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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, trrere 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
Sec(AS)2. They are passed to the Air Staff who examine them for Air
Def.nc. implications. In some cases, where (on the face of it) there
cQuld be a defence interest, enquiries are made of relevant radar
s etc in order to obtain more information. All reports
to the Defence Intelligence organisation who have a
sightings of unusual objects
or anywhere el
We have no
t h a n Se
ed ... in . UF.O’ sand
. 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 specif~c role wiih 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 ~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 matte~ of course, however these are generally destroyed after 30 days. ADGE units do not
regula1"’ly make reco1"’dings although some are occasionally made for
specific operational purposes. Relevant radar units are consulted
as t of the normal p1"’oce.ss of handling UFO reports
there is jay oerrel.tio a
radar traces.
.RAF WOODBRIDGE INCIDENT 27 Dec 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 Dec 80 Col Halt and a number of
o~hers saw more unusual lights, but again we have no record of anything untoward being picked up on radar.
I think you will agree that it is highly unlikely that any
violation of airspace would be heralded by such a display of
1y 1 that any reconnaissance or
announced in this way.
’1:.Overall, we believe that the fact that Col Halt did not report
these occurrences to MOD 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.
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SUBJ(CT: Unexplained Lights
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1. Early in the morning of 27 Dee 80 (apPt’o):iIlIJtely 0300L), tl’lO US^F security police patroln~el1 S \’; unusucJl lights outside the back gate at RAr \oIoodbridge. Thinking an aircraft. 1!light have cr shed 01~ been forced dOl’In, they called fo!’ perlllission to go outside the gate to invest~9ate. The on-duty flight chief }’esponded 2nd llo\’Ied three patr01n!:;:1 !:c; p;()_ c e e don f 00 t. The i n d i v i d u a 1 s t- e po n e d see i 11 gas tt- a n 9 e 9 1 0 \’1 i n gob j e c t i nth e for est. The 0 b j e c t I’J d S des C t- i bed a s be i n 9 me tal i c i nap pea ran c e and triangular in shape, approximately two to three meters across the base and approximately tl’IO meters high. It illuminJted the entire forest \>/ith a \’Ihite light. The object itself had i1 pulsing red light on top iJnd a bank(s) of blue lights undcmeath. The object was hovering or on legs. As the patrolmen approached the object, it maneuvered throllgrl the trees and disappeat’ed. f~t this time the animals on a nearb ..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 1/2" deep and 7" in diameter were found where the object had been sighted on the ground. The following night (29 Dec 80) the area \’,as checked for radiation. [3eta/gamllla readings of 0.1 mi 11 iroentgens were recorded I’li th peak readings in the three de- pre s s ion san d n eat’ the c e n t e r 0 f the t ’" i a n g 1 e forme d by the de pre s s ion s . 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-l ike 1 ight \-Ias seen through the trees. It nloved about and pulsed. At one point it appeared to throw off 910\’Jing particles an then broke into five sep rate \-Jhite objects and then dis- appeared. Immediately thereafter, thl"ee star-l ike objects wer-e noticed in the sky, two objec ts to the nOI-th and oDe to the south, a 11 of I’lh i ch were about 10~ off the hori~on. The objects moved rapidly in sharp angular mo v e me n t san d d i s p 1 aye d J- ed, g r e e n n d b 1 u e 1 i g h t s . The 0 [) j e c t s tot h e north appeared to be elliptical througrl an 8-12 pOI’ler lens. They then turned to full circles. The objects to the no!"th remained in the sky for an hour or more, The object to the south was visible for tl’IO or three houl"s and beamed down a stream of light from time to time. Numerous indivi- duals, including the undersigned, \’Iitnessed the activities in paragraphs 2 and .\.
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- 2 -b. Assuming, as I hope, that the Ministry of Defence does noi
ignore the reports reaching it (and we have been told in reply to Parliamentary questions that they amount to some hundreds a year from civilian sources alone), what steps are taken by the Department to investigate them? In par- ticular:-
Are they dealt with solely ad hoc, using routine stafi channels? or is there some specialist group, either within the Whitehall establishment or elsewhere, whicr is charged with taking an expert view? If so, to whon do they report? And what is their composition? Do they include civilian advisers from outside your Department?
What part is played, if any, by the Flying Complaints Flight at RAF Rudloe Manor? What part, if any, is played by Air Staff Secretariats 2 IS.. 8?
How many of the reports of unusual phenomena have been re- ceived from Defence establishments, including reports fro IT the pilots of military aircraft?
What material does your Department have of traces left on military radar or in photographic form either ~om sorties by military aircraft or from ground-based or ship-based facilities?
Can any such material be released either to me or to re- sponsible persons outside your Department for purposes of scientific study?
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In troubling you with these questions I am well aware that their subject matter has often been thought easy to ridicule, especially when associated with some of the wilder notions which ar current among the civilian research groups. I am not wedded to any particular theory myself. I do, on the other hand, believe that there is overwhelming evidence for a persistent phenomenon of a highly unusual character. 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 significance. I would be reassured to know either that it is being adequately gripped as a Defence matter (and, if so, by precisely what means) or that material held by your Department can be release
..
.’’1 ~/
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
immediately and on these occasions we are careful
be found I ~ to ensur~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 Wh tehall or anywhere else involved in UFO’s and o $"l)
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 seardhing for or collating information of a more general nature.
.,/1!’!i~ .~ ’~<.i_.
REPORT OF AN UNEXPLAINED AERIAL SIGHTING
1. Date, time & duration of sighting
2. Description of object (No of objects, size, shape, colour, brightness, noise)
.
3. Exact position of observer (Indoors/outdoors, stationary/moving)
4. How observed (Naked eye, binoculars, other optical device, camera or camcorder)
5. Direction in which object first seen (A landmark may be more useful than a roughly estimated bearing)
6. Angle of sight (Estimated heights are unreliable)
.
7. Distance (By reference to a known landmark)
8. Movements (Changes in 5, 6 & 7 may be of more use than estimates of course and speed)
9. Met conditions during observations (Moving clouds, haze, mist etc)
10. Nearby objects (Telephone lines, high voltage lines, reservoir, lake or dam, swamp or marsh, river, high buildings, tall chimneys, steeples, spires, TV or radio masts, airfields, generating plant, factories, pits or other sites with floodlights or night lighting)
.
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12/11/2006 20:20 Petworth West Sussex
sky that burst into four separate ones, before disa earin. Two flying objects were seen. Five dancing lights were seen.
July 2006 Rushington West Sussex
30/09/2002 22:00 Exeter Devon The object had two neonblue lights at the rear.
30/09/2002 20:20 Exeter Devon One ball of red, glowinglight.
19/12/2002 06:30 Newton Abbott Devon A strange object/light withno sound.
2003 Ashburton Devon Two strange lights in the sky.25/05/2004 17:00 Paignton Devon Long single black cylinder
type obiect about 200ft long.28/07/2004 Lynton nr Devon The object looks like a big
Exmoor white diamond on thehorizon.
21/02/2005 09:56 Winkleigh Devon Obiect seen in the sky.09:34 Chievithorne Devon The object looked like a
telegraph pole.30/03/2006 00:40 Plymouth Devon There was a huge ball of
orange fire.17/07/2006 02:00 Marlborough Devon Two round, stationary, oval
lights were seen.20/08/2006 Torquay Devon Lights were seen.06/09/2006 Exeter Devon Just said a sighting.11/12/2006 Plymouth Devon A blue light with a white
light in the middle.
You may also wish to know that there is some information about UFOs available for public viewing. MOD files were routinely destroyed after 5 years until 1967 when they were generally preserved for The National Archives. A few have survived before 1967 and together with records up to 1977 are now available for public viewing. The National Archives can be contacted at Ruskin Avenue, Richmond, Kew, Surrey TW9 4DU or telephone, 020 8876 3444. The National Archives also have a website giving information about the records they hold and how to access them. This can be found on the internet at: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk. The Ministry of Defence Freedom of Information web site also contains some released information on UFOs. This can be accessed via the internet at: http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/FreedomOflnformationlPublicationScheme.
If you are unhappy with this response or you wish to complain about any aspect of the handling of this request, then you should contact me in the first instance. If informal resolution is not possible and you are still dissatisfied then you may apply for an independent internal review by contacting the Director of Information Exploitation, 6th Floor, MOD Main Building, Whitehall, SW1A 2HB (e-mail [email protected]). Please note that any request for an internal review must be made within two calendar months of the date in which the attempt to reach informal resolution has come to an end.
_ you remain unhappy following an internal review, you may take your complaint to the ~formation Commissioner under the provisions of Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act.
Please note that the Information Commissioner will not investigate the case until the internal review process has been completed. Further details of the role and powers of the Information Commissioner can be found on the Commissioner’s website, http://www .intonnationcommissioner. gov. uk.
Yours sincerely
Page 2 of2.
~try of Defence ~~torate of Air Staff - Freedom of Information 1 5th Floor, Zone H Main Building Whitehall London SW1A 2HB
E.mail- da~~ufQ-Qffi [email protected],JK
15/01/2007
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IS
consldenng
the
aholition
of
minimum
stan-
dards
for
school
huildings.
Ministers
have
kept
quiet
about
the
possihility
of
ahandon-
ing
the
standards,
..yhich
were
last
revised
in
1981.
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have
an-
nounced
only
that
they
are
carry-
ing
out
a
review
of
the
standards,
which
lay
down
minimum
class-
room
space
for.
each
pupil,
re-
quire
"reasonable
resistance
to
rain,
snow,
wind
and
damp"
and
specify
numhers
of
washrooms
and
toilets.
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news
that
abolition
is
be-
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considered
slipped
out
unno-
ticed
last
week
in
a
National
Audit
Office
report.
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report
revealed
that
nearly
half
Britain’s
seven
million
schoolchildren
are
taught
in
huildings
that
need
ur-
gent
repairs
and
refurbishment.
Sir
John
Bourn,
the
Comptroller
and
Auditor
General,
said
that
the
condition
of
buildings
was
having
"adverse
effects
on
the
quality
of
education".
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John
added
thattherehad:
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littl
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tIiestandardsrequired
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October
Jast.
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State
for.
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press
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.
1991
to
1996.
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spokesman
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the.
shadow
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secretary,
said
yesterday:
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MacGregor
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goalposts.
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would
appear
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sor,
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regulations
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MYSTERIOUS
circlessimiIar
to
those
found
in
crop-fields’around
the
world
have
been
disc:overedin
the
bowels
of
Tokyo’s
]lnder-
ground
system.,
.’
’.
’,."
Though
smailer>in/sizethan
their
rural
brethren"the’metJ;O,
circles
appear
sintilarlysym~et-
rical,
and
often
intheUnkedJ)~t-
terns
that
have
excited
scientists,
"cerealogists"
andUFO-w~tc:h-
ers.
They
appear
in
dustintbe
.
tunnels
~hat
has i.
not
beenYdis-
turbj!d
for 2S
yeats.i>/
Bp~
,’:ien
..
rnsupernatul’3l
forces
ca
not
be
blamed
for
the
circI~~,
ccordi.g,./..to....Prof
ssor
Yoshi
Hiko
Ohtsuki,the.scientist
who
has
revealed
them.
Istead
By
Alex
Renton.
1.. ~ ’.
.
he
thinks they
and
crop
circles
.
are
caused
by
eddying
currents
of
.
air,
possibly
electrically
charged.
Professor
Ohtsuki,
who;visited
British
corufields
with
a
research
team.
this
sunimer,claims
to
have
_ :reated
a
"plasn’ta,:vor-
tex" with
microwaves
and
air
in’
hislaborutory
at
Waseda
,Univer-
sity
in
Japan.
He
has
used
iUo
.
mab:cireles
appear
in
trays ,:
of
-aluminium.filings.:,
:.
.
Japanese
.
television,
film
of
these.
circles
.
was
shown
;at
,
the
Sixthlnteruational
Congress.
on
UrDs in.
Sheffield
this
weekend.
{
r
\
J.
.......,...
uty
leadeti~aid:
"I can
think
of no
change
in’educational
practice
ill
the
last
decade
that
makes
leak-
ing
.
roofs,:or
broken
windows
ac-
ceptable.This
reviewisa
shamto
allow;
gove111ment
to
absolve
itself
of
responsibilities.
tOiparents
i
and
cbildren.
’!,Her
Majesty’s
Inspec-
torate
sai
in>Februaty
that
the
nationalcurriClIlumwould
need
even
better
accommodation.
A.spokesman
forihe
Depart-’
ment
of
Education
defended
the
decision
not
to
mention
abolition
as an option,
arguing
that
areview
was
bound
to
consider
all
options.
The
regulations,
which
were
extended
in 1989
to
schools
that
opt
out
oO
cal
authority
control,
are
wide-ranging.
As well
as
ade-
quate
dassroom
space,
sufficient
toilets
arid
weatherproof
build-
ings,
.
they
say
there
must
be
changingy*ccommOdation
.....avaiI.
able
for.cllildrentakingPE,readi.
ly
accessible
from
the
school
grounds.
Ahere
should
be
show-
ers.
for.
st~ff
teaching
PE .
if.
the
-school
has
pupils
aged
over
eight.
There
should
be a
romn
avail-
ahle
for
the
medical
or
dental
ex
amination
of
pupils
during
school
hours.
Every
school
should
have
a
head
teachers’
room,
and a
room
for
teachers
"for
social
purposes".
.
,
PalIl
White,’
Tory
chairman.
of
tbeAssociation
of
County
COlIn-
ciIseducation
committee,
said
he
would
be
surprised
if
minimlIm
standards
were
aholished.
"1
think
they
will
be
changed
but
kept
on in
some
way.
Some
of
the
regulations
are
absurd.
In a
small
primary
school
you
do
not
need
to
build
a
shower
for
the
staff.
These
regulations
are a
bit
crazy,
they
are
terribly
expensive.
You
need
some
laws,
but
not
these.~’
However,
Jim
Keight,
leader
of
Kl10wsley
council
in
Yorkshire,
said:
"If
they
ab
l
h
,the
mini-
mum
standards
they
are
saying
’to
hell
with
it,
it
,does
not
matter:
what
the
school
buildings
are .
like.’ "
f~’"
- -~-,--
It
also
l’eVl!aledthe
.
dust
circles
on
theW
Il!Nmd;t1ooroftheJapa~
nese,undergronndsystem
_ .
causingisome
distresst
t.heulln,
sceptical.
\~~fologists~’atth~C(I!l_
ference.
who
hndJikedtobelieve
thattl
e’rop
circles
wereperpe-
trated
bYiJJFOS~ Eventl1~,most
optimistic
were
unwilliri~,tosuggestthat
aliens
mightwish;to
use
their
own
craft
insuchi,an’efficient
transport
sys.
tem:asithei(,I’okyo
metro.Profes-
soriOhtsuJ
thinks. the
Tokyo
circJesare:~aused"
by
small
.
vorti.
ces
ate’d~(by
passlngtrahls.
Jenny
Rdles
- It
respected
andsceptieal
researcher
into
"anomalousiphenomena"
- wel-
comed.ProfessorOll.fsul
’s
find.
Ings;
"It’s
a.
greatishnme
while
we
British
are
stiU
saying
. ’Is
it
bovine
...
flatulence..’
or ’is it
nlie!ls
from
sl)ace?’the.Japanese
arethi1)\
ng,
’Let’s
patentitandJ
make
aj’ew
billion
yen’," she
snid.w,
The
editorof11le
CropWatclt-(,!
er,
PauIFullel’,
said
at
the
confer- ,
eoce
thut
up
to
50
I>er.
cent
of:,
l’itishcrop
circJeswerehollxes"
.
Eager
to
extend
Professor.
Obt.
suki’s
investigations,
.....
heisaid:
’’We’re
hoping
we
cangoto’l.on_
don
Imd
looktbroughthc’l1nder.
ground
system.
Presumably
we’ll
start
.
lit..
the
Cirtle’Une."
,
Space
invader
shocks
UFO.
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