples, spires, TV or radio masts; airfields; generating plant; factories, pits or other sites with flood-lights or other night lighting). L... To whom reported. (Police, military o~ga.nisations, the press ate).. M. Name and address of informant.. N. Any backf.;z:ound on the informant that may be volunteered. O. Other witnesses. P.. Date and time of receipt of report.. 2
UNCLASSIFIED
LOOSE MINUTE
DI55/108/15
20 August 1985
Sec (AS) 2a
Copy to: GE3
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS
References:
A. D/SEC(AS) 12/3 dated 9 August 85.
B. D/US of S(AF)DGT 28/1/4 dated 1 August 85.
1. In Reference A, you notified us of the meeting between US of S(AF) and
Lord Hill-Norton on Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) on 25 Sept 85; you
asked for a short contribution on our area of interest and whether we would be
willing to attend the meeting.
2. As you state in your brief for the US of S(AF), all UFO reports are
passed to the DIS — specifically DI55 who, inter alia, are responsible for
assessing WP space systems. It is in this area that our main interests lie,
although the reports are also seen by other staff within DI55. Obiously we
read the reports with interest but over, at least the last few years, we have
not considered that any of the reports justified detailed investigation; this
point is well made in the opening paragraph of your draft.
3. As far as our attendance at the meeting on 25 September is concerned, I
do not think that we can add much to the discussion but we would be willing to
attend if you consider it worthwhile.
[REDACTED]
Wg Cdr
DI55c
[REDACTED]
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Sec.(AS)2
2/ 21AUG1985
221
FILE 12/3
UNCLASSIFIEDROYAL AIR FORCE
Wyton Huntingdon PE17 2EA
Telephone Huntingdon [REDACTED] Ext [REDACTED]
GPTN 837
POST TO
Your reference
Secretariat (Air Staff)2 Our reference
MOD Main Building WS/130/10/Air
Date
19 Aug 85
UFO ENQUIRY
I am told that your department handles all UFO
matters, and enclose an enquiry from a [REDACTED]
who is asking information on Wyton airfield. I also
enclose a copy of my holding reply to [REDACTED]
[REDACTED]
Wg Cdr
for OCWing Commander [REDACTED] RAF
ROYAL AIR FORCE
Wyton Huntingdon PE17 2EA
Telephone Huntingdon [REDACTED] Ext [REDACTED]
GPTN 837
[REDACTED] Your reference
Our reference
WS/130/10/Air
Date
19 August 1985
Dear [REDACTED]
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Thank you for your letter asking for technical
information about Wyton airfield. I have forwarded it
for reply, in accordance with current policy, to:
Secretariat (Air Staff) 2
Ministry of Defence
Main Building
Whitehall
London SW1A 2HB.
Yours sincerely
[REDACTED][REDACTED]
From: [REDACTED]
Tel: [REDACTED]
Dear Sir,
Technical Information
I represent the official British branch of Contact International
( for Humberside), a world-wide organization established for investigating
and disseminating information pertaining to U.F.Os and associated
phenomena.
I'm writting this letter for information about your airport and would
be grateful if you could supply me with the following data:
1) Radar Vectoring Area.
2) Radar Advisory Service Area.
3) Altimeter Setting Regions.
4) Guidance Notes — to help me understand the layout of Technical data.
5) Any data or information you feel could be of some help to me,
(e.g The type of aircraft that use your airport).
Thank you for your assistance.
[REDACTED]
U.F.O Investigator (160)..........[REDACTED] We spoke. Agreed await letter from [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] o/r Can we have a chat pl [REDACTED] file 12/3
I was phoned on Monday morning by
[REDACTED] a journalist , concerning the
AAC report of curious circles in a corn
field. He explained that he has been
accumulating accounts of similar incidents over
the past few years and has 6 to
far, all in S.W. England. He has
a soil sample taken from one site which
has been examined by Surrey University and
showed traces of ammonia ; eyewitness report of
a sinister event included 'steam or gas rising
from the central circle. He wanted me
to support an approach to Aldermaston for
a fuller investigation.
I explained our very limited interest in
the phenomenon and said we could not justify
further involvement unless an indication that
Defence interests were involved. [REDACTED] said
he might approach Aldermaston anyway. He will
also write to me. Finally, he noticed thata member of the public had seen five lights in the sky — one larger, cated one + 4 small ones — on 7 August in the Andover area. [REDACTED] home phone number of [REDACTED] [REDACTED] 19/8
From: [REDACTED] Secretariat (Air Staff), Room [REDACTED] E30
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Main Building Whitehall London SW1A 2HB
Telephone [REDACTED] (Direct Dialling)
(Switchboard)
[REDACTED] Your reference
Our reference
D/Sec(AS)/12/3
Date
15 August 1985
Dear [REDACTED]
Thank you for your letter of 20 April 1985 concerning UFO's. I
am sorry that I have been unable to reply before now. You may find
it useful if I explain that the sole interest of the United Kingdom
Ministry of Defence in reported sightings of Unidentified Flying
Objects (UFOs) is to establish whether they have any bearing on the
defence of the country.
There is no organisation in the Ministry of Defence appointed
solely for the purpose of studying reports of such objects, and no
staff are employed on the subject full time. The reports we receive
are referred to the staff in the Department who are responsible for
the air defence of the United Kingdom, and they examine the reports
as part of their normal duties.
Since our interest in UFOs is limited to possible defence
implications we have not carried out a study into the scientific
significance of these phenomena. Unless there are defence
implications we do not attempt to identify sightings and we cannot
inform observers of the probable identity of the object seen. The
Department could not justify the expenditure of public funds on
investigations which go beyond the pure defence interests.
I am afraid we do not keep the statistical information which
you ask for. However, I attach copies of two recent Parliamentary
Questions on the Ministry of Defence's interest in UFO reports, which
you may be interested in. I also enclose a copy of the UFO article
which appeared in the July 1957 issue of the RAF Flying Review which
you asked for in your letter.
yours sincerely
[REDACTED]HANSARD EXTRACT 13 HARCR 1984 Gols. 1 32 & 133 OnidC’uW ::d FlyilJt; Objects Sir Pa(r 1; \\’;111 ?skcd the S~crC’ti!r)’ of Stille for Defence (]) 110’.\’ m:my ilUcrcd Jar;dings hy \!nidclllifid f1yi;Jg objects ha\’c been !mdc in 19E:O, Ji);)] , !9S2 fl:1d 1983J rcsp::c{jvcly; and ()\\! In~~1;Y h:1\’(~ been in\’csr gatcd by his, D::P u1:;1cnt ’$ p:rsonn.:!; (2) ;)\\.: !nJny U! c:\p!~li:1 d sir.!)iJnr:s there L;I\’c hc~n in }9~~O, 1981, 1982 and 1901, n::.,p~:cii\-cjy; and \’.’hich of th~:.::: ;1;Hi bC;::1 lr~c(:d r;~d~lr :1n \vi;h \\lJJt H:SU;t. Mr. Lco::’ [jiursllanl lO /; s ref)I), 9 L:: c11 j 9Sti , c. 723 J: r:or [1<’ YC:;~.S j~’J q ;C~.{;;,\;L 1 :e \ jn ’;u)’ c:[ r:\:r~~JL~C jccci\"(~d the f’uI!o\\’;ng nunihcr:; .cf rl...’pi)r~S or htinL’\ cf ()!’ j~:c{’. \vhich tl1 ~}s:_’~-ycr c0vld no( idl’;";!if:1: ~’i~:O. (;.~;(}! 2.50) ;’lnd 390. lZrp0Jls or (~l1~~~;cd L~:~d ;lie r~r.,t ser~"’.r: (’ y ;(L=~:~!i!jl..~d, ~rh~: }):~p:1;1f1~Cn1 \\",<s ~\,:t’c:.:’d i:,:!: l~onc of Illes,,: I CF,);"!:; \!, ;;S or i~;"’;~’ (lcfcr:cc ~1!1d, in ::-uch c;tsrs, dO S f Gt !:;aiLt~Lin reco~J;~ of ibc CX~C!~( of itS ;:\’csti~;:~i~’:1S.HANSA: D EXTRACT 24 OCTOBER 1983 Col. 62 RAF Woodbridge (Alleged Incident) Sir Patrick Wal! asked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he has seen the United States Air Force memo dated 13 January 1981 concemjng unexplained lights near RAT Woodbridge; (2) whether, in view of the fact that the United State’s Air Force memo of 13 January 198 I on the incident at RAF Woodbridge has been released under the Freedom of Inforn1at on Act, he will now release reports and documents concerning similar unexplained incidents in the United Kingdom; 0) how many unexplained sightings or radar intercepts have taken place since 1980. ’Ir. Stanley: I have seen the memorandum of 13 January 1981 to which my hon. Friend refers. Since 1980 the Department bas received 1.400 repom of sightings of tlying objects which the observers have been unable to identify. There werc no corresponding unexplained radar contacts. Subject to nOffiJaJ security constraints, I am ready to give infom1ation about any such reported sightings that are found to be a matter of concern from a d fence standpoint, but there have been none to date. ."........-,..,..- . :";.;;;;..<~.~.:~,~~:;;~~;;,.:.,~,;,’,>l::,",,;.0~’:;)~.;;",,:~"~~’;~;~’;"’;~~\’.\~~:’;:;;;:;"~~’;;:’;;’:::’-’:;’::;~":""’;;:~’~;I:;,Z~::;;,.~~~:;"-::’;,~;’;;:~:::;~~;;";.:;,~’::~:;’~~~!.fr~~’!:~ !M!:~~~~@!;:M<....;V:\h~!.,~~~"~I;:"’~\:Ji:io:,j;W~~*~io;~
.: . ’(. . .... , The ’. F1llihg S,UHJ",." -UB’"",,, deepem ag ight’lRfllIlJ .1.1er’Brlt ln .. ac~ neW] pea .. >" ’.’~ "";! e . :~~~~;;;, - ~," L - - hy GEOFFREY NOHRIS I J IlAI’I>Er-.UJ at Lundon Airport on Friday, March 22. thjs year. Sheila Manning, a dark.haired secretary in BOACs Constellation Fleet Technical OtTicer’s office, was looking out of the window in front of her desk. The office was on the SOuthern edge of the airfield and Miss Manning was looking south, away from London Airport. She was puzzled by what she saw. .. What’s that?" she asked of the others in the oftk.c. Pointing, she indi- cated a Slrange objcct which i!ppeared to be floating above a bunch of cumulus cloud some three to five miles a way !oward~ the south. It seemed to he a shiny, metallic object. \ Its appa rent size was not great but, if t e distance estima- tion was correct, it would hav.,;: been considerably larg,~r than any aircraft now flying. ’ Irs shape ’~"as that of a Y 0- Yo seen from the side-two bowl .shapL"S, the upper one inverted, joined by a shon centre section. No one in the office had seen an) thing like it before. .. It’s an aircraft catching the sun- light." said somebody at last. This Was Possible. Aircraft from the airport were taking off in that direction. The sun was sJightly to one side and could be catch- ing on and reflecting from the flx 8 Sur- faces. But most people in the omii’ Were not satisfied. They wen:! well aware of th strange atmospheric effects possible at times and this was unlike anything elsc they had eX~rienced. And anyway, the object ’’’as not moving. Not until almost ten minutes after Miss Manning had first seen it did the uniden- tified object vanish when obscured by a cumulus doud. It had neither moved, nor diminished in size. By this time about a dOl-en people had gathered in the office, They had all seen the Phenomenon. A quick: check revealed that radar had reporfed nothing in the area-no, had the Control tower staff, ,\11 fhc evidence seemed In po nt to a freak reflcct on of some type. Bur this did not satisfy those who had seen it. . It was no reflection, rhey said. To them it was an Unidcmit ed Flying Object-a UFO for short. This strange eVent occurred at a time when there ""ere many similar happen- ings. In Apri1. a rad"r station at \\/< S! Freugh. Scotland, reported a mysterious object which has remained unidentified. Mystcrious explosions were heard Ol’cr Epsom and Glasgow. Craters appeared bur there was no sign of fragmcnts or C\pI05iv<;s. A little latcr, peopk living at Gravescnd and Hendon, and man;’ places in between, f(~POrtcd strange lights in the night sky performing strange antics. These arc only a [e\’1 of the reports which came in. A of them re- main unexplained. But SOlne people had an explan:ltiof1 which tined al! these and many similar reports. They re- called a phenomcnon which has been with us for the past tcn years. These recent mysteries, said these peoplc. could be c’plained a’,ay by Flying Saucers. FI}’ing Saucers were back in th,.: news again. U\ pi)lasc anJ so th~ I’]ying .’)auc~r was born. The fact that strange objccts had been reported in the skies regularlv ever since the turn of the c:enturY--ar d before--. escaped most people’s’ notice. 1947 became known, incorrectly, as the Far when UFOs began. Within weeks .. saucers" had spread throughout the length and breadth of America. Reports came in from evcry- where. The craze caught on in other countries-Including Britain. Now, in the short spac~ of ren years. the saucer enigma has snowballed beyond e\pcctation. Every known type of theorist has. jumped on to the saucer bandwagon. Spiritualists. oceulists. theo- sophists. "p r 0 f e s- . siona! forecasters of doom and man} o the r mysterious persons ha ve put [or. ward their thcories and e.\plan,,! Ons. Several have even claimed Coma..:! wnh heings (rurn othl.:f wodds. Between the m these often well. meaning people have so !x:-fogged the UfO odd with their astounding theories that it is smail wonder that tht: genera! public is incJineu to grin scep!!ca!ly when Flying Saucers an: mcrHiol1ed. This was the situalion I found when I began an invcstigation into the UFO mystery for RAF Flyil1j( Rn ..... . Mv object wa.s to discover whether the UFO was something peculiar to America or whether the same type of thing was hap- pening in this COuntry. I also wanted 10 tind out wh..:ther the UFO was something which deserved 10 be laughed to scorn or whether it should be taken seriously. It would be qu e casy, I discovered, to pour ridicule 01) the whole Procccd. 14 Jlrow it all started is,of Course, a Ii wc!1-known story. In the year 1947, Kenneth Arnof.J, ao American business man, was piloting his private aircraft in the region of MOllnt Rainier, Washington, when he saw a formation of str&ng!dy sha t~d objects. He estimated their speed as sOl11e 1.600 m.p.h.-- fantastic at that time. Their motion he described as .. sauce", skipping aCftlSS a pond:’ Thx.: press seized on this descrip_
Ing5. A quick glance at the activities of the many hoa\.:rs was enough to prove that. Take what happened in Jersey Just three months ago.’ . Several people there saw an object in the sky. It was nothing very definite It could have been a balloon. an aircraft catching the sun or a mere freak of the a,tmosphere. But it was peculiar. And it was also, according to a ne\\ spapcr . report. sufficient to give Mr, Reginald Querec of 51. Hclier. the idea of throw- ing a model Flying Sauc..:r into the air and photographing it. The resulting picture was. he is reported as saying. the strange object which Ihe others had seen. But it "’as not until the picture had been published in good faith by a na tional nc.....spaper. that this story was published. , .. Lmryf" n sit~. I !~,f’" We could also laugh at the strange goings on at Wardle. in Lancashire. !kre the hoa.\crs aprear to hav’e been at work again--but this time ther operated in reverse. as it were. It was the evening of February 15 this year v.hen ,\lrs. Dorothv Fitton. a 45. ~ear’old civil servant. l o~ed out from ’her rather isolated cOHap.; and saw a strange objcct moving in from the south. west. Flying quite slowly. it moved in a dead straight line, As the object drew nearcr, .\Irs. Fitton could see that it was a light flashing alternately red and wh,te. Above the light she could just ma~e out in the darknes5 a. ~~rgc white disc-" as big as a cart."..bcc!. The object stopped, hover.::d swd.still for some five minutes. and thcn moved ofl’. just as slowly and surely ina dead straight line towards the south.east. This was exactly ninety dcgrces from its original course. No noise at all. Others in the vil!agc saw it. Mr. J. A. Leavey, thi:’ loca! M.P., heard abo!;t it and questioned thost.: who had seen it. He ’,vas impressed and decided to ask .it question in ’Parliament. , When the question ’’’’as asked it caused 1.J4 tc a hit uf hilarity in the Hnuse. I\k Orr-Ewing, Air Under Secretary, said that the object did not emanatc from ,;, -. UFO pnoto,raph.d O’!f"" Roo.n in M~u"<:h., thi. .,...r. hoto, of UFOtl; an ,...,.... rHitV$r V!8r-y c1olJ.r’~ Thi. i. on. of the f~w whi h it-6!!};m .utft.oftt.i~ ~ ,. space but (rom a laundry in Rochdale ! He went on to explain that a man working at the laundry had contacted the police and told them that, on the night in qucstion, he had released two children’s balloons filled with hydrogen. Helow, he had rigged up a system of flashing lights. This, said the Under Secretary, was what had been seen. And so the matter was apparently neatly ticd up. Or at least it was until a local ne\\,’S- papcr interviewed the man who claimed to have released the baBoon and dis-- covered that he had no idea f(f how to f lI a ballQon with hydrogen nor how to fit lights to it. In fact, said the news. paper, he had nOlh- ing at all to do with the UFO. He had not rc!eas,;J :\ny balloons. This supposition was given added weight when the reople who had seen the UFO insisted that it was not a oa1l0011 of any type. Now, after offi. cially debunking this sIghting, the Air Ministry have conl rmed that an investigator has hcen sent up to Wardle. A(ter his rcsearches the Air 1vlinistry still maintain it was a balloon. It is small wonder that the public are ooth bemused and amused at such com. plicated events. But. in spite o( al! this, I do not think that we should laugh at UFOs. During my investigation I have sifted through hundreds of sightings. Many could have been anything from balloons to meteors, from aircraft to spots before the eyes. ’Yct. wrapped up in aU these have been some whieh stand out. They stand out because they have been repofted by reli- able people and because it is dil cuh to see how they could be any of the things which arc oflen mistaken for Flying Sa !lcers. 1:..’id..~/~(l’~I!!,-ddll’U!.lU5,.j!lJis.E.I.f! ~Iw L!l.f~.!.f..’!!.!--.!.I.nex fJ.I l1!’:If!d_Q]: jec 1 .~_.l’!..Ql.~ r ,<.ki e.!, .. T .l’Y...!!’.f! J.J!ot he -’!!’~!!.lI’4...Q!...I!!!’. I>X . l’iIlK.U!.Q1t! another J’laI1J:!...l!I~(.1l1f: a!J’}I~(’r!!.:. Flight Lieutenant I. R. Salandin sa’" something that he could not e:>.p!ain on Octob~~r 4, 1954. In fact. he y, as S0 shaKen that he had to l1y around for ten minutes tx:fore he could tell Control wlUlt he had seen from lhe co kpit of his Meteor fighter. He had taken off from North Weald in Essc.\ at 4.15 p.m. Climbing to"’’1lr6 t.....o olh..:r aircraft which he could s<< high above him, he was surprised to S(X’ two small objeC’.s. one silvery and !,)e other gold, p.1.S!i near the two aIr. crafl. Salandin had hardly recovered from his surpn.s<: and was stiil "-on. dering ’" hether he had be.:n \ :clim f h a I j lJ C 1 n a Ii 0r’’s when he happ.::; d to glance ah\ d lie ree.:: i \ cd one of the big g e st fright> he has C\ had. Streak i n g straight !()w..rds him at tremenJous speed "’as a d,s,:. shaped object. In the brid time SaJan :1 had for observation, the thing appe.ared to have flange in the centre and 1"-0 bulges above and below this. ihe object was so near that it o\er- lapped his windscreen. A coJii,i.:>n seemed inevitable. Then. at the l..s\ moment, the object swerved and fla;.ro:d past on the Meteor’s port side. Salandin had never before give~ a serious thought to Flying Sa ucers ;nd ~\ e;~ . no....’ he keeps an opcn mind on the 5Ui:>. jcc\. AI! that he knows IS that he \.4’" something vcry real up there o,.c. E\S<:\ on that October afternoon-and th.i.l i: gave him a hel! of a fright. . There have becn man, other :10’ nonsense sighlings. Api in 14~~. a ~ -.. but wt<-~.,.. h~ th. <CC-’U;...t ~"td.ftce ~ f. Ulu Or. Ctjtf~f"d Tbamtort, :H.;i4tntilH: And: i~$ .t’t\1:’ on’t UfO in-..niaac:.or ) J 5 \.: .,.t....._, ...~ - .-----~ , .........,.....- M S,,,"uc.e..,. !ire intorp’atuttary, It fii’iY$ ttt. H n~ 8......1.... hI 1"..".. T...."ch. ..<Ii.".. of Flylnll $""c"" Shif’’’’’’’. <,
~~:’l’t{!’bJ.7:"~T~ .,~-;;;;;; ;’~~~:~~~:~~~’,~,:~.- ~~~;,~,-~~~. he sells interplane- tary space through Flyin,1( Sallcer RI’I’il’w, Trem:h admits that he is working on a "sticky wicket:’ He rcal se~ that many of his readers want to ,see "astounding sau- cer news" but. at the same time. he trics to keep reports of actual sighting.~ as objective as possible. Among his readers are some who act as nvestigators. These men Trench entrusts with the task of Jooking into sightings. Two stJch men are Jack Ibson. a York- :shire business man, and Wilfred Daniels. a technical writer from StalTord. These Iwo, like most other of Trench’s investigators, arc enthusiastic about their task and believe impliCitly in Flying Saucers. Thev also believe that thc~ ha\e an intaplanelary origin. How far’is thIs theory justified? let Trench e-xpIain; "UFOs have been timed," he says. "travelling at fantastic ’!!pccds. far in excess of anything canhmadc. And, again, many UFOs have been seen per- forming manoeuvres. such as a right- angled turn at high speed. which would caUSe anv normal materia! or crew to disintegra’le under the excessi~’e " loads." Prominent experts, such as Prof<.:.ssor Hermann Obenh. thc guided missiles e."pert, have also expressed these views. Obenh says; "!\1y own explanation of UFOs is that they are machines built in some place other’ than on the Earth. I believe that they originate exclusively from Outside the Earth because observa- tions suggest that Flying Saucers arc able to suppress the for e of gravity. and I do not think that anyone on Eanh has yet found the means to do so." il It I, _JL 1::.s:..jf.!.1i 11 r_..!!z.~.!.(’!.0.!..."-_!:’L..J!.2. c.rc g!!.i f(’l.L..fl.!.. ’1JLr(’~ f7lS_fQ.n1 f..J. jlQUft (’.i!!.Je.~: ll.!!!’l...e.tE!Li!!.(’E_iLQ!.~L ’ _.~ [hJ:l?tY,._...ddl?.1iI: !.fi}] Y.,..iU_(’(’~IIL!b.J; ....!!lqlJ. mUl.~ .:_ grlf. _ill!.! ’!.o" .f.r.f._A.’!.ri ".,’ _ill x_J’l-’ "f:.J]iR!!.!i()/I_ if d ..J c?n!e...i!.c..~Q,r,!.tIJd ~lJ.(=<’ pr(J",i n g!b ul.LI.ing .Stulcers ’Crt~ inleT/dune/an,.’, ..-’-’- - --...----....--.- ... -.- -- -. ._. - --..-. -- - ’. ._-.. One fading which appears to be general among the most enthusiastic of saucer fans, is Jack of a critical approach to their subject. Bear in mind the deceptive nature of human observation and !l1C many atmospheric freaks that arc pas. sible, and it is easier to see how important it is to be criticid. A typical report received bv Trench is that which came from Miss K. Connor. a member of the .Royal Observer Corps, who iives al Truro, Cornwall. Last October, while on a ROC exercise. Miss Connor and her crew saw a UFO. "Theabjec! appcared as asmaH, silver round one: !ikt~ a ba!!," said Miss Connor in her re.port. "Then it turned sideways and was seen ta be oblong. The side away from the sun giowed pink and a sort of translucent bluc." Estimated height was 45-50,000 feet. The UFO appeared to be "standing stiil against the wind" and disappeared when it rose into the upper haze. Trem:h regards this as a good and reliahle sighting. Admittedly I\’!k~ CQnnor should be a reliable observer and Sh;ninc d;KI (in loh...h.and top cOl’n.,.) teen by $candi"a.....n t< _nci.*tt 1ft "S4. Still ’rom a (:0’0\11"" film tdc6" bJ’ . memb... of c.he party group of Scandinavian scientists were returning by air after observing an edipse of the sun from the poJar regions. They were on their way back, but still taking photographs of the sun, when their atten- tion was taken by something eJse. Several shining disc-like objects appeared 10 be shadowing their aircraft. What they were, none of the scientists knew. They were no aircraft such as \\e know them and none of Ihc scientists on the trip had ever seen anything like them. And this year there have been a whole spate of sighting reports. One private reo searcher has coHected 149 reports from Great Britain fOf the months of ApriJ and March alone. No doubt manv of these could be discounted if a thoro gh inves- tigatIOn were made. But others remain a mystery. Before any of these can be truly labelled " unidentified," however. a very thorough investigation must b<: made. The would. be investigator ""’ould have to know, among other l u ngs, the movements of all aircraft or balioons Jike!y to have been in the area at the time. He would have to havc a very sound knowledge of weather phenomena and astror)Omy-and o{ human nature, But there are people willing to under- take this task. To find out who they are and how they go about the job, ’it is necessary once more to dip briefly back into saucer history. In the early years soon after 1947. "saucer" clLlbs began to spring up aJI (Wcr ,he country. Their obj’"cts were not always w’ei! defined but genera!!y it was to investigate saucer sightmgs. Since this time there has been a general movement towards amalgamation and most dubs now rt’gular1y exchange views with others in this country and abroad. At the hub of all saucer activi- ties in this country is th~: magazine; Flyin}! Saurer Re:< w_ Ku&ide n StUlC...,. This is a small. well-produced nt,ga- zinc which sell~ about 1,300 copies. It attempts to cater for all degrees of saucer ? ns and so it is not surprising to read in a recent issue. an article by ? "high ranking Tibetan Lama" tcHing how he went for a ride in a Flying Saucer! nut it would be quit.:: wrong to dismiss all rcaJu5 and contributors of this maga- Z!l1C liS cranks. The editor is the Hon. Brinsley Ie Pocr Trench and he is far (rom th/) genera! pub!ic’$ idea of a Flyin~ Saucer crank. Tall and amiable, Trench is, by an odd chance, .a spaCe salesman by proCession. When he is not selling advertising space for IH10th<:r magazine: 16 I have no doubt that she re~r ed exactly what she saw. But t~e great qUC$tiol1 o( what this was rcrn;uns I.Iflanswc~d. It could have been a weather balloon Fl):iIfK Sallcn Re,’ie,,’. ",!11.de no atternpi to Investigate thIS POSSibility. But, wit _ out official co.operation it would have b~en dilT cult to do so. But not aJl UFO investigators hick criticism. There are many people in- vcstigatil!g the mystery who prefer to remain 111 the background. They f~d that th~ subject tends to be ridiculed by the general public and prefer \0 carry Out their work on their own without publi.’ city. Some of these people are scientists. Men like Doctor Clifford Thornton. a J7-year-old doctor of philosophy who .....orks as a scientifi and statistical COn, sultant. He also runs a business which specia!iscs in developing special equip_ ment for mineral prospecting, Dr. Thorn- !on. of Hampstead, London, is a short. perky man who walks with a limp ac- quired while serving with the Armoured Corps during the war. One of his great interests is gravity. Through this he was brought into touch with Flying Saucers, although he is one of the many who abhor this term for UFOs. GrCH’Uy Theory In 1950 Thorn’ton wrote /I thesis en- titled" The Unified Field Theory" which dealt with many aspects of gravity which i had n~\"er before been examined. This ~ had a great success and is still used in . many’ uni’versities all over the world by students In (his ficid of research. It was in 1’150. too, that he first became inter- , ested in UFOs .. Many aspects of this phenomenon," he says, "have a very dose bearing to my work on gravity," HIs lirst delving into the literature written on the subject of UFOs was not encouraging. He slill has no hesitation in describing a1l of it as .. science fiction." He makes one exception. This is the hook" The Report on Unidentified Flying Objccts." by Edward Ruppelt. one-time head of the USAF" Project Blue-Book ’. inv<:stigation into the mystery. This book is. indeed. on~ rdiablc volume 1. on the subjc t. It docs not state that UFOs are interplanetary. but it is the most convincing book ~ver written to prove thaI they cxist. Sin e 195 Thornton rlas himself rea hed thc conclusion that UFOs exist. He has done more. HdjY~d by many friends. some of them s icntJsts like him- ,df, he has been able to classifv th~se objects into fouf!e~n different car gories. They rar;ge from small "saucers" only ten inches in diameter, to huge, clgar- shaped objects up to a mile in kngth. These never des end lower than the very fringes of our atmosphere. Dr. Thornton has also found out that UFOs have a periodic frequency and that sighrings reach a PC2.K every 2J years. It was in early March that he told mc thaI we could c’pcc;t II rop of sightings to- wards thc end of May. The rc ent spate of rcpOrls has shown how right he was. "There is no pos tiv evidence that UFOs come from Ollter space," says Thorntnn. " but alJ the available evidence seems to indicate that they do not Corne from this earth." . . If pressed, he wiJ! advance the theory that UFOs may come from a solar system other than our own. .. Our sun is a very ---c(mt;f1iH’d page 46~ , , .. 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He has told me that it should soon be possible to build a device which would enable man to over- come gravity withQut recourse !o wings or jet lift. If he has any success with this, then Pro Thornton may be well on the way 10 building a Flying Saucer of his own! Is there no offici,,1 inquir,’ into Ihe Flying Saucer mystery? Two years ago the Air M inistr)’ pronounceJ : .. AbDUl ninety per cent of the reports (of Flying Saucers) have been found to relate to meteors, balloons. narc.> and many other objects. The fact that the other ten per cent remain unexplain..:d may be attributed to nothing more sinister than 1Jck of data." And it has said vcry lillle clse until Mav of this year. Then. Mr. George Ward. Secretary of SIal;: for ’Air. said. in answer to a question in the House, that there had been so far this year Ii-c objects sighted which could not b,: e’\pla:ned. This compared. h<: went on, with si\ in !95 . none In 1955 and six in ! 954. The Air 1\.1 mistry wiH not elaborate on this s[atement. We arc left 10 presume that thc unidcnufieJs this year include the \Vardle myster\’ and thc ra r sighting from \Vest Frcugh. But there are many peop1c. other than the ardent saucer fans, who would like’ !O know thc answer. Peoplc like e’\- Squadron Leader E,,,eS! Booker of Lower Hil!morton Road. Rugby., Just after 9 p.m. on Tu day. October 23. last Yc,ar. \Ir. Booker, now a schoo:ma$!i:r. saw a su;ange sight inthc I1Ight sky. "There were two lights," he said, .. about twice the size of air- craft navigation lights seen from 1,500 feet and a light amb<:r in colour. They were different from anything else ! have ever seen. During the war Mr. Booker was a pilol-an instrucwr at the Central Flying Schoo1. .. The most mysterious thing about these lights was [ha I they made no noise whatsocvcr." he continued. .. They were rnO\tng rairly slowly against a light breeze from east to "-esl. qUite low, ;1 bout 1,500 fcet up. As they movcd the lights scemed to oscillate a little. hom lights moving together as if they w re at front and rear of some object whIch I couldn’t see in the dar k ness." Many other people in the Rugby district saw ttH:m. Thc e.\-Squadron Leader was quite sure that th.:y were neither balloons nor glide,,; neither an aircraft nor a searchlight rd1ecting on a c!oud. \Vhat they wcrc he does not know, but he would very much like to know.. And so the S2ucer rn\’Stcrv moves on.’ Perhaps oy t\ugu~L 1959, when aeeonJing t Dr: Thornton.s theory, another peak period of slghlJngs is due, we may kno’J, something more abo,,! these things. P~rhaps sornc major discovery rnay’ havc bCL"n made. And then LFOs might break into Ihc biggc\t sensation of the century. But today there can DC no doubt that UFO, remain. _ ery n1uchJ a ITlysicry. e I \ t wear a distinctive BL ZE GE l’’bde entire1y BY HAND ;~ our O’NO wO.fkr<:ooms: to tQlJr ap;.rovoed Squ dron d.~.ui.ct"i:. o r~f\O Y’lilt; l’1d Silks. t rut lor yeus, Thll cost for "ny Squadron .d~e;J FIFTY.f!\I&SHIlllt.!GS po" p..d ( ncludlnl fO!’CfU :all. m!1! lIoro’d;. Frlcl!’: i;sc for fuB R.A,f. r"t~,e (}f CC’mm~ndt. Groupt. $(atiOns 8<’:<.. glad!y A.fint on reqv~ti:. Wq tuppfy on d~rk navy Or- 1,1;1(.\,( doth. or work dint-::t on any dttiJctJeti QCk6t. We combint qUH:.k dcb’f!ryw t~ dHt tHghut pouib!’f <llJal1t1 And ua1am.anst’H Thl,,""nth...., .~l l" , ft.A.’,A.I"OI! .!fTEEN SlflLllHGZ EACH, D. J. PARKINSON BAOGE,MAKER TO THE SERVICES IS, Albert f-toad, Brighton, I. "_,_","",,_~_.,.~...,,, ’W""~,’~’__~"~"_"’~’_"~~"’~’’’’’’’____._’’’~’~_ ...____ ....-,_[handwritten top right:] Sec (AS) file E29/[REDACTED]
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Section 40
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14th August 1985 22/8
Dear Sirs, Section 40 Section 40
Please find enclosed a copy of [REDACTED] amateur publication CNK.
I have sent it to you as [REDACTED] have carried an 'open remark' addressed
to the M.O.D concerning the Suffolk and other UFO landings
which have been taking place in England.
On page 21 is the part I would like you to read and if you
would be so kind as to answer so that I may publish your
answer. It IS a valid question and one that should be answered.
Incidently, I have NEVER sent to you any UFO sightings, although
I once had three forms printed in triplicate on such, one was
intended foryour perusal. If in future you WOULD like me to
send in anything I consider important, would that be in order?
If, as I read, the national security of England is ultimately
in your hands, and you would advise certain aspects of UFOLOGY
should NOT be published, as England's defence means my safety too,
then by all means let me know what NOT to print.
Meanwhile, as MY safety matters to me, and to us ALL, why is
it then that when we get these (landing cases' the M.O.D doesn't
investigate. Surely that's what it should do? If you don't
lock your doors at night..... if you see what I mean. (Somthing
might slide in unnoticed) therefore I think it ought to BE investi
gated, and this prompted me to write page 21 to you....
I hope this letter has been constructive in both aspects, and I
would like your reply to it. (for publication).
Please note that as I forgot to send you this issue, it is an
odd copy I had, and not really up to the quality. You may keep it.
Section 40 Yours sincerely,
[REDACTED]
Section 40
[REDACTED]COSMOLOGY NEWSLINK
INTERNATIONAL
C-N-K ISSUE
29
1985
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NOTE: REPRODUCED AS
PER FILE COPY. PAGES
14-15 ARE MISSING
DAS-FOI
26 NOV 2007SUMMER 1985 CNK issue 29 and 30
Long - By Edward Harris, Editor.
E D I T O R I A L
[photograph]
WHAT IS A MAGAZINE? It is a collection of facts and news
and it is also something to store something in. I hope
that I have in store in this one will be to your liking.
CNK, for short, was incepted in JUNE 1972, and has had
its ups and downs like many others. CNK's troubles lie
around the method of production-namely duplicating. Our
machine is, at this issue nearly on its last gasp. It
has been working faithfully since 1968 non-stop and has
chruned out much material. In the beginning, my good
friend and sub editor of long standing, David Prockter,
complained that I should get up off my knees from the
floor, way back in the 1960's, trying to do 3-colour
duplicated photos, and stick to RECOGNISEABLE pictures.
2
In saying that, David meant that most of the photos in CNK
[ILLEGIBLE] not clear and sharp enough for anyone to be recognised.
THIS ISSUE, I hope, at least some of them are recognis-
able. In the past, this was largely to do with the fact
that I had to send my photos, and artwork away to have them
processed for the duplicating-mimeograph process. If that
company did not do its job correctly, I had to put upwith it
for several reasons, even if I did send the work back. Now
I own my own electronic scanning machine, as do most owners
of duplicated sheets. If I do not like what I see, I just
cut another one, at my own expense.
SOME OTHER amateur magazines use photocopiers, and others
use expensive lithographics. At least, this is a FAST and
cheap way of productions-apart from wear and tear. THEREFORE
I hope that with this issue, all the gallery of photos you
see here should be of somewhat clearness. Because of the past
being NOT SO GOOD, I have re-reproduced old photos of UFO
personalities, which have appeared in CNK publications in the
past for those of you who could never see them. For example,
people complained that if they ever met me in person, they
would not be able to recognise me from the scruffy colour
or black and white photo I printed. Now, as you can see, you
are going to get a chice of several photos, where possible,
of the same person through the years, so if you do chance to
meet up in public, I hopefully think that now you should be
able to recognise each other.
A L I T T L E C N K H I S T O R Y
FOR NEW READERS, I will give a brief outline on CNK and
I have reproduced in this issue some items from past issues.
CNK was first produced by myself and my wife Rita , by
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the letterpress method in June 1972.
Anyone who has set up type by hand
knows just how long and tedious this
is. Because of this Issue 1, was
part Letterpress, and part Litho,
and the rest duplicated(RITA, Left)
It was on Sale with Flying Saucer
Review in Watkins Bookshop, London.
CNK in the 1970's was a COSMIC
ORANGE. It was segmented as you will
see later. The colour photos lacked
sparkle only due to poor inks. Finally
we ended up in black and white.
3THE HISTORY OF THIS MAGAZINE CONTINUED.
CNK GAINED IN popularity from 1972 to July 1979, when it
finally closed 'NEVER TO APPEAR AGAIN'. This was due to two
reasons. The first one was FINANCE. Because the magazine
was and still is INTERNATIONAL, the postage costs made
the price of CNK slightly inhibitive for those readers who
obviously couldn't or finally wouldn't pay for them. Despite
sad letters received from regular readers, the costs and
the fact that the second reason was, we wanted to start up
ANOTHER magazine, we decided the best thing to do was to
fold up CNK for good.
WHY IS IT STILL HERE!? Well, only just! CNK still con-
tinued to receive exchange magazines from all over the World,
and encouraging letters too. I did not want to stop recei-
ving these, so I put out CNK for EUROPE instead. It was
the cheper way. By not being involved with English copies
the costs went down, and CNK continued. Naturally people
in Europe do not all speak English! Therefore it was also
a good excuse for me to learn several European Languages.
I was now committed. I had to produce CNK in German,
Swedish, Italian, Danish, a tiny bit of French, and then
nearly too- Russian. This took up many many man hours
with various foreign dictionaries in my hand, translating
both ways. Sometimes hilarious, sometime fine. But CNK
continued.
There always now has to be an 'excuse' for me to 'bring
out another issue'. So because the climate was right...
out came two more issues. THE STANSTEAD SPACE SHUTTLE
ISSUE 28 and the SUFFOLK UFO LANDING CASE issue 27.
The excuse for THIS issue is that I have a backlog
of UFO and other data to get out, and ultimately dispose
of, being within these pages now. BUT I MUST ADMIT
that is closing down CNK I have lost all my circulation.
Those who I sent copies to last time in good faith,
still have not sent in their payment. That was 1984!
Come now Lads and Lassies, if this magazine is to
make anything of a comeback its up to you to support
it. I don't MIND giving CNK away in an exchange or
as a first SAMPLE copy, but we can't do it for all
and sundry.
NUMBERS MUDDLE
THIS ISSUE OF CNK IS REALLY ISSUE 30. DUE TO OUR
GERMAN ISSUE being No. 1 for Europe, it was no.26
the WHOLE number [ILLEGIBLE] use, No 2 for EUROPE was
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Number 27 WHOLE NUMBER. THEREFORE THE SUFFOLK LANDING ISS[UE]
SHO[ULD] HAVE BEEN ISSUE 28, not 27. This was an oversight o[n my]
part. Issue 28 THE SPACE SHUTTLE ISSUE was supossed to be [issue]
29 . THEREFORE THIS ISSUE WILL HAVE TO SHARE A JOINT NUMBE[R]
29/30 to try to sort out the puzzle and bring the whole nu[mbers]
back again in the right order. Obviously those issues now [sent]
out cannot be recalled and altered, therefore I have taken [some]
action for those of you who are collecting CNK for librari[es].
M O V I N G
COSMOLOGY NEWSLINK has moved address three times since 197[2]
because of this also, some of your letters, some containin[g sub-]
scriptions, or single payments have only just been discove[red]
in the last few weeks. We are terribly sorry about this. A[s]
they are about three years old, hopefully the reader will
be at his address when he or she receives this issue...out [of]
the blue, now!
T H E F U T U R E
WHO KNOWS what the future may bring. It is very nice to vi[sualise]
what could happen to CNK in the next 5 years. Maybe we wi[ll find]
another method of production which will make it QUICKER an[d easier]
to produce, as well as cheaper. Maybe we will get back our
CIRCULATION of 1975-80, and that will get us back again on [a per-]
manent basis. IT IS ENTIRELY UP TO THE SUBSCRIBER. If you
send us your payments, and YOU know who you are, then unle[ss we]
can get advertising cover CNK will only appear sporodicall[y].
BUT, CNK COULD WELL vanish for good, along with all the o[thers].
The reasons are numerous. Family committments. CNK only ha[s one]
producer, myself. I get no help in the production side fro[m any-]
body. I DO get help article wise, but that is all. What be[falls]
me effects the magazine. It would be nice if when I get to[o tired]
of it to pass it on to someone else...but there lies the p[roblem]
nobody seems to want it. TELEVISION and TELEPHONES are pa[rtly]
to blame. I must admit, I too am addicted to the small scre[en at]
times. Maybe one day magazines will cease to look like t[his]
and will be contained on video tape, or similar storage. I[n]
the main it is far easier to flick through a book than ha[ving to]
find what you are looking for on a TV screen.
Well, there you have it. CNK could well vanish. It is ke[pt up]
mainly because of MY enthusiasm. CNK IS YOUR VOICE. YOU [TELL]
US TO SAY WHAT YOU WANT in cosmological circles. It is th[e black-]
board!for you to write on. Lets hear from you. For now its
WELCOME BACK to the 1980's. EDWARD HARRIS
5Many readers of CNK have often asked me, now, and in the past,
what issue ONE looked like, and did I have any back issues? Now
for the FIRST time I am reproducing, as best as I can ISSUE
ONE for JUNE 1972: Issue 1. was in colour, inc.photos.
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issue 1 reproduction/part contents/continued:
This issue was LETTERPRESSED. PAGE 2
Please note that the address below is no longer applicable.
EDITORIAL
It has been 22 years now since that CANADIAN CONTACTS
famous UFO sighting by Ken Arnold,
and we are no closer to them today. Gene Duplantier.
All we have the power to do is stand Carol Halford Watkin[s]
and stare in awed rapture at rain Monka Swanson.
sodden skies on skywatches, hoping
something spectacular will happen, U.S. CONTACTS
snap photographs, investigate other
people's claims, spend public money Leo Bartsch.
on projects like the Condon Report
which has apparently been controver- Scientific Advisor
sial to some, and print volumns of Alan Mcdermott BSc.
literature, and read read about
them for another 22 or more years.
Cosmology Newslink Information SECTIONS
Published 4 times a year letterpress
and is a non profit publication. SIGHTINGS: General R[eports]
Suscription price: 60p per year;USA Humanoid &contact;R[eports]
& Canada $1.52 by sea, Monster Reports.Jef[f]
Other sections to f[ollow]
Editor and publisher: Edward Harris
CNL
CONTACTS. Alan Mcdermott BSc
Brinsley le poer Trench Address all corresp[ondence]
Fred O Gardner FRGS to the editor 37 TH[ILLEGIBLE]
Graham Cowell. DUNMOW ESSEX, ENGLA[ND]
Lionel Beer. enclose a stamped a[ddressed]
Mike Parry. envelope or an inte[rnational]
Norman Oliver. reply coupon ).
Pat Barnes.
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Roger Tripp, or photo cannot be [traced]
Roy Lake. to the original sou[rce the]
editor offers appal[ogies]
REPORTERS. should any rights b[e inad-]
Beryl Wallace.....U.K. vertently infringed[.]
Sonia Hetmanczyk " Reproduction of mat[erial]
Janet Busell. from this magazine [may be]
used provided CN an[d its]
printed and published by E.Harris address is mentione[d.]
INFORMATION IN COSM[OLOGY]
NEWSLINK IS FROM RE[LIABLE]
SOURCES.
7Issue number 1. REPRO[DU]CTION IN PART. (Continued)
COSMOLOGY
NEWSLINK
FOREWORD
lo not believe that
[D]S EXIST, BUT THROUGH
magazine, we may find an explan-
a for these things.
is the hard core evidence that is
ing. We must find this evidence
analyse that which is tangible.
without it we are still at a loss, and
l all we can do is speculate and re-
ch more into this fasinating prob-
n Mcdermott. BSc.
ether or not UFOs exist, is one of
main aims, to discover with special
l research, and with experts world
e even now compiling dossiers of
ormation for publishing here.
'erhaps we can uncover clues that
l lead us ultimately to them. Editor.
SAUCER MAGAZINE CLOSES
It is with deep regret we announce the
closure of Canada's pioneer U.F.O
journal SAUCERS SPACE and
SCIENCE.
After 15 years work and the last 3
of deliberation, it's editor Gene
Duplantier explains': " Fifteen years
and 64 issues, is quite a hunk out of an
editor's life. We never thought we
would solve the UFO mystery.. as
others thought we would...and we have
not.
It's been like a long walk DOWN
AN ENDLESS TUBE. Still NO
ANSWERS IN SIGHT as to whome,
what, where and why of the UFOs
existance. "
This is only partly reasons for its
closure. SS&S UFOzine will be sadly
missed.
'eyebrows are raised' those you con-
sidered to be your friends or acquaint-
ances will walk less and frequent
less with you, you will become an
oddity simply because you have the
audacity to indicate what you feel is
at heart the truth of the matter! I
know, I speak from experience.
BUT NO MATTER, TRUTH or our
understanding of it was NEVER
POPULAR, NEVER ACCLAIMED
BY THE MAJORITY!
This aspect of Ufology may
cause dismay and even dissent
among Ufologists, especially
those who hold hard to their
'nut and bolt' Conceptions.
THE SUGGESTION THAT
THERE MAY BE METAPHYSI-
CAL OVERTONES ASSOCIATED
WITH UFOs MAY PROVE UN-
POPULAR AND BE RECEIVED
with so little incredulity.
But truth is ever 'stranger than
fiction'. This observation applies
not only to the study of UFOs but
to many other expressions of
human thought and activity.
Indeed our whole range of mater-
ialistic conceptions and conditions
could themselves be in serious
question, especially when viewed in
the wider context of swiftly chang-
ing situations on a global scale
presently, and in the foreseeable
future.
It is possible in view of these
and many other far-reaching consid
erations affecting the destiny of the
human race and his natural habitat
and the many othe rnatural inhabi
tants which have no vocal means of
expressing their concern that the UFO
and associated phenomena may in effect
be a 'sign,' a cautionary note being soun-
ded or shown from on high! Relative
aspects AND further issues ARISING FROM THIS
SPECIFIC LOOK AT THE PROBLEM OF FLYING
SAUCERS WILL APPEAR IN THE NEXT ISUF:
COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS ARE CORDIALLY
INVITED from INTERESTED READERS.
ADVERTISMENT
HOW I CAME TO ACCEPT
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING
OBJECTS AS A FACT
BY FRED O GARDNER FRGS
A sincere and close look at the flying
saucers. A volumous study. Duplicated.
Details from: Fred O Gardner FRGS a
20p, Apply: 28 Southsea Avenue, Watfo[rd]
Hertfordshire, England.
PLEASE MENTION CNK WHEN
REPLYING TO ADVERTS.
7[...] gave up in sheer frustration
and despaired of finding any satis-
factory explanation, or you accepted
the apparent elusiveness of the prob-
lem and persevered in your research
notwithstanding the enigmatic nature
of the phenomenon.
Slowly but surely, I came round
to the conclusion that there was
more in it than meets the eye. It
appeared to be something deeper and
more intangible than mere techno-
logical or practical considerations,
perhaps there were metaphysical and
even spiritual associations involved
in it all.
In common with most interested
researchers, I pursued the conven-
tional round of enquiry - reading of
selective books and journals, attending
meetins and lectures, participating
in discussions and dialogues, taking
part in skywatches, engaging in press
and private correspondence with inter-
ested members of the public,
studying reports and sightings, ect.
( I still engage in this basic ground
work of resarch ).
It was later I came to read the
book UFOS - OPERATION TROJAN
HORSE by John A. Keel the American
journalist and ufologist who made what is
claimed to be 'an exhaustive study of un-
identified flying objects'.
While I do not accept all that Mr. Keel
writes on the subject, yet there is much
that he states which is worthy of serious
8
consideration. I would quote the follow-
ing comment: "A major but little explored
aspect of the UFO phenomenon is there-
fore theological and philosophical, rather
than purely scientific. The UFO problem
can never be untangled by physicists and
scientists, unless they are men who have
been schooled in the liberal arts, theology
and philosophy. Unfortunately, most
scientific disciples are so demanding that
their practitioners have little time or ap-
titude to study complicated subjects out-
side their own immediate fields of interest.'
A further statement by Mr.
Keel relating to the same line of
thought, is also worthy of note:
"History psychiatry and
the occult have proved to be far more
important than the many books
which simply recount the endless
sightings of aerial anomalies..."
I am inclined to agree with him in
this observation. In my follow - up
work, I try to go into the matter
in greater depth and ascertain what
the real significance is and how it af-
fects mankind today, individually and
collectively. This aspect could
lead us into the very heart of the
whole phenomenon! But please re-
member, this calls for a truly 'open
mind' it calls likewise for bravery of
a very high order, what I call
'moral courage' because once you in-
fer there are metaphyical or esoteric associations with UFOs or Flying
Saucers, then you are in for trouble
10
UFO TALK
GENERAL TOPICS OF INTEREST
UFO?! GOD OR SATAN? ELECTRIC OR MAGNETIC?
By Leo V Bartsch
Electricity
seems to be
taken for
granted, as
something
made and
harnessed by
man; or was
until the
great black-
out of North-
east U.S.A
on Nov.9th
1965. Here was something that could not
happen (but did). The
Federal Power Commiss-
ion was red-faced try-
ing to figure it out.
We suddenly discover-
ed electricity was not
something natural harn-
essed by man, but could
be supernatural and not
controlled by man.
On July 29th 1968 in
Washington D.C. there
were hearings before
Congress on Science and
Astronautics; also a
symposium on UFO. One
scientist said the cause
of the power pulse
which precipitated
the great North
east blackout has
never been identi-
fied,(copy availa-
ble). And another
strange thing, a
Washington Senator
said the most res-
pect he had ever
received from the
people of New York
City was during the
great blackout.
Many UFOs were seen.
Something supernatural
happened here. There
was very little looting
people suddenly became
friendly and showing re-
spect for one another,
as if they felt this
was no accident,nor the
works of man.
Yet we learn nothing
from all this. We still
try to cover up the un-
explained which seems
to be the only thing
this mad world will
respect.
Scientists have lear-
ned in just the past
11CONCLUSION AND
OUR POLICY ON UFOs
Cosmology Newslink's policy on
unidentified flying objects is based
on the statements and article seen
on pages 4 & 5, also on our own
investigations into them. Our policy
is now as follows:-
'We would like to
believe that UFOs
exist; so we hope to
find evidence, in some
form other than photographic
and present an overall picture
on them in general.
We hope not to give up
the long walk down an endless road
in sheer frustration, but continue to
seek for answers until we can reach
the satisfactory conclusion that the
whole world has for centuries been
waiting for.
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12
SIGHTINGS
General Reports
Compiled by Sonia Hetmancryk
People come from the world
over to see the" famous
Southport Flower Show', but
there was an unexpected att-
raction besides the blooms in
1971 when people coming
from the grounds on the night
of August 25th saw an unex-
plained bright object in the
sky.
I spoke to keen amateur
astronomer Eric Jackson, a
15 year old member of the
Southrort Astronomical Society
Eric lives at Banks ( a few
miles out from the town centre
of Southport ) where the oject
seemed to be centred.
At 10.27 that night he was
looking through his telescope
at the star Denebe in the swan
when a bright object caught
his eye. He described it as
bluish white with a white centre.
Not unlike a star,but far too
bright to be seen from a
telescope. There seemed to
be light radiating from it in
the way a child draws the sun.
It was Stationary and remained
so for about ten seconds po-
sition being a degree and a
half south of Cephei, a degree
and a half south of Pegasi and
South of Pegasi.
It began to move and took
the form of a rocket flame
leaving an orange trail of
about half a degree in length
behind it.
slowly it increased in brilliance
to eight magnitude and then
suddenly died out. As soon
as this had happened a most
extraordinary noise took to
the air. This noise can best
be described as a cracklig
sound of a very high volumn.
It was definitely not a sonic
boom. Whatever it was, it was
13ten years that space is not
empty, It is alive (yes alive)
with magnetic forces, with
clouds of electrically char-
ged gases, and great storms
of charged atomic particles.
Where do they come from?
Washington UPI said:
Mysterious radio signals
are received from outerspace
and the apparent power of
his transmitter is ten -
illion times the power pow-
r produced on earth!
@#@#@#@#@#@#@#@#@#@#@#@#@#@#@
LANDINGS SECTION
@#@#@#@#@#@#@#@#@#@#@#@#@#@#@
We have obtained some near
documented reports of a UFO
landing which has been tak-
ing place every 5 years or so
not far from this part of
Essex. However, we have been
requested not to publish the
details until the next issue
by the witness, who was taken
on board nearly 25-30 years
ago.
One thing is clear in all
the contact cases and that
is not ONE single photograph
has been taken of aliens we
have had some reasonably
good drawings..but that is all
ricity which are still?
a mystery to man.
Matt.17:20 tells us
"If ye have faith as a
grain of mustard seed..
nothing shall be impos
sible to you." And in
1st. John 3;22, What
soever we ask we receive
of him because we keep
his commandments. Where
are these people? Jesus
said in Mark 7:6 People
honreth me with their
lips. Yes with words...
road in their truck
when they saw a li-
ght in the sky, and at
first thought it was
a plane, but it came
towards them until it
finally came up in the
field beside their tru[ck]
hovering several feet
above the ground.
It stopped there and
Edythe stopped the tru[ck]
She and her son got out
the daughter was
terrified and cried
and screamed, she did-
not want her mother
to get out. However the[y]
stood on the road wavin[g]
their arms and yelling
at the top of their lun[gs]
16
UFO BURNS MAN. Source:
Midwest UFO Report USA.
The strange case of Bee
ford Parham. A Wellford,
a Georgia man.
He said he was driving
home from a business tr
ip to Atlanta, Georgia an[d]
was near Levonia when a
circular object came hi[t-]
ing down and stopped i[n]
the air like a humming
bird, over his car. Par[ham]
said "I was travelling
65 or 75 mph, but when
the object approached,
the car engine began t[o]
slow down. He said it
seemed attracted by the
car's headlights. The
bottom potion was whirr-
ing in one direction
and the upper part in
[a]n opposite direction.
Then on page 18 we saw an
attempt to find the Flying
Saucer 'astronauts' on
Earth. Were such beings
walking around among us on
Earth.?
T H E H U M A N O I D S
Penthouse magazine, and a French UFO magazine plus ma[ny]
other researcaers published articles on beings said t[o]
have left their craft, done what they wanted to do, a[nd]
entered their craft and left the earth. It seemed the[re]
were 7 types of creature, some sqaut and small, other[s]
tall, and even some hairy. Some had a friendly outlool
towards the humans they encountered, others kidnapped
earth people, and took them aboard their craft for
medical and in one known case, sexual experiments.
That was featured on page 20, and is too detailed to
reproduce here.
17
The magazine also had a
TACT section, which de[alt]
with the scientific an[d]
searching for life on
planets.
It concerned the aims
the USA and other coun[tries]
searching for what the
NEW SCIENCE EXOBIOLOGY
means of Radio Astrono[my]
EXTRATERRESTRAILS ON I[t]
Section on page 18. In
first issue, we dealt
the phenomenon of the
IN BLACK. This was the
interest, at the time,
young Beryl Wallace, b[y]
[IMAGE]Some more pages from issue one on Cosmology Newslink:
page *the address below is now not applicable.
23 A more frightening multi-witness circular area of fl[attened grass]
case occurred in Flatwoods, Vir and all the visitor[s]
ginia on september 12 1952. At fled to a strange a[lcove]
sunset on that day a group of which lingered clos[er]
boys saw what they took to be a
metor coming down on a nearby The Flatwoods case
hill. reds in which myste[ry has]
They set off to have a closer look been found afterwar[ds ac-]
and on the way stopped at the home cent of UFO landing[s]
of Mrs. Kathleen Hill. Mrs. Hill, her accompanied by evi[dence]
two sons, and a 17-yearold Nation- patches on the gro[und]
al Juardsman called Gene Lemon, j[oined] footprints, unre[ported]
the boys and made their way to th[e] metals(these ar[e seen]
to of the hill. by Government [agents,]
The 'meteor', a globe-shaped ob- seen again.) Th[ese]
ject 'as big as a house' was emitt- can be substan[tiated by]
ing a most unmeteor-like throbbing members of police
or hissing sound. Next surprise: one vestigators who[se]
of the group noticed a large crea- marks of the b[urn and]
ture in the branches of a tree and the cold light
shone his flashlight at it.
The light revealed huge (10or15foot) These after-e[ffects are an]
monster with blood-red face and embarrasment
orange eyes. As it seemed to 'float' king agencies.
towards them, they all promptly turned tail and fled
hysterically back down the
hillside. Many of them were ADVERT.
violently sick during the
night-presumably the effect FORESIGHT
of shock.
Next morning the incident A bi monthly magazine
was reported to the editor UFOs, Astrology, Occultis[m]
of the local newspaper who Psychic Phenomena, Spiri[t-]
came out with sev...eral ualism, etc.
investigators to search the Single copies 10p plus
area where the 'thing' had postage. Yearly subscr-
been seen. iption 60p plus postage.
They found plenty of traces, Apply to FORESIGHT:
including two parallel skid organisation, 87 Morris
[m]arks an[d a large] Road, Ward End, Birmingha[m]
[E]ngland
CNK reccommends Foresig[ht]
18
CLOSE-UP ON UFOLOGISTS:
GENE
DUPLANTIER
Gene Duplantier, Ex-Editor of
the regular SS&S magazine of
Canada, talked recently to
a reporter from Mirror
Topics on November 10 1971.
* *
By Ben Freedman. Staff
writer.
When Gene Duplantier
was 4 years old, he read
Buck Rogers comic strips
("From then on, "Says the
Willowdale commercial
artist," My eyes were re-
ally into outer space."
When he's not working
at his profession, Dup-
lantier delves into anoth-
er world-the realm of
the unknown. Gene Duplan-
tier is a UFO investig-
ator and reporter. Dup-
lantier is editor of
Canada's first UFO magz-
ine (editor's note: this
was in 1971)-Saucers
Space and Science. It had
a world-wide readership.
"I know they exist. I don't
care if people believe me
not, he says, "It comes dow[n]
to a very basic thing. If we
can go to the moon now an[d]
in 1974 expect to send mo[re]
unmanned satellites to Ma[rs]
and in 1976 plan a grand
tour of the outer planet[s]
our solar system, then wha[t]
about other planets in ot[her]
galaxies, possibly million[s of]
years ahead of us? They c[ould]
be visiting us. Or even be
behind us in development, a[nd]
are a little flea-bite pl[an-]
et. If we can go out ther[e,]
what is so strange about
them coming here?
Duplantier h[as] been
UFO up c[lose]... h[is]
Gene Duplantier 46 at his
Willowdale home in Ontari[o]
That then was basically Issue One of CNK. Now you all have seen i[t]
19WHAT WE KNOW
ABOUT UFO's
& WHAT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT KNOWS
By The Editor
This article deals primarily about the FAKES, which in the
past have been put over to the whole country as fact, by
well meaning television stations, and well meaning cameramen.
What we know about UFOs and what other countries know, I
will also be looked at in this unpublished by us, article:
IN THE SUN Newspaper for, August 1979, they put together
and interesting article which, I hope other ufologists will
allow me now to pull to pieces, in the light of new infor-
mation from equipment, plus plain common sense, and recent
UFO sightings which were not. Here we go...
( By ALAN BESTIC for the Sun)
THE SUN SAYS:
ARE WE BEING KEPT IN THE DARK ABOUT THOSE BRIGHT,
MYSTERIOUS OBJECTS IN THE SKY?
CNK SAYS: NOT ALL MYSTERIOUS OBJECTS IN THE SKY ARE UFO'S.
Most BRIGHT objects are seen at night. This could
almost anything. We have seen them ourselves and
at best they are meteors breaking up, and glowing
as they enter the atmosphere. I have not yet
seen ONE BRIGHT UFO in the DAYTIME. Have you?
SUN: Are they real or just pie in the sky? Do they contain
beings from other planets spying on Earth, or are they mere-
ly tricks of earthbound imaginations?
CNK: IT IS BELIEVED THAT ONLY 1% OF ALL UFO SIGHTINGS HAVE
NO EXPLANATION. Therefore we must have an open mind,
and BECAUSE THERE IS LIFE ON AT LEAST ONE PLANET IN
SPACE, FORMED BY AMINO ACIDS, THEN THERE MUST, AT
SOME TIME OR OTHER BE LIFE ELSEWHERE. That planet is
the earth-you and me- us! What state of development
other planets are in regards life, nobody knows.
SUN: Around 2,000 people throughout the world claim to have
met UFO humanoids.
CNK: A FRUSTRATING ANSWER TO THIS. The obvious thing that
springs to mind is WHY do it dogedly?
20
THE GREAT UFO COVER UP from The Sun August 22 1979
BRITISH UFO watchers believe our defence chiefs have hel[ped]
an American cover-up about UFOs.
So far, they say, the Defence Ministry have failed to e[xplain]
an amazing sequence of sightings, some by RAF officers.
Dyfed Triangle around St. Bride's Bay in West Wales.
Mrs Pauline Coombs claims she was chased by a UFO as sh[e led]
her children home to Ripplestone Farm. As she reached it[,] the
wiring burnt out. That was in January 1977. Before the ye[ar was]
out she and her husband Billy reported seeing UFO's at c[lose]
quarters many times.
CNK COMMENT: I think it is odd that after UFO's have be[en seen]
and reported in a certain area, they then are never seen [again]
in that area for a long time. Isn't that strange! It sme[lls like]
a secret government invention being tested out, which wh[en]
DISCOVERED is quickly withdrawn when it is reported from [that]
'secret' testing area, or in the night ; or a a time when
us should be in bed. In other words, a man made machine[,]
has not q- te ready for use, or will NEVER be revealed d[ue to]
its very nature. THINK ABOUT IT! Radar was secret at on[e time.]
SUN: They also say they saw 7ft tall ( approx 2½m) figure[s wearing]
glowing silver clothes and helmets.
Across St. Bride's Bay, Mrs Rosa Grenville, an honours [graduate]
who runs the Haven Fort Hotel with her husband, Eddie,
she saw UFO's land twice. Weird figures got out and prow[led]
around.
At Broadhaven school, 14 children aged between 10 and [14 told]
their headmaster they had seen a UFO land 200 yards fro[m where]
they were playing. He separated them and told them to d[raw what]
they saw. Their drawings matched. So did their reports[. The]
headmaster Richard Llwaelin said: "Children of that age[are not]
capable of maintaining such an elaborate hoax."
CNK: As if in answer to my above comments we see:-
SUN continued: It is an area bristling with defence est[ablish-]
ments, SOME HIGHLY SECRET. (capitals ours). The RAF con[firmed]
a flood of reports and said the sightings did not match [its]
operations. (well it wouldn't if it was secret-would it[?!])
But on June 15, 1977, the then Paliamentary Under-secre[tary]
for Defence, Mr. James Wellbeloved told loaal Tory M.P. N[ich-]
olas Edwards --now Mrs. Thatcher's Secretary for Wales--
apart from Mrs Grenville, one report by the Ministry ha[d no]
record of unusual activity in the area.
CNK SAYS: WHY? WHY DIDN'T THE GREAT MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
21RECORD OF THIS ACTIVITY??? If the MOD are SO ALL FIRED CONC- ERNED ABOUT DEFENCE IMPLICATIONS, THIS COULD WELL HAVE BEEN A SNEAK ATTACK..TUT TUT MOD, ARE YOU ALL ASLEEP IN THERE! Wake UP MOD, tell us what's going on, stop pretending you don't know. AND IF YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON BEHIND YOUR BACKS, YOU SHOULD ALL RESIGN AND GIVE THE JOB TO SOMEONE ELSE MORE COMPETENT!-Editor. Is that the REAL reason WHY every time there's a UFO sighting reported to the[m] they are asleep? This issue will be sent to you for SUN, continued : When pressed, a Ministry spokesman told me: "We accept that reports were made by sane, rational people. A hundred people do not imagine they saw something. "But no physical evidence was found that anything has happe- ned. "We only investigate UFOs to find whether there is a threat to our defences. "If there is no threat, that is the end of the matter. We do not investigate whether UFOs exist or what causes them." Asked who decided there was no danger to highly sensitive defence areas, the spokesman added: "We are not prepared to discuss how we investigate." CNK SAYS: The reason for this is obvious. THEY CAN'T INVESTI- GATE. THAT WAS A FOB -YOU -OFF ANSWER. THEY CAN'T INVESTI- GATE UFOs If, (a) they ARE a man made top secret machine being tested out for the last 25 years or so and (b) If the UFO is of extraterrestrail origin, no government on earth has the power to investigate such a device. Nations are powerless against such craft. And because of this lack of power to investigate, the public are given hogwash from the MOD and other departments. It wouldn't be good pub- lic relations would it, if the public knew that UFOs CAN'T BE controlled by the MOD or anybody else. This would make them look WEAK in their eyes. This then may be the theory behind why such answers are given out by all governments, because they have no control over a 'potential enemy.' TRUE MOD? or what do you say to that? Or is the broken record, or parrott still in operation? Sun continued: BOTH AMERICA and Russia believe that UFOs are spacecraft manned by beings from other planets spying on earth. Yet for 30 years both have cynically maintained a massive cover-up - using lies, ridicule and threats to dismiss the possibility of close encounters of the third kind. (CONTACT). Therse are the sensational claims made in a controve[rsial book] The UFO Phenomenon by Johannes Von Buttlar, which alle[ges they] have all been duped by the cover-up of the century. The book, already a bestseller in Germany, accuses Am[erica's] Central Intelligence Agency, and Russia's KGB of: DENYING the evidence of UFO's and despite millions of sigh[tings by] intelligent, respected people while... BATTLING behind the scenes to capture the technology [that would] mean world supremacy--the secrets of the flying saucer[s.] Von Buttlar says that: *WHEN THE CIA were told by investigators that UFO's are certainly extra-terrestrail visitors, they launched Pro[ject] Grudge. This was to make the world believe that all re- ports were hallucinations, mistakes, or deliberate dec[eptions.] * WHEN A RUSSIAN inquiry also decided that UFO's were real, the CIA put on pressure through the American Space Age[ncy to] make Moscow announce that flying saucers did not exist. *THE US ARMED FORCES issued orders in 1951 and 1953 th[reatening] servicemen and civil airline pilots with £5,000 fines or 10 year jain terms for publishing genuine UFO reports. CNK SAYS: Sometime ago, it was said that UFO'S DID NOT EXIST. We now believe, that if that IS the case, then there is an awful lot of fuss, as you can see from the above, for something which doesn't exist???? Sun Continued: Only false statements and fictitious rep[orts must] be published" they were told. "All REAL reports must b[e kept] as secret and forwarded to the appropriate authorities." CNK: Back in the late 60's and early 70's when on a U[FO watch] your editor met Warminster's Arthur Shuttlewood, who said to me that he had heard that the army in the area given instructions that if a UFO were to crash land in the vicinity, they were to capture it, or and, kill the oc[cupants] and get its secret of flight at all costs. Has this b[een done] or what? Is rumours of a captured UFO in a Hanger in t[he USA] in the 1950's TRUE? (The Sun continued: ) *IN 1955, the secret services of America and Russia, an[d] Britain, meeting in Geneva, agreed that the public sho[uld be] told nothing about UFO's * WHEN AMERICA'S NAVY Secretary Dan Kimball reported se[eing] disc-shaped objects circling his plane on a flight to [Hawaii] in 1952, he was told it would be better for him to kee[p quiet] if he wanted to stay in office. *SUICIDE VERDICTS were recorded on two top US scientis[ts who] died after studying UFO's. Professor Robert Jessup wa[s...] 23
in a gas-filled car in 1959. Professor James Macdonald died with a bullet in his head in 1971. A friend of Jessup said: "He knew too much. They wanted him out of the way." The CIA denied any cover-up when approached by Sun reporters. A spokesman said the Agency stopped monitoring UFO's in 1953. But our investigations reveal that CIA agents were still probing UFO's as late as 1975--and telling people they interviewed not to disclose their interest. And in his book, Von Buttlar says that the CIA have been taking UFO's very seriously, even while maintaining a flood of public denial. In 1957 a CIA official admitted: "One thing is for sure, we were being observed by beings from outer space." And two inquiries in 1959 and 1969 both reported that a third of all UFO sightings could not be explained away. If the authorities take UFO's so seriously why don't they admit it? According to Von Buttlar, it's all a cold war ploy. From 1945 onwards, Von Buttlar says, both America and Russia were convinced that UFO's were spectacular advanced technology their rivals had captured from the Nazis. Orders went out to capture one, by shooting it down if necessary. On January 7, 1948, U.S. Air Force Captain Thomas Mantell closed in fast on a strange silvery object over Fort Knox, Kentucky. "It's a disc," he radioed to ground staff watching on radar. "It could be 80 yards in diameter. Upper surface has a ring and a dome...the thing's giantic. It's flying unbelievably fast. I can see windows. Now..." His voice cut out. Wreckage of his plane was found scattered over an area a mile wide. Immediatly a top level inquiry bean to see if national security was threatened. The investigators said what Mantell chased was probably a spaceship and urged publication of their report. Instead Air Force Chief of Staff General Hoyt S. Vandenburg ordered: "Burn it". CIA leaders decided that if the mystery visitors were from other planets, they must capture a UFO before the Russians did. But they also decided to throw Moscow off the scent by debunking UFO's. But says Von Buttlar, they reached similar conclusions. THE SECURITY SHIELD ON BOTH SIDES OF THE IRON CURT WAS REINFORCED AS BOTH NATIONS STEPPED UP THEIR ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE A UFO. In 1953, ground radar controllers saw a U.S. plane and it it was chasing converge over Lake Mitchigam - then there was only one dot on their screens. No trace of the plane or pilot was ever found. CNK SAYS: I wonder why in this case, and I'm sure it must have been covered up, that to get at the truth, that there WAS an incident, investigators should have interviewed the families of the missing pilots. etc. Sometimes a cover up is so involved, according to what I read, that the authorities can even make you believe the plane in question never even existed. SUN: A year later, over New York State, the engine and aircraft of a jet closing in on a UFO inexplicably failed. The two crew baled out as their cockpit became unbearably hot, and the jet crashed. In 1957, when Russian anti-aircraft batteries near Moscow opened up on UFO's, the entire electrical system of the missile base went out of action. (CNK adds, this is the way of PREVENTING a nuclear war-pull the plug out). Man's new advance into space brought new sightings. Astronauts James Modivitt and Ed White saw a silver object with antenna as they circled earth aboard Gemini IV in 1965. Top NASA experts in Houston dismissed it as their booster rocket in orbit alongside them. But MaDevitt said: "It was in the wrong place at the wrong time for that." Other US astronauts have reported brightly shining cap on their journeys. But NASA consistently denies that they are spacecraft. Astronaut Gordon Cooper says; "The American Space Agency and Government know very well that intelligent beings from other worlds regularly visit our planet to enter into direct contact and observe us. They have an enormous amount of information but have kept quiet in order not to alarm people." Von Buttlar says that when Jimmy Carter was campaigning for the presidency, he promised to 'reveal all' about UFO's. He hasn't done so. British UFO experts agree with Von Buttlar that there has been a cover up. Lord Clancarty, founder-president of Contact International, the world's largest UFO group told me: "I am satisfied 24 25
that the truth about UFO's has been kept from the public. And we have gone along with the Americans and Russians. "But now a change is coming. "In America the Freedom of Information Act is uncovering a great deal of hitherto secret information. "And the Russians have changed their policy of secrecy. The State newspaper Izvestia is now reporting UFO sightings." CNK SAYS: Is this only now because no power on earth has been able to capture one, or if it has, can't get it to 'go'. And therefore in frustration have actually turned to the public to HELP?? I wonder! Isn't it about time the U.K. had its Freedom Of Information Act. Come on Lord Clancartly, don't just sit there- get one off to a good start-introduce a Bill or something. Ufology needs you more than ever while you are in this high position to accomplish some GOOD!-editor. (We have sent him a copy of this. I hope he reads all of this). These have been extracts from the SUN, 1979 which in turn took extracts from: THE UFO PHENOMENON by J.Von Buttlar which was published in 1979 by Sidgwick And Jackson Ltd Price £6.95. **IT WAS DUE TO THE AMERICAN FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT that averted a near cover-up at WOODBRIDGE Air Force Base in Suffolk, when a UFO landed there in 1980. All this can be read about in the book SKYCRASH by Brenda Butler and other researchers. From Neville Spearman, publishers. £7.00. On page 27, is a report some good reader sent to me presumably from the U.S.A. It now falls in nicely with this article. Later we will examine the FAKES that I am sure, were given out as fact, in order to discredit. Odds & Ends: From Broux Marc UFO-21 KONING ALBERTRANT 40 3500 HASSELT Belgium. (1983) A newsletter in English outlining their UFO aims for international friendship. FROM GENE DUPLANTIER's new magazine DELVE No.1 1985.(similar to CNK in content) address 17, Shetland St., Willowdale, Ontario, Canada, M2N 1X5 26 What the U.S. Government Knows About Unidentified Flying Objects by PETER GERSTEN I do not know who sent me this report. Maybe it was CAUS, USA, also the date is unknown. But hopefully it is fairly recent in the 1970's (1978-9?) It is very welcome at this point in time. INTRODUCTION: PETER A GERSTEN has been pressing the legal effort on behalf of UFO groups-such as CAUS (Citizen's Against UFO secrecy) P.O.Box 4743F, Arlington, Virginia, USA.) for several years. He has been waiting for the release of over two hundred CIA documents relating to UFO's. We hope he now has them. In his statement Peter Gersten says: Over the past third of a century, the government's conduct with regard to UFO's has been characterised as nonfeasance, misfeasance and malfeasance. CAUS is a public-interest group. Formed to foster a review of the reality and significance of UFOs and the governments policies and practices regarding them. He has called on the government to: 1)ADMIT THE PUBLIC HAS BEEN MISLED ABOUT UFO'S. 2).ACKNOWLEDGE THAT UFO'S EXIST. 3).REVERSE ITS POSITION THAT FURTHER SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF UFO REPORTS IS UNWARRANTED. CAUS seeks the immediate declassification and public dissemination of all official UFO documentation. They also believe the public has a right to an objective reappraisal of the implications of the UFO phenomenon. OoOoOoOoO Extract from WHAT THE US GOVERNMENT KNOWS ABOUT UFOs:- At Last! New evidence for the existence of unconventional aerial objectssrelies no longer on the credibility of civilian reports but on the records of scientists, military personnel intelligence analysts, law en- forcement officers and other reliable people. Their testimony can be found in three thousand pages of previously classified documents on UFOs released recently through the Freedom Of Information Act 27
over the past few years by the Departments of State/Army/Navy AIR Force/Defense, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the National Security Agency, the etc. This overwhelming evidence indicates that Unidentified Flying Objects DO exist, and that some of them are unconventional craft that (1) pose a threat to national security and (2) perform beyond the range of present day technological development. Furthermore, there is evidence that our government has continually misinformed the public concerning the true significance of the UFO problem." In late 1952, a memorandum was drafted for CIA Director Walter B. Smith's signature, to be sent to the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council. Subject was: "UFOs! The CIA had reviewed the situation which caused speculation in the press, and had been subject of concern." It was the Director's opinion, based on the review, that ".this situation has possible implications for our security which transcended the interests of a single service. I therefore recommend that this Agency and agencies of the Department of Defense be directed to formulate and carry out a program of intelligence and research required to solve the problem of instant positive identification of unidentified flying objects." A draft of a proposed National Security Council directive was attached to the memorandum. Unfortunately, it appears that the NSC directive fell by the wayside. Now, twenty-nine years later, the 'current situation', contrary to official denial, still poses serious implications for our national security. UFO'S AS A THREAT THE governments position: "NO UFO REPORTED, INVESTIGATED AND EVALUATED BY THE AIR FORCE HAS EVER GIVEN AN INDICATION OF A THREAT TO OUR NATIONAL SECURITY." -US Air Force 1980. The evidence: DOD, USAF, and CIA documents reveal that during October, November, and December of 1975, reliable military personnel repeatedly sighted unconventional objects in the vicinity of nuclear-weapons storage areas, aircraft alert areas, and/missile-control facilities at Loring Air Force Base, Maine; Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan; Malstrom AFB, Montana; Minot AFB; North Dakota and Canadian Air Forces Station, Ontario. Many of the sightings were confirmed by radar. At Loring AFB the interloper 'demonstrates a clear intent on the weapons- dingly sensitive military storage areas." The incidents drew the attention of the CIA and other departments. Though the USAF informed the public and the press that individual sightings were isolated incidents, a USAF document says that "Security measures were coordinated with 15 Air Force bases from Guam to Newfoundland. It also reveals that the USAF conducted an investigation into the incidents but found no explanation for their occurrence. It appears USAF 'security measures' provided no protection against the 'invasion'. One month later, on January 21, 1976, UFOs 25 yards in diameter, gold or silver in color, with blue light on top, hole in middle, and red light on bottom" were observed near the flight line of Cannon AFB, New Mexico." Ten days later, on January 31, a UFO was observed near and/or a radar site at Elgin AFB, Florida. On July 30, 1976, a UFO was observed over Michigan; Malstrom AFB; Minot the ammo storage area at Fort Richie, Maryland. BI documents have revealed that throughout the years UFO's have been sighted by radar. At Loring AFB persons whose reliability the interloper demonstrates not questioned.', near a clear intent on the weapons- dingly sensitive military and government installations, including nuclear weapons design, construction, testing and stockpiling sites. Security officials were greatly alarmed by these incidents. The evidence is clear and convincing that the Federal government has systematically misinformed the American people about the real threat to our national security posed by such UFO encounters. UFO AS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY The government's position: "THERE HAS BEEN NO EVIDENCE SUBMITTED TO OR DISCOVERED BY THE US AIR FORCE THAT SIGHTINGS CATEGORIZED AS 'UNIDENTIFIED' REPRESENT TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS OR PRINCIPLES BEYOND THE RANGE OF PRESENT-DAY SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE." U.S.AIR FORCE, 1980 Official documents have revealed many unconventional objects exhibiting advanced performance, of speed, size and shape, and manueverability A defense document reveals that on Sept.19,1976, American made Iranian jets encountered several UFOs that exhibited a technology beyond present-day development. During the nighttime encounter, one F-4 jet, upon approaching one of the UFOs, lost all instrumentation and communications functions. Another F-4's weapons-control panel became inoperable when 28 29
the pilot attempted to fire at the object. The DIA evaluation officer refers to this incident as an "outstanding report," because the objects were seen by many witnesses of high credibility; the visual sightings had radar confirmation, similar electromagnetic effects were reported by three separate aircraft and physiological effects were reported by some of the crew members. Furthermore, the UFOs displayed an "inorinate amount of maneuverability." A State Dept. message (March 7 1957 from the American embassy in Algiers tells of "Strange machines" seen near Algerian military installations by 'respectable people. Some of the sightings were confirmed by radar. Another message from the US Embassy in Kuwait said that: (Nov'78) One UFO appearing over the northern oil fields "seemingly did strange things" to the pumping equipment. The pump is designed to shut down automatically if any failure occurs that could damage it. When the UFO appeared it shut down, But when the UFO "vanished," the system started up again automatically. The presence of a highly sophisticated technology beyond our present-day development-seems obvious so WHY IS IT BEING IGNORED BY THE US GOVERNMENT? A QUESTION OF SURVIVAL "IT WOULD SEEM A LITTLE MORE OF THIS SURVIVAL ATTITUDE IS CALLED FOR IN DEALING WITH THE UFOs." -National Security Agency 1968. The evidence shows that some unconventional aerial object could provoke, intentionally or unintentionally, and international incident-with serious repercussions. In March 1967, an intercept technician with the USAF Security Service intercepted a communication between the pilot of a Russian made Cuban MIG-21 and his command concerning a UFO encounter. The technician has since stated that when the pilot attempted to fire at the object, the MIG and its pilot were destroyed by the UFO. Furthermore, the tecnician alleges that all reports, tapes, etc., were forwarded to the National Security Agency at their request. Not surprisingly later they issued a report UFO HYPOTHESIS AND SURVIVAL QUESTION (Oct 1979) under the U.S. Freedom of Info. Act. It says: "The leisurely scientific approach has too often taken precedence in dealing with the UFO question." The Agency concluded that no matter what UFO hypothesis is considered, "all of them have serious survival implications." Comparing the UFO problem to a rattlesnake on a forest path, the NSA report says, "you would have to treat the alarm as if it were a real and immediate threat to your survival. Investigation would become an intensive emergency action to isolate the threat and to determine its precise nature. It would be geared to developing adequate defense measures in a minimum amount of time. It would seem a little more of this survival attitude is called for in dealing with the UFO problem. THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AND UFOs "FURTHER SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION OF UFOs IS UNWARRANTED." -U.S. Air Force, 1980 Most disturbing is that after 32 years, a small percentage of UFOs still remains unidentified. The government has been concerned with the pyschological danger of UFOs but has been unwilling to consider the prospect some UFOs pose an ACTUAL physical threat. Fearful of this, the government deliberately chooses to debunk UFO reports and has misinformed the public as to the true importance of the phenomenon. UFOs that have done all that you have just read about-DOES WARRANT further scientific study. Awareness of an advanced technology and potential threat is not an unreasonable pursuit. As the NAS agency indicates, it could be a matter of survival. This document sent to CNK from 'someone' about 1981, I think, goes on to say that the now defunct USAF 20-year old PROJECT BLUE BOOK UFO STUDY never had a chance to receive the 'outstanding report' from Iran. An Air Force document states: "Reports of UFOs which could affect national security are made in accordance with JANAP 146 or Air Force Manual 55-11 and are not part of the Blue Book system." The Air Force's investigations were criticised as long ago as 1952 by the CIA. They complained that the U.S. Air Force's case-by-case investigations and explanations, were insufficient to determine the exact nature of the phenomenon." The Air Force's sponsored "Condon Committee" study by the University of Colorado in 1968 never earnestly intended to investigate the physical reality of the phenomenon. Indeed, an early memorandum by one of Dr. Edward U. Condon's staff indicates otherwise: "The trick would be, I think to describe the project so that to the public, it would appear a totally objective study...one way to do this would be to stress investigation, not of the physical phenomenon, but rather of the people who 30 31
doing the observing..." CONCLUSION In June 1978, a French government UFO study group (GEPAN) concluded that everything taken into consideration, a material phenomenon seems to be behind the totality of the phenomenon- a flying machine whose modes of sustenence and propulsion are beyond our knowledge." If the UFO phenomenon is indeed beyond the grasp of our understanding-technologically speaking-all the more reason to strive towards learning more about it. For although the United States may ignore the significance of the UFO phenomenon, it is hardly reasonable to suppose that the rest of the world will do so. PART TWO: WHAT WE HAVE DISCOVERED ABOUT UFOS. Unmasking the fakes. In the next pages are some recent UFO pictures and some older ones. We would like to pass comments on them, and hopefully the reader may agree with us. If not, let us hear from you as to why? IN 1978, two New Zealand cameramen, obviously using a video or similar camera, took what they thought was a UFO. Well maybe there was one. But the shot they also took with their camera might have been a bright planet. I have had the SAME effects on such equipment. Some video cameras tend to make streaks out of sharp bright lights. We do not think that the reproduced photo of the New Zealand sighting, which was announced on TV at the time, was a UFO flight path. We believe it was a television camera STREAK image. Therefore in our opinion this is a fake, unintentionally. And there are other considerations besides national security in following up the UFO enigma. As a report from the National Security Agency in 1968 put it, "Perhaps the UFO question might even make man undertake studies which could enable him to construct a society which is more conducive to developing a completely human being, healthy in all aspects of mind and body-and, most importantly, able to recognise and adapt to real environmental situations." In isolating ourselves from the UFO phenomenon we may risk missing what could be the most important adventure man has yet embarked upon. Reproduced in nearly all of the contxt from FRONTIERS OF SCIENCE sent to CNK in May-June 1981. (Not as at first stated at the beginning of the article.) [Photo caption: UFO flight path in New Zealand last year] [Photo caption: A UFO filmed for television in New Zealand last Jan] I believe that, 99.9% of all UFO sightings are seen at NIGHT. The very rare appearances these objects make in the daylight make up the rest. How can therefore, the media who print photos like the ones above declare for a FACT that the squiggle on the left is a "flight path of a UFO"? Were they THERE! It was ASSUMED too, the photo on the right, was nothing more than an out of focus shot of a lighthouse some miles away. As I remember it, the path of the aircraft was followed the next day, and several normal everyday items could account for these two photos above. Until further eveidence come out of hiding, we will assume these are camera blurbs. Unless of course, you know better! PHOTOS 1 & 2 32 33
[Photo caption: Night shot of Columbus Ohio, 1973] Photo, Left. This one could also be said to be due to a camera error. But although it would be nice to be able to explain away this one as that, there still is an air of mystery about the line formation which could not account for a camera image effect. Of course, it may have been a genuine UFO which is OUT OF FOCUS anyway. As I have not seen the original story or negatives, or film, it is really guesswork. PHOTOS 3 & 4 'UFO's (right) These could very well BE clouds. On first sight, without having access to originals, the feeling is these ARE clouds made Saucer Shaped due to atmospheric anomalies, i.e. low air pressure, and sprialling air currents. Shadows and heavy water vapour give impression of a solid UFO-like object. Only speed of travel would point to a genuine UFO. [Photo caption: Clouds or flying saucers? 1955 near Marseilles] 34 5. I do not know if they have street lamps in Iran of this shape an enterprising student need not have made his clever fake in Iran. I have seen many photos of UFO's since 1954, and have never seen one shaped like this. In fact, I produced a similar 'UFO' on a video camera sometime ago when trying to tape the night sky. I aimed the lens at a bright object, and when I focused, a rather blurred image, similar to the one above, appeared which was being reflected from a rather dirty pane of glass in my garden shed. The 'windows' in this object may be air vents to let out surplus heat of the lamp. Most street lights are now made in white plastic material. Again, I do not have the whole story that went along with this photo, or the original negative. Therefore, unless CNK has any more 'evidence' on this one, we are saying it is nothing more than a hoax. [Photo caption: A student's snap of a flying saucer over Iran last year] This could we be a very clear fake of a street light. It is always painful when a student involved, as he could well be in the mood for some playful If you turn the photo upside down you will see what I mean. [Photo caption: Seen from a plane: Staffordshire, 1966] This is a classic. I do NOT know why this is classified as a UFO. There are TWO possible explanations. 1. It is in reality the shadow of the aircraft distorted by cloud and wind- glass, giving a UFO effect, or 2. It may be a Soviet airship of giant size, which has been known to operate at very high altitude 35
[Photo caption: 'Warminster thing': Wiltshire 1964] CNK's rough drawing of a UFO in fact 2 hub-caps joined together. 7. don't know now what type of cars were on the road in 1964, as you can see from the rough sketch above, right, I had two car hub caps together, which I have had for years, about 1967 and they matched the photo almost entirely the Warminster 'thing' in 1964. Now I'm wondering what car 1964, the hub caps came from to fake the photo above. ittedly, something odd DID occur in Warminster in the 1's. Your editor went there with a stereoscopic camera at 1967 to investigate things like, dead pigeons, UFO's Arthur Shuttlewood, who doesn't think much of this zine. CNK is TOO probing, that's why? Although the gs on in Warminster are definitely REAL, and strange objects have been sighted. I don't think, however, that this one is them. We say this one is a FAKE! (low:) UFO's or Pideons in flight formation? [Photo caption: UFOs snapped over Yorkshire] This could well be a geniune UFO photo. I have seen one very similar in 1981. It was in the handbag of my tutor at a certain college in Chelmsford, Essex. She would NOT allow me to publish it, or identify her. This seems to be a 'common' UFO formation. Yet pidgeons can too! 36 [Photo: The American Space Agency and Government know that intelligent beings from other planets visit our world. They have an enormous amount of evidence but have kept quiet GORDON COOPER US Astronaut] CONCLUSION on On showing these UFO photos to someone who did not know they were UFO photos, the following definitions were given, that in their opinion they were: 1. Video camera streak. 2. Fireball or out of focus object. 3. Don't know. 4. Rugby Ball. 5. Two plates of different sizes. 6. Like a toy racing car photographed from above. However, that there are genuine UFOs there seems to be no doubt. Finding the fakes out from the truth is very difficult. It would be a good idea if photos of objects were put through computer enhancement more often, and the people who take them scrutinised more throughly by machine of psychiatry, and their equipment checked by a photographic unit; until then every published photo will be regarded as devious, even though it may come from a reliable source. For even in 1985 we still are looking for proof. PROOF PROOF PROOF! And until we get it, and some REALLY good photos of entities & UFO's and get it announced as such in the national television NEWS AS FACT! The real UFOs will always be slipping past the net. THE EDITOR May 1985. PHOTO FILE ON THE UFO RESEARCHERS AND HUNTERS: Throughout the 60's and 1970's and maybe even today, UFO's have fasinated ordinary folk. Some have actually had encounters with them. In the few following pages, we reproduce some unpublished photos of those who have spent many hours on this unrewarding research: N.WSFLASH: Amateur Weatherman Arthur Mackins forecast in the SUN newspaper on Thursday May 16 that the arrival of Halley's comet could give us a tropical autumn, with temperatures in the 80's in October, the 70's in November and the 60's in December-plus a hot summer in 1986. He says its all down to the comets, including Halley's, leaving a trail of red hot particless which bring warmer weather. & We will soon see if he is right! 37
PHOTO FILE We show
some of
the
[REDACTED] ufologists
and
published, and unpublished pictures of their work.
ufologists, hopefully better SO YOU CAN NOW
THEM. In English & German for readers in Europe.
letter from Roy Lake, pictured below, last issue
read: " Glad to see the magazine in action once
more." Well Roy, it's up to all our old readers to
help get it back in action again with your support.
That means donations etc. Please help. To continue
with our PHOTO FILE, again with Roy:
[Photo of group at exhibition]
ROY LAKE of the Essex UFO Study group. Based in Dagenham,
Essex, Roy has been a principle member for many years. Although I am not too sure now if his role is similar, but
in July 1978,(the good old days), Roy help to organise an
exhibition run by the Dagenham Town Show. His group had a
stall, and on it were displayed information on UFOs.
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page 38
In our photo, which hopefully you can NOW see (it WAS dark
inside the show) Roy, sits displaying the 'merchandise'.
Also, in case you cannot see him, (inset) also Roy. To the
left also Roy. Small Inset bottom left shows Roy on a visit to
CNK in 1979 with Rita Harris.
NEWSFLASH!
FROM The Sun
Tuesday May 14th
1985 : BOOK
[Photo] EARLY FOR MARS!
HOLIDAYMAKERS
who like to book
early are already
queuing up in America for a trip
in the 1990's---
to outer space!
Travel agents
have had 150
inquiries for the
trips--at
£80,000 each.
Roy Lake discusses a UFO sighting with some of his friends in
Dagenham. In May 1974 Roy had a full page item in the ADVERTISER
entitled: ARE THESE INVADERS FROM AN UNKNOWN PLANET. By M.Gill.
The article showed the legendary Adamski UFO photos and also the
Essex UFO Study Group at work. Other members were then, Peter
Brailsford, Roy Lake, David Prockter, and Ron Markwick, who is
still about, but I'm not sure if his interest in UFO's is as
strong now, after a recent illness.
DEUTSCH FUR EUROPA (German for Europe)
In Deutsch auf seite 38 zeigt Roy Lake und seine gruppe heisst die Essex
UFO Studieren Gruppe. In Dagenham, Essex, England in 1974, die
Stadt war in eine show fur die publikum gemacht. Roy sitzt mit
seine UFO buchern, blattern, usw, fur verkaufen uber UFO subjekts
Er hat einmal in eine Zeitung erscheint.
39FOTOS FORSETZUNG AUF SEITE 39. Photos continued from page [ILLEGIBLE] Foto, links, ist von Crystal Hogben. Sie hat ihr eigenes 'Fliegende Untertassen'Maga- zin produzierte heisst: MAGIC SAUCER. Es war fur Kinder. Den auch eltern usw hilft mit. Leider ist ihr zeitschrift nie mehr. Photo, left, is of Crystal Hogben. She had produced her own 'Flying Saucer magazine' MAGIC SAUCER. It was mainly for children. The parents and grown ups also helped with it. Unfortunately MS closed a few years ago. A MUNDO (Right) George Adamski [ILLEGIBLE] for own ng Saucer mation Centre he UBA for years. She lves in the not so utterly nearly all her al has been [ILLEGIBLE] over the years [ILLEGIBLE]ving away FREE MUNDO MONITOR, PLANETARY NEWS lines. She has worry, rightly that our Sun is acting very strangely. Most of her icals recount sun-spots. She believes they affect our lour and the way we feel and think. I agree. *George Adamski an associate of Laura's for many years until his death. MUNDO in den Vereinisten Staaten glaubt das die Sonne etzt eine bisschen schlecht. Mit schlechts pickle,es uns schlechte fuhlen, manchmal krank,und schlecht n. Ica das glauben. Ihr zeitschriften uber UFO's ist frei und hat kostet ihr viel geld.Heisst: MUNDO MONITOR. DAVID PROCKTER David Prockter has been involved with space, science,UFOs music, television and video etc for many years. He has written many articles for CNK in the past some so far advanced in time in the way of space projects, that they actually came about 10 years when America put up its FIRST space shuttle. The photos of David are shown from around 1965 to about 1978. David will always 'shoot down' any myth or person he thinks not up to correctness. Carry on writing Dave. We hope David will be joining CNK once again in the future as he has in the past. DAVID PROCKTER 1965-1978 David Prockter hat fur vielen Jahren uber UFOs und Weltraum Projeckte geschrieben. Er war die erste person uber die Ameri- kanische Weltraum Shuttle geschrieb. David ist in Fernsahe Musik, Wissenschaft, Weltraum, Video, und andere subjekte interessierte. Nachste mal bringen wir mehr FOTOS von leute der in UFO's inter- essierte sind. Sie durfen schreiben wenn Sie wollen an uns . Unsere Addresse ist: 16, Newton Green, Gt. Dunmow, Essex, England, CM6 1DU. Bitte senden eine International Post Schein. Danke! ***** ***** READERS CAN ALWAYS WRITE TO CNK. Please make it very ***** brief. We still have masses of data yet. But new material is welcome. Write to the above address. SAE appreciated. 41
STRONOMY: Arrival of HALLEY'S Comet COMBINED REPORT & INFORMATION FROM Edward Harris,Editor,York Astronom- ical Society, and Gene Duplantier, Canada. FRUSTRATING AND EXCITING, is the arrival of Hallo's Comet. Frustrating for those, like the editor here, who has no decent astronomical instruments to take photos of it, save an attempt yo use a video camera in the night sky. Exciting because it is such a rare event. As far as my memory goes into it, Halley's comet was first recorded on the Bayeux Tapestry in 1066 when the Battle of Hastings was in full swing.This is a very long lenth of cloth which depicts the event, embroidered into the pictures. THE RETURN OF HALLEY'S COMET reproduced from NOVA ALGOL publication of the York Astronomical Society. spring 1985. by Olav Wilde. Halley's comet is on its way back. It should become vis- ible to the naked eye in December. It will be a chance for members to observe the comet, if they have not already done so. Unfortuneately observers in the Northern Hemi- sphere (like us) won't be able to get a brilliant view of the comet due to unfavourable approach, which places the sun between us and the comet at Perihelion. However it will be visible to the naked eye low down in the South by early 1986. According to our expert behind our telescopes, Trevor Odd, we should be able to see down to magnitude +13, plus or minus magnitude depending on sky conditions, therefore it will be around mid August that we may get our first glance at the comet through one of our main teles- copes. Then over the next few months its position can be plotted among the stars and notes made of its gradual brightness. It's funny that after all these thousands(?) of years that Halley's Comet has come and gone, retaining all its mysteries, that it should be on this return that we are going to confront it head on, literally, as Giotto, ESA's Halley probe will act- ually dive straight into the comet on a Kamikazi mission).Four or five spacecraft will try and discover the secrets of our regular visitor. (It would be interesting to see what technol- ogy, if any, can come up with next time the comet comes round. Who knows, maybe Man will be advanced enough in centuries to come, to actually be able to CAPTURE the comet, perhaps by using magnetic stabilising fields. Then not only will we KNOW how it is formed, but Man will have a cheap source of electrical power. For this comet, it does appear to be a kind of Atomic fusion, which scientists can only dream about producing on Earth-I speak from a Science fiction-cum-fact standpoint-EDITOR). PS. It might even give a clue as to its propulsion in space.) The York Astronomical Society may even go outside the city of York, to observe the comet from dark, unobserved areas to get a clear horizon because you won't see much (anything!)sat in the middle of a city. (seeing the comet on TV is nothing like see- ing it in real life,what was it that President Kennedy said?). If you have a camera drive it will be an ideal chance to use it (or build one) so that you can take shots of the comet over the months of its apparition. Even a short undriven exposure will show the comet. The comet is strange in that it links us with our ancient ancest- ors and just for a while all those years between us will dis- appear. In this sense, Halley's Comet is Timeless. But one thing is for sure, if you don't make an effort to observe it this time round it will probably be the last chance you ever get. H A L L E Y ' S C O M E T D A T A FROM MARCH TO 15 MAY HALLEY'S COMET MOVES FROM NORTHERN ORION INTO TAURUS, just to the left of Hyades More detailed co-ordinates and magnitudes: March 1st R.A. 4 92 hrs. Dec.13.69 April 1st-R.A.4 86hrs Dec.14.6° May 1st.R.A.4 97hrs DEC.16.73° Magnitudes are 16.2, 16.0 and 15.7 respectively. It would be interesting to plot these positions on a star map over the next year or so to see the movement of the comet.Any- one wanting to help, contact: INTERNATIONAL HALLEY WATCH,Jet Propulsion Lab. Mailstop T-1165,4800 Oak Grove,Pasadena,USA. California 91109. 43
HALLEY'S COMET AS AT 15.3.1985. GMT 21hr.30m. + 0h LaN54Lo Wl. Local Sidereal Time= 8.95 hours. Az= W 106 Alt=28 RA= 4.86 hours: Dec= 14.16o. Culminates at 17h24m ALT=50 degrees. Rises at 10hr 3m Sets at 0h 45m. According to this information supplied by the YORK Astronomical Society Halley's Comet is or was on the co-odinates given above seen near ALDERBARAN . In the vicinity of the comet are star groups of ORION and RIGEL. It is at the moment not clear from this map where the comet is to appear next. Hopefully it is heading for ORION so at any case, keep watching. If anyone out there can send us a plot chart showing where we should look for it.That would be most helpful. Editor. Thanks to Martin Dawson and for ALGOL, which contained the above information. ****ONLY 14 MILLION YEARS TO DOOMSDAY********************** In Gene Duplantier new magazine called DELVE, No.1 1985 which we received on the day I typed this, May 9, is this interesting bit on Halley's Comet by Roger C. Moldander called: ONLY 14 MILLION YEARS UNTIL DOOMSDAY. (Thanks Gene this came just in time for this article): =note due to length, we have shortened it). 'Halley's comet appeared in 1066, on the eve of the Norman invasion of England. It cuts a striking figure in a contemporary tapestry woven to celebrate the con- quest, altogether more moving than our 1910 photograph of its last visit. (article about comets in general) In fairly short order-we may find -say, in 14 million years time-we may find ourselves similarly transfixed. Not, mind you, by Halley's comet. This "friendly" visitor has been tracked since 240BC., we enlightened moderns have no reason to fear it. But scientists have recently made a case for periodic cycles, of perhaps a million years each, in which a billion-odd comets flash through the solar sys- tem, with odd of two dozen direct hits on the Earth, throwing enough just into the upper atmosphere to block out the sun and thus destroying life forms on the surface. Sounds fam- iliar? Like the nuclear winter we could bring on ourselves. But turn away from the doomsday clock now set by atomic scientists at four minutes to midnight. The Doomsday clock has been set forward, from 5 billion years to 14 million, not by any human malice or intent. The cause is uncertain, 44 but the evidence for the battering that the Earth has taken at intervals is undeniable: There are peaks of cratering in its crust and peaks of ex- tinction of its species (75% of all species in worst cases) that coincide roughly every 26 million years in our planet's history. And we are almost halfway through the current breathing space. There are two bodies of thought about the cause. One postulates a sister dwarf sun, which at its closest approach to our sun is every 26 million years shakes comets loose from(area well outside our galaxy-editor)-from the Oort cloud on the outer fringe of the solar system,and hurles a barrage of them through our neighbourhood. The other cites a period of about 31 million years and ex- plains the cycle by the periodic movement of the solar system through the plane of the Milky Way galaxy. The binary star theory is more aesthetically satisfying- the death star is called Nemesis after the Greek goddess who persecutes the "excessivly rich, proud, and powerful." The dinosaurs are the best known ruling class to fall victim to such persecution, and they disappeared in relatively short order 65 million years ago. The classical overlay works well if you remember that the Latin roots of our word "disaster" are "evil star." Whatever the cause, the effects are enorm- ous. Imagine a million years in which all eyes on Earth turn towards the heavens, where perhaps a billion "dirty snowballs" are flashing by. Quite a show, until the most disasterous of the likely two dozen direct hits. The ancients may yet be right in making comets a portent of disaster in the affairs of men. But we will kill the Earth long before the universe gets to it. What this latest news flash from the science front demands is a major rethinking of the cosmos and our place in it. It seems that we might start with rethinking what defense means, in a cosmos where our worst enemy is decidedly not other human beings. We must think in terms of the Earth. We might need a star wars system to save us from the death star. We might want a battle station orbiting Pluto, maybe a brace of them around Jupiter a dozen orbiting the sun. And we have only got 14 million years to bring it off. Too bad it isn't a 100 years. It might concentrate the mind to prepare for the universe pitching rocks at us in the year 2084. 45
From America, via Gene Duplantier of Canada: COMET A MEDIA STAR. Halley's Comet already is shaping up as a major media event of 1986; that is when the celestial traveller will be visi- ble for about four nights. At least two enterpreneurs are planning to feature the comet on television specials for syndication, although they do not want their names disclosed yet. The TV networks and print media are expected to devote considerable time to the comet. This will mark the first time that TV coverage will be possible. Looking at all the multi-media coverageas indirect public relations for its program, one of the syndicators has developed a logo for its program and has begun lining up licencees in the United States and abroad. (From Advertising Age,Copyright 1984, Crain Communications Inc., all rights reserved) CNK foot- note * I do hope Halley's comet will be covered in FULL on British Television, so to all British T.V companies reading this, we are pinning our hopes on you, especially for those who do not have telescopes, or the astronomers may not even get a glimpse if the weather is bad. * @*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@ L E T T E R S & Miscellaneous items: Here's an interesting letter sent to CNK from Martin Dawson of the York Astronomical Society in 1982 concerning comets:- "Please find enclosed cuttings, especially the one about a possible collision with a comet. Bit frightening eh? It may turn out to be like Kohoutek and the alignment of the plan- ets where nothing happened, but who knows. When are you going to bring back CNK on to the market? I miss that old mag and still look at old copies. I will have to go now, ta-raa, yours, Martin Dawson. YAS. *CNK looked at the cutting it was about comet Swift- Tuttle, and a warning that it might collide with the earth. Yet again it missed us by a million miles. The warning was put out by Dr. Brian Marsdon, of the Smithsonian Astro- nomical Observatory in Massachussets. He calculated the odds at 1 in 2 million of a collision. They are greater odds than the annual chances of a disaster from random astronomi- cal events, such as a collision with an asteroid or a nearby stellar explosion. If Swift Tuttle had hit land the effect would be far greater than the largest nuclear weapon. It 46 would burrow a crater about 12 miles wide and wreak total des- truction over a radius of 200 miles. But if it fell into the ocean it would be even worse. It would raise a cloud of steam that would cover half the world, blocking off the sunlight. Already once this century, in 1908 the earth has been struck by a comet. But it occurred in a remote region of Sib- eria. Frightful devastation was caused, but there were no in- juries. Some researchers think this comet radiated radiation and traces were found 100 years later. Some even think it was a crashed UFO, since witnesses, some alive today, are sure that it was under guidance on the way down. No proof has yet been found. Swift-Tuttle comet however was first seen in 1862, named by its discoverers, goes far out into deep space, and re- turns to the vicinity of the earth every 120 years. So like Halley's comet, if you miss it, you may never get a abother chan- ce. oOoOoOoOoOo NOSTAGLIC NOTE: (Letter from Beryl Wallace, 16th June 1972.) As we have shown what Issue 1 of CNK was like, I have come ac- ross a letter from one of CNK first reporters, an expert in the field of MIB (men in black) Beryl Wallace. She wrote; in 1972: " Just a quick word to say that I enjoyed your first issue of Cosmology Newslink, that new way of printing is really good, it looks like the print in FSR. The idea of sections is pretty good and seems to be working out fine. You will find enclosed a 60p subscription plus some more MIB articles. It was a good idea to dedicate the first issue to Rita, it gives a good youch to the magazine. Keep up the good work, and give my regards to Rita. All the best, Beryl. oOoOoOoOoOo ISTRA REMEMBERS From the ISTRA BULLETIN October 1982. 78 Mike Parry of the Interplanetary Space Travel Research Assoc. wrote this: This year is of great importance to all ISTRA Members, as this very month 25 years ago ISTRA was founded. The exact date was the 4 October 1957, when Sputnik 1 was launched and Edward Har- ris set about putting together his own Space Effort. Therefore this issue is an extra special edition with as much news and information as I can put together. MIKE PARRY. Thank you Mike for remembering that on May 18th, to be exact, 47
1957, I founded the Interplanetary Space Travel Research, and that when we voted you in to be predident in about 1966-7 you ran it so well, you became president for life, and I ended up producing other NGN science fiction mags. You see, we all left you because, the way you were running ISTRA was along line of science fantasy. I called ISTRA, ISTRA, to be run on scientific lines. To find it being used for science fiction was too much. However, you have done a good job, put a lot of effort into it, and now in 1985, I still hope ISTRA is running well. Anyone interested in science fiction and fantasy should contact Mike Parry, 21 Hargwyne Street, Stockwell, London, SW9 9RQ *Note. I am NOT knocking science fiction. I too love it, but ISTR, as it was known in 1957, was set up to do JUST that, research into outer space. You don't seem to be doing much of THAT! = Edward Harris, Editor. (please may I have a copy of Issue no.1 and 2 & 3 of my first I.N Mike) [ILLEGIBLE]oOo NOTICE BOARD: If any reader in Dunmow or locally, would like to help me set up an astronomy group in Dunmow, please ring me on: Great Dunmow 4689. It would help to get it moving soon so that good photographs and observations of Halley's comet can be done. My knowledge of astronomy is very limited now, so I would need advice on it. =Editor. *I am attempting to get the comet onto videotape. This looks impossible at the moment. Only the moon has been somewhat succesful. OoOoOoOoO T H E D A V I D P R O C K T E R - N E W S B E A T Dave Prockter joins up with CNK in 1985 once more to bring you his style of writing. Provocative, thought jerking, and blunt to the point. His refreshing honesty and sincerity starts today, only in COSMOLOGY NEWSLINK: Hi, Everybody, This is David Prockter. Sorry I've been away so long from CNK, but as you know the mag folded up in July 1979 mainly due to financial reasons. I myself have been busy in television video and busy in lots of different things. Because of my involvement with television produc- tions, I can always ahead in what is coming in the way of science fiction episodes.. On the next page you will see some of them. 49 Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons now showing made in 1967 Fireball XL5 on Anglia 1962. Thundirds (1965)may be repeated again around Sept. 1985 There are 126 episodes of The Avengers in black and white. The Champions, now showing. (1969) and many more sci-fi will be coming to your screen soon. ABOUT UFO'S The truth is I can't find any branch of the subject to get enthusiastic over. Some points however then-one by one together with my responses. 1. NEXT 25 YEARS OF UFOLOGY?My answer to this is fairly simple, if not cynical. BUFORA's subscriptions are going up [ILLEGIBLE]ti[ILLEGIBLE] they rise and rise, until they are down to 150 hard core members. Most will be on so many different committees that they will be too busy to attend their own A.G.M. Lionel Beer will continue to sell his books as he has been doing for the last 25 years. The FRINGE ELEMENTS will diversify even further-people will forget the reason for Skywatches and will travel miles to Gradle Hill, Glastonbury, nor Stonehenge Littlebay caverns but will be unable to tell you why UFO sightings are so commonplace that when one crashes into the Houses of Parliament and destroys six square miles of high-rent London, it will be nine months before anyone notices. Some nut-cases will drop out, some NEW NUT-CASES will join the ranks and some will go on like it was still 1947. Naturally, Mike Parry will still be selling'BIRTH OF A MOVEMENT' and advertising 'SPACE-EX 1999'! 2. COSMOLOGY: Regarding future weather prospects? That'll stay much as it is now, cold, wet, and windy, even in mid August! 3. MOON ROCKS (brought back by Apollo missions to the moon), Where are they now?- most of them are still on the Moon,silly!! 4. Why dig up something on LEY LINES? Honestly, why bother. Let sleeping dogs lie (or dead ones). 5. SUFFOLK UFO LANDING - Was it one? or not? How should I know? I wasn't there ! A job for Sherlock Holmes! 6. SPACE RESEARCH? All we see right now is the insane use of Military Strategy outside our atmosphere. Reality and science- fiction are becoming transposed, and neither Luke Skywalker or Carl Sagan can tell one from the other. Science is a good tool, but a bad master. The days of science as a boon to Mankind are over,if they ever existed beyond Pasteur or Fleming. Did Von Braun know what he was doing? There are much worse things in the world, far more obscene than bare t..s!? Science scares me. It cannot be trusted any more than our petty, squabbling 'lead- ers'- LESS COMPUTERS, MORE COMPASSION. Less Micro-chips, more 4[ILLEGIBLE]0
clean air. ( CNK asked David to comment on the moon:) 7. THE SILENCE CONCERNING THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON?? Nobody writes anything as nobody is interested. OR there is a clamp-down in the National interest as the Moon is populated by giant blue rabbits. (personally, I prefer the idea of Rabb- its). 7. FILMS? -Sure? Why not? Personally, I found Close-Encounters to be a bore - A more int- eresting film would take place once the missing people arrive back on earth. Did they take Lord Lucan? Would they if he asked nicely? I repeat - A bore. Also what can you do with footage of a supposed UFO sighting which is just a light in the sky (LITS), even if captured on 24 frames per second? 8. GHOST REPORTS? T'aint no such thing...SHRIEK!!! oh well perhaps there is! To conclude. There are certain things CNK should avoid in the future. 1. Going over old ground-we all know about Adamski, Father Gill,Von Daniken, Betty & Barney Hill, Antonie Villas Boas etc., 1963 is in the past, so is Adamski and his ilk. 2. The LEGION OF TWITS:- Aetherius Mob, Scientology mob, Space Brother club, and Raelon mob etc. It's funny really- in a subject that demands scientific curiosity- common sense is sadly lacking. 3. CENSORSHIP, COVER-UPS and CLAMPDOWNS. --If the public are stupid enough to vote for the most fundamentally brutal and oppresive government since Oliver Cromwell, then they have only themselves to blame. The rights of the individual on matters which directly concern him are being eroded before his eyes. So many cover-ups-The sinking of the Belgrano, The dioxin chemical leaks, American Missile bases, eto eto.1984 happened in the mid-1970's. Those who protested about radiation and pollution were ignored. The British are a very stupid people.But how can they ever change when the government keeps the facts under lock and key? D. Prockter 1985 Printed & published in England by CNK Press (amateur): 16, Newton Green, Great Dunmow, Essex, England, CM61DU.Price 25p not including postage. All letters should have an SAE or international reply coupon if answer requested.
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Section 40 [REDACTED] E29/1/1
Ref:- PUFOIC 60/85.
12th August 1985.
Dear Sir or Madam, [REDACTED]
I am writing to you,after writing two letters to R.A.F. St Mawgan,
in Newquay,Cornwall.These letters were sent to the Air Base during
May and July,this year.
The subject of this correspondance dealt with brief details of a
reported UFO sighting,that was observed very close to this Air Force Base
earlier this year.
Their replies to me,and my then Organisation, Plymouth UFO
Investigation Centre (PUFOIC),they told me that they had forwarded both
my letters onto "the M.O.D. in London" , which I presume is yourself.
They apparently decided to do this,after taking advice from Headquarters
of Provost and Security Services (U.K.). They stated that I would hear
from you,however as to date I have not done so.
Because of the length of time taken from first contacting the
Area Military Authorities,and the apparent lack of progress,I have
decided to write to ask whether your department has infast,received my
previous two letters to R.A.F. St Mawgan? (The Ref ..PUFOIC 38/85).
If this 'reported UFO Sighting' had not been observed so close to
a strategic Military Air Base,I would have waited for another few weeks,
before writing to you.However,this is a sighting which was observed less
than one mile ( 1.609Km) away from the Air Base. From directions given
to us from the witness, we calculate that whatever this phenomenon was,
it might very well have passed through the Air Force Base itself.
In our early stages of our investigations into this case,we thought
that this phenomenon might have landed,or hit the ground and nearby trees
in an area close to the base,but we found out two possible causes for
the burned areas of grass and trees,and have now dismissed the 'landing'
theory from our enquiries. But,we do know the phenomenon came very close
to the ground,and minor roads because of what the witness stated,and we
have discovered a tree,close to the sighting area and fire damaged trees
and ground which has obviously been hit by an airborne object of some
mass,hitting the tree at some speed.We know this from damaged major
twigs of the tree which have been examined.
I do not beleive in wasting postage money in sending reports to
you about mere 'Lights in the sky,ete',but this sighting proves to be
very different from most of the reports we receive. The tree which was
'hit' was only 20ft (6.09M) tall,and was hit at a height of 15ft (4.57M).PUFOIC 60/85 (Cont).
There is a possibility that it hit the tree,prior to being seen.It also
nearly hit the car the witness was travelling in,and could have caused an
accident! The phenomenon bobbed and weaved about the road,above the
hedgerow to the tarmac on the road.
I am sure you will agree to my concern over this sighting,which was
obviously not an aircraft. I also doubt the possibility of a stray missile
although after the fiasco at the American Air Force Base in Suffolk a few
years ago,this explanation is always a possibility!
I hope that you will be able to deal with this letter soon,taking into
consideration the time I have waited since May. Because of my research
into 'U.F.O's' I belong to BUFORA,who you will be aware of. They,some
local people and a Fleet Street journalist are becoming concerned at the
lack of progress and identification of this phenomenon. My own concern is
the danger to the local people and housing etc,if a similar phenomenon were
to collide with a habitable building,or even a car.
There are some similarities between this case,and the one at USAF
Woodbridge,Suffolk. Information gained by Investigators was confused by
the American way of dealing with 'Public Relations',but I would hope that
this is not the case with this sighting.
The two Officers who dealt with my letters were ... Flt Lt [REDACTED]
and Flying Officer [REDACTED]
Lastly,although I was the previous Chairman of PUFOIC I have since
moved to Cheshire to take up a post.However I have been asked to continue
the investigation of this sighting because of my now close distance to
BUFORA's Director of Investigations (Manchester). I have sent a letter to
R.A.F. St Mawgan,telling them of this change of address,since to my
original letter to them in May.
[REDACTED]
BUFORA INVESTIGATOR and PUFOIC.
a) Copy retained in files.
b) Copy BUFORA DOI.[REDACTED] [REDACTED]
Section 40 [REDACTED]
UFO RESEARCH. BROADCASTS & LECTURES
Section 40 [REDACTED]
[REDACTED]
Section 40 [REDACTED]
Secretariat (Air Staff) 2a
Room [REDACTED]
Ministry of Defence
Main Building
Whitehall
London SW1 2HB 12 August 1985
Dear [REDACTED]
Further to my letter of 24 July, I am now writing to enquire if there is any
possibility of the Ministry releasing to me a sketch of an unidentified object
which was made by PC [REDACTED] at Stanmore, Middlesex, on the night of
26 April 1984.
I understand from Scotland Yard Press Bureau that a full report of the incident
(which involved at least half a dozen police officers and four witnesses) was
sent to the MoD and Civil Aviation Authority. [REDACTED], the Police Area
Press Officer (Harrow) told me that the sketch would not be released, and that
this was more properly a matter for the MoD.
In view of the Ministry's oft-repeated statement that no defence significance
has been found to date, I am puzzled why a drawing of a flying saucer should
remain classified, especially since the officer concerned has given a detailed
description to the newspapers.
With best wishes
Yours sincerely
[REDACTED]
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Sec.(AS)2
14 AUG 1985
FILE
E29/1From: [REDACTED] Secretariat (Air Staff), Room [REDACTED] Ed[ILLEGIBLE]
[Royal Crest]
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Main Building Whitehall London SW1A 2HB
Telephone [REDACTED] (Direct Dialling)
[REDACTED] (Switchboard)
[REDACTED]
Your reference
Our reference D/Sec(AS)/12/3[ILLEGIBLE]
Date 9 August 1985
Dear [REDACTED]
Thank you for your letter of 6 January 1985, I am sorry that I
have been unable to reply before now.
With regard to the concern you express about the book "Sky
Crash", the only information we have on the alleged "UFO sighting" at
Rendlesham Forest in December 1980 is the report by Colonel Charles
Halt, of the United States Air Force. We are satisfied that the
events described are of no defence significance. I can assure you
that there is no question of attempting to cover up any incident or
mishap, nor are we attempting in any way to obscure the truth.
Under the rules laid down by the Public Records Acts, files
must remain closed until 30 years have elapsed since the last action
taken on them. The earliest UFO files of which we have records are
dated 1962. However, any files which do remain from 1954, or
earlier, may be obtained direct from the Public Records Office at
Ruskin Avenue, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU.
yours sincerely
[REDACTED]From: [REDACTED] Secretariat (Air Staff), Room [REDACTED] [ILLEGIBLE]
[Royal Crest]
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Main Building Whitehall London SW1A 2HB
Telephone [REDACTED] (Direct Dialling)
[REDACTED] (Switchboard)
Section 40 [REDACTED]
Your reference
Our reference D/Sec(AS)/12/3[ILLEGIBLE]
Date 9 August 1985
Dear [REDACTED]
Thank you for your letter of 3 June 1985. I am sorry that I
have been unable to reply before now. You may find it useful if I
explain that the sole interest of the United Kingdom Ministry of
Defence in reported sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs)
is to establish whether they have any bearing on the defence of the
country.
There is no organisation in the Ministry of Defence appointed
solely for the purpose of studying reports of such objects, and no
staff are employed on the subject full time. The reports we receive
are referred to the staff in the Department who are responsible for
the air defence of the United Kingdom, and they examine the reports
as part of their normal duties.
Since our interest in UFOs is limited to possible defence
implications we have not carried out a study into the scientific
significance of these phenomena. Unless there are defence
implications we do not attempt to identify sightings and we cannot
inform observers of the probable identity of the object seen. The
Department could not justify the expenditure of public funds on
investigations which go beyond the pure defence interests.
We have to recognise that there are many strange things to be
seen in the sky, but we believe there are adequate explanations for
them. They may be satellite debris re-entering the earth atmosphere,
ball lightning, unusual cloud formations, meteorological balloons,
aircraft lights, aircraft at unusual angles or many other things.
Whilst I appreciate your concern about the possibility of an
aircraft colliding with a UFO, I can assure you that RAF pilots and
crews are well aware of the dangers of collision with any identified
object including such things as hang-gliders and even birds.
Procedures are therefore designed to protect aircraft, as far as
possible, from this kind of risk. I am sure similar standards are
applied by the CAA in respect of civil aircraft.
yours sincerely
[REDACTED]From: [REDACTED] Secretariat (Air Staff), Room [REDACTED] [ILLEGIBLE]
[Royal Crest]
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Main Building Whitehall London SW1A 2HB
Telephone [REDACTED] (Direct Dialling)
[REDACTED] (Switchboard)
Section 40 [REDACTED]
Your reference
Our reference D/Sec(AS)/12/3[ILLEGIBLE]
Date 9 August 1985
Dear [REDACTED]
Your letter to RAF Boulmer of 16 March 1985 has been passed to
me in view of your interest in Unidentified Flying Objects. You may
find it useful if I explain that the sole interest of the United
Kingdom Ministry of Defence in reported sightings of Unidentified
Flying Objects (UFOs) is to establish whether they have any bearing
on the defence of the country.
There is no organisation in the Ministry of Defence appointed
solely for the purpose of studying reports of such objects, and no
staff are employed on the subject full time. The reports we receive
are referred to the staff in the Department who are responsible for
the air defence of the United Kingdom, and they examine the reports
as part of their normal duties.
Since our interest in UFOs is limited to possible defence
implications we have not carried out a study into the scientific
significance of these phenomena. Unless there are defence
implications we do not attempt to identify sightings and we cannot
inform observers of the probable identity of the object seen. The
Department could not justify the expenditure of public funds on
investigations which go beyond the pure defence interests. I am
afraid we could not therefore undertake to provide you with
information on sightings in the Boulmer area. Nevertheless, we are
prepared to release reports of specific incidents on request and if
there are any recent cases in which you have a particular interest, I
would be happy to see if we have any information.
I attach copies of two recent Parliamentary Questions on the
Ministry of Defence's interest in UFO reports, which you may be
interested in.
yours sincerely
[REDACTED]
P.S. Thank you for your kind
words about the RAF. In view of your
interest in the Red Arrows, I enclose
some information on the team.fiying J 933. ;!;nd how l1’\any by his D=p<:Irtme;llt’ s p~’rsoHnd; (2) ho’,v rn:m)’ unexp!aincd 191.;0, . ]982 an;] 1983, thebe had be.en ,.-aced by radar (hc;e: !’:I\’C hCIt!1 in :md which OJ with wllal IC$Uh. .~,Ir, Lee fJmr;WCil/! 10!; reply, 9 M?rch 1984, c. 723J: For !h~ YC:lrs in qut’:-;tit)!1, tbe. Mjn <;t!), of Dcfcn:::c received th{" fo!Jowing m]m!x:r~; .or r~p ns of sightin[$ of ilyjnf,. o!}j:::-c{s\vhkhlhcc.hs.crvcr . oeJdnot . j(kn!1 fy: 250, nnd 390. jZ(’P~"H1$ of 2.JJ:zgcd Ja!1dinrs arc !in! s(’p;.:ratdy id:n!ifJcd. The D::,p:lnn:cm \\’aS$;:!i~fjed t13;" none oC the$c 1 t"’;P,J;’1S V:ilS of z.~:~y dcfCJ1c(: sirn (~;tn(:c and~ in :;uch cases, does not mair,(,dn records of ihe cxtcnt of -.. ". HS j:1YCStJg;HJ::->ns. ..... lights near (1) whether, in fact Air force memo of 1,3 January 011 tl1ei!1Cident1!t RAP Woodbridg’.ft has beenre!C: ed under the Freedom of Infonnation Act, he wi!! now release reports and documer\t5 concerning similar unexplained incidents in the United Kingdom; (3) how many unexplained sightings or radar intercepts have taken place since 1980. January 198 to my the Department has received 1,400 reports of sightings of flying objects ’.vhiGh the observers have been unable to identify. There were no conesponding unexplained radar contacts. Subject to normal security constr nts. I am ready to give infom1ation about any sllch reported sightings that are found to be a matter of concern from a ~fence standpoint. but there have been none to date. ,.--’
E26 Mtg rearranged for 26/9 time to be agreed. Section 40 13/9 LOOSE MINUTE D/Sec(AS)12/3 9 Aug 85 GE3 DI55 UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Reference: A. D/US of S(AF)DGT 28/1/4 dated 1 Aug 85 1. As you will see from Reference A (copy attached), Lord Trefgarne has agreed to meet Lord Hill-Norton to discuss UFO's. Arrangements have been made for the meeting to take place on 25 September 1985 at 15.00 in the House. Sec(AS) will be represented at the meeting and we see considerable advantage in having further support from yourselves. Would you please let me know whether you would be willing to attend. 2. We have drawn up the attached brief for US of S(AF) which attempts to answer most of the questions posed by Lord Hill-Norton. I should be grateful for your comments on these and, particularly, for guidance from GE3 on how we might respond to question (d). The answer to question (e) may also require some alteration depending on the answer to question (d). 3. In addition to the attached brief we believe it would be helpful to provide Lord Trefgarne with a speaking note describing exactly how the MOD handles UFO reports. Provided you are content, this will include a summary of the interests of GE3 and DI55 and would presumably need to be at least CONFIDENTIAL because of the Tech-Int aspects. I should be grateful to know if you are content for Lord Hill-Norton to be briefed in this way, and would be grateful for short contributions describing your own areas of interest. 4. May I please have your replies by cop 30 August 85. [REDACTED] Sec(AS)2a [REDACTED]
MEETING BETWEEN US of S(AF) AND LORD HILL-NORTON UFOs a. I accept that there are strange phenomena to be seen in the sky, however I believe there to be adequate explanations for them. Experience has shown that most reported sightings can be attributed to things such as aircraft, meteorological balloons or natural phenomena like ball lightning. Of course there are many other equally straightforward explanations. However, there are a small number of cases where a simple explanation cannot be fo d immediately and on these occasions we are careful to ensur that they are of no Defence significance. Having satisfied ourselves of this, as you know, we do not Bttempt any further investigations. Clearly some reports remain unexplained but we have found no evidence that these phenomena represent a threat to national security and therefore cannot justify devoting Defence resources to their investigation. b. All reports received by the MOD are channelled through Sec(AS)2. They are passed to the Air Staff who examine them for Air Defence implications. In some cases, where (on the face of it) there could be a defence interest, enquiries are made of relevant radar establishments etc in order to obtain more information. All reports are also passed to the Defence Intelligence organisation who have a keen interest in any sightings of unusual objects. We have no specialist group anywhere else involved in UFO’s and
The Flying Complaints Flight at Rudloe Manor are concerned with receiving and investigating flying complaints. In the course of their duties they occasionally receive UFO reports (as do many other units) but they have no specific role with regard to this subject. Secretariat (Air Staff) is the Division which provides secretariat support to CAS and the Air Staff and in this capacity is responsible for correspondence with members of the public and answering PQs etc on many subjects, including UFO’s. Sec(AS)2 is the branch which amongst other things handles UFO’s, there is no such branch as Air Staff Secretariat 8. You may be thinking of De~ence Secretariat 8 which no longer exists and from which Sec(AS) evolved as a result of reorganisation of MOD last January. c. Many of the UFO reports received in MOD come through Defence establishments, although most of these come originally from members of the public. Very few reports are made by military pilots; for instance, in the last 12 months Sec(AS) has received only one such report. d. [GE3 to provide advice please] e. The Department is happy to release what information we have on specific incidents. However we could not justify the effort involved in searching for or collating information of a more general nature.
E2S
From: [REDACTED] Secretariat (Air
Staff), Room [REDACTED]
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Main Building Whitehall London SW1A 2HB
Telephone [REDACTED] (Direct Dialling)
[REDACTED] (Switchboard)
[REDACTED]
Your reference
Our reference
D/Sec(AS)12/3
Date
9 August 1985
Dear [REDACTED]
Thank you for your letter of 18 July
1985. During 1984 we received a total of 211
reports of unidentified flying objects from
various sources. I attach a copy of Colonel
Holt's report dated 13 January 1981, as
requested. I also enclose a Hansard extract of
23 October 1983 which mentions the alleged
incident, I assume this is the answer to which
you refer in your letter.
Yours sincerely,
[REDACTED]. HANSARD EXTRACT 24 OC’rOBER 1983 Col. 62 RAF Woodbridge (Alleged Incident) Sir Patrick Wall asked the Secretary of State for Defence (I) if he has seen the Ullited States Air For e memo dated 13 January ! 981 conceming unexplained lights near RAF Woodbridge; (2) whether, in view of the fact that the Unitcd State’s Air Force: memo of !J January 1981 on the incident at RAF Woo{jbridge has been released under the Freedom of Infon1 ation Act, be will now release reports and d’ :uments concerning sirniJar unexplained incidents in the United Kingdom; (3) how many unexplained sightings or radar intercepts have taken place since 1980. :\Ir. St~nJe)’: I have seen the memorandum of 13 January 1981 to which my hon. Friend refers. Since 1980 the Department has received! ,400 reports of sightings of Hying objects which the observers have been unable to identify. There were no corresponding unexpbined radar contacts. Subject to nOn 1ai security constraints, I am ready to give infom1ation about any such reported sightings that are found to be a mJtt r of concern from a J t:encc standpoint, but there have been none to date.Ri:i’l r to A TI Ii ,1!. CD /’ {;;._{ () C] ~;: ,.’.~, DE PAR T MEN T 0 F 11 i E A I R FOR C E "---_---~..!. ’>)~~~~:::’,;;~..,.,::,,:~,:,~,>--,\.,:"\.... HEADOUA~H.~S f$f ((.1r.~!1A! ~ur’f’Uqr CROUP fU$.A}f) . ~ ...~ ".......-’::~ "*\ "-.,Ip. ~ APO Nt.,..," YO i>. V;J~~ _ {4 ~.\ _".,;:;"--- ~_: ’.’ ’\’ I_..j }’ .,~. ’\0 _ ....".. -." ", \"~ - ._,.... . .J" .~ ,~,,~ ....;4< /.’.’ ,’J’ ~:!;"\-:: 1 3 J a n 8l~~I};:.r- ... . \ -,’ ~.’ SUBJECt, Unexplained Lights 10; RAF/CC 1. Early in the morning of 27 Dce (30 (appn)):iI! Jtely 0300L), tv/o USM.- secu ’ity police patrolmen 521’.’ unusual lights outside the back gcJ :’ at RAF \.Joodlwidge. ThinkinG an airCI-aft. I!light h VC cr’i)shed or becn forced dOh’n, they called for pe ilission to (]O outside the gate to invcst~gate. The on-duty fJight chief n:sponded dnrJ Jl1o\’ied three p JtrO!n~e:l :0 ~;a- ceed on foot. The individuals t-epo1’teJ seeing a st, f1ge glo\"ing object. in the forest. The object \’;dS descr’ibed as being l11etalic in appearance nd triangular in shape, apPt’oxirnately t\./O to three meters across the base nd approximately t’,’iC nicter-S hiyh. It illuminJted the entire fon~st \-/ith iJ. I’,hite light. The object itself h d J pulsing red light on top and a IJ an k ( s) 0 f b 1 u e 1 i 9 h t s 1I n de ni e J t h . The 0 b j e c t was h 0 vet’ i Ii 9 () ’ 0 n 1 e 9 $ . As the pa LI’olmen pproached the ol)ject, it maneuvered. th O~:9h the trees and disappear’cd. J\t this time the nil als on a l1eal’bY’.farm \’/cnt into a frenzy. The object was briefly sighted approximately an hour later near the back gate. 2. The next day, three depressions 1 1/2" deep and 7" in diai11eter \’/ere found where the object had been sighted on the ground. The following night (29 Dee 80) the rea \’ldS checked for radiation. eta/ganll1l t’E:adings of 0.1 l11i 11 i roentgens I^:ere recorded \-li th peak readings in the three de- pressions clnd near thecentet’ of the t,-iangle fOrTi1cd by the depressions. A nearby tree had moderate (.05-.07) readings on the side of the tree toward the depressions. 3. later in the night a red sun-like light I’!JS seen through the trees. It moved about and pulsed. At one point it appeared to throl" off glOl./ing par tic 1 e san J the n b r’ 0 k e i n to f ve s e p to ate i’l hit e 0 b j e c t s a 11 d the n d i s _ appeared. Immedi tely the -eafter, three stat--l He objects i’lere noticed in the sky, two objects to the north and oGe to the south, all of which were about 100 off the horizon. The objects moved rapidly in sharp an9ulu mo v e me n t s and d i s p 1 aye d red, 9 n’ l’ n n c! b 1 u e! i 9 h t s . The 0 L1 j e c t s to the north ppean-:d to i)~ ellipt.ic l through an 8-12 p \’/cr 1ens. They then turned to full circles. The objects to the north remained in the sky fOf an hour or more. The object to the south was visible for two or three hau)’s and beamed dO\’/rl a stream of light from time to time. Numerous indivi- duals, including the undersigned, \’Iitnesscd the activities in paragl’aphs 2{JJZ; tJ/ CI ~~E S I. I~c;~ l t Co 1, USAF Oepu ty a se Conmande I’ I) \.Mtg rearranged for 26/9
time to be agreed. [REDACTED]
13/9
LOOSE MINUTE
D/Sec(AS)12/3
9 Aug 85
GE3
DI55
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS
Reference:
A. D/US of S(AF)DGT 28/1/4 dated 1 Aug 85
1. As you will see from Reference A (copy attached), Lord
Trefgarne has agreed to meet Lord Hill-Norton to discuss UFO's.
Arrangements have been made for the meeting to take place on 25
September 1985 at 15.00 in the House. Sec(AS) will be represented at
the meeting and we see considerable advantage in having further
support from yourselves. Would you please let me know whether you
would be willing to attend.
2. We have drawn up the attached brief for US of S(AF) which
attempts to answer most of the questions posed by Lord Hill-Norton.
I should be grateful for your comments on these and, particularly,
for guidance from GE3 on how we might respond to question (d). The
answer to question (e) may also require some alteration depending on
the answer to question (d).
3. In addition to the attached brief we believe it would be
helpful to provide Lord Trefgarne with a speaking note describing
exactly how the MOD handles UFO reports. Provided you are content,
this will include a summary of the interests of GE3 and DI55 and
would presumably need to be at least CONFIDENTIAL because of the
Tech-Int aspects. I should be grateful to know if you are content
for Lord Hill-Norton to be briefed in this way, and would be grateful
for short contributions describing your own areas of interest.
4. May I please have your replies by cop 30 August 85.
[REDACTED]
Sec(AS)2a
[REDACTED]MEETING BETWEEN US of S(AF) AND LORD HILL-NORTON UFOs a. I accept that there are strange phenomena to be seen in the sky, however I believe there to be adequate explanations for them. Experience has shown that most reported sightings can be attributed to things such as aircraft, meteorological balloons or natural phenomena like ball lightning. Of course there are many other equally straightforward explanations. However, there are a small number of cases where a simple explanation cannot be found immediately and on these occasions we are careful to ensure [handwritten: to far as possible] that they are of no Defence significance. Having satisfied ourselves of this, as you know, we do not attempt any further investigations. Clearly some reports remain unexplained but we have found no evidence that these phenomena represent a threat to national security and therefore cannot justify devoting Defence resources to their investigation. b. All reports received by the MOD are channelled through Sec(AS)2. They are passed to the Air Staff who examine them for Air Defence implications. In some cases, where (on the face of it) there could be a defence interest, enquiries are made of relevant radar establishments etc in order to obtain more information. All reports are also passed to the Defence Intelligence organisation who have a keen interest in any sightings of unusual objects. We have no specialist group in Whitehall or anywhere else involved in UFO's and [handwritten: other than Sec(AS)2] no civilian advisers are involved.
The Flying Complaints Flight at Rudloe Manor are concerned
with receiving and investigating flying complaints. In the course of
their duties they occasionally receive UFO reports (as do many other
units) but they have no specific role with regard to this subject.
Secretariat (Air Staff) is the Division which provides
secretariat support to CAS and the Air Staff and in this capacity is
responsible for correspondence with members of the public and
answering PQs etc on many subjects, including UFO's. Sec(AS)2 is the
branch which amongst other things handles UFO's, there is no such
branch as Air Staff Secretariat 8. You may be thinking of Defence
Secretariat 8 which no longer exists and from which Sec(AS) evolved
as a result of reorganisation of MOD last January.
c. Many of the UFO reports received in MOD come through Defence
establishments, although most of these come originally from members
of the public. Very few reports are made by military pilots; for
instance, in the last 12 months Sec(AS) has received only one such
report.
d. [GE3 to provide advice please]
e. The Department is happy to release what information we have on
specific incidents. However we could not justify the effort involved
in searching for or collating information of a more general nature.From: [REDACTED] Secretariat (Air
Staff), Room [REDACTED] E25
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Main Building Whitehall London SW1A 2HB
Telephone [REDACTED] (Direct Dialling)
[REDACTED] (Switchboard)
[REDACTED] Your reference
Our reference D/Sec(AS)12/3
Date 9 August 1985
Dear [REDACTED]
Thank you for your letter of 18 July
1985. During 1984 we received a total of 211
reports of unidentified flying objects from
various sources. I attach a copy of Colonel
Holt's report dated 13 January 1981, as
requested. I also enclose a Hansard extract of
23 October 1983 which mentions the alleged
incident, I assume this is the answer to which
you refer in your letter.
Yours sincerely
[REDACTED]Copy on 12/Z
Headquarters Director Army Air Corps
Middle Wallop Stockbridge Hants SO20 8DY [REDACTED] Section 40 A21/4
Telephone Middle Wallop Military
Andover [REDACTED] ext Section 40
STD Section 40
MOD Sec(AS) 2 - RAF Your reference
Main Building Room Section 40
Whitehall Our reference D/DAAC/23/GA
LONDON
Date 6 Aug 85
UNUSUAL OCCURRANCE - MIDDLE WALLOP AREA
Reference:
A. Telecon Col Section 40 051730A Aug 85.
1. Enclosed are a brief report and polaroid photographs of the scene
together with an extract from the HAMPSHIRE CHRONICLE reporting similar
occurrences.
2. Four films, 2 x 100mm Colour, 2 x 35mm Black and White, of ground
and aerial photographs of the scene have been given to MOD CS(Rep S)
Photography Section 40 with instructions to forward prints and negatives to you.
3. The films are the private property of Section 40 and I would therefore
be grateful if the negatives could be returned to me as soon as possible
so that I can give them back to him. (With some prints if possible for
services rendered).
4. Purely incidentally, Section 40 was an official observer and film camera
man at the BIKINI ATOL Atomic Explosion in 1952.
[Section 40]
Lt Col
SO2 Avn Stds HQ DAACUNUSUAL OCCURRENCE (UFO?)
1. On Monday 5 Aug 1985 Section 40 CLATFORD
who farms near the AAC Centre, Middle Wallop telephoned to report some
extraordinary depressions in a field of near ripe wheat, and asked, "What on
earth we (THE AAC) were up to now?" I took the Aircraft Accident Investigation
Officer (AIFSO) Maj Section 40 REME with me and went to inspect the scene.
2. The site, Grid Reference 346392 was a vergin, un-weather damaged, near ripe
field of wheat. We found the following:
a. An exactly circular hole in the wheat in which the wheat had been
laid flat in a clockwise twist 40 ft in diameter. (As if a plank had
been put with one end at the centre and then swept round in a complete
circle). There were one or two stalks of wheat standing which had sprung
upright again. The wheat on the edge of the circle was completely upright
and undamaged.
b. Four separate, smaller circles approx twelve feet in diameter, exactly
similar to the larger one. These were set in a precise square, NORTH/SOUTH
and EAST/WEST, with their centres 43 paces from the centre of the large circle.
c. There were absolutely no tracks in the wheat. To have set the holes
in such a precise pattern manually would have required a tape measure or
string, and the users would have been bound to leave tracks in the wheat.
d. All but one of the holes touched onto the main furrows in the wheat,
and could therefore be approached from the edge of the field without leaving
tracks. However there was no way of moving from one to the other without
leaving tracks in the wheat, except by going some 200 yards to the edge of
the field, and then back down another main furrow. One of the smaller
holes was completely isolated.
Section 40
3. Maj Section 40 took some polaroid photographs which are included with this
report. Section 40 a semi professional photographer, took some 120mm colour
photographs. I subsequently took Section 40 and we photographed the scene from
the air. By that time some half a dozen sight-seers were on the scene and a track,
which had not been there when we were on the ground, had been made out to the
isolated hole.
4. Present at the initial viewing were:
Lt Col Section 40 AFC AAC
Maj Section 40 REME
Section 40 (Farmer Section 40
Section 40 (Farmer Section 40 )
And two others
None of us could offer any reasonable explanation.
[Section 40]
Lt Col
S02 Avn Stds HQ DAAC
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L IIdvl! u!pit,t. Oldy foul’ learns I was given in marriage by fieI’ exhibition in the Art De.part, The, vi!!a;,;.. ’ilrl,t’f \,,,., ~a !v: Pilfered thi< y~’a!’, I rom the j father, She was ’attended by ment was much admired. , TIJI’,.il:d with IJllnti".~ I)V vii. i I’twlj.(h at Hi,hop’s S,il’on. the I her sister (Patricia ~li!Jier), ner Picnic lunches were eaten’ln’ ’~e Un-\,lIli>"too"" ’II\I! gn’u\>:;. i n,H. :It Cheri!on, ;It!;! ’WlJ from! niece (Vil!:inia Whiting), hotk the grounds. and the rart’~’1.ts’ d tber!’ IV’" ,w t:xcelh’nI’ the ,roilv Farm..,’ ilt Ik;Jmc!<;an, i attired in lilac dresses with cr ke~ team, captain ! by ::Vfr, tend"!I<:c and .ill the .,’;I\!’; ’1’11" ,,.idn..~ )".ere .~" .!nH::: cr~am i).;cessories, and :1cr Peter Tilby, ’home Of! leave !..ri.: \"d~H .’ upp(wte’d~ FHrOH~1’ .;\~ \v1th ttu~ H,:! o;,;’~tu-:~.:,: ncphew, {;arctn ~lIHicr. !’lH’01 ~~ige-r’tr1~ wns -dc.~~f’\t~{~ i’iY This Y<’ilr’, \<,~v ,.,uC(.’t,,;st’l.t1 t!’" Plough third and the .Tol1v \ The 1.Iest miln W3$ 1\W, David. the scto.}l 1st XL by t run~, ’Tn \ ’I~ I),,!,I in ’tlte recenr!v Farmer n fourth, \ Grove; HS guests attended the The bnJan.c’_! ...r paren.tnt power .,;t’U’l’!! thn,.shinf: !),JI’I\ .I lid At’ rhe’ end uf " very suece’s->’ ! receptinn at the .Tuhi1ee Hall was rcstor..d by, the .1adics’ !C 11.1’..,1\ ;~rl)l\",b .,i lI.lIl!Jld.> ill i ,II tH\HHIfI 1::130 h,," heeo! and when the nll~ple ]eJt for an shdot !1!;i tea-,n scoriT1~ 357 ,’I’m. wilh tl1... k’m{ !",nllis,,;"’" l’;I;,\t’d Lv th" ViH.J!-:" !hd! Com- ! und sdoset! (1csI 1ation, the ag~ nst the scl, ol’s ZOO. and ! \Ii", ..nti \I,’~, !t y,,,..:!!. ..IIIi . mi!!>.’", ~.,.ho ’ud ,,,’..;,,nised Ihe! bride wore a red suit with whito justice was mi!inta!ned by the ;nvanls 01 .[ ignt! ’,\,.1-; I’"i""d, ’Fet.., \ acccssor:cs. tennis match cndi!]’;; in a draw, I M! hotton Ch~,""h .Fete -- It’s happened againl The r.Aystery C rc:es have returned’, Nobody knows why or whence they come, but every year smr::e H’t! last wDr, the parlec!iy re9u!ar circ!es have appeared somewhere. For !tH~ last five or six years, they have,’ .natN!(!!ised ’)i.;lween AlresIora and tI’linche<:tcr. tir,,: at ChaesE:foot Head, this year at Mat\eriay Farm, iust off the A31. _. SinH!",r pf\800!nena have been reported in f\us!m: l, Canada, Sweden and in other parts of !he British Isles includinG West- - .. , hut’! and Warm n’:’t8r. The larDe::;t in this jr,)l!p IsabotJt, 40 teet acrosS, the rest are 11 or 12 feeL tn eacH 1119 om -:: ::~’ is ;swiriad clockwise rotjnd th..~ rin’]". whilst ont",i,’~1 it is "mtb!lched, NormaI!y..;... Ii anY!!1 ng about th m carl be calfee:". n"lmiJ __ they ara in tNis configuration. the inlhe C"!!1!re Of 11 $rflta ; 1!"e sman r i!-t each cdrh ?, although in 1982 at CtHte.;t~toot, there were only three in a . !in , THeor!es aU!1ut! iIDout t , c us , !rem vancla1 srry td VFG~,... ’,;.’: by w~y 01 !H ",r:::-tomadoeS. The truth is, we juS! aoo’! knOW’, but if they rU! true to form t!1ey wit! be back na;.:! y ar . , , . !...-. J,J. g.../LvG (~~~ ~ \~ , y-- I! \ 0’-:> , ! ’ . .."..;...... ;1 :J ~ ...,. <,," , . ... i , ,E21/4 Section 40
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PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE
FOR THE ARMED FORCES
LOOSE MINUTE
D/US of S(AF)DGT 28/1/4
Sec (AS)2
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS
Reference:
A. D/US of S(AF)DGT 28/1/4 dated 1 Aug 85
Further to reference A, I write to confirm that the meeting between
Lord Trefgarne and Lord Hill-Norton will take place at the
House of Lords on Wednesday 25 September at 1500 hours.
I have set aside half an hour immediately previous to this for a
pre-brief. Thank you for your assistance.
[Section 40]
Captain WRAC
MA/US of S(AF)
Section 40
6 August 1985filo E<4/5
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[Section 40]
Dear Sir,
Many thanks for sending information recently regarding
the Rendlesham Forest UFO incidents of 27. Dec.80.
Regarding the above mentioned incidents , as I am a UFO
researcher I have managed to obtain a re-recording of the
events at R.A.F. Woodbridge of the original tape that was
recorded as the sightings happened by Base personnel outside.
I would like to ask if you at the M.O.D. know of the exist -
ence of the mentioned tape recording as the UFO events took
place outside R.A.F Woodbridge ? *(KNOWN AS HOLT TAPE)
I would be pleased to receive your reply .
Yours Sincerely,
Section 40 ........1. Hd Sec (H1)
- to be amic
2 Section 40
O/S - pre dream
as soon as convenient.
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[Royal Coat of Arms]
PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE
FOR THE ARMED FORCES
LOOSE MINUTE
D/US of S(AF)DGT 28/1/4
Sec(AS)2
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS
With apologies for ruining your summer I attach a letter that
Lord Trefgarne has received from Admiral of the Fleet Lord Hill-Norton
in reply to Lord Trefgarne's letter of 17 July. You will see
that Lord Hill-Norton accepts the offer of a meeting and we will
be in touch with him shortly to arrange this. I will let you know
the time and place as soon as possible, and in the meantime I
should be most grateful if you could set in hand a briefing for Lord
Trefgarne in the form of answers to Lord Hill-Norton's specific
questions a-e.
[Section 40]
PS/US of S(AF)
Section 40
1 August 1985[Handwritten: chidden T]
30 JIL 1985
[House of Lords letterhead]
26th July, 1985
The Lord Trefgarne,
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
for the Armed Forces,
House of Lords,
London, SW1.
Dear David,
Thank you for your letter of 17th July about our corres-
pondence on the UFO question. I would greatly welcome an off-the-
record talk with you. Parliament rises on Tuesday, but I would be
delighted to come up to London at any mutually convenient date
during August when you have had time to consider this letter and to
take any further briefing from officials which you think might be
useful. (Perhaps your office would care to be in touch with me by
telephone at my home address Tel: Section 40
It may be helpful if I list the questions which I, at any
rate, would like to explore. I know you will understand that I do
not ask them frivolously or without a good deal of careful thought
about the evidence - or supposed evidence - which appears to exist
for a persistent phenomenon which, as I see it at present, cannot
be wholly without Defence significance. I need hardly add that if
there were sensitive Defence questions at issue, I would be the last
to press them in public.
The ground which I hope we might cover in an informal
discussion is indicated by the following questions:
a. Does the Ministry of Defence acknowledge - by way of reports
from the public, the civil police, the Civil Aviation
Authority, other civil authorities or its own establish-
ments - that traces are obtained from time to time of the
intrusion into British airspace (and sometimes territory)
of phenomena for which no prosaic explanation can be given?
(I should add that although I am always willing to be dis-
uaded, the evidence accumulated by civilian researchers for
the persistence of some such phenomena - amounting on
occasion to apparently structured 'vehicles' - seems to me
at present overwhelming. I shall be glad to give you
instances. The events reported by Lt. Col. Halt of the
United States Air Force in a report to your Department
dated 13th January 1981 are among them).- 2 b. Assuming, as I hope, that the Ministry of Defence does not ignore the reports reaching it (and we have been told in ~eply ~o ParliBm~ntary.q~e~tion8 that they ~mount"tosomB nundreds a year Trom clvlllan sources alone), what steps are taken by the Department to investigate them? In par- ticul’3r:~ ) ;h: a t h E"I d’3 a 1 t ~4 i t h so .1 e. 1 y a d h [I C t us in q rout i n est a f f channels? or is there some spocialist group, either within the Whitehall establishment or elsewhere, which is charged with taking an expert view? If so, to whom do they report? And what is their composition? Do they include civilian advisers from outside your Department? li) What part is played, if any, by the Flying Complaints Flight at RAF Rudloe Menor? -1 .; ) .... ,~, ..... ", What part, if any, is played by Air Staff Secretariats 2 8,. 8? c. How many of the reports of- iJnusual phenomena have been re- ceived from Defence establishments, including reports from the pilots of military aircraft? d. What material does your Department have of traces left on ;;;:ilitaT,V :r23dar or in phatogTt:1phic form ei.theT f~rC)rn sortiE~’s by !nilitary aircra-ft or from groLlnd-based or ship-bas facilities? "" ~. Can any StJch material be released either to me or to re~ sponsible persons outside your Department for purposes of scientific study? In troubling you with these questions I am well aware that their su Bet matter has often been thought easy to ridicule, especial when associated with 80me of the wilder notions which ar current among the civilian research groups. I am not wedded to any particular theory myself. I do, cn the other hand. believe that there is overwhelming evidence for a persistent phenomenon of a highly Uflllsual charactero This is, at the least,of considerable scientific interest; and I have not yet heard anything from your Department which convinces me that it is wholly without Defence sign if ance. I would be reassured to know either that it is being adequately qricoed as a Defence matter (and. if so. by Precisely" ,f . ., ’D’ ,~, " what means) or that mater 1 held by your’ apartment can be rBLease ,t’
.. - 3 - to serious civilian researchers under arrangements which do not im- pose unacceptable administrative burdens. Thank you aga.1.n for the offer of 8 discussion. forward to our talk. I look L1 . {j r~fi~ 1 ~’\ kv~. -- P5. I ought perhaps to let you know that Aubrey Buxton is currently cone ering the possibility of an extended programme on Anglie Television deaJ..ing, among other things, with the incidents reported to your Department by Lt. Col. Halt. which were the subject my letter to the Defence Secretary. . .~E<1/2 filo 12/3 YUFOS Research Division [Globe logo] CIVILIAN AERIAL PHENOMENA RESEARCH ORGANIZATION Your Ref: Section 40 Our Ref: Sec (AS)2, Room Section 40 Ministry of Defence, Main Building, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2HB. 27 July 1985 Dear Sir, It has now been over a month since my letter to you which was dated 19.6.85 and as yet I have received no reply apart from a small post card. I must say I find this totally ridiculous. I would like to remind you of 1 of the comments that your department is quite good at banding about and that is that you are quite ready to release information on specific UFO reports. In my letter to you dated 19.6.85. I asked for information on 4 specific reports none of which has been forthcoming. I would once again like to request the release of all the information you have on these 4 reports. There is simply no excuse for taking so long to reply to requests such as mine and I sincerely hope that the information I have requested will be forthcoming before too long as it will soon be Christmas. Yours Hopefully, Section 40 The Yorkshire UFO Society. YUFOS Research Division (International)
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YUFOS
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CIVILIAN AERIAL PHENOMENA
RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
TR/MOD
Section 40 -Secretariat, Section 40
(Air Staff)2a, Room Section 40
Ministry of Defence,
Whitehall,
London,
SW1A 2HB
Your Ref: D/Sec(AS)/12/3 26 July 1985
Our Ref: BL/RD1-E No. of Pages: One (1)
Subject: INFORMATION REQUEST
Dear Section 40,
Many thanks indeed for your letter dated 22 July 1985, the contents of which
have been noted.
I am quite certain that you are aware of the fact, that our organisation is
interested only in UFO research. I believe there is a real phenomenon which
does on occasions, defy logical explanation. If the MOD's interest, relates
firmly on the defence angle, so be it.
I have known for a number of years pre-1962 UFO reports existed, but I cannot
understand why for so many years the MOD has denied this was the case. Either
way, I would appreciate the address of the Public Records Office, and the name
of the Officer in charge.
In respect of recent UFO sightings reported to the MOD by various official
authorities, I request the following information:-
1) Unknown lights seen over the Northeast May 1985
2) Large structure observed near Exeter May 29 1985 (See enclosure)
3) Nocturnal light over Chesterfield July 23 1985
On behalf of YUFOS/QUEST, thank you for your valuable time and assistance, I
look forward to receiving this information.
Yours Sincerely,
Section 40
Director of Research
Section 40 British Representative of NICAP USA
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EXETER AIRPORT, EXETER, DEVON EX5 2BD TELEPHONE Section 40
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Section 40 Section 40
[Stamp: DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH / YUFOS RESEARCH DIVISION] A2/1
Section 40
Director Of Research,
Civilian Aerial Phenomena
Research Organization,
Section 40
16th July 1985
Dear Section 40,
Thank you for your letter of the 8th July.
Your deductions are correct. Our ATC did hear of reports of "stationary
lights" and there were no corresponding stationary returns on our radar.
We would not expect any, of course, since our radar eliminates stationary
targets; this is a common feature of most modern radars.
We do see a great deal of traffic that we have nothing to do with; not
surprising, since the radar covers an area of about 10,000 square miles.
We do not endeavour to establish the identity of all targets seen in this
area, absurd though this failure may seem to you.
Yours sincerely,
Section 40
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EVALUATION Y.R.D.
UNEXPLAINED
17 JUL 1985 29 MAY 1985
RECEIVED REPORT
Section 40E21/V/1
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CIVILIAN AERIAL PHENOMENA
RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
NF27085 Section 40
Public Relations Officer,
Royal Air Force Chivenor,
North Devon.
Your Ref: CD/P
Our Ref: BL/RD1-E UNEXPLAINED
11 July 1985 No. of Sheets: One (1)
SUBJECT: UNEXPLAINED LIGHTS MAY 1985
Dear Sir,
With reference to the above named subject;
After reading with some interest the Exeter Express newspaper report and
confirmation of the lights by several independent sources, this is a direct
request for information, pertaining to this incident.
1) It would appear the light source was of extreme size in relation to
ground observation. This being the case, how does Civil and Military
advanced radar, receive no indication of the subject image?
2) In-flight refueling does take place in this vicinity, yet the local
R.A.F. base, claims no knowledge of such an operation. Does this
imply, a genuine unknown target was in the locality?
3) Does R.A.F. Chivenor agree that this multi-witness sighting of an
unknown, portray, unusual airborne light configurations? and what
in the opinion of Chivenor, do you feel the lights were representative
of?
The strange concealment of information surrounding this case, has worried many
civilians, and I do not think for one moment, both Exeter Airport and your
base failed to track the unknown. Exeter Airport claim this is a matter for
the Police and Military, if this is the case, such a large sized structure
should have been recognised.
Thank you for your valuable time, the information supplied will be used for
research purposes only. If Chivenor submitted a report to SEC (AS) 2, we would
be grateful for your signal (copy). Look forward to your reply.
Yours Sincerely, Section 40
Section 40
Director of Research
Section 40 British Representative of NICAP USA
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Section 40
UFO RESEARCH, BROADCASTS & LECTURES
Section 40
Section 40
Secretariat (Air Staff) 2a
Room Section 40
Ministry of Defence
Main Building
Whitehall
London SW1 2HB Your ref: D/Sec (AS)/12/3 24 July 1985
Dear Section 40,
Thank you very much for your helpful letter of 10 July 1985 in reply to mine
of 18 May 1985.
I am grateful to you for having gone to the trouble of providing me with a
list of sightings reported from all sources for the period 1978-1984, but note
that my question remains unanswered. While I realise that my request for the
number of military sightings from 1959-1984 was a tall order, I still need to
have some idea of the number of these - particularly concerning the RAF - in
a given period. May I therefore re-phrase my question as follows: How many
reports of UFOs have been made by RAF personnel from 1965-1975? If that's too
time-consuming, may I ask: How many reports of UFOs were made by RAF pilots in
1967?
As you point out, there has been no evidence to date to indicate a defence threat
or significance, so would your department have any objection to releasing details
in order to assist me in my researches? As already mentioned, I have obtained a
few reports from the early Fifties which have obviously been declassified under
the 30-year rule, but it is well known that pilots in the RAF have been seeing
these things since then: certainly the Bentwaters case (1956) is a good example.
I am glad to note that AS-2 is now the point to which all reports of UFOs are
sent. But what about AS-8, which was mentioned to me by a reliable source? What
are its functions, please?
Finally, I was interested to note that your department recognizes that there are
"phenomena", even if you think there is no defence significance to them, and that
no scientific study has been carried out.
If possible, I would appreciate a reply within four weeks. Thank you.
With best wishes
Yours sincerely
Section 40E2
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Sec(AS)2a, Room Section 40
Main Building Whitehall London SW1A 2HB
Telephone Section 40 (Direct Dialling)
(Switchboard)
R N Noyes Esq Your reference
Section 40
Our reference
Date 19 July 1985
Dear Mr Noyes,
Thank you for your letter of 31 May 1985, I am sorry that I
have been unable to reply before now. I was interested to learn that
you have obtained from the Public Relations Office copies of reports
written in the early fifties. I can only assume that they are from
Air Ministry files; if so that may be the reason we have no record
of their retention. I am grateful to you for drawing my attention to
them, and I shall be asking Air Historical Branch to do some
"digging" in case we receive other enquiries about them. I will also
consult AHB about the gun-camera 'clips' which you mention but
without further details, I am afraid it may be difficult to determine
if we still have the information you ask for.
You also requested a copy of the proforma on which we record
UFO reports and one is enclosed. As a general rule we are prepared
to release reports in this format in answer to requests for
information on specific incidents (although we do edit them slightly
so that, for obvious reasons, personal details of the informant are
not included). However we clearly cannot devote undue time and
effort to locating particular reports, nor are we able to issue them
in bulk.
On the subject of reports, I must thank you for the one you
submitted on 25 May and for your letter to RAF Rudloe Manor of 28
May. Your information has been passed in the usual way to those
responsible within the department.
Yours sincerely
Section 40~, REPORT OF AN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT A. Date, time a11d durat ion of sighting.. (Local times to be quoteci).. B. Descri~tion of ob~ect. (Number of objects, size, shape, colours, brightness, sound, smell, etc). C.. Exact position obse~.. (Geographical location,; Indoors or outdoors.. Stationary or moving).. D. How observed. (Naked eye, binoculars, other optical device, still or movie camer .. E.. Direction in which ob ’ect was first seen.. (A landmark may be more useful than a badly estimated bearing .. F .. Angle of aildlt.. (Estimated heights are unreliable).. G. Dis4tanc~ .. (By reference to a kno’llm J..a.n.dma.rk vb.e~ver possible). (~..:z~tl~~~’.\l ~" B.. Movements.. (Changes in 11:, F and G may be of more . use than estimates of course and speed)...
.. ... ’h J.. ~eteoroloJ:’:ical conditions during o’PerAt~,ons.. (Moving clouds, haze, mist ete).. K.. N ar by objects. (Telephone lines; hig}l voltage lines; reservoi~, lake or dam, swamp or marsh; river; high buildings, taJ.l chimneys, steeples, spires, TV or radio masts; airfields; generating plant; factories, pits or other sites with flood-lights or other night lighting).. L.. 110 whom reported.. (Police, military o~ganisations, the press ete). M. Name and address of informant.. N.. p.:ny background on the informant that may be volunteered.. o. Other witnesses.. P.. Date and time of receipt of report.. ~<- 2
From: Section 40 Secretariat (Air Staff)2a
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Main Building Whitehall London SW1A 2HB
Telephone Section 40 (Direct Dialling)
(Switchboard)
Section 40 Your reference
Our reference D/Sec(AS)/12/3
Date 10 July 1985
Dear Section 40,
Thank you for your letter of 4 June 1985, addressed to the
Prime Minister, which has been passed to me for reply. I have also
received your earlier letter to Sec(AS)2. Since the letters cover
essentially the same subject, I will reply to them both here.
As you say in your letter to the Prime Minister, you are
familiar with official policy on UFO matters. I can confirm that
there have been no changes to this policy as a result of transfer of
responsibility from DS8 to Sec(AS)2 and that the sole interest of the
MOD is to establish whether reports have any bearing on the defence
of the country. I should immediately point out that Sec(AS) is the
only branch within MOD which is responsible for receiving reports of
UFO's from both military and civilian sources (including the Police
and CAA). The reports we receive are referred to those in the
Department responsible for air defence of the UK in order to
establish whether they hold any defence significance. As you
mention, there has been no evidence to date which would suggest a
defence interest. For this reason, and in view of our limited
interest, we have not carried out a study into the scientific
significance of these phenomena. I can assure you that there is no
question of "Top Secret research" being carried out.
With regard to your request for information on the number of
reports received since 1959, I'm afraid we could not justify the time
and effort involved in obtaining these figures for the years before
1978. However I attach figures which show the total number of
reports received from all sources for each year from 1978 to 1984.
You also mention in your letter of 18 May the fact that you
have obtained a number of Air Ministry reports from the Public
Records Office. I am sure you will appreciate that I cannot go into
the detailed arrangements for the disposal of our files. Never-
theless given the length of time since these documents must have been
passed to the Air Ministry's archives (I assume before 1955), it is
quite possible that some may have been retained prior to the setting
up of the Ministry of Defence, even though we have no record of this.
yours sincerely
Section 40NUMBERS OF UFO REPORTS RECEIVED 1978-"1984 1978 750 1979 550 1980 350 1981 600 1982 250 1983 390 1981~ 21+
E19/1
ROYAL AIR FORCE
St Mawgan Newquay Cornwall TR8 4HP
Telephone Newquay Section 40
MOD Sec (AS) 2b Please reply to
Room Section 40 Officer Commanding
MOD Main Building Your reference
Whitehall
LONDON Our reference SM/1627/1/Org
SW1A 2HB
Date 14 July 1985
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS (UFOs)
Reference:
A. SM/1627/1/Org dated 23 May 1985.
1. Reference A forwarded letters from the Plymouth
UFO Investigation Centre regarding an alleged UFO
incident in the local area.
2. Enclosure 1 contains a further letter from Mr
[REDACTED ON ORIGINAL] giving his new address and requesting a reply.
I forward this letter for your information.
[Section 40]
Fg Off
CRO
for OC
Enclosures:
1. Letter PUFOIC 56/85 dated 22 June 1985.C17.
(+1)
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Sec(AS)2a, Room Section 40
Main Building Whitehall London SW1A 2HB
Telephone Section 40 (Direct Dialling)
(Switchboard)
Section 40 Your reference
Our reference D/Sec(AS)12/3
Date 2 July 1985
Dear Section 40,
Thank you for your report on 2 June 1985 to RAF Upavon of an
object you were unable to identify. I should explain that the sole
interest of the Ministry of Defence in reported sightings of
Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO's) is to establish whether they have
any bearing on the defence of the country.
In order for us to establish whether there are any defence
implications, we make every effort to take account of all available
information. It is sometimes useful if we can see any photographs
which are taken and I should therefore be most grateful if you
be willing to send us the photograph you took, together with the
negative if possible. I will, of course, return both photo and
negative in due course.
Yours sincerely
Section 40C18
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Sec(AS)2a, om Section 40
Main Building Whitehall London SW1A 2HB
Telephone Section 40 (Direct Dialling)
(Switchboard)
Section 40 Your reference
Our reference
D/Sec(AS) 12/3
Date 28 June 1985
Dear Section 40,
Thank you for letting us see the enclosed photograph which you
took in November 1984. I must apologise that I have been unable to
return the picture before now.
You may find it useful if I explain that the sole interest of
the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence in reported sightings of
Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) is to establish whether they have
any bearing on the defence of the country.
There is no organisation in the Ministry of Defence appointed
solely for the purpose of studying reports of such objects, and no
staff are employed on the subject full time. The reports we receive
are referred to the staff in the Department who are responsible for
the air defence of the United Kingdom, and they examine the reports
as part of their normal duties.
Since our interest in UFOs is limited to possible defence
implications we have not carried out a study into the scientific
significance of these phenomena. Unless there are defence
implications we do not attempt to identify sightings and we cannot
inform observers of the probable identity of the object seen. The
Department could not justify the expenditure of public funds on
investigations which go beyond the pure defence interests.
However I have consulted one or two people here in an attempt
to identify the object which appears in your picture. I am afraid my
enquiries have met with little success. Although we are convinced
that this is not, in fact, a tangible object, I can offer no explana-
tion as to what caused it to appear in the negative.
Yours sincerely
Section 40E14
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Sec(A. , Room Section 40
Main Building Whitehall London SW1A 2[HB]
Telephone Section 40 (Direct Dialling)
(Switchboard)
Section 40 Your reference
Our reference
D/Sec (AS) 12/3
Date 28 June 1985
Dear Section 40,
Thank you for your letter of 16 May concerning lights seen
over the Solway Firth. I am returning the press cuttings forwarded
with your letter. You may find it useful if I explain that the sole
interest of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence in reported
sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) is to establish
whether they have any bearing on the defence of the country.
There is no organisation in the Ministry of Defence appointed
solely for the purpose of studying reports of such objects, and no
staff are employed on the subject full time. The reports we receive
are referred to the staff in the Department who are responsible for
the air defence of the United Kingdom, and they examine the reports
as part of their normal duties.
Since our interest in UFOs is limited to possible defence
implications we have not carried out a study into the scientific
significance of these phenomena. Unless there are defence
implications we do not attempt to identify sightings and we cannot
inform observers of the probable identity of the object seen. The
Department could not justify the expenditure of public funds on
investigations which go beyond the pure defence interests.
We have to recognise that there are many strange things to be
seen in the sky, but we believe there are adequate explanations for
them. They may be satellite debris re-entering the earth atmosphere,
ball lightning, unusual cloud formations, meteorological balloons,
aircraft lights, aircraft at unusual angles or many other things.
Yours sincerely
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Ref DGT/OA(100/1256
(DGT 4884 Attached)
Sec(AS).........
The attached letter from Section 40
DATED 22/6/85 ...... is forwarded to you for official
action. this letter has/has not been acknowledged from this
office. The Minister attaches great importance in prompt replies
to correspondence he receives and would like this letter answered
by COP 10.7.85..............
Would you please let us see a copy of your reply quoting our
reference. If this correspondence is transferred, then this office
should be notified.
Section 40
for APS/US of S(AF)
Section 40
26 JUN.1985.....pp's?
YUFOS (OA Sec(AS))
[Logo]
CIVILIAN AERIAL PHENOMENA
RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
Lord Trefgarne Section 40
Parliamentry Under-Secretary of State
For the Armed Forces
MoD
Whitehall
SW1A 2HB
Your Ref: D/US of S(AF)DGT 4884 22 June 1985
Our Ref: BL/RD1-E No. of Pages: One (1)
Subject: UFO Documentation
Dear Sir,
I enclose a photo-stat copy of a letter submitted to the Rt. Hon Merlyn Rees MP
in relation to a specific request by a Section 40 who is a research
member of the above named UFO organisation.
Within this letter, you state specific enquiries will be dealt with by the
fairly new dept named Sec (AS) -2. This is your department. Unfortunately, I
have to complain, that this said office does not even reply to genuine research
enquiries made by civilian UFO groups. I can name, date and submit to you
personally, at least six such requests for data which have not even aquired
an acknowledgement, this I feel is a disgrace.
This organisation once again requests that all letters forwarded to your dept,
dating back to December 1984 (form'y DS8) should be looked into. We feel the
UFO phenomenon is a serious problem which at times does afford a defence interest
and as such the public has a right to view for themselves such documents.
The United States, France (G.E.P.A.N.), Spain, and even Australia offer a much
better service to scientific establishments like ourselves. The sooner all UFO
documentation is released the better.
I look forward to your reply.
Yours Faithfully,
Section 40
Director of Research
Section 40 British Representative of NICAP USA
[NICAP logo]MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
MAIN BUILDING WHITEHALL LONDON SW1A 2HB
Telephone Section 40 (Direct Dialling)
Section 40 Switchboard)
PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE
FOR THE ARMED FORCES
D/US of S(AF)DGT 4884 11 June 1985
Dear Mr Rees,
Thank you for your letter of 14 May which enclosed a further
letter from Section 40
I am afraid I have little to add to what I said in my letter of
20 February 1985 in reply to your original enquiry on this matter.
We remain satisfied that the events reported by Colonel Halt on
13 January 1981 are of no defence significance. The report was,
like all other UFO reports, examined at the time by those in the
Department responsible for the air defence of the UK and we have
since seen nothing to alter our views.
Turning to Section 40 request for copies of all UFO reports we
have received since 1980, I am afraid that the Department could
not justify the effort involved in acceding to this request.
However, Section 40 will already know that we are prepared to
release reports of specific incidents to interested parties and,
if he has any particular reports in mind, Section 40 can obtain
copies of these from Sec(AS)2 in my Department, whose address is
room Section 40 Ministry of Defence, Main Building, Whitehall SW1A 2HB.
yours sincerely,
[Signature]
Lord Trefgarne
Rt Hon Merlyn Rees MPE16/21
To Flight Lieutenant [REDACTED]
Community Relations Officer,
R.A.F. St Mawgan,
NEWQUAY,
Cornwall,
TR8 4HP.
Ref PUFOIC 56/85.
Your Ref SM/1627/I/Org.
22 June 1985.
Dear Flight Lieutenant [REDACTED]
Thank you for your letter to PUFOIC;of 23 May 1985.
As you will notice,I have since moved to Cheshire earlier this month,
from my previous residence in Plymouth,Devon. I hope that you will
notate my new address.
Although I have moved some 270miles North!,I am still in
charge of the investigation into the,as yet,Unidentified Flying Object
which was observed very close to your Air Force Base,during early
February this year.
I fully appreciate your attention to my correspondance,
although as yet,I have not had any correspondance from the Ministry
of Defence. I presume that this was to their department in London.
If they have replied to my previous Plymouth address,I have left
firm instructions to forward any mail on to me here in Winsford.
Since my last letter to you,we have discovered other local
people in the St Mawgan vicinity who probably observed this same
phenomenon as the original witness,and naturally they are a little
concerned from a safety angle.
I would be most grateful if the Ministry of Defence would
either provide an explanation for this incident,or admit that there
are,as yet,no explanations as to what several people observed.
Unfortunately,the longer their reply takes,UFO Associations,and the
general public grow in suspicion that a more sinister aspect was
the explanation. I wonder if you could accelerate their reply to us.?
[REDACTED]
BRITISH U.F.O. RESEARCH ASSOCIATION.B6/2
YUFOS RESEARCH DIVISION
[Logo: globe/international communications image]
International Communications
OA Seg(15)
Sec (AS)2,
Room [REDACTED]
Ministry of Defence,
Main Building,
Whitehall,
London,
SW1A 2HB.
19.6.85.
[REDACTED] Overseas Liaison Officer
[REDACTED]
Dear Sir/Madam,
Could you please furnish me with all the information that your depart-
ment has on the following reports of Unidentified Flying Objects.
Date:10 September 1976.
Source:British European Airways (BEA) flight number [REDACTED]
Location:En-route from Moscow (USSR)to London.
Time:Between 1800 and 1900 hours.
Date:23 July 1984.
Source:Evening Post Newspaper (Leeds),Leeds and Bradford Airport,Gipton
Police Station (Leeds) and civilian witnesses.
Locations:West Yorkshire and Humberside.
Time:Between 1900 hours and 2400 hours(23 July)and 00.00 hours to 04.00
hours (24. July).
Date:Summer 1980.
Source:Confidential.
Location:RAF Fylingdales North Yorkshire.
Time:Daylight.
Date:19 June 1980.
Source;Civilian,Scarborough Police and RAF Fylingdales.
Location:Scarborough.
Time:2.00 pm.
I would appreciate all the information your department has on all
four of the above reports of Unidentified Flying Objects.I look
forward to your reply,untill then I am,
Yours Sincerely,
[REDACTED]E145
E16(?)
No. 728 (Unruled)
METROPOLITAN POLICE
Reference { C.O.............................. DISTRICT/BRANCH.......... 9
to papers { Dist. 6|QA|136|8| 62|65|84 STATION... Harrow
Registry Folio No..............................
G.O. XXXXXXXX s.36 p.1 & 2........refers
3 May 19 84.
15 MAY 84
4 TA62
Re. UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT
7612.
1
Chief Superintendent
On Thursday, 26 April 1984, PC [REDACTED] was on duty at
Edgware Police Station when at approximately 10.20pm he received a
telephone call from [REDACTED] aged about [REDACTED]
of [REDACTED] Stanmore. As a result of what [REDACTED]
told the officer, he went to [REDACTED] where he
met [REDACTED] and [REDACTED], of
[REDACTED] Stanmore. They stated in the presence of
PC [REDACTED] and PC [REDACTED] that they had seen an object
of an unusual nature in the sky above her rear garden.
Both officers accompanied [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] into the
rear garden of [REDACTED] where [REDACTED] pointed east
towards a flashing light, approximately 45° up in the sky from where
they were standing. The officers obtained a pair of binoculars and
studied the object through them and saw that the object was circular
in the middle with a dome on the top and underneath. The middle of
the object had blue lights around the middle and a red/pink lights on
the extreme right of the middle. The dome on the top and blue and
white flashing lights, the dome underneath was blue, green and red/pink
with white flashes. They observed the object for an hour and during
that time the object moved erratically from side to side, up and down
and to and fro, not venturing far from the original position. During
the time the officers observed the object it moved up to the right to
a position of approximately 50° from where they were standing.
SC [REDACTED] was also present during this time and observed the
object. The object appeared to be over Borehamwood or Mill Hill.
[REDACTED] stated "At 9.45 approximately, I opened my back door
to let the dog in, when I noticed a bright light in the sky about 45°
up above the trees in my back garden that was flashing blue, white,
green and pink and it seemed to have things flashing off it. I called
my friend out to show her. We both stood and watched for about 5-10
minutes. I ran out to tell my neighbours but saw two young boys walking
by and asked them if they could see it they said they could. I ran
back into my friend, we watched a little longer. I then ran next door
and told them, we went in their garden. They also saw it and the light
flashing off it. I ran back in again and my friend and I stood watching
it when a blinding white ball with a trail behind went above from left
to right, we both screamed at the same time our neighbours heard us.
The light at this time was going further back in the sky and throughout
the whole time the object was moving very fast and very erratic the
whole time. I am not a nutter. I 'phoned the police who sent three
officers round, who all witnessed and agreed this was not a plane or a
star and that it was flashing colours and moving very erratic. This
object was also viewed through binoculars by the police and myself".
M.P.79(E) All minutes to be numbered in consecutive order. Continue on other side if necessary.
/Cont'dLEA't
No. 729 (Unruled)
[REDACTED] stated "My friend called me into her back garden at 9.45pm
and we both saw a large flashing object, much larger than a star in the
sky between two trees. The object was flashing bright pink, blue and
white and small white objects were shooting away from the main object
while it moved in a triangular motion. We watched it for 55 minutes and
in this time it faded almost away and then came back and started to fade
slowly. After watching for about 20 minutes a bright white light
flashed rapidly past us about 100 feet from the house from left to right
leaving a bright white trail.
I saw one white object go back to the main red, white and blue one after
about 20 minutes."
Air Traffic Control informed. OB 168 and SM 63A of 26.4.84. and
SM 3 of 27.4.84. refer.
[REDACTED]
Inspector
2 [REDACTED]
B1 Branch (thro' Commander 'Q')
I have interviewed both officers in this case and I am satisfied as
to the veracity of their statements. The civilian witnesses have
not been interviewed in depth. However, they are willing to be seen
by Ministry of Defence authorities should this be considered necessary.
QA [REDACTED]
3.5.84.
Chief Superintendent
M.P.81(E) All minutes to be numbered in consecutive order. Continue on other side if necessary... ----..... /’ , -f~ ..... ~ G~ ~t? ?-~ 5 i :-\-;;:;- I /’ / / / / / ---fJ i ,
[Diagram: compass circle with N arrow pointing left at upper left; vertical dashed line from observer position upward to label "Unidentified object." at top centre; dashed line at 45° angle from observer upward-left with label "Approximate position of vehicle. Object."; cross/marker labelled "North Star" at upper right] 450 VE
Unidentified object as seen by PC [REDACTED] and PC [REDACTED] through binoculars at approximately 11pm Dated 26th April 1984. [Drawing of disc-shaped craft with dome on top and dome underneath, with handwritten labels:] Blue and white lights [arrow pointing to top dome] Blue lights [label on rim/middle band] Red light [arrow pointing to right of rim] white Blue, Green Pink/Red lights [label below craft] [Circle marked "JHVB" at lower left]
6144
No. 991A
x2
STATEMENT OF WITNESS
(C.J. Act, 1967, ss. 2, 9; M.C. Rules, 1968, r. 58)
Statement of............[REDACTED]................................
Age of Witness (Date of Birth) .........Over 21............................
Occupation of Witness..................[REDACTED]...........................
Address and Telephone Number......Wealdstone Police Station.................
......[REDACTED]..........
This statement,* consisting of 2 pages each signed by me, is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief and I make it knowing that, if it is tendered in evidence, I shall be liable to prosecution if
I have wilfully stated in it anything which I know to be false or do not believe to be true.
Dated the 2nd day of JUNE , 19 84.
Signed ..[REDACTED]..................
Signature witnessed by [REDACTED]
On Thursday 26th April 1984 I was on duty in full uniform at Edgware
Police Station. When as a result of what [REDACTED] told me over
the telephone. I went to [REDACTED] Stanmore, where I met
[REDACTED] and [REDACTED] They stated in the presence of P.C.
[REDACTED] and myself that they had seen an object of an unusual
nature in the sky above her rear garden. P.C. [REDACTED] and myself
accompanied the females into the rear garden where she pointed east
towards a flashing light approximately 45 Degrees up in the sky from
were we were standing. A pair of binoculars were obtained and I studied
the object, through them. I saw that the object was circular in the
middle with a dome on top and underneath. The middle Section of the
object had bright blue lights around it with a red or pink light on the
extreme right. The Dome on the top had blue and white flashing.
Underneath the bottom dome was or appeared to be covered in blue green
Signed [REDACTED] ........ Signature witnessed by [REDACTED]
M.P.75 *Delete as applicable.No. 991C
STATEMENT OF WITNESS
(C.J. Act, 1967, S. 9; M.C.Act, 1980, S. 102; M.C. Rules, 1981, r.70)
Continuation of statement of ..........[REDACTED]..........................
red, pink and white flashing lights. We observed the object for one hour,
during this period of time the object moved erratically from side to side,
up and down and to and fro, not venturing far from its original position.
During the observation I saw the object move up to the right approximately
fifty degrees up in the sky, S.P.C. [REDACTED] also observed the object
The object appeared to be over the Borehamwood or Mill Hill area. There w
a prevailing easterly wind.
Signed [REDACTED] ........ Signature witnessed by [REDACTED]
M.P.82(E)6143
No. 991A
STATEMENT OF WITNESS
(C.J. Act, 1967, ss. 2, 9; M.C. Rules, 1968, r. 58)
Statement of............[REDACTED]................................
Age of Witness (Date of Birth) .........OVER 21............................
Occupation of Witness..................POLICE CONSTABLE [REDACTED]..........
Address and Telephone Number......WEALDSTONE POLICE STATION, 78...........
......HIGH STREET, WEALDSTONE, MIDDX..............
......[REDACTED]..........
This statement,* consisting of 2 pages each signed by me, is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief and I make it knowing that, if it is tendered in evidence, I shall be liable to prosecution if
I have wilfully stated in it anything which I know to be false or do not believe to be true.
Dated the 2nd day of JUNE , 1984.
Signed ..[REDACTED]..................
Signature witnessed by [REDACTED]
On THURSDAY 26th APRIL 1984 I was on duty in uniform at EDGWARE POLICE
STATION. When as a result of a call I attended [REDACTED] STANMORE
in company with P.C. [REDACTED] There I saw the occupier [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] and [REDACTED]. They stated in the presence of myself,
P.C. [REDACTED] and S.P.C. [REDACTED] that they had seen an
object of an unusual nature in the sky above the rear garden of the pre
premises. Myself, P.C. [REDACTED] and S.P.C. [REDACTED]nt into the rear
garden of the premises in company with [REDACTED] and [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] indicated EAST towards a flashing light approximately
45° up in the sky from where we were standing. We obtained a pair of
binoculars. I studied the object through the binoculars and I noticed
that the object was circular in the middle with what appeared to be a
dome on top and underneath. There were blue lights around the middle of
the object and red/pink lights on the extreme right of the middle. The
dome on top had blue and white flashing lights. The dome underneath was
Signed [REDACTED] ........ Signature witnessed by [REDACTED]
M.P.75 *Delete as applicable.No. 991C
STATEMENT OF WITNESS
(C.J. Act, 1967, S. 9; M.C.Act, 1980, S. 102; M.C. Rules, 1981, r.70)
Continuation of statement of ..........[REDACTED]......P.C. [REDACTED]...
blue, green, and red/pink with white flashes emitting from it. We
observed the object for an hour and during this time the object moved
erratically from side to side, up and down and to and fro, never venturing
far from its original position. During the time we were observing the
object it moved up to the right in approximately 50° from where we were
standing. From our observationpoint it would appear that the object was
over the BOREHAMWOOD/MILL HILL area.
Signed [REDACTED] ........ Signature witnessed by [REDACTED]
M.P.82(E)E76
+4
12/3
[REDACTED]
Dear Sir ,
I am enclosing some information of which may be of
interest to you regarding some strange lights that have sudd-
enly sprung up across the Scots side over the Solway Firth,I
myself became curious at these reports. So to find out if their
were any truth in the sightings of the lights that appear to be
at sea then on land,where I live (situated) I can observe right
over the Scotch side with a good pair of binoculars,I then set
up regular nightly Skywatches at an advantage point,to my surprise
I began to witness these reported lights for myself,mainly these
became visible after nine O' Clock at night at different locations.
I later became somewhat alarmed and worried at what I was seeing .
(The lights start to come on very low powered,orange and white lits,
then they seem to expand bigger like a welding lights,and get brighter
They then move across from land to sea very quickly,after being stationary for a few minutes or more.I thought these might be helicopters
from an Army base somewhere on night excercise,perhaps ! ) Many of
people also have seen these lits or lights over the Solway,I hence
enclose local newspaper reports for your perusal, and I would
reciate some sort of explanation,as I do not think these have been
investigated thoroughly enough.
P/S. You may keep the enclosed clippings,or take copies and send
originals back to me.
Yours Faithfully,
[REDACTED] .......
P.T.O -[REDACTED]
Dear Sir,
Please find enclosed the
photograph subject of my recent telephone
conversation with your office.
The photograph was taken locally
in early November 1984 on a long time
exposure. I would be interested in your
views on the 'object' visible in the sky
section of the picture.
The photographs from the remainder of
film show no irregularities.
I look forward to your reply and would
be able, if necessary, to give more full details of
location, etc etc.
Yours Faithfully,
[REDACTED]MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Main Building Whitehall London SW1A 2HB
Telephone [REDACTED] (Direct Dialling)
[REDACTED] (Switchboard)
S80/ Sec (As), Your reference
Room [REDACTED]
Main Building. Our reference
Date
[REDACTED]
I spoke to a member of the
public a couple of months ago
& the enclosed is the subject of our
conversation.
The person said that the 'object' on the
photo was not a one-off but appeared on the
negative, which he still holds.
Are you interested? If not, do you
have any ideas who may be? Your help is
appreciated.
[REDACTED]
MOD Sy|b|
R[REDACTED]L14
D/D Air Def/3/6/3-962
From: GE3
To: Sec (AS) 2c
Subject: UFO SIGHTING
1. You will be interested to see the attached forecast
UFO report which came addressed to Operations Ministry
of Defence.
2. Presumably [REDACTED] will be watching his
TV on 21 Jun and may therefore follow-up when he
realises that we have not followed his instructions
[REDACTED]
Wg Cdr
GE3
[REDACTED]
No 6.Fdo
12/3
OPERATION COLD STREAM - SECURITY CLASSIFICATION / COSMIC (To say the least...)
+
CONTACT WITH EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE VEHICLE AT MIDSUMMER SOLSTICE. MIDSUMMER
MOMENT IS 10.44 HRS GMT FRIDAY JUNE 21 1985.
+
1. THE VEHICLE WILL EMERGE FROM THE OCEAN NORTH OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND, IN ORDER
TO COMPLETE ONE ORBIT OF THE PLANET EARTH IN 24 HOURS, WILL IMMEDIATELY ADOPT A SPEED OF
PASSAGE OF 1036 MPH, OR ABOUT 500 YARDS PER SECOND. IT WILL TRAVEL NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS
THE UK IN A STRAIGHT LINE AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1000' ON CONTOUR-LOCK ABOVE LAND AND WATER,
OVER-FLYING THE 555 MILES IN 32 MINUTES, ENTERING UK AIR-SPACE OVER THE ISLE OF LEWIS AT
10.15 HRS G.M.T., PASSING BETWEEN THE ISLANDS OF RHUM AND EIGG, WEST OF SCOTLAND: ABOVE
GREY ABBEY, NORTH EASTERN IRELAND: OVER MERLIN'S BRIDGE, SOUTH WESTERN WALES: ABOVE
TINTAGEL CASTLE, WESTERN ENGLAND: CLEARING UK AIR SPACE OVER THE SOUTH COAST AT 10.47 HRS
G.M.T.
2. DIVIDING THE TRACK INTO EIGHTHS, OR DISTANCES OF ABOUT 70 MILES, EACH POINT BEING
4 MINUTES APART, THE FOLLOWING IS REVEALED:
ENTERS UK AIR SPACE AT 10.15 HRS GMT - ISLE OF LEWIS.
.19 - ISLE OF SKYE.
.23 - ISLE OF MULL.
.27 - MULL OF KINTYRE.
.31 - GREY ABBEY, COUNTY DOWN.
.35 - OVERSEA, WEST OF ANGLESEY.
.39 - OVERSEA, APPROACHING FISHGUARD.
.43 - OVERSEA, BETWEEN WALES AND CORNWALL.
LEAVES UK AIR SPACE AT 10.47 HRS GMT - ST AUSTELL BAY.
3. ON MOD PICK-UP, SCRAMBLE 5 R.A.F. PHOTO-PHANTOMS, AND ESCORT FOR DURATION OF UK
PASSAGE, FILMING VEHICLE FROM A DISTANCE OF 1000 FEET. NO CLOSER. ONE EITHER SIDE, ONE
LEVEL BEHIND, AND ONE IMMEDIATELY ABOVE. ONE AIRCRAFT TO BE AT 4000 FEET ALTITUDE, 2000
FEET ABOVE THE HIGHEST P/P, TRANSMITTING 'LIVE' TV PICTURES OF 'VEHICLE + 4' FORMATION
BENEATH FOR OUR INSTANTANEOUS VIEWING, AND LATER STUDY.
4. TO OVERCOME FUEL LIMITATIONS, SUGGEST 'BATON' THEORY, FIVE TAKING OVER FROM FIVE
ALONG DURATION OF TRACK.
5. THE VEHICLE IS GULL SHAPED TO NEGOTIATE PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES AND INTER-STELLAR
REGIONS. IT WILL BE SURROUNDED BY A VERY STRONG MAGNETIC FIELD, POSSIBLY INTERRUPTING
SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT. MAYBE WE CAN FILM THROUGH TRANSPARENT SUBSTANCE OVERCOMING ANY
RADIATION AND RESULTING FILM FOG.COLD STREAM - Page Two.
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6. ALTHOUGH THE TRACK IS GIVEN, IT MAY LAND. IN WHICH CASE AN APPROACH MAY BE MADE
BY US. THIS CALLS FOR 'TEAMS' OF EQUAL NUMBERS OF MALE AND FEMALE ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL,
SUGGEST FOUR OF EACH, TO BE PLACED ABOARD A SERIES OF HELICOPTERS STANDING BY ALONG TRACK.
SUGGEST ONE ON EACH POSSIBLE LANDFALL, I.E. LEWIS / SKYE / MULL / KINTYRE / GREY ABBEY /
FISHGUARD / BOSSINEY / ST AUSTELL.
7. ONCE INSIDE THE VEHICLE, TEAM WILL BE ABLE, AND ALLOWED, TO MAKE RECORDS, AUDIO
AND VISUAL. ALL ARE TO BE WIRED, ALLOWING SPOKEN RECORD TO BE KEPT OF ANYTHING THEY WISH
WHILST MOVING ABOUT THE SHIP INTERNALLY, OR ANY WORD OR SOUND GIVEN. SUGGEST AUXILIARY
TAKE-UP SPOOLS TO BE ATTACHED TO PERSONNEL AS HULL RADIATION MAY PREVENT TRANSMISSION
THROUGH TO HELICOPTER.
8. AFTER INSPECTION CREWS HAVE DISEMBARKED FOR THEIR INTERNAL INSPECTION, THE
HELICOPTER IS TO RISE, CIRCLE AND FILM THE STATIONARY SHIP UNTIL CREW DISEMBARKS FROM
VEHICLE. ALERT ESCORT PHANTOMS AT THIS STAGE READY TO CONTINUE THEIR SURVEILLANCE.
9. FROM EYEBALL CONFIRMATION AT TIME OF UK AIR SPACE ENTRY, DELIVER ALL FILM AND
TAPE AND OTHER RECORDS, FROM GROUND, SEA AND AIR, TO MANCHESTER ASSEMBLY POINT, WHERE IT
IS TO BE ASSEMBLED IN SEQUENCE, NO EDITS, INTO ONE COMPLETE INTERPRETATION OF ESTIMATED
HALF HOUR PASSAGE. AS SOON AS IT IS COMPLETE, MAKE TEN COPIES, PASSING ONE TO BBC
TELEVISION AND HAVE SHOWN TO UK PUBLIC, ALL CHANNELS SIMULTANEOUSLY, WITHIN 24 HOURS.
ALLOW 48 HOURS TO ELAPSE, THEN SHOW AGAIN.
10. EXCEPTION TO THE ABOVE IS THE NON-STOP TV TRANSMISSION MATERIAL SHOT BY HIGHEST
PHANTOM. THIS WILL BE HELD BY ARMED FORCES AND AT PRESENT IS NOT FOR CIVILIAN RELEASE.
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JUNE 7 1985 / 14.35 HRSE166
METROPOLITAN POLICE OFFICE
NEW SCOTLAND YARD D.S.3
BROADWAY, LONDON SW1H 0BG UN1984
Telephone [REDACTED] Ext.
FILE
The Director Your ref.:
The Ministry of Defence
Main Building S4F(Air) Our ref.:
Whitehall TF162/70/8(B1)
London SW1
Form 7112
19 June 1984
Dear Sir
I enclose for your information and any action considered
necessary, copies of police reports and witness state-
ments concerning the sighting of an alleged unidentified
flying object on Thursday 26 April 1984.
Yours faithfully
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Copy to: for Assistant Commissioner
Ops (GE)2 (RAF) (Traffic)
DI 55
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notified of this by a signal
from the police.
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Bad news concerning ’the magazipe ’Coptra!, published by Wa.l tar Rain in Aust!’ia~ Because of a lack of support the publication has had to cease .- after a promiei ng start it! s sad to see yet another wothwhile effort falter.. "’--00000---’" BOOK ~EWf?. ASTRONOM::ljDav1d Evans (1982) - 290 pages" index.., bibliography, illustdo Prf6e:<B2~95.fJ:’())l! ’Hocl(ff~rl’( S tough tori " .. ’M:i.l1 RoBd; ’WritoriG:!:’ee11, ss1ferio };:s, Kent., ’rh,isis anothe;r’titlo from: the ptiblisheris ,tTeaqh Yotit elf’ser: es~ this edit:ion beil1’g th ~::d,g};d;h,-. hliJ,yiingorlg:nrolly b6<Gnptiblishe acik’i 1952. The author is well qualified being P!’o~essor of Astronomy at the tTniversity of Texas. 1\8 would be expect d it is a. veI"J good pril’!B r the subject,. but in a market where numerous titles are available for the discerning hUyel’t..his book isa bit dull in tlla,t, unlike other$,it . has only black and white phQt..ogra.phs" One ’!N uId have though’t; thliJ, t <vdth the huror.ed of’ excellent prints a:vailable t?day,the, pu’bli,$herJ3would have updated the olde):’ prints. Therefore the appearance of the 09}.\: 1950-if>h" ~ :2TrlE EV’IDENCJ<J FOR VISIONS OF THE VIRGIN IARY/Kev n McClure (1983) - ’158 pages, bibl ographi" index" illustrat.ed" .E;2,,50 from’: ’l;he Acquarian .Press, Deningtol1E~tatej’ Wellingborou:gh1Nqrthants, NN8 2RQ" When one arted read.in:g McClure IS book it was obvious that he was far from happy about theprimi t:tve investigations of’ claimed v;1.sions" Chapters 01’1.e ’!to nine is a collection of vis:Lms from 1061 to the present day" The evidence which i$ assessed in Chapter eleven. is very thin indeed and the author deviates into speculation when he attempts to link visions. with UFO sightingsc ’Ihere IS nothing .like linking one unproven subject 1Nith anoth r! As an introduction to tlw subject the book suceeds and should encourage inter sted parties to pursue the subject further.. STD~~ENGECOMPLETE/Christopher Chipp ndale" (1983). 296 pages? illustrated, index. 12.95 from: Thames & Hudson, 30 Bloomsbury Street, London, YlS1B 3QF’. IIEverything important, interesting or odd that has been’ written or pmto:l, disoovered ".r im.a.gined" about the most extraordinary building in the Y’orldn, proclaimes the front cove1’o By lieveI’ythingf\!,.. we have to realise that this is the usual ovei"’statement.. However, this book..:is a .truly comprehensive work produoed to the high standt’.!.1’:’d one expeots frOi!I’ the publishers", Excellent photographs, painting, engrav:1l..mgs:.;. line drawings and. even cartoons make it Ver"J pleasing to the eye and a very good coffee-table book.. Recomi’J’iend.ed to all with an j,1’DtBrest in this unique m.onument", THE YEAR OF THE s’ .UCER/:’" GRAY BARKER.S tWO A...1\lNUAL 1983/Gray Bdrker., 101 pages~ ill~strated., no index.. 12~95 from: New Age Press~ Box D, Jane Lew,. WV 26378" tISA.. Another book from the hand of Darker J/ the anrlual is supposed to be a Ufological record of the year 1982; but includes msh-ma:sh of dubious stories and claims .from other years besides" Bad.{er realJ~v is an Ejnigm.’1e On.: the one hand he compiles a ma,jor work to them~o subject in his IUFO Guides to;Fate t (reviewed in CU 4),. then come along with this book whose only aim seems to be the creation of an entertaining read for the credulous amongst us$ In the ten chapters,. he finds space to feature tht3 Rendlesham Forest events, 1980, under the heading’ of ’The :Mys<.eri0l1:3 Forest t $ Sorry to say that this.:1,.s a book that adds weight to the bookshelf, but verY’ little else" FJ RY TAIJ5S -ALLEGORIES OF ’:riLE INNER LIFE/Jean C.. Cooper.. (1983)..159 pages, hibl:i.ography, index) illustrated Price .B3,,95 from: ’T.:."1e Acquarian Press", It fascinating book that examines 1;..’ e recurring themes and . . motifs in classi.c faiipytales;, and shows how they relate to the symbol,ic processes ,of the unconsoious mird, although rather too esoteric at times, Cooper makes her point TIell a.ndthe text is accompanied by some fine illustrations, in particular those of Gustave Dore~ FUTURE .WEA.T.HER -. TrEE CAUSES & F,FFECTS OF CLD/!\ TIC CHANGEj;[.ohn Gribbin.. (1:933) 0 272paa;es". ind.ex" bibliography ~ illustrated.~ :5..50 from Penquij)J) Books Ltd. 6" Harmondstm.rth:t Middlesex. . A mos-t readabJ . book by the co-au"’ther of !~e Jupiter Ef’fect~ several.years agGJ.. This latest work congerns the Greenhouse Effect - in simple terms a buiJd up of carbon dio:x e in the Earth! s atmosphere leading to a ’I.:em}X!!’a. tura change.. Gribbin structrJ.res the book 1’7011 w thdsOmB perceptive com..ments on the political, as well as sci nt;ific ~ aspe ts of the proble.m.. . He is also not too esoteric in his o"\Ter’view of the present state o’f thinkimg/resear.ch and. therefore this book can be recommended to the pars n ...wishing to read a ’primer/type book.. - .3 -lJF’O .HE..4..tI1’Y/Jenny Handle-B. (1985) 2J+8 pages, : llustrate-d,index, references" J.?8.95 from: Robert Hale LtL,. Clerk lTv’rell House, Clerkerrwell GreE)D,r I~’)ndon.!’ EC’ OHT ~ ’1.’his s:.’ the fifth bookf’rom the }JI"olific hand. of NIs Randles, :it :1.6 sub-title "A cr:ttical look at the physical eyidenC8~ fI OnS’ might argue that ’chis is a contradiction,. for if there was ’physical evid"’3:Tlce’,. slY’elyfhere would I.)G no UFOs ~? The book consists of some 14 chapters vr.citten mhoI’ usual 2d;yle, which alw9.Ys makes for easy readirlg. She adopts what she termS ’the JR set’: 105’[ BFO cases coverir..g fi ye years J ’whichsrle has perso11fll.ly evaluated ’.’.s her hard-data for Gvidence. This is a great Weak’Y 8ss of the book, she has not personally investigated the cases" Just becau.se a case has bE’ien investigated up to J.c3vels ’Af or ’B’, should not give it a higher sta.tu.s" How competent wore the i’:Y’,n’3stiga tors invo lved is just one reserva. tion that should a.lw9.Ys be tek6Yl into 9.cco1.mt. More and more, Ms Randles, instead of giving the true facts. about the UFO subject, prefers to mould the opinions of her read.ers. O’J::’O I~(’)o..lit:.r fails to balance the open-mini18d viewpoint witb. t of. the skept:J.cs" This is evident in the la.ck of :roferences to Klass and Sheaffer (th8;)r are only mentioned 3 tir s in t lsbool:) and in the section ’:further reading t, not 0 ne of thG~Y;r lJooks is r8comr:’!En, 8d~ Hanny a cl~itjcal look at the a.vidence. Throughout the book I thought jjE1ny cases ’fife orr.rit~’3d tha: she cOlld have used I’or critic~ sf;1Iii.:Y’m ]’o:t’ example;, Chapter 13 WJ:len discussing ptJ.otogr,,:vpt.i. c evidence J ::~s to be on the ~:rinidade Island pri:nrts:p but there :18 no CCI, 8S from 1973 which showed cm idc:a.tioE:,l object ’Hila’;; leoks l:1.1<:r.:3 a vapour tnd.l - Kod.’},k felt thr.d’; the fobject: VTaS cause by processIng irregularities" l(\j.nother good case whieh >7.;\.8 omi tter};)’ ,’Vas the taston, Cheshire hoax p’hotos from 1978<< Here is ,1.;’’1 eX’1.lTIple of an English case being evalm ted by Ground Saucer Wi:.’."Gch il’I sta tes and unCCnlEJ1:’ed. f: 8 a hoax. In the chapter on UFO movies, no mention mCLc1e of the 1976’ Ben Boyd case f:ro:m j~tl’str’1HaQ One ooti’l t goon; but in fatrness 1ft :R’1ridles may be totally unr?-,vlnrl3 of~ tilGSe c’:;’>i-ses( One final F:Jint)< on page 152, she s’;a tos th9 fOllowin.S, HI was told by a former British (;. vernment off:ici9.1 oncCi -ehB-the 1.m.d,8rstood the. t such a device (a cr’1shed tfffO - Ed") oou1(1 be found in tbis country ~ . It was allegedly under ’i’Traps at a mili:tar’J base :somewhere in South Wales." She says sho treats such unsubstantiated. stories 9. nothir-’(’; more than interesting, and thou[;h provocative they tend to beunproveable. One could ask who was the official? Wnioh Base? If’ SQme oases tend to be unproveable, does that rr’ anthatsome havo been proved’? Iwon!t go on but it is annoyi:D.g that in too many UFO books, carrot’s D,re ritually dangled before the re:’1. er withou,t any fac-L’Ualp:coof~ Wis it; too tempting for Ms R.a,n ,les Jco include th::is ~ruroo.urD,? It would appeaf’ so." IVIany books on the subject claim to. be critical,. :many are not ana. this title" whilst appearir~g cn the; surface to acheive the job,!! Illany resGarc1t:.ers;i !II..!re will be able to. notice its faults.. T.EfE ~1EG.4.1ITHIC OrJDYS3EY/ChI’:"cLstian O! (1983) 176 pages. . illustrated.. ,,95 from:: TurnstoJr:8 Pl~e3s (same :3.ddress as Ac quarian ’ press)" This book discusses ~astX’onomically aJ.ignerlr stone circles and giant cairns on Bodmin }iIoor and their origins. 1-1]--10 were ’the designer~ and bUilders? o f]Jrien claims an a dvanced race of Master B"Jilders travelled the world. overseei]’jJI:6 numerous jects., AlthoughvGherese,’ll~ch and. text is woll- threaded together hardly sta.tters one’8 own. vis;Lon of prehistory. ~ 1.;. "~
LEY LINE....THEIR NATURE & PROPERTIES/J. Havelock Fidler. (1983). 144
pages, illustrated. £3.95 from: Turnstone Press. The author incorporates
dowsing techniques developed by himself to show, via experimental
rk, his belief in ways in which a standing stone can be charged with
energy and how this charge can then be permanently fixed. One
conclusion he comes to is that the energy harnessed by ley-line
systems are human in origin. All interesting stuff to read, although
I doubt the seriously-interested scientist to latch onto this work.
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INDEXING - THE FIRST THREE YEARS.
Some three years have passed since the indexing of material within
the Centre began. In that time 241 U.K. UFO publications have gone onto
this system. This period has given me a unique insight into this material
which covers the years 1965 to 84. Whilst it must be understood that the
type of references one adopts is governed by what is indexed, the
following facts and figures make for interesting reading. No one else
is indexing U.K. UFO literature to the same degree as OSEAP and the
research possibilities are endless. It comes as no surprise to find
that editorial preferences start with sightings - out of the 241
publications England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have a total
of 706 cases, add on another 38 countries also featured and this total
rises to 945! These range from one-liners to detailed case studies.
A brief look at some subject-headings and references show that some
themes are better represented than others eg: only 9 references to
instrumentation in UFO research, a modest 50 to identified flying objects,
19 to men-in-black, 39 to UFO investigation methods, 59 to Warminster
and 14 to the Condon Report. On the 'names' side, UFO skeptic Phillip
Klass scrapes in with 8 and, as one would expect, the prolific Jenny
Randles - 173. These references represent articles written by said
person, letters, cartoons, crosswords, and a mention by other writers.
A breakdown of the present indexing situation clearly shows the
fruit of three year's work.
Subject Headings - 1458.
References - 7018.
Abstracts -- 1645.
Total: 10121. (241 publications circa 1965-84).
Here's looking forward to the next three years!
Finally, a quiz of sorts - sorry no prizes. Whilst sifting through
the above indexing I came across many weird and wonderful items: three
subject headings should get your brains working overtime: 1) Euphrosyne,
2) The Mist Agency and 3) Klee Phenomenon. Which publications featured
the above and who or what are they? (DLR).
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- 5 -JOURNAL ABSTRACTS.
1) THE PUZZLE OF BALL-LIGHTENING/Nikolai Zhiltsov. An interesting
item which gives an insight into Russian thinking on the subject
of ball-lightening; includes several cases from the Soviet Union
and questions the origins of how this phenomenon gains its power.
Source: Anomalous Phenomenon Review, Vol. 1/No. 1 1984 - Pages 4-6.
2) RUMOURS AND PUBLICITY - THEIR CAUSES AND EFFECTS/Mark Tyrrell.
A well written and perceptive article originally published three
years ago, but very relevant today and recommended reading for all
serious researchers. The small study featured in the text concerning
UFO shapes is illuminating to say the least and concludes that there
is a strong indication of ingrained preconceptions as to the UFO
phenomenon. Source: UFO Research Australia Newsletter (ISSN 0726-
1764), Vol. 5/No. 2 1984 - Pages 24-32.
3) THE HANGAR 18 TALES - A FOLKLORISTIC APPROACH/Joe Nickell. A very
reasoned debate on a subject, with Ufology, riddled with questionable
claims and 'conspiracy' overtones. It lays down clear challenges to
believers of 'crashed saucers' and 'pickled aliens' to come up with
facts! Nickell likens the 'belief tales' as exhibiting the qualities
of true folklore! Source: Common Ground, No. 9 1984 - Pages 2-10.
4) ON THE ROAD WITH CUFOS: DUBIOUS PHOTO'S ON EXHIBIT/Michael R.
Dennett. A review of the Center for UFO Studies' traveling photo
exhibition in the States, the credibility of prints on view, and
concludes 'the preponderance of sensational 'close encounter' cases
in the CUFOS exhibit is another indication of the intellectual bank-
ruptcy of Ufology. Perhaps more significant is the brazen use of
fake of highly questionable photographs by a supposedly scientific
organisation'. Source: The Skeptical Inquirer (ISSN 0194-6730),
Spring, 1984. Pages 209-210.
5) NEW DATA FROM HESSDALEN/Kim Moller Hansen. Latest news from the
Norwegian sighting area of Hessdalen. Data on incidents from this
location have already appeared in at least one British publication.
In this article the NIVFO group have collected some meteorological
data which may account for some -- but not all - of the sightings in
the area. The local population have not like NIVFO's findings.
Source: UFO NYT (ISSN 0049-4976), No. 4 1984 -- Pages 32-35.
6) WHAT DID LONNIE SEE?/Toby Smith. A good piece of journalism by
Smith; Zamora and others involved at the time of his sighting at
Socorro in 1964 are interviewed. It gives a fascinating and retro-
spective insight on the incident. Over the years Lonnie has grown
weary of defending himself and fed-up of the harassment he has
suffered from various quarters. Today he drives an earth mover and
supplements his income by serving in the National Guard. He comes
across as just an ordinary person who became involved in events he
did not understand. One the sighting he says, "people say I saw a
Flying Saucer...I can't say if I did because I don't know what a
Flying Saucer looks like." He also feels he was at the wrong place
at the wrong time and should he ever see anything unusual again he
would not tell anyone about it. Source: UFO Newsclipping Service,
No. 169 1983 - Pages 6-8 (reprinted from the Impact Journal, New
Mexico 2/8/83).
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EXCHANGE MAGAZINES.
The last couple of years has been notable for the drop in UFO
reports and also the number of UFO magazines either going out of circulation
- 6 -or no longer wishing to exchange because (1) finances wouldn't allow it or they (2) did not agree with what OSEAP had to say. OSEAP can under- stand the first reason but says if it is because of the second, then as people are not really worth dealing with if they're that immature. Without much further ado, here is an updated exchange list. Any changes of address should be notified accordingly:- UK EXCHANGES. MAGONIA, 64 Alric Avenue, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 4JW. NORTHERN UFO NEWS, 21 Whittlewood Close,Gorse Covert, Warrington, WA3 6TU. UFO RESEARCH REVIEW, 443 Meadow Lane, Nottingham,NG2 3GU. COMMON GROUND, 11 Asquith Boulevard, Leicester. FORESIGHT, 29 Beaufort Ave., Hodge Hill, Birmingham, B34 6AD. THE LEY HUNTER, P.O. Box 13, Welshpool, Powys, Wales. NESSLETTER, Huntshieldford, St. John's Chapel,Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. KINGDOM VOICE, Riverside Cottage, Harpford, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 ONG. FORTEAN TIMES, 96 Mansfield Road, London, NW3 2HX. BUFOS JOURNAL, C/O Deirdre O'Neill, 54 Heathfield Gardens, London, NW11. EARTH GIANT, 35A West Street, Abbotsbury, Weymouth, Dorset. INFINITY, 73 Torbrex Road, Cumbernauld, Glasgow, G67 2JU. BUFORA JOURNAL, 40 Jones Drive, Whittlesey, Peterborough, PE7 2HW. EARTHLINES, 7 Brookfield, Stirchley, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 1EB. REVELATION, 8 Victoria Court, Victorie Road, New Brighton, Wirral, L45 9TD. NUFORO BULLETIN, 60 Charles Cr., Lenzie, Kirkintilloch, Glasgow, G66 5HG. INSIGHT, 25 Calmore Close, Sourvale Meadows, Bournemouth, Dorset. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. CENAP, Eisenacher Weg 16, 6800 Mannheim 42, Germany. UFOLOGIA, Clypeus, P.O. Box 604, 10100 Torino, Italy. ODISEJA, Mileinskega 6, 61000 Ljublana, Slovenija, Yugoslavia. IL SENSATITOLO, Via Torino 91, 33100 Udine, Italy. JOURNAL FUR UFO-FORSCHUNG, Postfach 2361, D-5880 Ludenscheid 1, Germany. PLANET EVRENDE ZEKI HAYAT, P.O. Box 1157, Istanbul, Turkey. AFU NYHETSBLAD, P.O. Box 11027, S-600 11, Norrkiping 11, Sweden. SUFOI NEWSLETTER, Margrethevej 11, DK-2960, Rungsted Kyst, Denmark. OVNI-PRESENCE, Casa Postale 342, CH - 1800 Vevey 1, Switzerland. NOTIZIARO UFO/C.U.N., Via Magenta 49, 10128 Torino, Italy. UFO NEWSFLASH, Massimo Greco, P.O. Box 29, 25121 Brescia, Italy. AUSTRALIAN I.U.F.O.R. Magazine, Box 2004 GPO, Adelaide, Sth. Australia 5001. UFO 21, K. Albertstraat 40, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium. UFOLOGIA, B P I, 57601 Forbach Cedex, France. DUIST, Bv Zentrale Wiesbaden, D62 Wiesbaden-Schierstein, Fach-17185, Germany. GEP, Postfach 2361, D-5880 Ludenscheid 1, Germany. DOCUMENTI UFO, Via Cardinale Garampi,N.184, 00167 Roma, Italy. UFO FINLAND, SF-17950, Kylama, Finland. SVL MAGAZINE, Oever 28, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium. UFORAN, P.O. Box 229, Prospect, Sth. Australia 5082. ACUFOA JOURNAL, 61 Reginald Ave., Findon, Sth. Australia 5023. TUFOIC, P.O. Box 99, North Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia. MUSGRAVE MAILING, 169 Abbottsfield Rd., Emonton, Alberta, TSW 459, Canada. SWAMP GAS JOURNAL, Box 1918, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 3R2, Canada. CUFORG NEWSLETTER, 2 Augusta St., Cambridge, Ontario, N1R 1G1, Canada. ANCIENT SKIES, 1921 St. Johns Ave., Highfield Park, Illinois 60035, USA. UFO NEWSCLIPPING SERVICE, Route 1, Box 220, Plumerville, Ark 72127, USA. SOLAR SPACE LETTER, P.O. Box 622, Joshua Tree, California 92252, USA. STIGMATA, P.O. Box 1094, Paris, Texas 75460, USA. SHAVERTRON, 325 Coghlan St., Vallejo, California 94590, USA. - 7 -
Lindy Whitehurst, P.O. Box 45673, Dallas, Texas 75245, USA.
UFO INFORMATIONS, "La Barfie", Arthemonay, 26260 St. Donat, France.
UFOS AND OTHER MYSTERIES, P.O. Box 537, Blenheim, New Zealand.
REVELATIONS OF AWARENESS, P.O. Box 115, Olympia, Washington 98507, USA.
PUFORG NEWSLETTER, 375 Kew St., Cloverdale 6105, Western Australia.
CPDV, Caixa Postale 2182, 79100 Campo Grande - MS, Brazil.
Sixth Quark Journal, P.O. Box 1174, Trenton, New Jersey 08606, USA.
NORDIC UFO NEWSLETTER, Strandgaten 221, N-5000 Bergen, Norway.
SAF BULLETIN, Box 2238, S171 02 Solna, Sweden.
North Amercian UFO Federation, 325 Langton Ave., Los Altos, CA 94022, USA.
WAFUIC BULLETIN, 10 Scott St., Koongamia, Western Australia 6056.
QUICKSILVER MESSENGER, Chris Ashton, c/o EEP, JLN, Kapten Tendean 18,
Jakarta-Selatan, Indonesia.
UFO NYT, P.O. Box 6, DK-2820 Gentofte, Denmark.
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w~1-~ "’it We attach a letter whi received. It r,(;:fers to co~PQ.u.den~.YOlt"On: ............ ’-~----- Piease arrang~~r re rwItI}’ ~tit. Please arrange for your Department to send a fun reply as soon as possible. If you are not responsible for this matter, please transfer the letter to the appropriate Department and let us know. Not writer. Please co-ordinate any ~~plL.:2 ...th~{,)W.j,~.....::;.. Departm :- to’-WIi rn- copies have been sent ( ) Wehavt.: not sent an acknowledgement. ( ) /~ have sent a plain acknowledgement. ’" ~/t We have sent an acknowledgement, saying that the letter is receiving attention. ( ) A copy of tbe acknowledgement which we have sent is attached.[REDACTED]
UFO RESEARCH, BROADCASTS & LECTURES
[REDACTED]
The Prime Minister
The Rt. Hon. Mrs Margaret Thatcher MP
10 Downing Street
London S.W.1 4 June 1985
Dear Prime Minister,
I am sorry to burden you with a question on an apparently trivial and irrelevant
subject at a time when you have far more pressing problems to deal with. I refer
to the much-ridiculed and controversial subject of Unidentified Flying Objects,
which must have been brought to your attention on a number of occasions.
As you are doubtless aware, the subject is treated with the utmost seriousness by
a number of intelligence agencies in the United States, notably the Central
Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency. With regard to the latter, a
Supreme Court ruling in 1982 decreed that the NSA was fully justified in withholding
139 documents on UFOs, in the interest of national security. This has been confirmed
for me in a letter from Mr James Devine, Director of Policy for the NSA. The latter
has, however, released to me some declassified documents under provision of the
Freedom of Information Act which leave little room for doubt that the subject of
UFOs is in some instances classified above Top Secret.
I am familiar with the policy of Her Majesty's Government and have corresponded for
many years with the Ministry of Defence on these matters, yet have been unable to
secure official confirmation that any serious scientific research is being conducted,
other than that reports are treated seriously but not pursued unless there is a
defence interest. Apparently there is no evidence thus far that UFOs have any
defence significance.
Unofficially it has been confirmed that Top Secret research is being conducted in
this country, and I have been informed by reliable sources that in 1978 alone the
budget was £11,000,000. I am given to understand that there is close collaboration
with U.S. intelligence on the matter. My question then is: Are you aware of this
secret research into UFOs? Former Prime Ministers Lord Wilson and Mr Heath have
told me that they cannot comment on the subject as they do not know anything about
it. I feel sure that you can come up with something better than that! As titular
head of the security and secret services, presiding over meetings with the JIC, for
example, there must have been an occasion when you were informed about this secret
research, as well as national security implications. If not, I am left with the
suspicion that the subject is so sensitive that not even the Prime Minister is on
a 'need to know' basis.
Finally,a word of encouragement for your fine leadership. I have nothing but
admiration for the courage and tenacity with which you pursue the problems facing
our country.
With best wishes, I remain,
Yours respectfully,
[REDACTED]E11/2
ROYAL AIR FORCE
St Mawgan Newquay Cornwall TR8 4HP
Telephone Newquay [REDACTED]
MOD Sec (AS) 2b
Room [REDACTED]
MOD Main Building
Whitehall
London
SW1A 2HE
Please reply to
Officer Commanding
Your reference -
Our reference SM/1627/1/Org
Date 23 May 1985
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS
1. The enclosed letters were recently received on the
station. On seeking guidance from OC Ops Wg I was
told that HQ P&SS (UK) had advised that they be sent
to your department for action.
2. A short letter has been sent to [REDACTED] advising
him of our action and that he can expect some response
from MOD in due course.
[REDACTED]
Flt Lt
GRO
for OC
Enclosures:
1. Letter PUFOIC 38/85 dated 10 May 85
2. Letter PUFOIC 42/85 dated 17 May 85PUFOIC
PLYMOUTH U.F.O. INVESTIGATION CENTRE.
Est:1978.
INVESTIGATION & RESEARCH INTO
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS
[REDACTED]
Ref: PUFOIC 38/85. 10th May 1985.
Dear Sir (or Madam),
I am the Chairman of the above Society,and also the Regional Investigations
Officer, (South - West) for the British U.F.O. Research Association (B.U.F.O.R.A.).
My reason for writing to you,is to request an appointment,in the near future,
at your convenience of course. The subject for discussion is an alleged U.F.O.
sighting (and landing), very close to your Base,that occured in February this year.
We have good reason to beleive that the sighting was genuine,and that the
witness did not fabricate a hypothetical event. Members of our Society have visited
and interviewed the witness for over two hours.
Although at present we are classifying this incident as a 'U.F.O.' incident, we
have not dismissed the possibility that what the witness observed,could have been
a form of experimental aerial craft - possibly from your Base. That is,of course
if you are involved with design and testing of experimental aircraft. Should this
be the true identity of this 'U.F.O.' sighting,then a greater measure of safety is
certainly required,as this object nearly collided with a moving vehicle!
Should this sighting be truly unexplained,and you were not responsible for it,
then I wonder,if you were able to track it on the radar facilities used at
R.A.F. St Mawgan?
We have calculated that the object in question, might have passed through your
Base,and furthermore - we beleive that it landed less than one mile away,burning
soil,grass and some small trees. We also beleive that when it departed after landing,
it hit a tree as it ascended.
Because there was an increase in radiation levels on trees and ground,after the
U.F.O. incident at R.A.F. Bentwaters/Woodbridge,in Suffolk in December 1980,we are
planning to examine the readings of radioactivity at the place of impact of this case.
Although U.F.O. Investigators experienced a 'mass of denial' over the U.F.O.
hypothesis at R.A.F. Bentwaters/Woodbridge - by both M.O.D. and U.S.A.F. Officials
and even D S 8 at M.O.D. Offices in London,I truly hope this will not be the case
by Officials from a British Air Force Establishment.
I look forward to hearing from you,in the not too distant future.
Yours Sincerely,
[REDACTED]
R.I.O. (S.W.)
B.U.F.O.R.A.PUFOIC
PLYMOUTH U.F.O. INVESTIGATION CENTRE.
Est:1978.
INVESTIGATION & RESEARCH INTO
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS
[REDACTED]
Ref:- PUFOIC - 42/85 (Cpy 38/85) 17th May 85
Dear Community Relations Officer,
I am the Chairman of the above Society,and also the Regional Investigations
Officer - South- West, for the British U.F.O. Research Association. (B.U.F.O.R.A.).
This is my second letter to you - during a telephone conversation,to your
Establishment today,they were not aware of my previous one,therefore,I am writing you
another.
I am writing to request an appointment with you,hopefully in the near future
to talk about a U.F.O. sighting that occurred early February. The sighting was
extremely close to the perimeter of your Base and we beleive that the object might
have 'landed' on the ground, for some time. Our belief here,lies with evidence of a
'landing' in the discovery of an area of damaged and burned grass,soil and trees,
and also another tree that has been hit at the top,snapping several large branches
off it,It is this,that I feel more relevant.
Obviously we have not dismissed the possibility,that whatever caused this
damage,and more importantly,what our witness observed,was infact some form of aircraft
being tested from RAF St Mawgan. However I must add,that,when airborne,the craft was
only 8 -15ft above the ground!
Should you be unable to account for this sighting,then did you manage to
record it on your radar system,at the Base? Our own calculations indicate the object
could have passed over the Base.
Since my last letter to you,we have taken radioactivity readings at the areas
of damage,stated above,and I am happy to report there were no abnormalities detected.
However,following the hypothetical theories put forward,which were neither denied,nor
confirmed by the M.O.D. ;at RAF Woodbridge in Suffolk,after their strange incident in
December 1980,our own theories must be similar to those in Suffolk,which were:-
(a) UFO -(b) crashed aerial craft (c) experimental craft,or (d) missile going astray. I state these
simply because the description of the Woodbridge incident,and the one close to your
Base,were nearly identical both in description and in size,and also aerial capability.
We thought that the best way to begin our task of solving this sighting,is to
ask your advice,prior to approaching D.S.8, in London.
We look forward to your reply to this correspodance.
Yours Sincerely,
[REDACTED]
CHAIRMAN - PUFOIC.
REGIONAL INVESTIGATIONS OFFICER -B.U.F.O.R.A.
(S.W. 001).[REDACTED]
June 3RD 85.
DEAR SIR,
I AM WRITEING TO
YOU BECAUSE I DO FEEL IT MAY HAVE
SOME BARING, AS TO PAST, AS WELL AS
RESENT AIRCRAFT DISASTERS.
PLEASE EXCUSE
MY SPELLING AS I AM BUT AN UNEMPLOYED
LABOURER, AND I AM NO LETTER WRITER.
I AM OFCOURSE REFERING TO THE RESENT
INDIAN AIRCRAFT DISASTER, WITH THE LOSS
OF ALL CREW, AND 329 LIVES.
I AM A
MIDDLE AGED MAN, AND I HAVE NEVER BELEAUED
IN UFOS UNZILL 1982, I LIVE ON THE
EXSTREAM EDGE OF THE CITY BOUNDRY, ONE
SUNDAY EVENING I WAS BURNING SOME
GARDEN RUBISH I GLANCED IN THE SKY I
WAS AMASED TO SEE A ROUND LARGE OBJE
CT TRAVELING AT GREAT SPEED, IT WAS
OF BRILIENT ORANGE COULER, I HAD AN
EXCELENT VEW, THE UFO EVENTUALY BEC
AME STATIONARY, WAS SO FOR ABOUT 10 SE-
PTOAOANDS, IT THEN MOVED OFF AT GREATE SPE- ED IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION, I WOULD ESTI- ATE IT WAS 3 TO 5 THOUSAND FEET HIGH I WOULD GUESS THIS OBJECT WOULD BE A MILE IN CIRCUMFFERENCE, THERE WAS NO NOISE OR SOUND FROM THE UFO. THIS SITING WAS IN EARLY JUNE- THE TIME WAS 9.20 PM. THE FOLLOWING MONDAY A REPORT WAS PUBLISHED IN OUR LOCAL PAPER THE HULL DAILY MAIL- THAT A LISENCED OF A PUBLIC HOUSE, HAD SITED THIS UFO ALSO HIS DISCRIPTION OF UFO AND DIRECTION, COULER, TALED EXACTLY WITH MINE. ON THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY THERE WAS A REPORT OF A LADY MOTORIST WHO HAD AN EXCELENT SITEING, BUT FRIGTEING EXPER IENCE. SHE STATED SHE WAS MOTORING FROM MARKET-WHETON TO HULL AND WAS HALF WAY WHEN SHE SAW THIS BRITIANT ORANGE UFO BUT SHE WENT ON TO STATE IT JUST DISINTERGRATED BEFOR HER EYES AND IT HAD MADE HER EXSTREMLY NERVOUSE; I FEEL FURITHER INVESTIGATIONS SHOULD BE MADE INTO THE SITINGS OF THEASE UFO THE DIRECTIONS "TIMES" DATES" PLACES" "CONDITIONS"; IT HAS NEVER BEEN PROVED THAT A UFO HAS EVER COLIVED WITH AN AIRCRAF BUT IT IS MAY BE STILL
POSSIBLE THIS INFACT CAN TAKE PLACE,
AND MABE ALREDY HAS. IT SHOULD BE NOTE
THAT THE MONTH OF JUNE IS A MONTH
WHEN MEANY DAY TIME SITFINGS ARE
OBSERVED OF UFO THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
THE WHOLE SYBERNETICS OF UFO IS
A STRANGE PHENOMENON AND SCIENTISTS SHO
LD CONCENTRATE MORE INVESTIGATIONS INTO
THERE BEHAUOR, WE NEED MORE EVIDENC
TO ANALISE.
MY VERY KINED REGARDS
AND RESPECTS.
[REDACTED]
PS. THE SITEING ABOVE WAS FARLY JUNE.
1982 AT 9 20PM.[REDACTED]
E11/1/25
31st May, 1985
[REDACTED]
Sec. AS.2a,
Room [REDACTED]
Ministry of Defence,
Main Building,
London SW1A 2HB
Dear [REDACTED]
Thank you for your letter of 15 May, replying to mine
to [REDACTED] of 25 February.
I am glad of your assurance that unidentified events in British
airspace and territory are properly evaluated by the MOD for their possible
Defence significance. It is no more than I would have expected from former coll-
eagues !
I gather from the duty desk (which I telephoned recently during
'silent' hours) and also from the Flying Complaints Flight at Rudloe Manor that
a standard form is currently in use for noting data reported by the public, the
civil police and the CAA. As one of those who are at present attempting to make
some scientific evaluation of a surprisingly persistent and not readily explicable
phenomenon, I was interested to discover that the MOD and the Flying Complaints
Flight have identified several factors which may be relevant in evaluating reports,
eg. the proximity of high-voltage lines or bodies of still water in the area of
a reported sighting. It would be of great value to myself and scientific colleagues
if I might have a copy of the standard report-form which is currently in use in
Whitehall and at the FCF. I assume that there can be no security objection to our
having it in view of your assurance that no Defence significance has ever been
detected in any sighting reported to Defence authorities. It would, on the other
hand, be of interest to those who are looking at the matter from a scientific
standpoint lest there is any potential factor identified by MOD experts which we
may possibly have overlooked.
I assume from your recent re-organisation that the functions of both
the former DS8 and the former S4(Air) have been absorbed into the new AS.2. If so,
I congratulate you on a desirable piece of tidying-up ! The dividing line between
the two former Divisions was never easy to administer. My own Division, DS8 (anyway
during my term as Head of DS8 from early 1969 to late 1972) saw only such cases as
appeared to have a possible air defence significance; and we doubtless missed many
others. Nonetheless, the AD 'cases' were often interesting. I have been a little
disappointed to see from the Answers to PQs in recent years that the MOD disclaims
having kept on record any material earlier than (as I recall) 1962 or so. Recent
enquiries to the Public Records Office suggest that this is not, in fact, quite
accurate: I have by me two written reports - freely available from the PRO - which
are dated 1950 and 1952, both by serving officers and both recording events in
British airspace which closely resemble the mass of material which continues to be
reported, and which we, with a scientific interest, cannot altogether dismiss.
I also recall having been shown, during 1970, during my term as Head
of DS8, some interesting gun-camera 'clips' which suggested the existence of a
puzzling phenomenon observed by RAF pilots (notably during the 'flap' at Bentwaters/
Lakenheath in 1956). I hope these have not been thrown away. Now that we have hadyour assurance that no Defence significance is attached to these matters,
would be of scientific interest if any such material could be made available to
a designated and responsible group. (I would make it my business to ensure that
you were not in consequence bombarded with similar requests from a multitude of
outside bodies !).
Thank you again for your letter. In the light of it, and noting your
position that nothing of Defence significance arises, may I recapitulate my
requests ? In summary,-it would contribute to serious research if you could now
make available to me:-
a. a copy of the standard form currently in use by the MOD for
summarising the data reported by the public,the police and the CAA
on unidentified events in British airspace and territory;
b. the data still held by the MOD on these reported events, particularly
any photographic material.
Yours sincerely,
[signature]
(R.N. Noyes)
PS. I was interested in your comment that "there has never been any formal
liaison with other governments". This used not to be the line when I was
around ! If you care to look up the Official Record for 22 November 1967,
you will find the following exchange between the Hon. & Gallant Member,
Major Sir Patrick Wall, MP, and Mr. Merlyn-Rees, S. of S. for Defence.
WALL : "What exchange of information or other co-operation is taking
place bewteeen his Department and the official American and
Russian investigations into UFOs ?"
M-REES : "We are in touch with the Americans on this subject but not
with the Russians. I understand the conclusions which the
Americans have reached coincide with ours."
This doesn't quite substantiate your "never". I won't embarrass you by
asking you to comment; but you might find it useful for your own purposes
to refer to the Hansard reference and to refresh your memory on what
precisely was the American position at that time and why we went along
with it.[circular stamp: SECRETARY OF STATE]
[stamp: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Hd.Sec.(AS).
2 9(M) 1985]
[stamp: FILE 12/3]
Head of Sec[AS/2(S)]
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has received has been acknowledged by 10 Downing
Street and has been forwarded to this Department
for official action. The action requested by
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2. If No 10 have passed to us for action as
we see fit you are asked to consider whether
there is anything which can usefully be said to
the correspondent, and to action accordingly.
3. If No 10 have asked that a full reply be
sent you should know that the Prime Minister
attaches importance to such replies being sent
expeditiously.
4. Unless specifically asked to do so, there
is no need for you to copy your replies to this
office.
[REDACTED]
for APS/Secretary
of State
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214 Conclusion: Who Goes There? b. There are objects probably approximating the shape of a disc, of such appre- ciable size as to appear to be as large as a man-made aircraft. . c. There is a possibility that some of the incidents may be caused by natural phenomena, such as meteors. d. The reported operating characteristics such as extreme rates of climb, maneu- verability (particularly in roll), and action which must be considered evasive when sighted or contacted by friendly aircraft and radar, lend belief to the possibility that some of the objects are controlled either manually, auto- matically, or remotely. -U .S. Senator Barry Goldwater, also a general in the Air Force Reserves, who has repeatedly expressed his opinion that UFOs are real and who has been denied access to top secret UFO files at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, despite his status. A curious set of regulations exists within NASA. Listed in the Code of Federal Regulations since 1969, 14 CFR 1211, as they are known, provide for the detention, examination, and decontamination of persons and things that have come in direct or indirect contact with a person, animal, or other form of life or matter that has "touched directly or come within the atmo- spheric envelope of any other celestial body." Originally designed for our expeditions to the moon and, in fact, insti- tuted only a few days before the first lunar landing, the regulations can be applied to space voyages by vehicles not originating from Earth, according to NASA’s general counsel Neil Hosenball. Theoretically, anyone who sees and approaches a UFO and, if lucky (7) enough, is able to touch the object, may be liable for a $5,000.00 fine and/or a year in prison if he or she does not submit to detention. Now, we don’t anticipate that such a thing will ever come down upon a UFO witness. It would hardly be a way to reward someone with physical proof of UFO real ty! However, another problem surfaces and that is the fact that when such stories are circulated in the media, a potential witness could be frightened away from reporting a UFO encounter. The threat of a fine and prison term for exposing the public to some as yet unknown peril may be impetus enough to remain silent. One witness involved in the following encounter had precisely this fear in mind when he came forward to tell us what he had gone through. Persistent stories had come out of England about an unidentified flying object which had come down into the Rendlesham Forest near the American Air Force Base at Bentwaters on December 30, 1980. Reports included radar tracking from a civilian radar site, which later had been visited by U.S. Air Force officers with the purpose of confiscating the radar tapes, and ac- counts by USAF personnel of a metallic craft and entities seen in a clearing at Rendlesham. The stories, of course, were unverified and little else could be accomplished unless more concrete data came forth. Two British UFO investigators, Brenda Butler and Dot Street, followed Ir 11;,’ ’:tnr;(’~. ;1nd found substance to them. Reportedly, a
Conclusion: Who Goes There? 215 SP~\Jrity sergeant saw entities associated with a dome-shaped UFO in the .., ~0ds; another witness, an airman, saw marks in the earth characteristic of what he had heard about UFO landing marks. All witnesses desired com- plete anonymity, however, and while the story became more intriguing with the increase in the number of confirming witnesses, it still could not be considered a strong case by any means. Anonymous witnesses and scattered rumors are not convinc ng evidence of anything. While we were putting this book together, a person came forward as a result of a UFO article he had read. Fascinated by the subject because of his experience, this individual was eventually put in contact with the authors and told a very interesting t le. His identity is known to us, but, by his request, we will change his name to Art Wallace. Wallace was attached to Bentwaters Air Force Base as a security police- man. He had been assigned to the base for only a short period of time, when at 1:00 A.M. on a night either on or very near to December 30, 1980, his life took a strange twist. While he was on duty at the Bentwaters flight line, a jeep pulled up. Two men, a sergeant and a lieutenant, told Wallace to get in because they were going over to the motor pool. On the way over, Wallace noticed that many animals were running out of the woods nearby; something he had never seen before, even in the States. When they arrived at the motor pool, Wallace and the sergeant were told to get gas-powered "light-aIls" (trailer-mounted lights used for illuminating large areas). The lights were attached to the jeep, and they proceeded to the Bentwaters main gate where they met other vehicles. The convoy moved out toward the Rendlesham Forest a few miles away. Wallace heard radio chatter mentioning names of people he knew plus "OSI," most likely a reference to the Air Force’s Office ofSpec al Investi- gations. Wallace saw security police as well as members of the British military stationed all along the way. They pulled onto a dirt road and drove about a mile into the Rendlesham Forest, stopping at what Wallace referred to as a "staging point." The men were ordered to check their weapons in since they would not be taking them along. Wallace went into the woods with four other men led by a captain who had met them at the Bentwaters motor pool. As they approached a clearing in the woods, they noticed a brightness in the distance and the sound of helicopters overhead. Wallace noticed an airman crying at the edge of the clearing with a medic attending him. This puzzled Wallace greatly as he couldn’t imagine what might have been going on. The first thing the men noticed when they had a clear view was that large movie cameras had been placed surrounding a field in the clearing. Many mil tary and plainclothes personnel were milling about watching something. The "something" was an object, taking the appearance of a transparent aspirin tablet, hovering about one foot off the ground. Wallace estimated that the object was fifty feet in diameter and had a bright, pulsating, yellow
216 Conclusion: Who Goes There? inside. It did not move from its position. Wallace and some of the men approached the object to within about ten feet. Two cows in the field had come over to the object and according to Wallace, appeared to .be just staring at it, oblivious to the security men in the area. A radio call was heard over a field radio unit. A helicopter pilot said, "Here it comes." In the distanc{::, a red light appeared, first behind a pine tree, then in front of it. The light quickly sped over to the aspirin-shaped object and hovered at a position about twenty feet above it. After maintaining this position for a minute, the red light broke up. No explosion occurred in the conventional sense. The light merely broke up into a shower of particles. Suddenly, in the place of the red light and the aspirin-shaped object, another vehicle appeared. Wallace said it was a domed disc. bright white in color, with an intricately detailed surface much like the models used in movies like "Star Wars" and "Close Encounters." It had two appendages on the lower flange of the disc which seemed to be the beginning of delta wings but not quite. Shadows were cast on the surface of the disc by some of the raised-relief detail. Wallace and the men with him walked around the object and noticed an interesting effect. Their own shadows were cast onto the object, probably by the bright "light-aUs" in the field. Not only did their shadows bend upwards at the head, but as they walked and then stopped, the shadows would appear to advance one pace more and then stop. Stunned and disbelieving of this effect, Wallace and the others walked and stopped several times, each time noticing the effect repeat itself. Addition- ally, tbe third time that they tried this, a light came over the head of a shadow and moved from one head to another. Wallace recalled turning to say a few words to one of the men. The next thing he knew, he woke up in bed, fully dressed and muddy up to his knees. Wallace asked one of his companions in the barracks what time he had come in. He replied 4:00 A.M. At that point he did not remember what had happened that night. As he went about his usual duties, Wallace began to recall the events. A phone call came later in the day. Wallace was summoned to his commander’s office along with other security policemen who were at the scene of the UFO activity. Civilians were in the office also, giving Wallace the impression of being CIA personnel. The commander politely advised the men not to talk about the night’s events to anyone. They were brought into another room where the civilians, much more stern and rude, reminded the men of their duty and ordered them never to discuss the matter with anyone. They were checked for radiation, debriefed for an hour, and made to sign forms which re-emphasized the high security nature of what happened. Wallace and others were put on a call-in schedule by which they would be required to phone a certain number daily at 11:30 A.M. as a check on their whereabouts and activities. Wallace recalled being shown a film on UFOs in a room with otherConclus nl: Who Goes There? 217 11 for reasons which he stW doesn’t understand. The movie displayed film _.! s, some dating to World War II, of actual UFO activity in various places and times. Several of the sequences showed UFOs near what appeared to be fighter aircraft, and in one sequence from the Korean War, a disc-shaped object passed close to an MIG fighter, causing it to crash. Wallace was told they were being shown this so that they might better understand the need for secrecy on the events of the 30th. Wallace said that versions of the story leaked to the British media detailing alien meetings in the forest and landing marks on the ground were deliberately contrived by the military to mislead the public. The false evidence was intended to be discovered by UFO investigators so that a negativeevalua- tion would be ascribed to the story, thus preserving secrecy. It is quite a story, and coupled with other accounts of the Rendlesham Forest events, we are inclined to think that something truly extraordinary may have happened. What was the Air Force’s official response to this? The authors filed a FOIA request with the 81st Combat Support Group at RAF Bentwaters to determine if documentation was on file at the base. A reply dated April 28, 1983, came from Col. Henry J. Cochran, Bentwaters Commander. Reference your letter dated April 14, 1983 requesting information about unknown aircraft activity near RAF Bentwaters. There was allegedly scme strange activity near RAF Bentwaters at the approximate time in question but not on land under U.S. Air Force jurisdiction and, therefore, no official investigation was conducted by the 81st Tactical Fighter Wing. Thus, the records you request do not exist [emphasis added}. If no records exist, how did Co!. Cochran know that something had happened near Bentwaters? He was not the Bentwaters Commander at the time. Further. more, under the provisions of Air Force Manual 12-50, such records would either have been destroyed after a short period of time or they would have been passed along to a permanent storage facility for retention; that is, they would no longer be at the base. And the investigation was probably not conducted by the 8Ist Tactical Fighter Wing but by someone else (OS I?). On May 7, 1983, CAUS Researcher Director Robert Todd filed an FOIA request with the Air Force’s 513th Combat Support Group for informa- tion on the Rendlesham Forest affair. The 513th CSG provides document management services for the Headquarters of the Third Air Force in Europe, which covers the Bentwaters area. Our hopes were low for any positive results as it seemed that a tight ring of secrecy was placed around the story. However, in a June 14, 1983, letter from Co!. Peter Bent, Commander of the 513th CSG, an utterly stunning admission was made. Co!. Bent said: It might interest you to know that the US Air Force had no longer retained a copy of the 13 January 1981 letter written by Lt Col Charles I. Halt.
218 Conclusion: Who Goes There? The Air Force file copy had been properly disposed of in accordance with Air Force Regulations. Fortunately, through diligent inquiry and the gracious consent of Her Majesty’s government, the British Ministry of Defence and the Royal Air Force, the US Air Force was provided a copy for you. The January 13 letter was enclosed with Cot. Bent’s response. It was on the official letterhead of the 81st Combat Support Group at Bentwaters and signed by Lt. Cot. Halt, who was the Deputy Base Commander. The title of the document is "Unexplained Lights," and it reads like science fiction: 1. Early in the morning of 27 Dec 80 (approximately 0300L), two USAF security police patrolmen saw unusual lights outside the back gate at RAF Woodbridge. Thinking an aircraft might have crashed or been forced down, they called for permission to go outside the gate to investigate. The on- duty flight chief responded and allowed three patrolmen to proceed on foot. The individuals reported seeing a strange glowing object in the forest. The object was described as being metallic in appearance and triangular in shape, approximately two to three meters across the base and approxi- mately two meters high. It illuminated the entire forest with a white light. The object itself had a pulsating red light on top with a bank(s) of blue lights underneath. The object was hovering or on legs. As the patrolmen approached the object, it maneuvered through the trees and disappeared. At this time the animals on a nearby farm went into a frenzy. The object was briefly sighted approximately an hour later near the back gate. 2. The next day, three depressions 1 V2" deep and 7" in diameter were found where the object had been sighted on the ground. The following night (29 Dee 80) the area was checked for radiation. Beta/gamma readings of 0.1 milliroentgens were recorded with peak readings in the three depres- sions and near the center of the triangle formed by the depressions. A nearby tree had moderate (.05-.07) readings on the side of the tree toward the depressions. 3. Later in the night a red sun-like light was seen through the trees. It moved about and pulsed. At one point it appeared to throw off glowing particles and then broke into five separate white objects and then disap- peared. Immediately thereafter, three star-like objects were noticed in the sky, two objects to the north and one to the south, all of which were about 100 off the horizon. The objects moved rapidly in sharp angular movements and displayed red, green and blue lights. The objects to the north appeared to be elliptical through an 8-12 power lens. They then turned to full circles. The objects to the north remained in the sky for an hour or more. The object to the south was visible for two or three hours and beamed down a stream of light from time to time. Numerous individuals, including the undersigned, witnessed the activities in paragraphs 2 and 3. Outside of some small variation in detail, the story in the document is amaz- ingly similar to what Art Wallace described. This letter was certainly part of a more detailed file, since it is clear that an official investigation was conducted. Looking back at Cot. Cochran’s April 28 response to our inquiry on Rendlesham, we now see that it amounts to nothing more than a gross
C01iclusion;’ Who Goes There? 219 " tnpt to mislead the public and constitutes a blatant violation of the spirit and the letter of the Freedom of Information Act. What could be equally as mysterious as the events themselves’ is the reason why the letter was released in the first place. We probably would not have known about its existence had it not been given to us. And it surely doesn’t help to make the Air Force’s official stance on UFOs credible. Could there be a segment within the Air Force that wants us to have the facts on UFOs? It’s a distinct possibility. Our investigation into this most bizarre affair continues. We have already discussed many of the agencies involved in collecting reports of UFOs domestically and internationalIy. One other potential source of UFO data has not been mentioned only because it has been relatively unknown until recently through revelations by the New York Times. The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is an intelligence agency whose very existence has been classified top secret. It has an extraordinary budget of $2 billion per year and manages to hide this primarily in Air Forces operations. It functions in such a manner that nothing about it is subject to open scrutiny. The NRO’s mission is to monitor international communications (like the NSA) and to oversee the operation of the nation’s spy satellite system. Government officials have even refused to discuss the agency’s name if it were brought up. How might the NRO’s operations relate to UFO research? Photo-reconnaissance satellites have advanced to such a degree that even individuals can be specifically identified from orbits one hundred miles up. If strange aerial activity were to be detected in space as has been done in the past by NORAD (see Chapter 1), a photo-reconnaissance satellite could be expected to be pressed into duty by taking high-resolution photos of the UFOs. Significant strong evidence for UFOs may cun::ently exist in the NRO’s files but accessab ty would be virtualIy impossible under present security provisions. Such security could also protect an above-top secret ver- sion of Project Saint (see Chapter 13) in photographing UFO activity. Let us summarize in detail our conclusions on the UFO subject. (We refer to the small percentage of total reports which are currently listed as genuine unknowns: 1) UFOs are a real, material, physical phenomenon, completely unidentifiable in conventional terms. 2) UFOs display intelligence of a very high order. 3) Granting that UFOs are real and intelligent, somebody is behind the phe- nomenon; that is, advanced biological life forms. 4) These life forms are here for a purpose. A "clear intent" has been demon- strated numerous times.
2,~O Conclusion: Who Goes There? 5) Their purpose at the present time is unknown but may be related to an extended surveillance of what might be termed a primitive. embryonic society. 6) The origin of the biological life forms is unknown. but the extraterrestrial hypothesis seems to be the most attractive explanation. although not the only one. 7) UFOs have overflown U.S. military and other government facilities since World War II, as evidenced by official U.s. document releases from a variety of federal agencies. 8) This activity has extended to other nations, as evidenced by official U.S. government document releases. 9) UFO activity over some U.S. military/governmental fac ties has been of such a sensational. dramatic nature that a definite threat to U.s. national security is considered as fact within the highest levels of government. (This scenario also applies to foreign governments.) 10) Documented UFO reports of national security signi6cance have been and continue to be withheld. under tight secrecy regulations, from all but the most highly-placed government officials. II) Despite tight secrecy regarding release of UFO documents, government officials most closely associated with UFO data of national security impor- tance probably do not have a definite "answer" to the UFO problem, but they monitor the phenomenon in pursuit of an answer. 12) The monitoring procedure probably includes the use of unmarked helicop- ters as convenient vehicles of transportation to and from scenes of UFO and other related activity. Part of why this book exists is to urge people with any knowledge of the events discussed here to contact us and fill in the missing details. Other events related to the subject matter of the book, but not mentioned, would also be of great interest. We would like to stress that no information is being sought other than UFO data. Sensitive material about the defense of the United States, military and government personnel, and the internal functions of federal agencies is not of interest to the authors. The protection of such details is fully and understandably recognized under the Freedom of Information Act. Since the government has declared many times that UFOs are no threat to national security, we feel fully justified in asking that data about UFOs be released and put out before the public for a fair and open-minded assessment of what is one of the most intriguing topics in recorded history. In particular, we solicit any information on the existence of long-ru- mored movie films on UFOs-some in general documentary format, others showing actual footage of UFOS filmed by people on the ground and by pilots in the air, equipped with aerial cameras. Additionally, a document written in the summer of 1948 by Air Force Project Sign personnel entitled "Estimate of the S uation" is sought. Although the original document was supposedly destroyed in 1948, copies were known to exist years later. The "Estimate of the Situation" is a curiosity of UFO history. The
Conclusion: Who Goes There? 221 c.."Jument concluded that UFOs were interplanetary, according to those few individuals who saw it, including the former head of Project Blue Book in the early 1 950s, Captain Edward Ruppelt. Ruppelt stated that at least one copy, legal-sized with a black cover stamped "Secret," survived its original destruction order. Since then, all attempts to locate the document have failed. The Air Force’s responses to such inquiries have been strangely contradictory. One letter to a UFO researcher by the Air Force’s Director of Legislative Liaison, Major General W. P. Fisher, said, "There has never been an Air Force conclusion that flying saucers were real and were interplanetary space ships. The alleged 1948 document mentioned in your letter is nonexistent." Yet, in 1967, the Air Force’s Chief, Civil Branch of the Office ofInforma- tion’s Community Relations Division, Lt. Colonel George Freeman, said: Regarding the 1948 "Estimate of the Situation" the late Captain Ruppelt in his book, The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects, provides the answer. The Top Secret Estimation was working its way up to the higher echelons of the Air Force. It got to the late General Hoyt S. Vanderberg, then Chief of Staff. before it was "batted down," The General wouldn’t "buy" interplan- etary vehicles, The report lacked proof and the Estimate died a quick death. Some months later, it was completely declassified and relegated to the incinerator. I am sorry, but we have no copies of this document. The "Estimate" obviously survived destruction by several accounts. Knowl. edge of its location would be of great historical importance. We have tried to give a rational assessment of UFOs. Old questions have been answered and new ones have been raised. To be sure, UFOs have not been given a fair day in court, which is why the subject remains cloaked in rumor and ambiguity. Some scientists are aware of the challenge placed before us, but the scientific community at large must shoulder some of the blame for the way the UFO phenomenon has been treated. Scholars have descended upon UFO enthusiasts in righteous indignation, accusing them of promoting pseudoscience and misinforming the public to an almost irrever- sible degree. Indeed, some of the criticism is well-deserved. Serious UFO researchers were, for some time, a small minority in a subject dominated by religious fanatics, pseudointellectuals, and a variety of space explorers, whose alleged trips to "lush, green Venus" and the marvelous cities on the far side of the moon titillated millions. Inevitably, the wheat is separated from the chaff and the true nature of a mystery manifests itself. This is what present-day UFO logists are promot- ing-a serious look at real events, not a 19808 version of "Earth vs. Flying Saucers" or "Invaders from Mars." The U.S. government is convinced that UFOs are a serious matter. It is only through a concerted effort by the world’s braintrust that UFOs can be dealt with effectively, almost surely leading to the revelation of new truths.
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UFO RESEARCH, BROADCASTS & LECTURES
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Secretariat AS-2
Ministry of Defence
Main Building
Whitehall
London SW1A 2HB 18 May 1985
Dear Sirs
I would be extremely grateful if you could answer the following questions
regarding the subject of Unidentified Flying Objects, in which we share a
common interest:-
(1) Is AS-2 now the sole recipient within the MoD for collating UFO
reports from members of the public?
(2) Which department within the MoD now handles reports from the
military?
(3) Is there a department within the MoD where all reports (i.e. from
the public, police, military, civilian pilots etc.) are collated
and analysed?
(4) How many reports from the defence services of the United Kingdom
have been received by the MoD between 1959-1984? I realize that
this is a tall order, but wish to point out that for the period
June 1957-June 1958 a figure of 54 reports (from military sources)
was confirmed in the House of Commons by Mr Charles Orr-Ewing, the
then Under-Secretary of State for Air, on 10 June 1958. I therefore
assume that such figures can be made publically available.
(5) DS-8 has repeatedly stated that all reports of UFOs received by the
MoD prior to 1962 have been destroyed. "If there had been any
evidence or important papers the records would have been retained,"
I was told in November 1980 by [REDACTED] (Your ref: D/DS8/75/2/1J).
Since I have now obtained a number of Air Ministry reports prior to
1962 from the Public Records Office, may I assume that the MoD's
assertion is demonstrably untrue,and that I am now in possession of
"important papers"?
I thank you in advance for your trouble, and remain,
Yours faithfully
[REDACTED]From: [REDACTED] Secretariat (Air Staff)2a, Room [REDACTED]
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Main Building Whitehall London SW1A 2HB
Telephone [REDACTED] (Direct Dialling)
[REDACTED] (Switchboard)
[REDACTED] Your reference
Our reference D/Sec(AS)/12/1[ILLEGIBLE]
Date 15 May 1985
Dear [REDACTED]
Thank you for your letters of 24 February and 23 March 1985;
I am sorry that I have been unable to reply before now. I regret
that the Department could not justify the expenditure in terms of
time and effort which would be required to collate information on
reports of UFO's in the Dyfed area since 1977.
You may find it useful if I explain that the sole interest of
the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence in reported sightings of
Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) is to establish whether they have
any bearing on the defence of the country.
There is no organisation in the Ministry of Defence appointed
solely for the purpose of studying reports of such objects, and no
staff are employed on the subject full time. The reports we receive
are referred to the staff in the Department who are responsible for
the air defence of the United Kingdom, and they examine the reports
as part of their normal duties.
Since our interest in UFOs is limited to possible defence
implications we have not carried out a study into the scientific
significance of these phenomena. Unless there are defence
implications we do not attempt to identify sightings and we cannot
inform observers of the probable identity of the object seen. The
Department could not justify the expenditure of public funds on
investigations which go beyond the pure defence interests.
We have to recognise that there are many strange things to be
seen in the sky, but we believe there are adequate explanations for
them. They may be satellite debris re-entering the earth atmosphere,
ball lightning, unusual cloud formations, meteorological balloons,
aircraft lights, aircraft at unusual angles or many other things.
There is certainly no evidence that "alien spacecraft" have landed on
the planet. Although we have not carried out our own studies, we are
aware of independent studies into the UFOs, notably by the University
of Colorado published in 1969. This concluded that 90% of all UFOs
reported could be plausibly related to ordinary phenomena.I am sorry that you might find this reply somewhat
disappointing, however I enclose details of 3 magazines which publish
articles on UFOs and the address of the British UFO Research Associa-
tion. I do not know whether any of these will be able to help you,
but it may be worth writing to them.
Yours sincerely
[REDACTED]Bufora Journal [REDACTED] Flying Saucer Review FSR Publications Ltd [REDACTED] Ad Astra [REDACTED] British UFO Research Association (Bufora) [REDACTED]
From: [REDACTED] Secretariat (Air Staff)2a, Room [REDACTED]
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Main Building Whitehall London SW1A 2HB
Telephone [REDACTED] (Direct Dialling)
[REDACTED] (Switchboard)
[REDACTED]Noyes Your reference
Our reference D/Sec(AS)/12/3[ILLEGIBLE]
Date 15 May 1985
Dear Mr Noyes
Thank you for your letter of 25 February 1985, addressed to
[REDACTED] who, as I believe you now know, has left this division
(now Sec(AS)). I am sorry that I have not been able to reply before
now. Thank you also for sight of the extracts from your proposed
book.
In his letter of 20 March 1984, [REDACTED] explained the
MOD's position regarding Colonel Halt's reports on events near RAF
Woodbridge in 1980, and I have little to add to the views
expressed. I know from your letter that you are well aware of the
limited extent of the MOD's interest in the subject. Nonetheless,
there are, perhaps, one or two points which I should make. Firstly,
whilst I cannot, of course, comment on the proportion of UFO
sightings which are not reported, I can assure you that those which
are reported to local police forces and to the Civil Aviation
Authority should all be passed on to this division of the MOD. We
treat all these reports seriously in case they show anything of
defence interest. However, we have never found any reason to believe
that, in the defence context, such reports warrant more detailed
research. Equally, since our interest extends only as far as defence
of the UK, there has never been any formal liaison with other
Governments.
Turning to your specific questions about the Woodbridge
incident, I can assure you that no unidentified object was seen on
any radar recordings during the period in question, and that the MOD
has no knowledge of the tape-recording or cine film you mention. As
we have said in the past, the report sent by Colonel Halt was
examined by those in the Department responsible for the air defence
of the UK and since then there has been nothing to alter the view
that there was no defence significance to the incident.
Yours sincerely
[REDACTED]From: [REDACTED] Secretariat (Air Staff)2a, Room [REDACTED]
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Main Building Whitehall London SW1A 2HB
Telephone [REDACTED] (Direct Dialling)
[REDACTED] (Switchboard)
[REDACTED] Your reference
Our reference D/Sec(AS)/12/3[ILLEGIBLE]
Date 14 May 1985
Dear [REDACTED]
You wrote, some time ago, concerning two photographs taken in
October 1982; RAF Manston have passed your letter to me for reply.
I am sorry that I have not been able to reply until now. You may
find it useful if I explain that the sole interest of the United
Kingdom Ministry of Defence in reported sightings of Unidentified
Flying Objects (UFOs) is to establish whether they have any bearing
on the defence of the country.
There is no organisation in the Ministry of Defence appointed
solely for the purpose of studying reports of such objects, and no
staff are employed on the subject full time. The reports we receive
are referred to the staff in the Department who are responsible for
the air defence of the United Kingdom, and they examine the reports
as part of their normal duties.
Since our interest in UFOs is limited to possible defence
implications we have not carried out a study into the scientific
significance of these phenomena. Unless there are defence
implications we do not attempt to identify sightings and we cannot
inform observers of the probable identity of the object seen. The
Department could not justify the expenditure of public funds on
investigations which go beyond the pure defence interests.
We have to recognise that there are many strange things to be
seen in the sky, but we believe there are adequate explanations for
them. They may be satellite debris re-entering the earth atmosphere,
ball lightning, unusual cloud formations, meteorological balloons,
aircraft lights, aircraft at unusual angles or many other things.
There is certainly no evidence that "alien spacecraft" have landed on
the planet. Although we have not carried out our own studies, we are
aware of independent studies into the UFOs, notably by the University
of Colorado published in 1969. This concluded that 90% of all UFOs
reported could be plausibly related to ordinary phenomena.I attach copies of two recent Parliamentary Questions on the
Ministry of Defence's interest in UFO reports, which you may be
interested in.
Thank you for your interest in this matter, I am returning the
negatives which you kindly loaned to RAF Manston. I am afraid I
cannot explain the objects which appear in the photographs, however,
if they were not visible in the sky at the time the pictures were
taken, it is likely that they are, in fact, blemishes on the
negatives, possibly produced during the developing process.
Yours sincerely
[REDACTED]Hansard Extract 13 March 1984 Cols 132 & 133 Unidentified Flying Objects Sir Patrick Wall asked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many alleged landings by unidentified flying objects have been made in 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983, respectively; and how many have been investigated by his Department's personnel; (2) how many unexplained sightings there have been in 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983, respectively; and which of these had been traced by radar and with what result. Mr. Lee [pursuant to his reply, 9 March 1984, c. 728]: For the years in question, the Ministry of Defence received the following numbers of reports of sightings of flying objects which the observer could not identify: 350, 600, 250, and 390. Reports of alleged landings are not separately identified. The Department was satisfied that none of these reports was of any defence significance and, in such cases, does not maintain records of the extent of its investigations.
HANSARD EXTRACT 24 OCTOBER 1983 Col. 62 RAF Woodbridge (Alleged Incident) Sir Patrick Wall asked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he has seen the United States Air Force memo dated 13 January 1981 concerning unexplained lights near RAF Woodbridge; (2) whether, in view of the fact that the United States's Air Force memo of 13 January 1981 on the incident at RAF Woodbridge has been released under the Freedom of Information Act, he will now release reports and documents concerning similar unexplained incidents in the United Kingdom; (3) how many unexplained sightings or radar intercepts have taken place since 1980. Mr. Stanley: I have seen the memorandum of 13 January 1981 to which my hon. Friend refers. Since 1980 the Department has received 1,400 reports of sightings of flying objects which the observers have been unable to identify. There were no corresponding unexplained radar contacts. Subject to normal security constraints, I am ready to give information about any such reported sightings that are found to be a matter of concern from a defence standpoint, but there have been none to date.
From: [REDACTED] Secretariat (Air Staff)2a, Room [REDACTED] E8
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Main Building Whitehall London SW1A 2HB
Telephone [REDACTED] (Direct Dialling)
[REDACTED] (Switchboard)
[REDACTED]
Your reference
Our reference D/Sec(AS)/12/3
Date 14 May 1985
Dear [REDACTED]
Thank you for your letter of 5 April 1985, addressed to the
Secretary of State for Defence. You may find it useful if I explain
that the sole interest of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence in
reported sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) is to
establish whether they have any bearing on the defence of the
country.
There is no organisation in the Ministry of Defence appointed
solely for the purpose of studying reports of such objects, and no
staff are employed on the subject full time. The reports we receive
are referred to the staff in the Department who are responsible for
the air defence of the United Kingdom, and they examine the reports
as part of their normal duties.
We have to recognise that there are many strange things to be
seen in the sky, but we believe there are adequate explanations for
them. They may be satellite debris re-entering the earth atmosphere,
ball lightning, unusual cloud formations, meteorological balloons,
aircraft lights, aircraft at unusual angles or many other things.
There is certainly no evidence that "alien spacecraft" have landed on
the planet. Although we have not carried out our own studies, we are
aware of independent studies into the UFOs, notably by the University
of Colorado published in 1969. This concluded that 90% of all UFOs
reported could be plausibly related to ordinary phenomena.
Turning specifically to the incident at RAF Woodbridge, the
incident was reported to the MOD on 13 January 1981 in the report
from Lt Col Halt which you mention in your letter. A copy of this
report is attached for your interest. At that time we satisfied
ourselves that the incident was of no defence significance and no
further investigations were undertaken. There is no question of a
cover up over this incident.
Yours sincerely
[REDACTED]Ad’~ ,. TO 1IN ,)L CD 13 Jan 81 /’ :1 C/j ,,’ L ,......",*...1’-, . ...(10’", ........"".... ~ ..: .... ----;.;:v;...,’, . "Z’>>.. ~"’I"""’" ... : .j~.\ :~.’::::.:~ ~: , ’_,.J ~ ,’1; .,’ ~\’" --,.,,;..~~_. "./ \:. ".,..- ’"4;#-,,./;/ " ;;;:;..., .~ "~L.)~:- DEPARTMENT OF TIlE /dR FORCE HE^DOUAUt~s !’;r ((H,:8AI suN’uRr CROUP (VSAtt) AI’O Nr. w ...()~" 01/,,$ $VDJEC T: Unexplained Lights fe: RAF/CC 1. Early in the morning of 27 Dce eo (appro>:iIllJtely 0300L), t\’/O LJS^F security po 1 ice pat ro 1 men sa\’.’ unUSU 1 ) i 911 ts outs ide the back giHe at RAF Hoodbridge. Thinking an aircraft might have crashed or been forced dO"-In, they called for pennission to go outside the gate to investigate. The on-duty f ight chief n:sponded and allo\ofed three patro1me:1 to pro- ceed on foot. The individuals t~eponed seeing a strange glo\’i ng object in the forest. The object was descr-ibed as being meta lie in appearance and triangular in shape, appl’oximately tl’v’O to three meters across the base and approximate y tVJO meters hiyh, It illuminated the entire forest \....ith a l’Ihite light. The object itself had a pulsing red light on lop and a bank(s) of blue lights undemeath. The object was hovering or on legs. As the patl~olmen approached the object. it maneuvered through the trees and disappeared. At this time the animals on a nearby- farm went into a frenzy. The object was briefly sighted approximately an hour later near th back gate. 2. The next day, three depressions 1 1/2" deep and 7" in diameter were found where the object had been sighted on the ground. The following night (29 Dee aD) the area was checked for radiation. eta/ganm~ readings of 0.1 milliroentgcns were recorded i’Jith peak readings in the three de- pressions and neal- the center of the tl~iangle fanned by the depressions. A nearby tr-ee had mode}-ate (.05-,07) readings on the side of the tree toward the depressions. 3. later in the night a red sun-like light was seen through the trees. It moved about and pulsed. At one point it appeared to throw off glol.ling particles and then broke into five separate white objects and then dis- appeared. Immediately thereafter, thl-ee star-l ike objects were noticed in the sky, two objects to the north and oQe to the south, all of which were about 100 off the horizon. The objects moved rapidly in sharp angular- movements and displayed red, green and blue lights. The objects to the north appeared to be elliptical through an 8-12 power lens. They then turned to full circles. The objects to the north remained in the sky for an hour or more. The object to the south was visible for two or three houl’s and beamed dO\</n a stream of light from time to time. Numerous indivi- duals, including the undersigned, witnessed the activities in paragraphs 2 fjJtJ aL CI~S 1. f~~ It Col t USAF Deputy Base Conmander .. \. " .. - -~..~
[REDACTED] [REDACTED]
Section 40
Section 40
[REDACTED]
[REDACTED]
Secretariat (Air Staff)2a
Room [REDACTED]
Ministry of Defence
Whitehall
London SW1A 2HB 22 April 1985
Dear [REDACTED],
Your Ref: D/Sec(AS)/12/3
Thank you for your letter of the 16th instant informing
me that as far as your staff at the Knightsbridge Military
Barracks are concerned no mysterious shining flying object
was sighted by them on the 21st December 1984 and 21st Jan'85.
May be what my colleagues and I saw on the above dates was
an illusion on our part and, therefore, I would ask you to
accept my apologies for wasting everybody's time unnecessarily.
Yours sincerely,
[REDACTED]Section 40
[REDACTED]
12
700
Rt Hon. Margaret Thatcher
Prime Minister 12
10 Downing Street
London SW1.
Re. The U.F.O. problem.
Dear Mrs Thatcher,
I have seen authentic reports on UFOs from the Police to
Military in this country (not in breach of National Security), and
I have been doing this for the past 30 years privately, and now I
am starting to see many more reports coming in via the US courts,
but these reports are, some of them, still classified SECRET here.
In 1952 while I was in the military in the far-east the
whole base I was on, was subjected to close UFO scrutiny, but even
today, with all the evidence recorded at the time, Whitehall will
not say more than deny the incident, and therefore I am forced to
let things go for the sake of the government.
I am fascinated to know what our government has found out
on the subject of UFOs since they started coming in large waves
from 1947 onwards.
Yours sincerely
[REDACTED]μte
12/3 t6/2
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (AIR)
Whitehall, London April 20, 1985
Ypäjä, Finland
Dear Members of Ministry of Defence
I have read several hundred British newspaper articles of so-called
"flying saucers" or unidentified flying objects.
For that reason I decided to ask you for some information about the subject.
How many reports of UFOs you have received after World War II and have you
any office or staff investigating the matter? Have you any printed matter
on the subject?
And I ask for photostatic copy of the famous ufo-article published in
RAF Flying Review July 1957 (it is an unofficial magazine, but it is in your
library).
I have received similar help from other foreign ministries and I want this
type of information for my private library. And I have been interested in
ufo-problem for twenty years.
I am waiting for your reply.
Sincerely Yours
[REDACTED]
F I N L A N D
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Sec.(AS)2
- 2 MAY 1985
FILERoyal Air Force Boulmer Alnwick Northumberland NE66 3JF Telephone [REDACTED] Please reply to Officer Commanding Your reference MOD PLO Theobold Rd London Our reference HMR/1028/P1 Date 17 April 1985 REQUEST FROM CIVILIAN FOR INFORMATION ON UFO SIGHTINGS Please find enclosed a letter from a [REDACTED] which requests information on any UFO sightings reported at RAF Boulmer. A copy of our reply is enclosed. We would be grateful for any assistance that you could offer [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Fg Off for OC Enclosures: 1. Letter from [REDACTED] 2. Reply to enclosure 1.
[REDACTED]
please reply:
[REDACTED] 11/3
9/10 '85 -[ILLEGIBLE]
16.3.85
Dear Sir,
I'm a member of the British UFO Society, I do hope you don't mind me writing and asking if it would be possible for you to let me know of any sightings you may get.
I know it may not be possible for you to do so, but I thought it would be alright to ask as if we could find out when there are sightings it would be of a great help for us
I've been interested in U.F.Os for many years now a stimulating subject is it notfile 3
the thought of another life out there simply fascinates me.
I/o in Blyth had a perm shop in 1979/80 which was a very exciting time for me being it my pet Indulge
If you have any past or present sightings I shall be most grateful so I can send them down to the Society. I know there is [ILLEGIBLE] even a one for back as 1909 December if I rote remember rightly, also may I'm its amazing and its wish I could find out more in that field for my own interest as well as the Society.
Hope you can be of help to us, thanking you for your kindly interest in this letter
hope you will let me know of any new sightings in the near future.3
May I say that the RAF do a marvellous job for this country as do all the forces but I feel the R.A.F is special to me. I love aeroplanes.
I would very much like to help the R.A.F. Northern Charity if that would be possible could you let me have an address I could write to, or if you have any raffle tickets to sell I'll be happy to do so.
I think you're great bunch of lads and should all be more thought of hope you don't mind me saying so but your great and we need you in this country to-day
God Bless you All
[REDACTED]
P.S. Pass on my regards to the Red[continuation] they gave us all a thrill at Blyth Carnival once I saw them at [ILLEGIBLE] a few years ago it made my holiday as they went past our plane at the airport gosh how lucky you all are to be able to fly its one of [ILLEGIBLE] which one day I hope will come true.
(E6/1)
(04)
489
Alnwick [REDACTED]
>> BMR/1028/P1
[REDACTED]
4 April 1985
Dear [REDACTED]
Thank you for your letter of 16 March 1985, it is most gratifying to receive such high praise of the Royal Air Force.
Your interest in UFO's sounds fascinating, but unfortunately I am unable to supply any information that would be of value to you. I have however, passed your letter to a higher authority and I am sure they will reply to you in due course.
Thank you for your kind offer of helping on RAF Charity, please find listed below the address of the Northumberland Branch of Soldier, Sailor and Airmen's Families Association (SSAFA) who, I am sure, would be delighted to hear from you.
SSAFA
[REDACTED]
Thank you again for your kind words.
Yours sincerely
[REDACTED]
Flying Officer
for Officer Commandingrom: [REDACTED] Secretariat (Air Staff)2a
Room [REDACTED]
[REDACTED]
D/Sec(AS)/12/3
16 April 1985
Dear [REDACTED]
Thank you for your letter of 11 March 1985 addressed to the Secretary of State for Defence. We have looked into the sightings reported in your letter but have no records which would offer any explanation of what you saw. You may find it useful if I explain that the sole interest of the Ministry of Defence in reported sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects is to establish whether they have any bearing on the defence of the country.
There is no organization in the Ministry of Defence appointed solely for the purpose of studying reports of such objects, and no staff are employed on the subject full time. The reports we receive are referred to the staff in the Department who are responsible for the air defence of the United Kingdom, and they examine the reports as part of their normal duties. Unless there are defence implications we do not attempt to identify sightings and we cannot inform observers of the probable identity of the object seen. The Department could not justify the expenditure of public funds on investigations which go beyond the pure defence interests.
Yours sincerely
[REDACTED][Secretary of State crest]
E5
[REDACTED]
Head of Sec (AS)
Are [ILLEGIBLE] this? 1874
[REDACTED]
/ I attach a letter which the Secretary of State
has received from a member of the public,
and which has been acknowledged by this office.
2. I should be grateful if you would arrange
for the appropriate action to be taken, including
a reply as necessary. Since the Secretary of
State attaches importance to such letters
addressed to him being answered promptly, any
reply should be sent within two weeks of the date
of this minute. If, exceptionally, this should
prove impossible an interim reply should be sent
within the same timescale.
[REDACTED]
15/4/85 for APS/Secretary of State
[REDACTED]
[REDACTED] one of yours think [ILLEGIBLE] FILE
[MINISTRY OF DEFENCE stamp: HQ D/Sec(AS)1 18 APR 1985]Sec(AS)
[REDACTED]
M. Heseltine Esq
Defence Secretary
Ministry of Defence
WHITEHALL
London S.W.1 9 April 1985
Dear Mr. Heseltine,
Sec(AS)1/3
Would you please advise me as soon as possible of the action taken by you so far in connection with my letter dated the 11th ultimo so that I may bring my records up-to-date.
Yours sincerely,
[REDACTED]→ Sec (AS) 2a -
Copy to you as we discussed
[REDACTED]
[REDACTED]
Sec(AS)cc NEW/GE<
DI SS
ROYAL AIR FORCE GE3
Manston Ramsgate Kent CT12 5BS 24° GE3
Telephone Manston [REDACTED]
(file 12/3)
MOD Main Building Your reference
Attn: S4F(Air)
Whitehall Our reference
SW1 MAN/135/SY
Date
12 April 1985
REPORT OF SIGHTING OF UFO - [REDACTED] - OCT 1982
Reference:
A. MAN/135/Sy dated 23 Jan 1985
1. Reference A contained an account of a sighting of an alleged UFO in Oct 82 by a [REDACTED] along with some film negatives.
2. Since [REDACTED] visit to this Unit and the handing over to me of the negatives I have received numerous telephone calls from [REDACTED] asking me what was the outcome of sending the reported sighting to you.
3. I have pointed out to the [REDACTED] that these matters take time and further that they should not necessarily expect a reply.
4. Despite these assurances the [REDACTED] have persisted in contacting me and have recently requested the return of the film negatives.
5. I would be grateful if someone could please reply to them or if this is not possible, the negatives could be returned to this Unit for return to the [REDACTED]
[REDACTED]
Fg Off
for OC
[MOD stamp: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE 19 APR 1985 D. OF C.3. (A OF C3) 1023][Secretary of State crest]
E4/[ILLEGIBLE]
(file 12/3)
Head of Sec (AS)
/ I attach a letter which the Secretary of
State has received from a member of the public,
and which has been acknowledged by this office.
2. I should be grateful if you would arrange
for the appropriate action to be taken, including
a reply as necessary. Since the Secretary of
State attaches importance to such letters
addressed to him being answered promptly, any
reply should be sent within two weeks of the date
of this minute. If, exceptionally, this should
prove impossible an interim reply should be sent
within the same timescale.
[REDACTED]
for APS/Secretary of State
12.6.85 [REDACTED]5th April 1985 Sec(AS)
[REDACTED]
Dear Minister,
Please look at the following papers and explain without endangering national security what happened that night and why the Ministry did not control the U.S.A.F. in confiscated radar tapes.
The Ministry made this following statement about this incident: "WE are aware of the report but this is a matter for the U.S.A.F. not us". A U.S.A.F. spokesman at Mildenhall,Suffolk said "All reports of this incident are now with your Defence Ministry"
Please don't put responsibility on the U.S.A.F. but work together to find out what happened after this cover-up.
Yours sincerely
[REDACTED]
Age 12WAS THERE A COVER-UP OF A U.F.O. IN BRITAIN? [REDACTED] Was there a cover-up of a U.F.O in Britain? It seems so; for on the 2nd. of October 1983 an article in"The News of The World" was about a U.F.O. in Suffolk. It reports that a U.F.O. landed in a red ball of light at 3 a.m.on the 27th. December 1980 at Tangham Wood a half mile away from R.A.F Woodbridge where the United States Air Force are. Lt. Col. Halt, Deputy Commander of the U.S.A.F. 81st Tactical Fighter Wing, wrote a confidential report on this. It stated what the security saw and what was seen afterdards - three star-like objects in the sky. One security guard said that what he and the other men saw was classified Top Secret. The security men were sent to the base security office were civilians, that they presumed to be C.I.A. men, said that if they talked "Bullets were cheap." One of the security guards said he was being brain-washed by having to watch American astronaunts on the moon with the U.F.O. in the background. Top Secret documents were sent to"The News of The World"which showed that the British Secret Service invented a plane crash to hush up the U.F.O., and an American believed he was being brainwashed. Radar stations that followed the U.F.O. had their tapes taken away
~ ~ . "III Why has there been so m ch secrecy ~ out a ~Qutine sighting? -’I" ’ ".. ’vi ere the U.S. Testing a. :new wfoi JYen er spy equiL’Jllent? ~uesti(ms must be asked in Cengress and in Pa.rliament a.nd people must wr1teto their M.PafQr the sa.ke of. ope’:1- government a.nd . emocra.cy. " ............-.....,."’.
Why has there been so much secrecy about a routine sighting? Were the U.S. Testing a new weapon or spy equipment? Questions must be asked in Congress and in Parliament and people must write to their M.Ps for the sake of open government and democracy.
[file 12/3]
[REDACTED]
3/4/85-WE WROTE
→ 2/4/85
Dear Sir,
Yesterday Approx 3PM. Myself And My Boyfriend Saw An Object In The Sky, In My Opinion It Looked Like A Detector. I Myself Saw The Object Closer Than My Boyfriend, Consequently. His Explaination Of The Sighting The Object Looked Different To Him.
We Will Now In Turn Draw The Object.
[Drawing of round/spherical object] [Drawing of elongated disc-shaped object]
[REDACTED] [REDACTED] Hopes Sincerely [REDACTED]
I [REDACTED]
Saw. The [object] Sighting As A Heavy Grey Metal Object like an encased machine. it was certainly no space-ship in my opinion as I don't believe in space-ships any way.YUFOS
CIVILIAN AERIAL PHENOMENA
RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
E4/2
(file 12/3)
Ministry of Defence,
Main Building,
Whitehall,
London,
SW1A 2HB
Your Ref:
Our Ref: BL/RD1 E 4 April 1985
No. of Pages: One (1)
SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects
Dear Sir/Madam,
With reference to the above named subject.
During the last few years UFO organisations have made several enquiries to DS8 regarding UFO phenomenon. It has come to our attention that the handling of all such enquiries has now been taken over by SEC AS (Air Staff) - 2. Can you please confirm this matter?
If the above statement is correct could you respond to two research letters submitted to [REDACTED] DS8 Room [REDACTED] (last known room) on the dates of 8 March 1985 and 3 December 1984.
This organisation looks forward to your reply.
Yours Sincerely,
[REDACTED]
Director of Research
One Copy: SEC AS-2 MoD
[REDACTED] British Representative of NICAP USA
[NICAP seal]
A Private, Nonprofit Corporation Founded in 1956Tel: Craigavon 44271 No Reply
[REDACTED]
[ILLEGIBLE]
Dear Sirs,
28-3-85.
I am sending you information which I have investigated concerning UFO's that are operating from Lough Neagh.
(Map enclosed)
I have been investigating from 1966 almost 19 years, from 1966-1968 I sent reports to a [REDACTED] at the MOD in 1968 I gave a talk on the subject to Group Captain [REDACTED] CO (Aldergrove) and some of his staff.
Over the years the world press published reports of flying football size glowing white OBJECTS that followed aircraft, cars, people.
May I point out to you that this object is a decoy?
The main object is just above this craft it is around 20 feet in diameter and about 9 feet high it has a brilliant lit cabin.
It uses as a camouflage Invisibility if they are caught of guard.
It works just like switching an electric light on or off.
Also the lights on the craft work from right to left.#~1 .r ~---’" ./’" .. ~ ~ ( I ! \ \,.... ,/ .’’<.,. ",,..., ’..~,,_...< ’’’
2 I found this out one February night of this year when I was tracking two moving white lights near Lurgan golf course with a friend. Suddenly I saw this round object above me about 50 feet up hovering making no noise, I flashed my torch at it, at once it flashed on this football size white ball beneath it and made a dive towards us, it was then I saw this brilliant lit cabin as it was just going over our heads the main object just vanished only the glowing white ball could be seen. Later that night I photographed two white revolving white lights that seemed to be attached to two invisible objects sitting on the golf course. I would like to point out to you that I sent another different sketch of an object to RAF Aldergrove on the 27-11-84 the letter reference No is. ALD/525/P1. NOTE Tolans Flat is were this sighting happened. Note These creatures Yours faithfully are not Human. [REDACTED] They are Fallen Angels.
[Drawing of a large dark disc-shaped craft with a dome/handle structure on top and a small white circle (ball) suspended beneath the main body] ← Decoy White Ball Clear Edges and Not Fuzzy.
Map-East Tyrone Ordnance Survey. [Map image showing eastern shore of Lough Neagh with grid coordinates. Grid references visible include numbers 50-75 along bottom axis and latitude markers at 54°30' and 54°35'. Areas marked include LOUGH NEAGH, CO DOWN, CO ARMAGH, with various townland names, roads, and topographic features. Tolans Flat area visible near center of map.]
[REDACTED] The Officer-in-Charge Military Barracks Knightsbridge London S.W.1 11 February 1985 Dear Sir, Further to my previous two letters dated the 31st December 1984 and 21st January 1985 we saw the shining flying object over your Barracks again on Wednesday the 23rd January at 2.00 p.m. Would you please confirm as soon as possible that none of your people has seen this mysterious object on 21st December and 23rd January so that I may take up this matter further. Your assistance in this matter will be appreciated. Yours faithfully, [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] The Officer-in-Charge Military Barracks Knightsbridge London S.W.1 21 January 1985 Dear Sir, With reference to my letter dated the 31st ultimo would you please advise me as soon as possible what the shining flying object above your Barracks on that day was so that I may bring my records up-to-date. I thank you in anticipation of your kind help in this matter. Yours faithfully, [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] The Officer-in-Charge Military Barracks Knightsbridge London S.W.1 31 December 1984 Dear Sir, For your information I work in Knightsbridge. My office colleagues and I saw a shining object above your Barracks on Friday the 21st December at about 2.00 pm which stayed up for a while and then, all of a sudden, disappeared from our view. Did any one of your people see this shining object above your Barracks on that day and, if so, what was it? I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully, [REDACTED]
Dept DS8a. MOD Office. 24.2.85.
London. [REDACTED]
Dear Sir,
Please could you help me? your
office was suggested to me by RAF
Brandy Havarfnewast Pers Office
"Comm Relations Officer" [REDACTED] I
was asking about the Dyfed UFO
sightings. an officer of RAF Brandy
wrote back and told me of your
office - as you would most like keep
records of the Broad Haven UFOs &
area (Dyfos). Could you please send
me any details about the going ons
in South Wales.
Any information possible would
be gratefully accepted.
Please help.
[REDACTED]Parliamentary Under Secretary of
State for Defence. MOD.
Ministry of Defence. London.
Dear Sir,
I so sorry to have bothered
you again, but I wrote several time
but I had no reply.
Please could you help me
I'm interested in the Dyfed/South Wales
UFO sightings over 16 years since 197[ILLEGIBLE]
up to the year present 85. As I'm
writing a book of the subject and
area.
What I'm interested in form you
is could you please send me details
you must have on the area and could
you please send me a Statement on
the current policies of investigating UFO.
Yours Sincerely.
[REDACTED] 27/8/85.My Address:
[REDACTED]
P.s. Please do your best to help me.
I would be so greatful to you.
Thanks Again.[RAF Crest]
ROYAL AIR FORCE
Fylingdales Pickering North Yorkshire YO18 7NT
Telephone [REDACTED]
MOD Your reference
Sec(AS)2 -
St Giles Court Our reference
1-13 St Giles High Street FYD/1816/1/Ops
WC2H 8LD Date
8 Mar 85
UFO REPORT - SCARBOROUGH
References:
A. RAF Fylingdales EUJ 171420Z Jun 80
B. BLD/RD1 dated 23 Feb 85
C. FYD/1816/1/Ops dated 7 Mar 85
1. A UFO report was received on 17 Jun 80 and was
reported by signal, at Reference A, in the normal way.
2. We have received a query concerning that report
from the Civilian Aerial Phenomena Research Organization,
at Reference B, a copy of which is enclosed.
3. I have replied with the letter at Reference C, a
copy of which is also enclosed. [REDACTED]
Sqn Ldr
for OC
Enclosures:
1. Letter from Civilian Aerial Phenomena Research
Organization.
2. FYD/1816/1/Ops dated 7 Mar 85.
S1603367
Director of Research
Civilian Aerial Phenomena
Research Organisation BL/RD1
[REDACTED]
FYD/1816/1/Ops
7 March 1985
Dear Sir
UFO REPORT - SCARBOROUGH
1. Your letter BL/RD1 dated 23 February 1985 was
passed to me as Squadron Leader Todd is no longer at
this Unit.
2. All UFO reports received at Fylingdales are passed
to the Ministry of Defence and we take no further part
in the process. A copy of your letter has been sent to
the appropriate department and they will no doubt con-
tact you direct.
Yours faithfully
[REDACTED]
Squadron Leader
for Officer CommandingYUFOS
CIVILIAN AERIAL PHENOMENA
RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
Squadron [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
Royal Air Force Fylingdales,
Nr Pickering,
North Yorkshire
Your Ref: FY/T1
Our Ref: BL/RD1 23/2/1985
No. of Pages: ONE (1)
No. of Copies: TWO (2)
SUBJECT: UFO SCARBOROUGH
SOURCE: [REDACTED]
ADDITIONAL SOURCE: SCARBOROUGH POLICE
Dear Sir,
REDACTED ON ORIGINAL
With regards to the above named subject and source. It has come to our attention
that on the 19th June 1980 a Miss observed a large spherical shaped object
heading out to sea at a slow speed. The object was seen for several minutes to
display a pulsating red glow. The witness states the time was approximately 14.00.
REDACTED ON ORIGINAL
Miss failed to identify the subject image and therefore contacted the local
police at Scarborough. At approximately 3.30pm, some 90 minutes after observing
the phenomena, the witness was contacted by personnel at Fylingdales. They asked
numerous questions in relation to the purported sighting.
We would be grateful for a copy of the report held by your base. Ministry of Defence
policy is not to release 'UFO' reports due in the main for witness confidentiality
purposes. However the witness requires no such assurance and therefore the non-
release of this report would perhaps indicate one potential. RAF Fylingdales has
the capability to track just about anything anywhere and one must presume the
advanced system used by your base received a return from this target?
We would be pleased to forward a detailed copy of [REDACTED] report, any informat-
ion received will be used for research purposes only. Thank you for your time and
we look forward to receiving your reply.
Yours Sincerely,
[REDACTED]
Director of Research
[REDACTED] British Representative of NICAP USA
A Private, Nonprofit Corporation Founded in 1956YUFOS
CIVILIAN AERIAL PHENOMENA
RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
[REDACTED] Defence Secretariat, [REDACTED]
DS8 Room [REDACTED]
Ministry of Defence,
Main Building,
Whitehall,
London,
SW1A 2HB
Your Ref: D/DS8/10/209
Our Ref: WL1 8/3/1985
No. of Pages:
Subject: Massey/Goddard/Dowding 'UFO' Research
Dear [REDACTED]
With reference to a letter dated 3rd December 1984 forwarded to your Dept.
In that letter we submitted a number of specific reports in the hope that
these would constitute some kind of information which would help you find
data obtained by the above named officials. However MoD response has been
nil. Perhaps the following information may help you trace any documents
which are held in relation to this research:-
We have found new information that the 'project' was started by Lieutenat
General Massey in 1943. This was specifically designed to study the unknown
phenomenon termed 'Foo Fighters' by the R.A.F. However, it is quite clear to
everyone concerned with UFO research that the German pilots witnessed such
phenomena and both parties felt that 'the other' side had constructed a
secret weapon.
Perhaps this type of phenomena was natural? In any event we would appreciate
some response to this request and any information held on this type of
aerial phenomenon.
Thank you for your valuable time.
Yours Sincerely,
[REDACTED]
Director of Research.
[REDACTED] British Representative of NICAP USA
A Private, Nonprofit Corporation Founded in 1956[REDACTED]
[REDACTED]
E2|2
25th February, 1985
[REDACTED] Esq.,
Head of DS8,
Ministry of Defence.
[REDACTED]
You may remember that I wrote to you in November 1983 about the
reported occurrence of unusual events near RAF Woodbridge in December 1980. Your
reply, D/DS8/10/209 of 20th March 1984, told me that the MOD saw no Defence
significance in Colonel Halt's report of 13th January 1981. You suggested that
the events reported by him probably reflected some entirely down-to-earth, but
misperceived, phenomenon.
I am aware that DS8 has had several approaches on this matter from
outside groups and individuals who possibly show more enthusiasm than judgement
in the questions they press. I hesitate to place a further burden on the patience
and courtesy of your Division. Nonetheless, there do remain some puzzling, and
perhaps disquieting, features of this case on which I think it would be in the
general interest to cast some further light.
I owe it to you to explain my interest. It lies in the following -
not necessarily in the right order of priority !
First, as an ex-MOD chap, I have been asked from time to time by
various bits of the media to comment on the Woodbridge affair. I have in fact
done so on several occasions on local radio and on foreign television. One of
the television programmes is now likely to be shown here before long and may
excite some public interest. If I am invited to comment again, I would not wish
to do so irresponsibly.
Secondly, I am publishing a book this June on the UFO phenomenon
generally. My publishers are keen that it should say something about Woodbridge.
I have already drafted a passage which reflects my own study of the case, and I
am attaching to this letter the relevant extracts which deal with it. I do not,
of course, expect you to comment on this (unless you wish to do so), but I feel
it is no more than proper to give former colleagues some advance notice of what
I am proposing to publish.
Thirdly, as the attached extract implies, I have come to the con-
clusion over the past year or so - somewhat reluctantly and by no means hastily -
that something of importance (and something which is not illusory) underlies the
persistent stream of reports of well authenticated occurrences, both in the UK
and elsewhere, which can be loosely grouped under the UFO heading. Some of these
reports reach the MOD from members of the public (and they doubtless also continue
to do so from Service establishments as well); but a far larger number get no
further than the local police, civil aviation authorities, or the amateur research
groups. These occurrences may or may not prove to have any vital interest for
Defence, and the Woodbridge case may or may not properly belong among them. But
the sizable and persistent hard core of the more disquieting instances - particul-
arly those in which there appears to be some degree of temporary interference
with electronic equipment and/or minor damage to individuals and the environment -[ILLEGIBLE]
seems to me to deserve closer and more expert attention in Whitehall than we are led to believe it gets at present. There is evidence that at least three other governments take the phenomenon seriously. A mass of documents released in the US under the American Freedom of Information Act shows a close and continuing interest by governmental agencies. The French agency GEPAN (Groupe d’Etudes des Phlnomtnes A rospatiaux Non-identifits) which was set up by the then French Minister of Defence in 1977 under CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales) rem- ains in existence despite the heavy retrenchment in French government expenditure and continues to collect and analyse UFO reports country--wide. And there is a degree of recent evidence in the Soviet Press that the Russians take a close interest in the phenomenon through the Moscow Aviation Institute and (possibly) the National Academy of Sciences. Is it really the case that the British NOD takes no systematic interest (as distinct from dealing ad hoc with what are felt .. .. ...-- to- etiresome. EHlquiI:iesfrom.thepubUc) 1 Lftherereallyis. no systematic study of the phenomenon, viz. something in the nature of a small expert committee in Whitehall or the placing of responsibility on a designated and expert director- ate in the MOD, should there not be ? Is there no liason with French and US agencies ? I hope that you will reel able to comment on the three questions at the end of the preceding paragraph. I ask them, not in any spirit of contention, but because I believe that we cannot afford to ignore a persistent phenomenon which other countries appear to take seriously. It seems to me to deserve systematic study within a Defence context, even if only to dismiss it in the end as trivial. I think you will know that there are others~whose judgement is to be respected and whose experience qualifies themtwho take a similar view, Lord Hill-Norton among them. To return to the particular case of RAF Woodbridge, you may already be aware that television documentaries of the occurrence have been made by two foreign companies. The programme made by Cable News Network is now likely to be shown in this country before long, I have not yet seen the documentary in full, myself, but I understand from the organisation that they claim to have established a number of facts which are very much at odds with the view that Col. Halt and other USAF personnel merely misperceived some phenomenon with a wholly conventional explanation (the Orfordness lighthouse, a satellite re-entry, a bright meteor). The following are among the more important points which Cable appear to be claiming. 1. Col. Halt adheres to the report of 13th January 1981, of which the MOD has a copy. He also confirms the authenticty of a tape-recording made by himself on site on the night of 29th December 1980 which tallies with paragraph 3 of his report (and in some respects goes beyond it). 2. Other witnesses to the events of 27th and 29th December 1980 reported by Halt have made sworn depositions. 3. Although not reported by Halt, there was an unusual occurence near RAF Woodbridge on the night of 26th December 1980. An unidentified object in an area of Rendlesham Forest sufficiently worried USAF personnel to cause them to seek help from the Suffolk police. Police officers at Woodbridge (the village) have confirmed that they responded to this call, albeit without establishing unambiguous evidence at the site of the ’sighting’ claimed by the USAF contingent which had been sent to investi- gate it. 4. There is evidence that RAF Watton (and perhaps other radar installations) had radar traces on at least one of the three nights in question of an unidentified aerial object in the area of RAF Woodbridge/Rendlesham Forest, 5. There is evidence that a 16mm cine-film was made at the site by USAF personnel on 29th December 1980 and was referred for study by the USAF headquarters in Germany.
- 3 -
In your letter to me of 20th March 1984 you said, "The Department satisfied
itself at the time that there was no reason to consider that the alleged sightings
had any Defence significance". You added, "I can assure you ... that there is no
evidence of anything having intruded into British airspace and 'landing' near RAF
Woodbridge". In the light of the research which Cable News Network claim to have
undertaken I hope you will not think it unreasonable if I invite your replies to
the following questions.
1. What steps were taken by the MOD when Col. Halt's report of 13 January 1981
was received in the Department ? In particular:-
a. What consultations took place with the USAF ?
b. Was any on-site investigation made by MOD or British Service personnel ?
c. Was any enquiry made to RAF Watton or other radar establishments for
possible traces of an unidentified occurrence in the Suffolk area on
the nights of 26/27, 27/28 and 29/30 December 1980 ? If so, what was
the outcome ?
2. Is the MOD aware of the tape-recording which Col. Halt claims to have made
on 29 December 1980 (and of which alleged copies are now in the hands of
several members of the public) ? If so, what interpretation does the MOD
place on this recording ?
3. Is the MOD aware of the cine-film allegedly made on site on 29th December 1980 ?
If so, what interpretation is placed upon it ?
4. In the light of the answers to these questions does the MOD adhere to its
view that nothing unknown or untoward intruded into British airspace in
late December 1980 ? Is this also the view of the USAF ?
4. If this does indeed remain the MOD's considered conclusion, does the Dep-
artment feel any disquiet at an apparent and persistent misperception of
presumably innocent phenomena by USAF personnel based at an important inst-
allation in British territory and charged with military tasks the mismanage-
ment of which might have grave consequences ?
I regret burdening you with these questions and with those contained in my sixth
paragraph above. But I think they are potentially important, and I doubt that we
have heard the last of them.
[ILLEGIBLE]
[ILLEGIBLE]
(Ralph Noyes)
Enclosure: Extract from forthcoming book, A SECRET PROPERTY.~, ) . A SECRET PROPERTY Page 1 of extract Yet the phenomenon is undoubtedly under study in at least some back rooms... That air of governmental indifference is an assumed one... From documents released under the Freedom of Information Act in America we have undeniable evidence of a keen interest in the phenomenon on the part of the CIA, the National Security Agency, and other government departments. The facts are meticulously documented in a recent book, CLEAR INTENT by Lawrence Fawcett and ...’----y .. ro----..--d "."..-........:--. u_,.. ,no!,) ’0"," k-no" +h-+ +h-F-"’n-h ~-"e"’’’’me’’’’+ ...o...,,,~.....’" ~;~;re;~e~;t~~;~ c~~~{;~;;~;::C1;;is~~:~e.d:;Pi~ew~i~;;i.~g cut; i~p~;~d"~n ;;n;""’’’.u,> departments by the Mitterand government a little while ago. (though we can only speculate on what use is made of its material by its di.recting body, the French equivalent of NASA). We know that the Russian Academy of Sciences regularly buys a surprising number of each issue of the most prestigious British journal on the UFO phenomenon (though its i.mportation by ordinary Soviet citi.zens is forbidden I). We must strongly suspect - to put it no higher - that the British Ministry of Defence is taking a close interest in the phenomenon. As a former Ministry of Defence officia I sincerely hope so ! Anything which can enter and leave British airspace with impunity, land on British territory, leave confusing trac;es in our radar system, interfere with electrical and electronic devices, register itself on film and out-manoeuvre British aircraft (and I think there is evidence for all these things) must surely be of more than passing interest to a government department which is charged with our defence. I hope I shall be thought to compliment rather than criti- cise my former colleagues and present acquaintances in Whitehall if I ruefully congratulate them on the suave effrontery with which they pretend to be taking no notice of the stranger occurrences reported to them !.M’~~:~ A SECRET PROPERTY Page 2 of extract ~,~, ~~,.. .t L..__ It grieves me to add that I think we have some evidence of direct and delib- erate mis-statement on the part of the Ministry of Defence in at least one important case, the occurrence of strange events on two nights in late December 1980 in a part of Rendlesham Forest adjoining the USAF Base at RAF Woodbridge. We have the evidence for these events in a statemeg;I,,~.t.s.ned on 13th January 1981 by the then Deputy Base Commander, Lt.Col. (now ~~~~~) Charles Halt of the United States Air Force. This statement was not made public until 14th June 1983 when - following persistent pressure by the authors of CLEAR INTENT (see above) - its release was authorised by the USAF in America under the Freedom of Information Act. Whether this release was an inadvertency at rather low level in the USAF we may never know: despi1 the Freedom of Information Act, American agencies have proved perfectly capable (and often no doubt with good reason) of sustaining objections in the courts to the rel- ..... ....ease.ofdocuments..TheI’e..iscertainlysomeevidence.tha.tHaIt was not consultedabou1 the release and that it somewhat dismayed him. Be that as it may, however, the letteJ of release included the extraordinary statement that the USAF had disposed of its o~ copy of Halt’s report but that: "... through diligent inquiry and the gracious conse1 of Her Majesty’s government, the British Ministry of Defence and the Royal Air Force the US Air Force was provided a copy for you." The Ministry of Defence have confirm~ in reply to a Parliamentary Question tabled by Major Sir Patrick Wall, MP, that a copy of Halt’s report was indeed received by them. Yet we are told in a recent book. SKYCRASH by Brenda Butler, Dot Street and Jenny Randles (Neville Spearman ~d., 1984 that the Ministry of Defence had flatly denied any knowledge of suppose l ~Rendlesh~ Forest when enquiries were made to them in 1981, following strong local rumours of aJ extraordinary occurrence. The Ministry of Defence may well have good reasons for witholding information about the Rendlesham incidents. As a former Defence pfficial,I would not wish to press questions on any matter touching national security; and in those circumstances I would not be surprised if questions pressed by others were met by a refusal to reply. But I cannot help feeling that it is something of a lapse from the usual standards of a government department to issue a direct mis-statement. Concealment is one thing (and is often justified), false denial is quite another. The RAF Woodbridge case of December 1980 strikes me as one of the most interes ing and important of recent years, anyway in this country - perhaps the most signifi cant military sighting (or supposed sighting) since the celebrated events of 13th/14 August 1956 near RAF Bentwaters and RAF Lakenheath (both of which are, by an enter- taining coincidence, quite close to Woodbridge in that much-haunted county of Suffo! Those who wish to study the Bentwaters/Lakenheath incidents will find descriptions of them in the books mentioned below. The RAF Woodbridge case is described at length in SKYCRASH (see above). It is also to be the subject of several radio and televisio programmes. Much was said about it in THE NEWS OF THE WORLD in 1983. mainly in its issues of 2nd and 9th October. Alone in Fleet Street, the then editor, Derek Jameson decided to give space to Halt’s report; and Keith Beabey of THE NEWS OF THE WORLD pursued it vigorously in the face f the kind of ridicule which the Uquality’! news- papers seem to find it expedient to attach to this mysterious and persistent phenom- enon. It was the Woodbridge case which prompted me to take up a long-shelved intenti to write a tlUFO book". I have chosen, quite deliberately, to cast it as a piece of fiction. Fiction allows the imagination to range widely, and it seems to me that thi can sometimes be productive in turning better-qualified minds to new aspects of a problem. A false hypothesis can often have as much heuristic value as a good one ! It does, at the least, enable serious researchers to consider - and properly test - a new idea, even if only to throw it away when it fails to stand up to scrutiny. I a far from being wedded to the hypotheslson which A SECRET PROPERTY is based. The main object of the book is to entertain, and to do so in the form of a thriller. It most certainly does not reflect any inside knowledge or startling revelation on the part of a former Defence official. (If I had such knowledge, the Official Secrets Ac would forbid me to reveal it I). .
[BUFORA logo]
British UFO Research Association 11 FEB 1985
FILE
Please reply to: [REDACTED]
31 January 1985
Dear [REDACTED]
I will skip the introductions, as we both know who one another is. I apologise for
placing several requests in one letter, but trust that you will bide with me.
1: RAF Woodbridge 27 December 1980: I realise we have discussed this matter at
length, but a great deal of vital new information has come our way since concluding
our book "SKY CRASH" last year. I would like to pose some specific questions to you:-
(a) What is your position regarding the involvement of the British civilian police
in the taking of photographs of the landed object? We have excellent evidence for
this, and presume that the British police would advise the MoD. If not, then why not?
(b) You have doubtless seen the extensive "smear" campaign being successfully waged
by the British media (under whose guidance I wonder?). Eg "The Guardian", 5 Jan 1985.
On this thesis a gross mistake was made (a lighthouse seriously misperceived, backgroun
radiation levels viewed as sinister, rabbit holes regarded as something else). Not only
that, but this "evidence" was supported by the US deputy base commander and the UK
base commander, whom 17 days later could surely have figured some of these cock-ups out.
This grand blunder is then perpetuated over the course of years; the UK commander
remains in charge, the two base commanders (US), at the time and subsequently, endorse
all the evidence (we have it in writing) and the deputy commander gets promoted to
base commander. Now regardless of what sort of MoD investigation into these events
was (or was not) conducted this leaves one with a serious dilemma. IF the "lighthouse/
normal radiation/rabbits" theory is correct then all your strategic commanders at a
NATO base (for which you certainly have jurisdiction) are incompetent dodos who might
be expected to misinterpret Orford Ness lighthouse for an invading MIG jet, not have
a clue whether they have been irradiated by an exploding neutron bomb, and waste a
great deal of the war filling in bomb potholes made by the Rendlesham Forest wildlife!
I think the people of this country might be rather worried if that were the case. And
frankly, unless you can help us refute this lighthouse nonsense then we are just
going to have to make sure the British people see this interesting paradox. Believe me
we have people in the right place to make sure this happens! Comments please.
(c) Since it is vital to the [REDACTED] theory that the date not be 27 December 1980,
but 26 December, then have you any way of confirming or denying the real date? Of course
the Halt memo to you says the 27th, but that is dated 17 days later and [REDACTED]
suggests that he just made yet another mistake. (In view of such a plethora of errors
how could Halt possibly have merited a base commandership?) However, some sort of
action must have occurred between 26/27 December and the 13 January memo; either at
your end, elsewhere in government, or at the base. The correct date would have been
essential to confirm or refute options (eg a spy-plane mission). So I am sure there
are ways you can look into this. I am not asking for details - just a statement
regarding your level of confidence in the Halt memo dating.
BUFORA Limited, Registered Office: [REDACTED] Registered in London [REDACTED]
[REDACTED]Ran[dles]...2
2: We are investigating an incident dated 2 August 1984 from Salisbury Plain, Wilts.
This occurred at 23.00 BST and was reported by [REDACTED] and family, of
Bedfordshire. We have received excellent cooperation from them and from PC [REDACTED] of
the Hitchin police, who investigated the matter at their request on 3 August. The
matter was reported to the MoD, as both witness and police affirm. We recognise that
certain aspects of the case fit a military manouvre that was going on that night;
although some puzzles remain. It would help us in our resolution of this case if you
could offer any data you have at your end. I know you regard things as confidential,
and that you have decided not to release data generally. I respect the reasoning for this.
But here I am making a specific request with the backing of police and witnesses, so
there is no real purpose in confidentiality. Any records you have for that event/or
potentially related events on the same night would help.
3: Finally I am making a request for any information you may have regarding an
incident which occurred around midnight on the night of 23-24 August 1984 in the
vicinity of Ipswich. We have details of an in-flight collision between an aircraft
and something (which at this point we have no reason to suspect is UFO related).
The airport involved and the investigators of the accident have been helpful. But it
would be useful to have any data which the MoD have at their disposal on this affair.
If you have any reports of sightings around this time it would be interesting to
know; although in this case there is more than a fair chance the source was not a
UFO-related phenomenon.
I address my communication direct to [REDACTED] or the current section head of
DS 8, rather than [REDACTED]. I know [REDACTED] courteously asserts that he
is the person we should communicate with, but with all due respect we have good
reason for in this instance not doing so. No offence on [REDACTED] intended. I
am sure he is very able at his job. And our reasons for contacting [REDACTED] direct
are not personal.
Yours sincerely,
[REDACTED]
(Director of Investigations)E2/1
[RAF crest]
ROYAL AIR FORCE
Manston Ramsgate Kent CT12 5BS
Telephone Manston [REDACTED]
MOD Main Building Your reference
Attn: S4F(Air)
Whitehall Our reference
SW1 MAN/135/Sy
Date
23 January 1985
REPORT OF SIGHTING OF UFO
1. Please find attached an account of a sighting of
an alleged UFO in Oct 82 written by a [REDACTED]
2. [REDACTED] came personally to RAF Manston with
this account of a sighting, he also gave me the
negatives of photographs he had taken, which I enclose.
[REDACTED]
Fg Off
for OC
Enclosures:
1. Account of UFO Sighting
2. Film negativesSection 40 [REDACTED]
To Whom It May Concern,
I Took These Photo's In Oct 1982, At Joss-Bay Car Park, On Getting Them Back From The Developers (Boots Chemist Ramsgate) There Appears To Be A Mystery Object In The Sky With Two Trails Coming From It. Enclosed Are The Negatives For Your Inspection.
In October 1984 I Was Sitting About Half Way Between Joss Bay Car Park And The Sewerage Pumping Station (Northforeland). When In The Early Hours Of The Morning I Sighted A Very Large White Light In The Sky. It Appeared To Have Come From Kingsgate Castle Direction And Heading Towards Viking Bay Broadstairs On Passing Broadstairs Its Light Turned Bright Green. It Then Disapeared Into The Sea Off Ramsgate.
I Have Witnessed Many Shooting Stars, But None As Large As This One
P.S I Have'nt Reported These Incidents Before
As People Only Laugh And Say Your Mad,
But Perhaps These Negs Might Prove Different,,. 1JIIfII- "’" -..,-.-- .~._._._-_..-,--_..._._^._..,~-..~--_._.._._" -","..>""-..--. ~.,,~--_....~....,_._~ - ’:"._.__~~"’.~;T::c._,.C,t-_!,:",~-~~’.:.I:"!"’;""’;;,’;i.,,;:.’;.\;:0-:.~~1’,r;;-,;;,;:r~:;-".?,’:: -
No reply (fle) 45
[REDACTED] [REDACTED]
Defence Secretariat Division 8,
Ministry of Defence,
Main Building,
Whitehall,
London
SW1A 2HB
Your Ref D/DS8/75/2/I
Our Ref WU/EXL
Jan., 1985
Dear [REDACTED] I am writing in response to the letter recieved, dated 9 March 1982. As my infomation can no longer be concidered as classified, I am now able to pass it onto you.
The letter that I sent to you, was only a small fraction, of the work that I had done on U.F.O. research. I was in fact in physical and psychic contact with an E.T. called Algar; whom I have had a relationship with since 1958, and it continued until 1981, when he was killed by another race of beings.
So to start at the beginning. I was seven years old, when I first saw traces left by a U.F.O. At the time I lived at [REDACTED] Glasgow. One Sat-
urday, morning I had the impression that I should go out to the back, so much it was like an obsession(DIA 1). When I did go to the back, I found three indentations in the ground, they were in triangular formation. Each indentation was the same distance from it's partner, and they gave the impression that three large ball bearings had been dropped there. My first thought was that it was a U.F.O.; but I had never ever heard of U.F.O. or flying saucers, and yet the thought seemed normal to me, as if I used it on a regular basis. I told my father, who was rather quick at ridiculing
and poo-pooing what I had told him. Anyway, a couple of months later, the first visit came from E.T.s, which was followed by a few more. They were of green gas which solidified when it came in from the passage way,which led to the toilet under the door, and the wardrobe, which was situated against the door preventing it from opening. (DIA 2). There was one which was green and very large, that had eyes all over it, this one came three times. Then there was a woman with very sharp features, and what looked like fat worms sticking out of her head, where the hair should be. The last visit from the large green thing happenend when my father tried to get into the bedroom, as usual I was against the door, withfear. My father was at the time, fairly athleltic and no weakling, but no matter how hard he pushed he could not get the door open; not until the large green thing had gone.2
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1959, I found semi-transparent, slug like creatures crawling up the wall on the opposite side of the back. At this period of time I was in with a band, especially,the lead singer [REDACTED] and the drummer [REDACTED]. Both of them saw the creatures. The end product of this was that we armed ourselves and started to shoot them, we used .22 air rifles at a range of fifty to seventy five yards. When we did kill them, they fell off the wall and took on the appearence of cement that had got damp and solidified. Quite often they would fall and appear to go through the ground leaving no trace at all. One day we found that we were unable to hit our targets, and we could see our shots pass through the targets, by the ricocheté off the wall, and after that we found that it was a waste of time trying to shoot them, so we gave up as a bad job. (DIA 3).
I was stationed at Keogh Barracks – Sept. 1968 April 1969 – when I was in the R.A.M.C., and Algar was with me then, even in spite of other E.T.s going away. A strong bond was forming of friendship and trust. One incident involves telepathic contact, and that occured, following an incident when I was unusually indecisive. It was when I was on guard duty, and I was asked if I would like the firat tour, to which I normally said yes, but thank God I eventually declined, for the first one was crit-
ically injured with the pick elf he was carrying. It was on onethe basis of safety, that we were to go in pairs from then on, and it was under these conditions that I got a telepathic link with Algar. We were returning to the guard house after our patrol, and to our right was a field, which had lighting only on the road on which we were walk-
ing. Apart from the lighting mentioned, the field was totally dark. I heard only what I can describe as a whisper, and it was saying that someone was creeping about in the field, to the front and slightly right. I immediately looked in that direction but saw nothing. But as I had heard this whisper several times before, and it had proved accurate, I decided to follow it through. I sent my partner around the camp museum, which was situated about twenty yards behind ua; and I went to a lamp, and prepared to go into the field. It was at this point, when someone came out of the dark. I then called my partner and after a few heated words, I convinced the stranger who had no i.d. on him, to accompany us to the guard house. (DIA 4).
The real work began in May, 1979, when my wife and I formed a team, and together we collected such data as;- what the different coloured lights on a U.F.O. means, how they manage to evade radar, what fuel they use and what it looks like, I have been to their bases which were in Wirral and Cheshire. There was a curious incident which took place over the river Mersey, by the Wallasey Town Hall. There were six U.F.O.s I
flying at speed up and down the river, when I noticed a black one was trying to man-
oeuvre the other six. Unfortunately, the black one was shot down, it hit the water I
in front of the Town Hall. As I was watching , the front end of the U.F.O. hit the water, then the whole U.F.O. dissapeared; leaving the water to splash, as if done by an invisible entity.3
In June, 1981, Algar, was ready to approach the goverment in person. I was over the moon with pride to be used as the medium between alien race and our own race. Unfortunately, another race of E.T. decided to attack Algar, and his team of scientists, and killed Algar and several members of his team. That of course was that. It was not until October, 24 1981, that they sent some one to dominate me by us-
ing threats, and eventually attacking me, the E.T. died during his attack on me. Since there have been four responses to my telepathic messages sent out, but two of those contacts have been lost. But of the two who are still in contact, one is a woman, but I am unable to give you her name. The other is a male and his name is Malcben, he says he comes from the Milky Way, and that his planet is called Platone.
I am intending to make contacts strong, and hopefully make a meeting between the alien race and our Goverment, with the infomation that I have now given you, I hope that you would reconcider sponsoring my research. The infomation that I have given you is accurate and truthful. Although there is lots more, I decided to give you what I thought was the most important to you.
Yours faithfully
[REDACTED]DIA 1 HOUSE AT [REDACTED]
WINDOW
WINDOW TOILET. DOOR
PIPE
BED
WARD-ROBE DOOR
GREEN
GAS →
CHEST OF
DRAWERS LIVING
ROOM.
BED
POOR
HALL DOOR
WINDOW DOOR. WINDOWDIA 2
[floor plan diagram]
WASH HOUSES.
U.F.O. INDENTATIONS→ ○
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YUFOS RESEARCH DIVISION
International Communications
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DS8, Overseas Liaison Officer
Ministry of Defence,
Main Building, [REDACTED]
Whitehall,
London. England
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8.1.85.
Dear Sir,
Could you please supply me with all the information that your department has on the following reports of unidentified flying objects.
Date:6th July 1984.
Time:03.00 hours approx.
Location:Wingerworth,Chesterfield in Derbyshire.
Witness:[REDACTED]
Date:23rd July 1984.
Time:From 21.00 to 24.00 hours approx.
Locations:Numerous locations throughout Yorkshire and Humberside.
Witnesses:Numerous.
This sighting was reported to Leeds/Bradford airport.
Date:17th October 1984.
Time:19.40 and 20.00 hours approx.
Location.Clayton-Le-Moors,Accrington in Lancashire.
Witnesses:[REDACTED] and a [REDACTED]
This sighting was reported to Manchester airport.
I would appreciate any information you have on the above three reports.
Yours Sincerely,
[REDACTED]
Publishers of QUEST[REDACTED]
fle 12/3
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6th Jan 1985
Dear Sir,
As was mentioned in the National Press last week official
files have been released from the Public Records Act. As a UFO researcher,
and a British citizen I requests that UFO files from 1954 be readily
available to the British public. I would be most greatful to
receive such files.
No-doubt a recent UFO book by Miss Jenny Bandler,
entitled, "Sky-Crash" has caused quite a stir. Not only dose
the book bring forth evidence to show that a UFO landed in
Rendelsham Forcts in December, 1980, but that members of
the government/Air force were on hand to greet them. A further
claim was made by [REDACTED]. She claims to have been told
by an official at the Pentagon that both the Americans and
the British are coporating with the aliens, and that major
Air force bases across the world are open to use by these aliens.
One such major base is alleged to be RAF Bentwaters.
What dose the MOD have to say to that?
let's now hope that the government has seen the lights at the
end of the tunnel, and realises that it can no longer hide the truth
from the public.
I do hope my request for UFO documents from 1954 is possible.
Now that 30yrs had elapsed, what excuse has the government
got left?
Yours Sincerly.
[REDACTED] : British UFOlogist.