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Annex D appendix from Project Condign showing the UAP relational-database schema and a base datasheet of 1996-97 UK sightings used to structure the 10,000-report dataset.
Annex D appendix from Project Condign showing the UAP relational-database schema and a base datasheet of 1996-97 UK sightings used to structure the 10,000-report dataset.
This part of Volume 1 reproduces the Defence Intelligence Staff's UAP database tables (UAP1 through UAP13) and the underlying base datasheet, listing event IDs such as 96/A01 (Pickering, 01-Nov-96, 1950Z) alongside the field structure used to code each sighting. The schema captures location, witness background, object shape and motion, technical effects on observer and equipment, meteorological context, optical and radiation sensors, and final-disappearance behaviour. The pages are stamped SECRET/UK EYES ONLY in the original margins, with UNCLASSIFIED/UK RESTRICTED bands applied on the 15 May 2006 FOIA release to David Clarke and Gary Anthony. The content is a data-structure appendix, not analytical text, so the chapter-level conclusions about UAP existence and flight-safety risk live elsewhere in the volume.
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SECRET UNCLASSIFIED UK RESTRICTED UK EYES ONLY [IGNORE] Daylight Dusk Dawn Darkness: OBJECT SHAPES SEEN: [X] [X] OBJECT LIGHTS SEEN: [X] [X] OBJECT SOUNDS HEARD: SURFACE EFFECTS CAUSED: CORRELATED: Event ID: 96/A01 Date: 01-Nov-96 Time Of Sighting Started: 1950 Time Of Sighting Ended: 2000 Duration of Sighting: 00:10:00 NEAREST TOWN: Pickering Date: 21-Aug-97 BRIEF NARRATIVE: Rotating. Beams pointing downwards, hovering then moved south at walking pace. Base BASE FORM UNCLASSIFIED UK EYES ONLY UK RESTRICTED Page D-6 SECRET
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SECRET UNCLASSIFIED UK RESTRICTED UK EYES ONLY Event ID Date Time Sid Time Sid Duration NEAREST TOWN Day Dus Day Dar OBJ OBJ OBJ SUR CO 96/A01 01-Nov-96 1950 2000 00:10:00 Pickering 96/A02 07-Nov-97 0515 00:20:00 Shotts 96/A03 06-Nov-96 2100 00:20:00 Mill Hill 96/A04 07-Nov-96 0015 0135 00:35:00 Lark Hill 96/A05 05-Nov-96 1830 Whelan Green 96/A06 01-Nov-96 0400 0430 00:03:00 Willowdale 96/A07 05-Nov-96 00:40:00 Bewers 96/A08 09-Nov-96 1945 00:02:00 Headington 96/A09 08-Nov-97 2345 00:00:10 Stoke-on-Trent 96/A10 10-Nov-96 1650 1705 00:20:00 Swindon 96/A11 09-Nov-96 1800 00:00:02 Edinburgh 96/A12 07-Nov-96 1950 00:05:00 Glenrothes 96/A13 09-Nov-97 2330 00:15:00 Dalry 96/A14 12-Nov-97 0207 00:00:30 Wirral 96/A15 12-Nov-96 2330 Hull 96/A16 12-Nov-96 2200 Peterborough 96/A17 13-Nov-96 2125 00:15:00 Tockwith 96/A18 15-Nov-96 0915 Gatwick 96/A19 14-Nov-96 1830 02:00:00 Norwich 96/A20 14-Nov-97 0800 Haverford West 96/A21 14-Nov-96 1818 Amersham 96/A22 14-Nov-96 1930 Chorley Wood 96/A23 15-Nov-96 0500 Dunstable 96/A24 15-Nov-96 2345 0005 00:20:00 Irvine 96/A25 18-Nov-96 0230 Edinburgh 96/A26 14-Nov-96 1137 00:10:00 Stoke Newington 96/A27 24-Nov-96 0200 0400 02:00:00 Tadworth 96/A28 28-Oct-96 1900 Sandon (Herts) 97/001 13-Jan-97 King's Lynn 97/002 20-Jan-97 0655 00:03:00 Chorley 97/003 16-Jan-97 0845 Pitcorthie 97/004 20-Jan-97 0800 0815 00:15:00 Kidderminster 97/005 20-Jan-97 0700 0705 00:05:00 Rochdale 97/006 13-Jan-97 2100 01:00:00 Brockton 97/007 13-Jan-97 1935 1950 00:15:00 Peacehaven 97/008 13-Jan-97 1740 00:00:30 Oxford 97/009 13-Jan-97 2230 00:05:00 Lowestoft 97/010 20-Jan-97 0100 0330 02:30:00 Woodford Green 97/011 14-Jan-97 2000 2200 02:00:00 Acaster Malbis 97/012 20-Jan-97 0650 00:00:20 Plymouth 97/013 20-Jan-97 1901 1904 00:03:00 Inveraray 97/014 20-Jan-97 1915 1935 00:20:00 Bradford 97/015 20-Jan-97 0700 Henley on Arden BASE DATASHEET UNCLASSIFIED UK EYES ONLY UK RESTRICTED Page D-7 SECRET
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SECRET UNCLASSIFIED UK RESTRICTED UK EYES ONLY [IGNORE] Daylight Dusk Dawn Darkness: OBJECT SHAPES SEEN: [X] [X] OBJECT LIGHTS SEEN: [X] [X] OBJECT SOUNDS HEARD: SURFACE EFFECTS CAUSED: CORRELATED: Event ID: 96/A01 Date: 01-Nov-96 Time Of Sighting Started: 1950 Time Of Sighting Ended: 2000 Duration of Sighting: 00:10:00 NEAREST TOWN: Pickering Date: 21-Aug-97 BRIEF NARRATIVE: Rotating. Beams pointing downwards, hovering then moved south at walking pace. Base BASE FORM UNCLASSIFIED UK EYES ONLY UK RESTRICTED Page D-6 SECRET
SECRET UNCLASSIFIED UK RESTRICTED UK EYES ONLY Event ID Date Time Sid Time Sid Duration NEAREST TOWN Day Dus Day Dar OBJ OBJ OBJ SUR CO 96/A01 01-Nov-96 1950 2000 00:10:00 Pickering 96/A02 07-Nov-97 0515 00:20:00 Shotts 96/A03 06-Nov-96 2100 00:20:00 Mill Hill 96/A04 07-Nov-96 0015 0135 00:35:00 Lark Hill 96/A05 05-Nov-96 1830 Whelan Green 96/A06 01-Nov-96 0400 0430 00:03:00 Willowdale 96/A07 05-Nov-96 00:40:00 Bewers 96/A08 09-Nov-96 1945 00:02:00 Headington 96/A09 08-Nov-97 2345 00:00:10 Stoke-on-Trent 96/A10 10-Nov-96 1650 1705 00:20:00 Swindon 96/A11 09-Nov-96 1800 00:00:02 Edinburgh 96/A12 07-Nov-96 1950 00:05:00 Glenrothes 96/A13 09-Nov-97 2330 00:15:00 Dalry 96/A14 12-Nov-97 0207 00:00:30 Wirral 96/A15 12-Nov-96 2330 Hull 96/A16 12-Nov-96 2200 Peterborough 96/A17 13-Nov-96 2125 00:15:00 Tockwith 96/A18 15-Nov-96 0915 Gatwick 96/A19 14-Nov-96 1830 02:00:00 Norwich 96/A20 14-Nov-97 0800 Haverford West 96/A21 14-Nov-96 1818 Amersham 96/A22 14-Nov-96 1930 Chorley Wood 96/A23 15-Nov-96 0500 Dunstable 96/A24 15-Nov-96 2345 0005 00:20:00 Irvine 96/A25 18-Nov-96 0230 Edinburgh 96/A26 14-Nov-96 1137 00:10:00 Stoke Newington 96/A27 24-Nov-96 0200 0400 02:00:00 Tadworth 96/A28 28-Oct-96 1900 Sandon (Herts) 97/001 13-Jan-97 King's Lynn 97/002 20-Jan-97 0655 00:03:00 Chorley 97/003 16-Jan-97 0845 Pitcorthie 97/004 20-Jan-97 0800 0815 00:15:00 Kidderminster 97/005 20-Jan-97 0700 0705 00:05:00 Rochdale 97/006 13-Jan-97 2100 01:00:00 Brockton 97/007 13-Jan-97 1935 1950 00:15:00 Peacehaven 97/008 13-Jan-97 1740 00:00:30 Oxford 97/009 13-Jan-97 2230 00:05:00 Lowestoft 97/010 20-Jan-97 0100 0330 02:30:00 Woodford Green 97/011 14-Jan-97 2000 2200 02:00:00 Acaster Malbis 97/012 20-Jan-97 0650 00:00:20 Plymouth 97/013 20-Jan-97 1901 1904 00:03:00 Inveraray 97/014 20-Jan-97 1915 1935 00:20:00 Bradford 97/015 20-Jan-97 0700 Henley on Arden BASE DATASHEET UNCLASSIFIED UK EYES ONLY UK RESTRICTED Page D-7 SECRET
SECRET UNCLASSIFIED UK RESTRICTED UK EYES ONLY UAP1-DTG & LOCATION Event Number Number Unique identifier for each sighting Date Date/Time DTG Zulu Time Time Sighting Started Date/Time Time of first contact with sighting Time Sighting Ended Date/Time Time of last contact with sighting Duration of Sighting(mins) Number Use decimal fractions if necessary eg. 15sec=0.25 Geographical Location (1) Lat/Long Text LAT/LONG WITHIN UKADGE Geographical Location (2) GEOREF Text Grid Ref Geographical Location (3) OS Ref Text Ordnance Survey Location Reference NEAREST TOWN Text Input Date Date/Time This should be set automatically Daylight Yes/No Dusk Yes/No Dawn Yes/No Darkness Yes/No OBJECT SHAPES SEEN Yes/No OBJECT LIGHTS SEEN Yes/No OBJECT SOUNDS HEARD Yes/No SURFACE EFFECTS CAUSED Yes/No CORRELATED Yes/No CORRELATION TO OTHER SAME DAY SIGHTING BRIEF NARRATIVE Text UAP2-PROXIMITY LOG Event Number Counter Same count as all other tables in UAP database Nearest Town Text Nearest Main Town Distance to Town Number kilometres Nearest Airport/RAF Stn Text Name Distance to Airfield(km) Number if within 50km Nearest Airway Text eg RED ONE Distance to Airway(km) Number in km National Grid Line Distance Number if within 25km Lighthouse/Beacon Range Number if within 25km of visual flashing beacon Smoke Stack Presence Yes/No if within 25km Steam Source Presence Yes/No if within 25km Lit Low Flying Obstacle Yes/No if within 25km, eg Radio Mast UK Strategic Site Text Name Distance to Strategic Site(km) Text km Building Gantry Yes/No New/existing high structure lit or unli Power Station Text Name if within 25km Waterfall Text Name if within 25km Major Landmark Text eg TOR, Cathedral Tower. Ley Line Text Distance if within 25 km Earth Fault Line Text Distance if within 25km Air Display Text Name if within 50km Laser Display Yes/No Name if within 25km Distance to Laser Display(km) Number km Military Range Air Force Text Name if within 50km Military Range Army Text Name if within 50km Approx Distance to Range(km) Number km Lake Text Distance to Lake(km) Number If within 25km Sea Yes/No Distance to Sea(km) Number If within 25km Motorway Text Name if within 15km Electrified Rail Yes/No if within 5km UNCLASSIFIED UK EYES ONLY UK RESTRICTED Page D-8 SECRET
SECRET UNCLASSIFIED UK RESTRICTED UK EYES ONLY UAP3-OBSRVER DESCRIPTION EVENT NUMBER Counter COMMON TO ALL UAP DATABASE HOW MANY WITNESSES? Number WITNESS NAME(1) Text WITNESS NAME(2) Text WITNESS NAME(3) Text WITNESS NAME(4) Text WITNESS ADDRESS Text CONTACT PHONE NO Number REPORTED TO Text NAME/ORGANISATION WITNESS PHONE NUMBER Number WITNESS AGE <15 YEARS Yes/No WITNESS AGE <25 YEARS Yes/No WITNESS AGE <50 YEARS Yes/No WITNESS AGE >50 YEARS Yes/No WITNESS AGE >70 YEARS Yes/No MILITARY STYLE TRAINING Yes/No e.g. incl. cadet/Air Trng Corps/Police ARMY SERVICE Yes/No past or present NAVY SERVICE Yes/No past or present AIR FORCE SERVICE Yes/No past or present FOREIGN AIRFORCE Yes/No e.g.Foreign Airforce GROUNDCREW Yes/No e.g.Civil or Military Aviation AIRCREW Yes/No MIL OR CIVILTRAINING ATC(VISUAL WITNESS) Yes/No e.g. In Tower or off duty ATC(RADAR WITNESS) Yes/No e.g Radar Op or Supervisor in ATC ATC(CONFIRM BOTH) Yes/No e.g. Visual & radar sighting AIRPORT WORKER Yes/No TECHNICALLY TRAINED Yes/No Science or Engineering PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATI Yes/No CIVIL POLICE Yes/No MILITARY POLICE Yes/No RNLI Yes/No COASTGUARD Yes/No CUSTOMS OFFICER Yes/No SHIPS CREW Yes/No FIRE SERVICE Yes/No AMBULANCE SERVICE Yes/No AA/RAC Yes/No UFOLOGIST Yes/No OTHER BACKGROUND Text E.G RELEVANT WITNESS INTERESTS/HOBBIES UNCLASSIFIED UK EYES ONLY UK RESTRICTED Page D-9 SECRET
SECRET UNCLASSIFIED UK RESTRICTED UK EYES ONLY UAP4-OBJECT PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION EVENT COUNTER Counter Common with other tables Object(s) were seen Yes/No Describable in shape, size or pattern etc Object(s) seen clearly Yes/No Object(s) Blurred Yes/No If several, all the same Yes/No Object shape can be seen Yes/No Length Estimate Number In Metres Diameter Estimate Number If applicable (m) Length/Thickness/Diameter ra Number If applicable - estimate Viewed continuously Yes/No Seen intermittently Yes/No More than one object? Yes/No How many Objects? Number Spacing of Objects Constant Yes/No If more than one Spacing of Objects Varies Yes/No Spacing Formed a Geometric Yes/No Yes if recognisable in layout Pattern is Triangular Yes/No Pattern is Square Yes/No Pattern is Oblong or Rect Yes/No Pattern is Circular Yes/No Pattern is a Diamond Yes/No Pattern is Concentric Rings Yes/No Patterns are Oval/Egg-Shape Yes/No Object has long Dimension Yes/No Object Oriented Horizontal Yes/No Object Oriented Vertical Yes/No Object Tapers at one end Yes/No Object Blunt at front end Yes/No Object Sharp at front end Yes/No Object moves it's direction irre Yes/No i.e. does not seem to have a front/rear Object is parallel-sided Yes/No Object Varies in Length Yes/No Object has a Tail Yes/No Object Tail Length Varies Yes/No Object Shape Spherical Yes/No Shape is Cylindrical Yes/No Shape is Round Yes/No Shape is Cigar-Shape Yes/No Shape is Variable Yes/No Shape is Diamond Yes/No Shape is Saucer Yes/No Shape is Tadpole Yes/No Shape is Oblong Yes/No Shape is Square Yes/No Shape is 'egg shaped' Yes/No Object has Protuberances Yes/No How many? Number Appear as 'Legs' Yes/No /CONTINUED UNCLASSIFIED UK EYES ONLY UK RESTRICTED Page D-10 SECRET
SECRET UNCLASSIFIED UK RESTRICTED UK EYES ONLY Number of domes Number Domes are on Top Yes/No Domes are Underneath Yes/No Object has 'Port Holes' Yes/No Number of Port Holes Yes/No Portholes are round-shaped Yes/No Portholes are Square in Shap Yes/No Portholes are Regularly Spac Yes/No Porholes are Irregularly-Spac Yes/No Portholes are lit-up Yes/No Object has Hatches Yes/No Location of Hatches Text Object has Surface Markings Yes/No Descibe Surface markings Text Object has Engines Yes/No Object Structure Changes/Va Yes/No Object Glows at front end Yes/No Object Glows all Over Yes/No Object has 'Bumps' Text All Objects the same? Yes/No UAP5-OBJECT MOTION EVENT COUNTER Counter COMMON TO ALL UAP DATABASE OBJECT STATIONARY Yes/No NOT THE SAME AS 'HOVERING' OBJECT MOVING Yes/No OBJECT MOTION VARIES Yes/No ie. MIXED MOTION, STOPS AND STARTS HOVERING Yes/No HOVERING NEAR GROUND Yes/No ROTATING Yes/No GYRATING Yes/No MOVING SLOWLY Yes/No MOVING STEADILY Yes/No MOVED RAPIDLY Yes/No MOVING RANDOMLY Yes/No MOVING TOWARDS OBSER Yes/No WHEN FIRST SEEN ACCELERATING TOWARDS Yes/No WHEN FIRST SEEN MOVING AWAY FROM OBSE Yes/No WHEN FIRST SEEN ACCELERATING AWAY Yes/No WHEN FIRST SEEN WITHDREW FROM OBSERV Yes/No WHEN APPROACHED FOLLOWED BY OBSERVER Yes/No FOLLOWED THE OBSERVE Yes/No OBSERVER FOLLOWED OB Yes/No FOLLOWED IN VEHICLE Yes/No PASSED OVER THE OBSER Yes/No ASCENDED SLOWLY Yes/No ASCENDED RAPIDLY Yes/No /CONTINUED UNCLASSIFIED UK EYES ONLY UK RESTRICTED Page D-11 SECRET
SECRET UNCLASSIFIED UK RESTRICTED UK EYES ONLY DESCENDED SLOWLY Yes/No DESCENDED RAPIDLY Yes/No TURNED BY 'BANKING'/TILT Yes/No ROTATED AS IT WENT Yes/No ROTATED CLOCKWISE Yes/No ROTATED ANTI-CLOCKWIS Yes/No MOVED UPWARDS FROM G Yes/No FIRST APPEARED AT GROU Yes/No FIRST APPEARED/SEEN IN Yes/No MOVED FROM CLOUD TO C Yes/No MOVED FROM EARTH TO C Yes/No MOVED FROM CLOUD TO E Yes/No EMERGED FROM CLOUD Yes/No MOTION BOBBING Yes/No MOTION CREEPING Yes/No MOTION SPIRALLING Yes/No MOTION SWAYING Yes/No MOTION FLOATING Yes/No CLIMBED AFTER FLYING LE Yes/No DIVED AFTER FLYING LEVE Yes/No ALWAYS WAS FLYING LEVE Yes/No TURNED SLOWLY IN AZIMU Yes/No TURNED RAPIDLY IN AZIMU Yes/No CHANGED DIRECTION INST Yes/No IN EITHER PLANE EXECUTED A CURVING DES Yes/No REPEATEDLY MANOEUVRE Yes/No MADE RANDOM MANEUVT Yes/No MADE AVOIDING ACTIONS Yes/No OBJECT APPEARED TO AVOID OBSTACLE OBJECTS CONVERGED Yes/No CONVERGED RAPIDLY Yes/No CONVERGED SLOWLY Yes/No OBJECTS MERGED Yes/No OBJECTS DIVERGED Yes/No DIVERGED RAPIDLY Yes/No DIVERGED SLOWLY Yes/No OBJECT PATHS CROSSED Yes/No COULD MOVE SIDEWAYS Yes/No MOTION SYMETRICAL Yes/No MOTION ERRATIC Yes/No UNCLASSIFIED UK EYES ONLY UK RESTRICTED Page D-12 SECRET
SECRET UNCLASSIFIED UK RESTRICTED UK EYES ONLY UAP6-TECHNICAL EFFECTS EVENT NUMBER Counter Common to all UAP database ON TERRAIN Yes/No MARKS ON GROUND Text DESCRIPTION OF MARKS SEEN EFFECT ON ATMOSPHERE Yes/No EFFECT ON CROPS Yes/No EVENT CAUSED MIST/HAZE Yes/No EVENT CAUSED TEMPORA Yes/No EVENT CAUSED SMOKE Yes/No EVENT CAUSED CONTRAIL Yes/No ON EQUIPMENT Yes/No CAUSED CAR TO STOP Yes/No AFFECTED CAR LIGHTS Yes/No AFFECTED AIRCRAFT Yes/No TEMPERATURE ROSE Yes/No TEMPERATURE FELL Yes/No AFFECTED ELECTRONICS/I Yes/No AFFECTED BOAT EQUIP Yes/No DISTURBED FOLIAGE Yes/No UPROOTED FOLIAGE Yes/No FLATTENED FOLIAGE Yes/No AFFECT ON OBSERVER(S) Yes/No IMMEDIATE EFFECTS Yes/No CAUSED TINGLING Yes/No CAUSED BURNING Yes/No CAUSED FRIGHT Yes/No CAUSED INJURY Yes/No EFFECT ON SKIN Yes/No CAUSED SHAKING Yes/No CAUSED EYE EFFECTS Yes/No CAUSED BREATHING EFFE Yes/No KNOCKED OVER Yes/No FELT BODY HEAT RISE Yes/No FELT BODY TEMP FALL Yes/No FELT WIND PRESSURE Yes/No FELT HAIR BRISTLE Yes/No FELT NAUSEA Yes/No OTHER EFFECT Text AFTER EFFECTS Text EFFECT ON ANIMALS Yes/No ANIMAL SOUND ALERT Yes/No eg. BARKING, MOOING. ANIMAL HAIR BRISTLES Yes/No ANIMAL COWERING Yes/No ANIMAL WIMPERING Yes/No ANIMAL INJURED Yes/No HERD AFFECTED Yes/No eg. COWS RUN ABOUT. UNCLASSIFIED UK EYES ONLY UK RESTRICTED Page D-13 SECRET
SECRET UNCLASSIFIED UK RESTRICTED UK EYES ONLY UAP7-METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EVENT NUMBER Counter COMMON KEY TO ALL UAP DATABASE WEATHER CYCLONIC(low) Yes/No WEATHER ANTI-CYCLONIC Yes/No COL Yes/No WINDSPEED Number WIND DIRECTION Number WIND TURBULENT Yes/No eg. GUSTING DRY SURFACE Yes/No IF NOT, ASSUMED WET OR LYING SNOW VISIBILITY CLEAR Yes/No MISTY Yes/No FOGGY Yes/No SEA FOG Yes/No SEA FOG CAN BE MOVING RAINING Yes/No SNOWING Yes/No DRY SURFACES Yes/No ICY SURFACES Yes/No SLEETING Yes/No SUNSPOT PERIOD Yes/No AURORA PERIOD Yes/No CLOUD COVER(%) Number CLOUDS WHITE Yes/No ELECT STORM NEAR Yes/No WITHIN 50KM CLOUDS OVERCAST Yes/No CLOUDS SILVER Yes/No CLOUDS BLACK Yes/No CLOUDS GREY Yes/No CLOUDS BROKEN Yes/No SKY BLUE Yes/No CONTRAIL CONDITIONS Yes/No CONTRAILS SEEN Yes/No CLOUD HEIGHT Number CLOUD AMOUNT Number OCTAS CLOUD ILLUMINATED Yes/No BY SUN/REFLECTION CLOUD TYPE Text CUMULUS etc. RAINBOW Yes/No TEMPERATURE DEG Number TEMPERATURE INVERSION Yes/No YES IF CORRECT CONDITIONS UNCLASSIFIED UK EYES ONLY UK RESTRICTED Page D-14 SECRET
SECRET UNCLASSIFIED UK RESTRICTED UK EYES ONLY UAP7-OBSERVER LOCATION EVENT NUMBER Counter COMMON KEY TO ALL UAP DATABASE OBSERVER ON FOOT Yes/No OBSERVER IS PASSENGER Yes/No IN CAR Yes/No CAR MOVING Yes/No CAR DRIVER Yes/No IN AIRCRAFT Yes/No AS CREW Yes/No SHIP AT SEA Yes/No BOAT ON LAKE Yes/No OBSERVER IN BUILDING Yes/No ON TOP BUILDING Yes/No CYCLING Yes/No WALKING Yes/No RIDING Yes/No CLIMBING Yes/No HILL WALKING Yes/No GLIDING Yes/No SWIMMING Yes/No OBSERVER BELOW OBJEC Yes/No OBSERVER ABOVE OBJEC Yes/No OBSERVER LEVEL WITH OB Yes/No OBSERVER ALTITUDE Number IF IN/ON HILLS OR MOUNTAINS AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE Number IF CREW OR AIRCRAFT PASSENGER UAP7-VIEWING BACKGROUND EVENT NUMBER Counter COMMON KEY FOR UAP DATABASE LOCATION RURAL Yes/No LOCATION WOODED Yes/No CONIFEROUS Yes/No DECIDUOUS Yes/No MIXED TREES & BUSHES Yes/No FIELDS-GRASSLAND Yes/No FIELDS MIXED Yes/No PLOUGHED Yes/No FIELDS-CROPPED Yes/No CROP COLOUR Text SURFACE SWAMPY Yes/No OVER FRESH WATER Yes/No OVER SALT WATER Yes/No OVER SMOOTH WATER Yes/No OVER RIVER Yes/No OVER LAKE Yes/No LOCATION 0-URBAN Yes/No LOCATION CITY/TOWN Yes/No DARK BACKGROUND Yes/No CONTRASTING BACKGROU Yes/No CONTRASTING BACKGROUND WITH OBJECT COLOUR FLAT TERRAIN Yes/No OVER HILLS Yes/No OVER MOUNTAINS Yes/No IN A VALLEY Yes/No OVER TREES Yes/No UNCLASSIFIED UK EYES ONLY UK RESTRICTED Page D-15 SECRET
SECRET UNCLASSIFIED UK RESTRICTED UK EYES ONLY UAP8-OPTICAL & RADIATION EVENT NUMBER Counter COMMON IDENTIFIER THROUGHOUT DATABASE NAKED EYE Yes/No WEARS GLASSES Yes/No SEEN THROUGH GLASS Yes/No FLAT GLASS Yes/No CURVED GLASS Yes/No SANDWICHED GLASS Yes/No BINOCULARS Yes/No BINOCULAR MAGNIFICATIO Number TELESCOPE Yes/No ZOOM DEVICE Yes/No DAYLIGHT VIDEO Yes/No LLTV (VIDEO CAMERA) Yes/No LLTV(LUX SPEC) Yes/No VIDEO CAMERA TYPE Text STILL CAMERA Yes/No CAMERA TYPE Text AUTO FOCUS Yes/No ACOUSTIC SENSOR Yes/No TAPE RECORDER OR VIDEO AUDIO RADIATION SENSORS Yes/No ONE OR MORE RADIATION SENSORS USED INFRA-RED SENSOR Yes/No IR EQUIPMENT USED DURING SIGHTING IRST Yes/No IMAGING IR RECORDING MADE IR HOT SPOT SENSOR Yes/No HOT SPOT DETECTION MADE RF RADIATION SENSOR Yes/No RF RADIATION SENSOR PRESENT RF REFLECTED FROM OBJ Yes/No ACTIVE RADAR DETECTION RF RECEIVED FROM OBJ Yes/No OBJECT SELF RF RADIATION DETECTED ELECTROSTATIC FIELD Yes/No ES FIELD MEASURED NUCLEAR RADIATION Yes/No NUCLEAR RADIATION MEASURED NUCLEAR DESCRIPTION Text TYPE OF RADIATION, MEASURED AT TIME OR LATER MAGNETIC SENSOR Yes/No COMPASS AFFECTED Yes/No MAGNETIC COMPASS DISTURBED LIGHTMETER Yes/No EFFECT IF USED BY PHOTOGRAPHER UAP9-OBSERVER GEOMETRY EVENT COUNTER Counter COMMON TO ALL UAP DATABASE OBJECT AZIMUTH BEARIN Number COMPASS BEARING FROM OBSERVER TOTAL AZ ANGLE MOVED Number eg. OBSERVED THROUGH 60 DEGREES OF AZ CARDINAL DIRECTION Text eg. WSW, NE, etc. FIRST ELEVATION ANGLE Number eg. HORIZON EQUALS ZERO DEGREES FINAL ELEVATION ANGLE Number CAN BE THE SAME AS FIRST ANGLE IF OBJECT STATIONARY OR LEVEL TOTAL ELEV ANGLE MOVE Number eg. 90 DEGREES IF MOVED TO OVERHEAD SUN SHINING Yes/No SUN YELLOW Yes/No SUN RED Yes/No SUN REFLECTED Yes/No SUN ELEVATION ANGLE Number SUN BEHIND OBSERVER Yes/No SUN BEHIND OBJECT Yes/No OBSERVER BELOW OBJ Yes/No OBSERVER LEVEL TO OBJ Yes/No OBSERVER ABOVE OBJECT Yes/No OSEST RANGE TO OBJ Number IN KILOMETRES/FRACTION OF KM, ESTIMATED * CLOSEST MINS Number eg. 15 SEC EQUALS 0.25 UNCLASSIFIED UK EYES ONLY UK RESTRICTED Page D-16 SECRET
UK RESTRICTED UK EYES ONLY UNCLASSIFIED UAP10-FINAL DESCRIPTION EVENT COUNTER Counter DISSAPEARED SLOWLY Yes/No DISSAPEARED SUDDENLY Yes/No FADED Yes/No EXPLODED Yes/No LANDED Yes/No TOOK-OFF Yes/No VANISHED Yes/No VANISHED NO SOUND Yes/No ACCELERATED AWAY Yes/No LAST VELOCITY HIGH Yes/No LAST VELOCITY LOW Yes/No LAST VELOCITY STEADY Yes/No FINAL COMPASS AZIMUTH Number FINAL CARDINAL Text FINAL ELEVATION ANGLE Number ALWAYS LOOKED THE SAM Yes/No CHANGED APPEARANCE A Yes/No CHANGED SHAPE Yes/No FINAL SHAPE Text CHANGED COLOUR Yes/No FINAL COLOUR Text CHANGED GEOMETRY Text OF OBJECTS IF MORE THAN ONE LIGHTS WENT OFF Yes/No LIGHTS FADED Yes/No MORE LIGHTS CAME ON Yes/No DESCRIBE LIGHTS Text SOUND AT END Text UNCLASSIFIED UK EYES ONLY UK RESTRICTED Page D-17 SECRET
SECRET UNCLASSIFIED UK RESTRICTED UK EYES ONLY UAP6-AUDIO EFFECTS CLOSE Event ID: 96/A01 PERIOD HEARD: SOUND WAS RECORDED: SOUND STARTED LATER: SOUND LEVEL VARIED: LOUD SOUND AT START: [X] DECREASED/FADED OUT: SOUND AFFECTED BY WIND: QUIET SOUND ALWAYS: STOPPED SUDDENLY: [X] SOUND CARRIED AT NIGHT: INCREASED FROM START: DOPPLER EFFECT HEARD: HEARD ONLY WHEN RECEDING: HIGH PITCHED: [X] SOUND AT CONSTANT LEVEL: ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE: LOW PITCHED: EXPLOSION: HUMMING: PITCH VARIED: POPPING: WHINING: [X] REGULARLY MODULATED: CRACKLING: RUSHING: SWISHING: SHRILL: BUZZING: PULSE-PULSE: WHOOSH: WHISTLING: ROARING: SOUND LIKE RICHOCHET: THUD: HISSING: GROWLING: SHOCKWAVE: BEEPING: PULSING: SOUNDED LIKE?: OTHER SOUND: UAP13-IMAGERY AUDIO (IMAGE & AUDIO RECORDING) EVENT COUNTER Counter COMMON KEY TO ALL UAP DATABASE CAMERA USED Yes/No STILL IMAGERY Yes/No NO OF SHOTS Number OBSERVER SKETCH Yes/No JARIC DIAGRAM Yes/No JARIC REPORT Number VIDEO RECORDING Yes/No VIDEO DURATION Number MINUTES AUDIO RECORDING Yes/No RECORDING DURATION Number MAP OF AREA DRAWN Yes/No BY OBSERVER AT THE TIME OF REPORTING ARTIFACTS IDENTIFIED Yes/No UNCLASSIFIED UK EYES ONLY UK RESTRICTED Page D-18 SECRET
SECRET UNCLASSIFIED UK RESTRICTED UK EYES ONLY Lights Event ID: 96/A01 ALL SEEN AT START: [X] SEEN THROUGHOUT: [X] DIM: [X] BRIGHT: [X] MERGING: PULSATING: REPEAT PATTERN: IRREGULAR PATTERN: COLOUR OF TAIL: OBJECT BODY COLOUR AT START: UK COLOUR AT START SEEN: FINAL COLOUR SEEN: NUMBER OF LIGHTS: BUILDING: FLASHING: STEADY: BEAMED: PERIOD LIGHTS SEEN: HOW MANY BEAMS?: 4 VARIABLE BRIGHTNESS: WIDE ANGLED: SHARP BEAM: DID BEAM ILLUMINATE GROUND/OBJECTS: REFLECTED LIGHTS ON WATER: OBJECT ITSELF LUMINESCENT: LIGHTS SEEN: [X] LIGHTS CHANGING FORM: BEAM SCANNING: BEAM SECTORING: BEAM ROTATING: TRANSLUCENT OBJECT: TRANSPARENT OBJECT: HALO PRESENT: CORONA DISCHARGE: LUMINOUS TAIL: 00:04:05 CHANGED YELLOW TO RED: CHANGED BLUE/GREEN TO VIOLET: CHANGED PURPLE TO VIOLET: CHANGED MORE THAN ONCE: Event ID: 96/A03 ALL SEEN AT START: [X] SEEN THROUGHOUT: [X] DIM: BRIGHT: [X] MERGING: PULSATING: REPEAT PATTERN: IRREGULAR PATTERN: COLOUR OF TAIL: OBJECT BODY COLOUR AT START: FINAL COLOUR SEEN: NUMBER OF LIGHTS: BUILDING: FLASHING: STEADY: BEAMED: PERIOD LIGHTS SEEN: HOW MANY BEAMS?: 2 VARIABLE BRIGHTNESS: WIDE ANGLED: SHARP BEAM: DID BEAM ILLUMINATE GROUND/OBJECTS: REFLECTED LIGHTS ON WATER: OBJECT ITSELF LUMINESCENT: LIGHTS SEEN: [X] LIGHTS CHANGING FORM: BEAM SCANNING: BEAM SECTORING: BEAM ROTATING: TRANSLUCENT OBJECT: TRANSPARENT OBJECT: HALO PRESENT: CORONA DISCHARGE: LUMINOUS TAIL: CHANGED YELLOW TO RED: CHANGED BLUE/GREEN TO VIOLET: CHANGED PURPLE TO VIOLET: CHANGED MORE THAN ONCE: UNCLASSIFIED UK EYES ONLY UK RESTRICTED Page D-19 SECRET
SECRET UNCLASSIFIED UK RESTRICTED UK EYES ONLY UAP12-EVENT CATEGORISATION LOG EVENT NUMBER Counter COMMON KEY THROUGHOUT DATABASE MULTI-ASPECT VIEWING Yes/No MULTI-SENSOR VIEWING Yes/No ARTIFACTS PRESENT Yes/No SURFACE EFFECTS Yes/No EXPERIMENTAL FLYING Yes/No UNMANNED AIRCRAFT Yes/No eg. DRONE, TARGET, RECCE DRONE ETC MET BALLOON Yes/No TETHERED BALLOON Yes/No HOT AIR BALLOON Yes/No HELICOPTER Yes/No AIRSHIP Yes/No GLIDER Yes/No HANG GLIDER Yes/No SATELLITE IN ORBIT Yes/No SATELLITE GLOW Yes/No METEORITE RE-ENTRY Yes/No SATELLITE RE-ENTRY Yes/No FLIGHT REFUELLING Yes/No MILITARY FLYING Yes/No CIVIL FLYING Yes/No BIRDS Yes/No RNLI/COASTGUARD FLARE Yes/No SHIPS/RNLI SEARCHLIGHT Yes/No AIRCRAFT FLARE Yes/No AIRCRAFT SEARCHLIGHT Yes/No HELICOPTER SEARCHLIGHT Yes/No HEADLIGHT(VEHICLE) Yes/No LANDING LIGHT(AIRCRAFT) Yes/No GROUNDBASED SEARCHLIGHT Yes/No LASER DISPLAY Yes/No LIGHTHOUSE/BEACON Yes/No CONTRAIL Yes/No SONIC BOOM Yes/No OPTICAL MIRAGE Yes/No INDUSTRIAL LIGHTING Yes/No TOWN/CITY LIGHTS Yes/No ADVERTISING LIGHTS Yes/No MOTORWAY LIGHT/SOUND Yes/No MILITARY EXERCISE Yes/No BATTLE AREA/RANGE Yes/No PARACHUTES Yes/No JET AIRCRAFT GASES Yes/No EG SHOCK DIAMONDS IN REHEAT WAKE VORTICE Yes/No VERTICAL VORTICE Yes/No LINKED VORTICES/TWISTER Yes/No SUNSET/RISE EFFECT Yes/No PROJECTED SHADOWS Yes/No /CONTINUED UNCLASSIFIED UK EYES ONLY UK RESTRICTED Page D-20 SECRET
SECRET UNCLASSIFIED UK RESTRICTED UK EYES ONLY PROJECTED LIGHTS Yes/No CLOUD FORMATION Yes/No PUBLICITY STUNT Yes/No PSYCHOLOGICAL Yes/No PARAPSYCHOLOGICAL Yes/No OCCULT RELATED Yes/No DRUG RELATED Yes/No ALCOHOL RELATED Yes/No ATMOSPHERIC EFFECT Yes/No REFLECTION Yes/No BEAD BALL LIGHTNING Yes/No BALL LIGHTNING Yes/No VAPOUR VORTICE Yes/No ICE CRYSTALS Yes/No HALO Yes/No CORONA Yes/No ST ELMO'S FIRE Yes/No MIGRATING BIRDS Yes/No SINGLE LARGE BIRDS Yes/No MOCK SUN Yes/No MOCK MOON Yes/No UNKNOWN PLASMA Yes/No ASTRONOMICAL EFFECT Yes/No COMET Yes/No METEORITE Yes/No SMALL PLANET Yes/No MAJOR PLANET Yes/No STAR Yes/No SUN RAY HALATION Yes/No EARTHLIGHT Yes/No TRIBOLUMINESCENCE Yes/No SUNSET FLASH Yes/No AURORA Yes/No PARASENENIC Yes/No PARHALIAN Yes/No UNIDENTIFIED Yes/No IONOSPHERIC EFFECT Yes/No LOCATION RELATED Yes/No STRATEGIC LOCATION RELATED Yes/No FAULT LINE RELATED Yes/No UAP Yes/No UNCLASSIFIED UK EYES ONLY UK RESTRICTED Page D-21 SECRET
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INITIAL ANALYSIS REQUIREMENTS
1. An initial examination of the raw reports suggested that a certain amount of manual and
machine manipulation would be required before entry into the database. This was
partially done in language 'Perl'. Once adequate data became available it would be
possible to make an analysis which contained at least the following, with plots as
required:
a. Number of events in timescale of weeks, months, years as histograms.
b. Events plotted against geographical locations (may have to use expanded maps or
postcodes, as required if clusters fall on top of each other).
c. Events plotted against time of day (i.e. day, night, dusk, darkness).
d. Events plotted against proximity to:
- Airports
- Power Stations
- HV Power lines (including Rail)
e. Tabulate all events with sound.
f. Tabulate/plot all events with same shape reported (i.e. triangle, oblong, sphere or
cigar/oval),
g. Identify all events where item seen:
- Was first stationary
- Was first low then climbed
- Was seen on radar
- Was seen both on radar and visually
h. All events with a tail.
j. All events with a smell.
k. All events reported by aircrew/coastguards/police as witnesses.
l. All events with more than one witness.
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m. All events where 'portholes' or ' beams of light' are reported.
n. All events near ley lines.
p. Combinational events for:
- Stationary with 'portholes'
- Triangular plus white lights only
- Blue lights plus any shapes.
- Mist present or given off, plus coloured lights.
q. Sighting on same day but different sources.
r. Motion – events where time seen, sector passed through, together with either range or
altitude are given. (needed for approximate velocity check).
s. Number of sightings for given duration.
t. List any sightings seen with:
- Terrain disturbance
- Animal reaction
- Human injury or after-effects
u. List al events where witness name appears more than once.
v. Co-locate sightings against geological rock formations.
w. Plot against civil air lanes and RAF low flying routes.
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AIR MINISTRY,
WHITEHALL,
S.W.1.
PRIME MINISTER
The various reports about unidentified flying
objects, described by the Press as "flying saucers",
were the subject of a full Intelligence study in 1951.
The conclusions reached (based upon William of Occam's
Razor) were that all the incidents reported could be
explained by one or other of the following causes:-
(a) Known astronomical or meteorological phenomena
(b) Mistaken identification of conventional aircraft,
balloons, birds, etc.
(c) Optical illusions and psychological delusions
(d) Deliberate hoaxes.
2. The Americans, who carried out a similar investiga-
tion in 1948/9, reached a similar conclusion.
3. Nothing has happened since 1951 to make the Air
Staff change their opinion, and, to judge from recent
Press statements, the same is true in America.
4. I am sending a copy of this to Lord Cherwell.
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