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Dear Reference:07-02-2005-170455-010 I am writing concerning your e-mail message about the information the MOD holds about UFO sightings. Your message has been passed to this department as we are the focal point within the Ministry of Defence for correspondence about UFOs. This department holds details of UFO sightings reported to the MOD and public correspondence about UFOs (some of which also contain sighting reports) spanning a 25 year period. These records are not held electronically, but are filed on paper files in the order in which they were received. In order to release information from these documents we are required to redact all personal information about the people who made the reports in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. As you are aware, we have already released some information into the MOD Freedom of Information Publication Scheme and we are currently compiling a database of reports which we intend to add to the Publication Scheme at the end of June 2005. We are also looking at what further documents we can add to the Publication Scheme in the near future. In the meantime, if there is any particular information you are seeking, you are able to make a request in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 either via the same route as this request or directly to my address at the end of this message. Please bare in mind that if a request exceeds the permitted £600 limit set for compliance with the Freedom ofInformation Act and as provided by Section 12 ofthe Act, the Ministry of Defence is not obliged to comply with your request. You should therefore be as specific as possible about the information you are seeking. I hope this is helpful. Yours sincerely,

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AUTHORISATION FOR THE RELEASE OF INFORMATION Appl Independent on Sunday Expiry: 3 February 2005 Case Number: 06-01-2005-140535-008

The Applicant has made the following reguest for information: 1. Findings of an MOD investigation into an alleged UFO sighting above Craigluscar reservoir near Dunfermline, Fife. 2. Photograph of a UFO near Pitlochry, Perthshire in 1990. 3. All correspondence, (letters, memos, etc) between ministers and civil servants relating to the incident at Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk in December 1980.

Case for release of information 1. A search of DAS files~ced some papers about this event. DAS files contain no reply to __ M of 28 February 1994, so DI55c were cons~e confirmed that they have no additional records on their files._has not requested copies of the documents, so a summary of these events has been provided in the attached draft letter. 2. The only photographs the MOD holds of UFO sightings are those sent to us by members of the public. A search of our files covering 1990 has produced some details about this event, including a record that the photographs sent to the MOD were returned to The Scottish Daily Record. Details have been included in the attached draft letter. 3. All of the papers the MOD holds on the Rendlesham Forest incident are already available in the Publication Scheme. The only correspondence between civil servants and Ministers about this event would notes to PQs and it is not clear if this is what he is seeking. been advised how to access this information in the Publication me and if he is seeking parliamentary correspondence, that he clarifies what specific information he is seeking. I attach a draft letter and background papers.

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Our Reference 06-01-2005-140535-008 Date 3 February 2005

Dear I am writing concerning your message dated 6 January in which you made a request under the Freedom ofInformation Act for information about Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) sightings. Your request has been passed to this department as we are the focal point within the Ministry of Defence for correspondence about UFOs. First you requested the findings of an MOD investigation into an alleged UFO sighting above Craigluscar Reservoir near Dunfermline, Fife. Our records show that The Scottish Daily Record contacted the MOD in February 1994 concerning a UFO sighting report and some photographs that they had been sent by a member of the public. The individual reported travelling to Craigluscar Reservoir on the afternoon of 19th February 1994 to take some photographs of the Reservoir to assist with a painting of the area. He heard a humming noise, turned towards the Reservoir and saw a disc-like object, high in the sky, moving slowly in his direction. He described the object as metallic, with several points of diffused light on its underside, inside a darker coloured rim. He took two photographs before the object moved away to the west. Air defence staff were consulted at the time and records show that there had been no unusual radar returns. The photographs are not contained in our files and we assume they were returned to the Scottish Daily Record. You also requested a photograph of a UFO near Pitlochry, Perthshire in 1990. The MOD does not produce photographs of UFO sightings. The only photographs the MOD holds are those which members of the public very occasionally send to us with their sighting reports. If requested these are returned to the individual, or if they do not want them returned, they are filed with the report in our files. We have examined our records for 1990 and they contain no photographs relevant to your request. However, we have a record that two members of the public contacted The Scottish Daily Record to report a large diamond shape UFO hovering for about 10 minutes before ascending vertically upwards at high speed. The witnesses said that during the sighting an RAF aircraft believed to be a Harrier was in the area. The sighting was over Cal vine, 20 miles north of Pitlochry at 2100 hours on 4 August 1990. A number of colour photographs were taken and passed to The Scottish Daily Record, who in tum sent the negatives to the MOD. These were considered at the time and it was concluded that the jet was a Harrier. No definite conclusions were reached regarding large diamond-shaped object. Our records show that the original negatives were returned to The Scottish Daily Record.

Finally, you asked for correspondence between ministers and civil servants relating to the incident at Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk in December 1980. The MOD papers on this incident are already published in the MOD Freedom of Information Publication Scheme on the internet and can be viewed at http://www.foi.mod.uk. A search under 'Rendlesham Forest' will take you directly to these documents. We are not aware of any specific internal correspondence about this incident which has not already been released. It is normal practice for officials to brief Ministers as to the background of parliamentary business, for example, when answering specific parliamentary questions. If this is the type of information you are seeking, it would be useful if you could clarify the information you are particularly searching for. I hope this is useful. If this information does not address your requirements or you wish to complain about any aspect of the handling of this request, then you should contact the undersigned in the first instance. Should you remain dissatisfied, then you may apply for an internal review by contacting the Director of Information Exploitation, 6th Floor, MOD Main Building, Whitehall, SW1A 2HB. If you are still unhappy following an internal review, you may take your complaint to the Information Commissioner under the provisions of Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act. Please note that the Information Commissioner will not investigate your case until the MOD internal review process has been completed. Further details of the role and powers of the Information Commissioner can be found on the Commissioner's website, http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk Yours sincerely,

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We have received a FOI request from the Independent on Sunday for the following: " Findings of an MOD investigation into an alleged UFO sighting above Craigluscar reservoir near Dunfermline, Fife." I have found a L~/Sec(AS)12/1) Wing Commande~5c) reporter with the Scottish Daily no record of a reply from Wg be grateful if someone could see Saturday 19th February 1994. dated 28 February 1994 from_ec(AS)2a) to and sketches of this UFO sent in by a uesting Wg Cdr~n these. There is so if your files areavaiae6r this period I would ing about this. The sighting was on the afternoon of

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UFO SIGHTING OVER CRAIGLUSCAR RESERVOIR

1. I was approached last week by a reporter from the Scottish Daily Record, who asked my advice with regard to some UFO photographs that had been sent in by a member of the public. I subsequently managed to acquire these photographs, together with a statement from the witness, and some sketches that he had made. I have attached this material for your consideration. 2. I have spoken to the witness, alllllllllllllll The following details, which were not in~tement, (Tel no. may

- He appeared genuine, and rather disappointed at the way in which the paper eventually ran the story, which he saw as frivolous (I do not have a copy of this, but believe it was printed today). He did not appear to know anything about UFOs, and aside from his own experience, expressed no interest in the subject. I do not believe that he sought or received any payment from the
nevspapee ,

- The camera used was an old SLR model, a Chinon CS. ASA. - The alleged incident took place at approximately - He estimated that the object was approximately came down to a height of around 300 feet AGL.

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3.15pm. the size of a jumbo jet, and

3. It seems to me that this case is either a hoax, or something very interesting indeed. 4. The Daily Record have already asked me for my views, and I have deployed the standard line that our initial consideration of the photos has produced no obvious explanation, but that we are now having a more detailed look. As word of this case spreads (Some of the UFO lobby are already aware of the story) we may come under increasing pressure. 5. I would be grateful for your views on this case, with particular reference to the photograph of the object at close range.

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On the Reservoir, just

efternoon of Saturday,
outside Dunfermline,

19th. in

February, to

1994, 1 drove to Craiglu5car take some photog:r.aphs angling taken in winter.

the bank of the reeervoi r,

order

of that and
in

area. I am an amateur artist., a painting of the reservoir.

have the
the fishing

and wanted ·the phqtographs I am a member of the local

this

to assist me in producing club Who stock photographs there

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summer, I wanted to have several

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of the landsoape

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looking

east,

away from the water. and turned slowly

eware· of what I can only describe

high voltage reservoir. Fairly
like object,

of humming noise.,

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high in

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slowly

in my direction,

was a disc-

which was definitely

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Dear Please find enclosed prints and artist's drawings of the UFO which we talked about today. I would be grateful for your comments and assessment of these at your earliest convenience. Thanks for your help with this. Yours sincerely

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1. US of S(AF) may wish to be aware that the Scottish Daily Record may run a story regarding an alleged sighting of a UFO near Pitlochrie in early August. Such stories are not normally drawn to the attention of Ministers and the MoD press office invariably responds to questions along well-established lines emphasising our limited interest in the UFO phenomenon and explaining that we therefore do not have the resources to undertake any in-depth investigations into particular sightings. On this occasion however, the MoD has been provided with six photographic negatives of an alleged UFO by the Scottish Daily Record and has been asked for comments almost certainly for inclusion in a forthcoming story. For this reason it is felt that US of S(AF) should be made aware of the background and the line adopted by the DDPR(RAF) in responding to the newspaper. 2. The photographs, which were received on 10 Sept, are alleged to have been taken near the A9 road at Clavine, north of Pitlochrie on the evening of 4 August. They show a large stationary, diamond-shaped object past which, it appears, a small jet aircraft is flying. The negatives have been considered by the relevant staffs who have established that the jet aircraft is a Harrier (and also identified a barely visible second aircraft, again probably a Harrier) but have reached no definite conclusion regarding the large object. It has also been confirmed that there is no record of Harriers operating in the area at the time at which the photographs are alleged to have been taken. The negatives have now been returned to the Scottish Daily Record. 3. In consultation with DDPR(RAF) it has been agreed that the attached lines to take should be used in responding to the Scottish Daily Record. These are consistent with the position adopted in the replies to the many public and occasional parliamentary enquiries on the subject of UFOs.

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SCOTTISH DEFENSIVE DAILY RECORD LINES - PHOTOGRAPHS OF UFO TO TAKE: - Have looked at photographs, no definite conclusions reached regarding large diamond-shaped object. - Confident that jet aircraft is a Harrier. operating in location air at - Hav~ no record of Harriers stated time/date. - No other reports received by MoD of unusual activity or sightings at location/date/time.

IF PRESSED Who in MoD studied pictures?

- All sighting reports (including on occasion photographs/drawings etc) received by MoD are referred to the staff in the departments which are responsible for air defence of UK who examine them as part of their normal duties. Other reports of UFOs from Scotland? from Scotland are rare.

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Case Number: 12-01-2005-153628-029

Expiry: 9 February 2005

The Applicant has made the following request for information: Please let me have details of Unidentified Flying Objects: MOD's policy statement on alleged UFO phenomenon, and reports which have been released to the public from as far back as possible. Case for release of information been advised of the MOD's policy on UFOs and told where can access released information, both in the MOD FOI Publication Scheme and at The National Archives. We have told the applicant that we are compiling a database of UFO reports for future publication in the PS. Please see attached a draft reply.

Authorisation I hereby give authorisation for the release of the aforementioned information to the Applicant.

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Reference: 12-01·-2005-153628-029 I am writing concerning your Freedom of Information request for the Ministry of Defence policy on alleged 'unidentified flying object' phenomenon and reports which have been released to the public. Your request has been passed to this department as we are the focal point within the Ministry of Defence for correspondence about UFOs. First, it may be helpful if I explain that the Ministry of Defence does not have any expertise or role in respect of 'UFO/flying saucer' matters or to the question of the existence or otherwise of extraterrestrial lifeforms, about which it remains totally open-minded. I should add that to date the MOD knows of no evidence which substantiates the existence of these alleged phenomena. Any reports of UFO sightings the MOD receives are examined solely to establish whether what was seen might have some defence significance; namely, whether there is any evidence that the United Kingdom'S airspace might have been compromised by hostile or unauthorised air activity. Unless there is evidence of a potential threat to the United Kingdom from an external military source, and to date no 'UFO' report has revealed such evidence, we do not attempt to identify the precise nature of each reported sighting. We believe it is possible that rational explanations, such as aircraft lights or natural phenomena, could be found for them, but it is not the function of the MOD to provide this kind of aerial identification service. We could not justify expenditure of public funds on investigations which go beyond our specific defence remit. With regard to the records the MOD holds of such reports, these are kept on paper files in the order in which they are received and this department currently has such records spanning a 25 year period. These records are not held electronically, but are filed on paper files in the order in which they were received. In order to assist members of the public with enquiries about UFO sightings reported to the MOD, this department is currently compiling a database of reports which we intend to publish in the MOD Freedom of Information Publication Scheme at the end of June 2005. The Scheme which already contains some documents about UFOs, including a class of information on the well known events at Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk in December 1980, can be found on the internet at http://www.foLmod.uk. A search under 'UFO' will direct you to this information. In addition, there are MOD files on UFOs which are open to the public at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU. The National Archives on line catalogue and details of how to access these records can be found on their website at http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk. I hope this is helpful. If this information does not address your requirements or you wish to complain about any aspect of the handling of this request, then you should contact the undersigned in the first instance. Should you remain dissatisfied, then you may apply for an internal review by contacting the Director of Information Exploitation, 6th Floor, MOD Main Building, Whitehall, London SW1A 2HB. If you are still unhappy following an internal review, you may take your complaint to the Information Commissioner under the provisions of Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act. Please note that the Information Commissioner will not investigate your case until the MOD internal review process has been completed. Further details of the role and powers of the Information Commissioner can be found on the Commissioner's website, http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk Yours sincerely,

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Thank you for your letter dated 17 February concerning contact details for the UFO group mentioned in my last letter. I apologise for not replying sooner. The UFO group which passed us details of reports from their members was the Nottingham and Derbyshire branch of the British UFO Research Association. The individual who corresponded with us used his home address which I am unable to provide in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. However, you may wish to be aware that BUFORA have a website where their address is given as BM BUFORA, London, WCIN 2XX, e-mail:enquiries@bufora.org.uk. I hope this is helpful. Yours sincerely,

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Dear Sir, Thank you for your reply of the 1st Feb. Could you please send me the address of the UFOgroup you mentioned who reported their members seeing the Triangular UFO between 18:00 on the 4th March 98 to 06:00 on the 5th March 98 as I wish to contact them to find out more and compare notes. Yours Faithfully,

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Case for release of information We have searched all of the available UFO report and correspondence files for 1998 and the only reports of Triangular UFO sightings are the report made himself, and one that we were informed of by a U group (BUFORA). only asked for the details (not copies) so these have been included in the attached draft letter. Personal data has not been included, so no redaction is necessary. It should be noted that this request would have been completed on 12th January 2005 but TNT have been searching for one of the files (D/Sec(AS)64/3 Part 0 - UFO Correspondence) which I requested on 5th January. Today (01 February 2005) TNT have informed me that they are unable to locate this file. This information has therefore been supplied without relevant information which may be contained in this file. The letter to has been drafted to reflect the fact that we have provided all the ~== nformation. Authorisation I hereby give authorisation for the release of the aforementioned information to the Applicant.

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Release of Infonnation Your correspondence dated 30th December 2004 concerning reported Triangular UFO sightings between 1st March 1998 and the end of April 1998 has been considered to be a request for information in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000. We have examined all our available UFO reports and correspondence files for the period you have stated and have found a total of three reports which are relevant to your request. One of these was the report you made on 10 April 1998. The details of the other two are as follows; 1800 on 4 March 1998 to 0600 on 5 March 1998 The MOD did not directly receive any UFO reports, but a UFO group informed us that they had received reports from some of their members. There were several different descriptions of what was seen but some of these described the object as being a dull grey or black triangular object, about the size of a conventional passenger jet, or smaller, with panelling or grooves underneath. Some of those reporting this described a low rumbling noise and others, no apparent engine noise. These sightings were between Mansfield (Nottinghamshire) and Shirebrook (Derbyshire). 0100 to 0430 on 16 April 1998 MOD received a report of a large triangular object with flashing green and red lights seen in the area of Regents Park and Baker Street, London. Enquiries revealed that there was a Search and Rescue helicopter in the area involved in the movement of a casualty to St Mary's Hospital. I hope this is useful. If this information does not address your requirements or you wish to complain about any aspect of the handling of this request, then you should contact the undersigned in the first instance. Should you remain dissatisfied, then you may apply for an internal review by contacting the Director of Information Exploitation, 6th Floor, MOD Main Building, Whitehall, London SWIA 2HB. If you are still unhappy following an internal review, you may take your complaint to the Information Commissioner under the provisions of Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act. Please note that the Information Commissioner will not investigate your case until the MOD internal review process has been completed. Further details of the role and powers of the

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Further if you or your staff were aware of any possible causes that may account for these reports, then I would be most grateful to hear of any such ideas, that you may have. Finally, I am aware that there night that the sighting reports sightings that this display has identify as being connected to time. was a laser display operating within the area of Mansfield, upon the concern, from my inquiries- I have eliminated many of the reported already caused, though I still have thirty plus reports that I cannot the display, some of these may tum out to be mis identified aircraft in

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I am writing concerning your freedom of information request for information about Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs). Your request has been passed to this department as we are the focal point within the Ministry of Defence for correspondence about UFOs. First, it may be helpful if I explain that the MOD does not have any expertise or role in respect of 'UFO/flying saucer' matters or to the question of the existence or otherwise of extraterrestrial lifeforms, about which it remains totally open-minded. I should add that to date the MOD knows of no evidence which substantiates the existence of these alleged phenomena. The MOD examines any reports of 'UFO' it receives solely to establish whether what was seen might have some defence significance; namely, whether there is any evidence that the United Kingdom's airspace might have been compromised by hostile or unauthorised air activity. Unless there is evidence of a potential threat to the United Kingdom from an external military source, and to date no 'UFO' report has revealed such evidence, we do not attempt to identify the precise nature of each reported sighting. We believe it is possible that rational explanations, such as aircraft lights or natural phenomena, could be found for them, but it is not the function of the MOD to provide this kind of aerial identification service. We could not justify expenditure of public funds on investigations which go beyond our specific defence remit. With regard to your particular request, I can inform you that the MOD does not generally investigate reports of UFO sightings. Reports provided to us are examined, but consultation with air defence staff and others as necessary is considered only where there is sufficient evidence to suggest a breach of UK air space. The vast majority of reports we receive are very sketchy and vague. Only a handful of reports in recent years have warranted further investigation and none revealed any evidence of a threat. All the reports and correspondence we receive is filed on paper files in the order in which it was received. No separate record is kept of any particular type of report. These records are not held electronically. As we currently have files which span a 25 year period, I hope you will appreciate that to supply copies of all of these records would exceed the £600 limit set for compliance with the Freedom of Information Act as provided by Section 12 of the Act and the Ministry of Defence is not therefore obliged to comply with your request. If however, you would like to be more specific or refine your request we may be able to assist you. You also asked for the minutes of any internal departmental committees. There have been no "committees" within the MOD to discuss UFOs. In August 1950 a Working Party was set up to investigate flying saucer phenomenon. The report was presented to a meeting of the

Joint Technical Intelligence Committee who decided that "the document should be regarded as the final report and, in view of the conclusions the Working Party should be dissolved". All of the documents ofthe Flying Saucer Working Party are now held in The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU. The National Archive online catalogue and details of how to access records can be found on their website at http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk. In addition the final report of the Flying Saucer Working Party dated June 1951 can be viewed on the MOD Freedom ofInfonnation Publication Scheme at http://www.toi.mod.uk. Please search under "UFO" and then under "Report" to navigate to this document. Finally, you asked for any reports made to Ministers or other Governments or international agencies on UFOs. Weare not aware of any specific reports made to Ministers or other Governments about UFOs. However, it is nonnal practice for officials to brief incoming Ministers as to the background of parliamentary business and for example, when answering specific parliamentary questions. If this is the type of information you are seeking, again it would be helpful if you could clarify the information you are particularly searching for. We are unaware of any records when other Governments or international agencies have sought to discuss UFO issues with the UK. However, our files indicate that in September 1978, at the 33rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Grenadian delegation sought to establish a working group of the UN to evaluate UFO reports. The British delegation did not think that such an agency was appropriate to the function of the UN and did not support this proposal. I hope this is helpful. If this information does not address your requirements or you wish to complain about any aspect of the handling of this request, then you should contact this department in the first instance. Should you remain dissatisfied, then you may apply for an internal review by contacting the Director of Information Exploitation, 6th Floor, MOD Main Building, Whitehall, SWIA2HB. If you are still unhappy following an internal review, you may take your complaint to the Information Commissioner under the provisions of Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act. Please note that the Information Commissioner will not investigate your case until the MOD internal review process has been completed. Further details of the role and powers of the Information Commissioner can be found on the Commissioner's website, http://www.infonnationcommissioner.gov.uk. Yours sincerely,

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I am afraid that I can give you no immediate guidance on the form any investigation into flying sa~gers might take as a result of the recent debate in the'United Nations OrganisatioDJ All I can suggest is that your consti tuent should address his enquiries tpthe Organisation itself. I am sorry I cannot be more helpful.

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L.The Foreign Office might have given us some indication when they transferred these paper.sof the line they have taken at the United ~aticno Organisation.. You will recall from the press reports that a debate on unidentified flying objects has been held there recently at the r.equestof the Prime Minister of Grenada. However, we have tracked down a Mr _ in -the Energy, Science and Space Department of FCO who tells us (and, I hope, will confirm in writing) that a UN resolution calling'for an investigation into UFOs has been shelved indefinitely~ The UK did not support the resollltion, the view being that such an investigation would bring the UN into disrepute. Matters now rest, I believe, on the understanding that countries interested in a UFO investigation should pool their resources. 2. Mr_does request ~ggest not seem to be particuJ.arly interested in his constituent's a reply as attached.

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lrle spoke earlier today about the United. Nati0l1~~ reso·l"\.'t:t:ion. concerning an investige:tion into Unidentified Flying Obj ec+e,

2. Since ue ne ed to advise our I'iinister on this subject in connec+Lon ui-'ch a Parlia.'UEl11.tary Enquiry, I should be very grate~~ "th e s~~uat· ., if you 1fould confirm that I:1.y unde re'bandang OI ~on, as stated be 10VI' , is correct~-

a. The resolution has been .sheIved indefi118,.I.;ely and it t lias su~gested that coun+r-tea interested in co-ordinatine invest~gations should pool their resources. . b. The UKdid not support, nor 1';ish to be associated \·ii th the resolution, it being considered that parti0ipation in such an investigation could bring the United !:r!:.1.tions into disrepute.

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R~cent items in the press have indicated that the United Nations ·is to start an official -prob e into Flying Saucers.Althour,h many people i'1ay. consider such a project so~ething of a waste of time I am personally glad that some steps are being taken to investigate thisphenomcn3 on a serious" and official basis. The main reason for my writing to you is that in my opinion not only should Eovernment bodies be involved ina proj~ct of this nature,but so should a team of ufologist~ who would obviously be used to the various problems involved. " Although I r~alise that the "form this project is ~o take involved in this venture.l should you think the chances are of norr involved. no dccisi6ns may have been made regarding I feel it essential that ufologists are lik~your opinion on this matter and what gov~rnment bodies and individuals being

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TH E COt'·H"} 'TTEE ON TH E PEACEFU L llSES OF OUTER SP \CE 'd ILL PERMIT GRENADA, UPON ITS REQUEST, TO PRESENT THEI~ VIEWS TO THE CO~'l~·'ITTEET iTS NEXT SES·SION.TliE A CO~1MITTEE'S [ELIBERATI011 viu, BE HICLUDI:D IN ITS REPORT \oJ}-l!CH WILL BE COtJ~IDERED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT ITS 34TH SESSION.

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1. WE REMAIN OPPOSED IN PRINCIPLE TO THE GRENADAN INITIATIVE REASONS STATED IN THE BRIEF. IF THE RESOLUTION IN YOUR TElNO IS PUT FORWARD YOU SHOULD OPPOSE JT.

2. HE SHOULD, HOWEVER, BE HILL I NG TO HELP THE GRE~IADANS OFF THE rDOK IF IT CAN BE DONE y,'ITHOUT ANY FINANCIAL AND ~lANPO\'/ER I~PLICATIONS FOR GOVERNMENTS (OTHER THAN GRENADA) OR THE UN. WE COULD THEREFORE ABSTAIN ON A PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH A GROUP OF EXPERTS OR A SPEC I AL RAPPo'RTEUR I PROV I DED THAT AS \olE ASSUi'1E FROH YOUR TELEGRJ\~1 2566 THE GROUP'S ACTIVITI~S V/OULD BE FINANCED BY THE OOVERNi"lENT OF GRENADA. IT \'10ULD ALSO HELP I F THE SUBJECT COULD BE PUT ON THE AGENDA OF THE 35TH SESS I ON: IN LINE \<II TH THE RECOt-ii'-lENDATION IN THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S ANNUAL REPORT THAT ITE~'lS SHOULD tOY AUTOMATICALLY GO ON THE AGENDA FROM SESSION TO SESSION. 3. YOU SHOULD ALSO KEEP IN MIND GRENADA'S ABSENCE (WHETHER PLANNED O~ FORTUITOUS, WE DO NOT KNOW) FROM THE FOURTH COMMITTEE VOTE ON ~REIGN ECONOMIC INTERESTS. THE FRG MAY BE WELL PLACED TO SUGGEST TO THE DELEGATION OF GRENADA THAT SOr~E DELEGATIONS "'OUlD' BE BETTER DISPOSED TO ACCEPT A PROPOSAL ON THE LINES OF PARA 2 ABOVE IF GHENADA HERE TO ABSTA J N I N THE PLENARY VOTE ON FORE J GN ECONO~I J C INTERESTS

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A THREE-f'~P'P;f:i~
OUTER TO THE

GROUP

OF

U0JDER

1·~IE ,~EGIS

OF 'iHS

ccr"~J:ITTE[ A'lD .Sl:SSICN. (T[XT

REP~'RT/;W IrJ ;"1fFT) •

THRCUGH

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,THERE SPACE

HAD DEEN

~IO PR i('~

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THl\T

THE GR~~j}'DM'lS Ar-JD r'Ir:TBEi~S ()F THE CHA1Rr-'MJ

f.T~ENDED

TArL tr-:G A !l~\': REsr;LUTIO~j

TOD,\Y THE

cor·~t·!lT:[f=:,rAR;ICl!LARLY
CC~-lSU L TE
TO

NOT B ~DJ

a,

,\USTR1,u1

~;'HO THE

\'!~R E STRO ~~G LY (;PPOS En TO TH IS

rLlRTHt:R
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I\TTEMPT

C:JI'J~CT ,j \.:

OF "FA'" u ",.).

lIP/Olvt: THE CUj·::R SP;\CE CC't'w ITTEE IN """LIC-L ~I:.J v 11'.'/:111" , ' ,,!....... ,1' C ..... !: to, ',llc'r' , a ,J p!'1.V H; c.i, ,.I If ,l..', \J I .. r, I ........
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THE IF? DISH . \Y TO THE i-lrET:W3 EEFORt: CDUCATIOf-J) AUGUT THEIR

GREN.4!)~JI GAVE

~! ISS IGi~, \l.1iO BY

THE THEIR FRIDAY

OF THE J\FTERi'lOCN (:F

SIG!lS
TC

OF R~GRr.TrH;G THe ?'~E[""J;;jG THE SAY THAT

F.?~CI?IT!~~1CE. (~'\PilSTER \':::'~~ C~L[G}\YJOi,jS FLEXIBLE

TH;::: (.>L\fn:·ftd~ l'lTCRVENFD DRAFT

CLOsr::D

RESOLUT1Ci'i

A:~O ,UiVJTF.i)

GREi f1DANS 1 TO THE ITE~~

TO CONVEY

MIY

SUGGESTIO~iS REsur"PTION

THEY n!GHT
OF' DISCUSSJO;~

HA'U::

C!~C1}\DMI nrSSfON I\T A L J\ T R 0 ATE.

PEfJJING

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GERHANS,

WITH

AUS.TR IAN

BACK HlG,

FAVGUq

A GHOU? CF EXPtr~TS
'oIo"H

TO BE APPO.INTED

BY THE

G0VERNi-'!ENT OF GRtNAn~\,
FINDJlIGS RAPPCHTEl!R THE

ICH ~ IGHT

IN THE FLOATED

DJE COURSE REPORT

ITS
MR

TO THE ~£Ci~[iM(Y-G£:-';Hlfd_.

US MISSION,
TH~ IOEA.OF
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W~EN

GAIRY CALLED

ON THEM ON 24 N6vEM~~R,
(TO Be: FI~lMICtD
MID BY THe: PROBLH1 \-'CULD FeR

A SPECII\L

GOVERfl~IE!1T

\·!HO HOULD STUDY THE

HEPCPT

~~ACK TO THE

S~CRF.TARY-GENERAL.

fWSS I MI~

L I ~r:: TO St::E A .

REPETITION OF THE PROCEDURE A~CPTED I![~'I 1:IITH sm'~E FACE-SJ\VING PRCPOSt\L PARTIES, B:ST SSILUTICN, nUT AG A III Ttl IS YEAR.
I'IT[RESTED 4. '..tE ASSU~'E
H4

LAST YEAR:

IE 70 DEFER THE FlHiTtlER cm;1-1E!~TS BY

OR A FURTHER STUDY. 'GAIRY IS SAY ING TH.\T

if-; IS LAST \'ICULD BE" THE H!: HILL ~H..'T BE FUT OFF

THAT

YOU v:GULD

ncr

WiSH

TH IS SUBJ'ECT

TO BE

l!\~'iDcD

THE LAP OF THE OUTER SPACE CCP;'! !TTEE.

IF: LPFUL I

I NTH E HEGeT I AT I 0 ~JS \·:H I CH .A REB GUND TO i A K r. P LAC E

IT \.:CULD

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CUR PIG TH E NEXT FE'II DAY S I TO HAVE A.N Hi D I CAT I ON " .....TO w"H ETH ER Y'Ju HOULD l!~CLli'IE TO AN A13STE.~\ITICN :OR A VOTE AGAli~~T IN
K::SPECTABLE !·.~~0, cor'!PANY ON THE RESCLUTIO~~ IN i:V I.F.

T.

LiE AS~,ur'IE, C:·I THE

THAT YOU I,..'CULD. ~/ISH U.S TO WORK FOR ALTERNATIVES I N PAR AGR,\PH JAB 0 VE • COMMENTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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ITEM

NO 128:

UFO'S

RESOLUTION

THE GEN[RAL . S'JLVltiG

r-iPlDFUL

ASSH1BLY HlTER:'lATIONAL CC-CPEf"tATlo;.j IN

OF ITS CCt!HITt'~Er·n TO PROi'-!OTE PlTERtJATIONAL PROBLEMS,

™ IRTY-SECCnD
REG;'i~D

t'OT I riG Tf! E

sr ATEf:[!lTS

":11DE BY

GR [r-l AO,\ AT TH [ TH I RTI ETH,

SESS ions t.:'ID GREt-lADAS RESEARCH
OF THE RELI\TED

Tf! I RTY -F I RST,

AtJD TH I RTY-TH

IRD MID

GEr~ERl,L. PH~rIO~'lE:~A
T0 THESi: HAVE

ASS~i~BLY \':HICH
THE

U~iID~NTIFIED TO BAFFLE

FLYI!~G"cnJEC;S

C;'HiTlr~UE
~..\TIC!IS ~i.41

'·11\:11< run,

APPEAL PITO

U~lITED PHEIKi-iE~';,CRLD .

CQ~IDUCT AND

f.t~D

CO-ORDINATE

HAFFLlr'jG CF THE WC~LD IN

T:-IE

AND TO DISSEI·lIN,\TE OTHER

r'10RE ',o/IDELY DATA GATHERED TAKE~ MID INTO

M'~ONG THi:: ~lATIO ..rs

PJFOR;'IATION p:-lEnO:'iENA, A~AR~

!~1

MiD f,VAILADLE'vIJ
BY PECPLE
OF TtiE

OF THE lED

GROWING FLY UIG

INTEREST OBJECTS
Pl

OF THE
VJ?LJ,

U~JIDE~nIF

RELATED PARTS THESE

PHEr.G~':E~jl\, PHEIlCll[NA

A~;D ALSO

INTEREGT BY .

STr~.'\~IGE HAPPENIt'J;~S
CQr;~·lIT?·\ErjT

VARIOUS

M.JD RECOG~ISI~IG
RESE}.RCHERS

lHE

TO RESEARCH

D::"0~ISTF~AT[9

CCRTAln r'UTIO~iAL GOVERrl~~pns, EDUC.~.TIGiIAl INSTITIJTIO~IS

INDIVIDUAL

SCI[llTISTS,

Mn)

Rccor';!'1~~WS TH.t.T, Ti1E urllTCD

Hi

CO~ISUl.TATION pjITIATE, AND ORIGIr~ TO

',liTH

TH[

.~rf.?RrjPRIAT[ AlB'
FLYiNG

SPl::CIALISEJ ODJ::CTS SP[CIAL0 H 1;'1 TrlE

.:'GEIICIF.~;,

rIATIO~jS

CC1GUCT

CO-OPDUIATE

HE~'E'\RC:H H~TO THE IJATURE :-" J D i( t: L.\ TED PH E r; 0;-1E i'J .:\ : 2. ~~F.OU~STS THE

OF U~!IDE;'lTIFI£O INVITE

SECRETARY-GEI~ERAL I~JFOI{~IATICtl

rlE~·~i3ER STATES, 'dOULD.FACllITATE

IS E 0 t.G[ :1C I ES A!~ 0 NON - G0'1 ERN ME II TA l !3Y 31. t~A,( 1979 PROPOSED STUDY,

eRG A N I SAT I 0 I~ S TOT \,,'HICH

P. M J S:'I ITT

Mm

PROPOSALS

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\REDACTION ON ORIGINAL DOCUMENTJ::<::':;~-t~":~_ SECRETARY-GE~;r.:PAL PEACEFUL USES THE APPC HIT Ul·lDER .'~. SPACE, . THE

(~~~~-:~;r ~
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A •THREE-~1EI';B£R ON THE

GRCUP OF EXPERTS GF OUTER . HEET

AEG IS .. ~:;"-,, '7.--~'~THE

OF
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THE

FOR

PURPOSE

DEF I N I NG GU I ~E.L lUES Fon

PROPOSE ~ .STU DY : DIJR ING THE SESS TO

DEC IDES

THE GROUP OF EXPERTS

USES

ross

COl'-1,.,ITIEE . ON THE PEACEFUL

CF OUTER

SPACE

STU DY

I NFCRi~AT
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A!tD PROPOSALS ~UBM ITTED TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL BY ~'Er'3Ef( SP EC t AL I SEn AGEt~c IES Art D NOM-Govr:rHIHE~T AL ORGAi·j ISAT ION S:

STATE~.
WGRK

THAT THE GROUP OF EXP~RTS REPCRT 'THROUGH THE Cm1M ITTEE ON THE PEACEFUL USES OF CUT~R
5. FURTHER DECIDES

ON

ITS

SPACE CF

rc

THE

1"·IIRTV-FCURTH ~. DECIDf.S THIRTY-FOURTH

"REPOI{T USES OF CUTER

SESS ION OF THE GOIFRAL

TO

ASSEHBLY:
.\GE:'IDA THE ASSEt~8LY

FURTHER

JrlCLUDE
OF THE

p~ THE PROVISI()i!AL
G£~~(RAL DEFt:-IING A~D

SESSIOlll SPACE

A'l

JTE:<l EnTITLED

OF THE GROUP FLYHIG

OF EXPERTS OBJECTS

OF THE

cm'~f'~ ITTEE ,

o:~ THE
FOR
I.

PEAC~FUL STUDY
/

FOR THE

OF GUIDELlriES RELATED

THE

CF U~IIDE~lTIFIED

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TO

START

ON ~lONnAY
vru,

27
CPEn

tlOVEf.I:3ER 1,~ITH CC~~H;G BY

lit

THE

IT

IS

EXPECTED

THE FIRST OCCASION)

tiEETING AND WILL

A STt.TEI~~NT

BY ,·\R GAIRY, ESPECIALLY DISilFY BY SEVcRr~L

THE
EXPERTS FIU\

OF GRENADA,

(W~O

IS

TO t;E\~ STt.TE:\£t1TS A;ID BY A

\-:ILL

BE FCLLO',~'£D LAID O\j. THE

ON UFO'S
r~p.

'.1'HO A~E

ACCC~lPA:IY I NG f·~R GA tRY,' ALSC FOR CC:ISULTATIO:·lS.

GA1RY

HAS

co;·~r-\tTTEE

!·lOVE O~ TO./dICTHER IDE t\ 1ST 0 LET

ITO!

TO ALLCi~J T'~iE HIS

THE

;-.'. GA I RY H A V [ R ATTE:··PTI~'IG \':ILl

DAY,

\~ 1\ I T I .: G IJ iI TIL
A C':·j.'?RC·iISE
t'1Inlt:/IL,'CP'

r1~:H /" S
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no , THE

LeFT

:IE'.~ YCRK ~'.ISSIO~

EEFORE
hiilGH

TO ".tiEGOTIATE
un

Ci[nADA 1i:'~I~I:1ING AFTER

IDEALLYR[0,UIR[

EVE'l I L,:AS

Url

l:jVC:Lv~rlENT

A·~·lD uo TO BE

ADDITionAL

eXPENDITURE. CCRRIDcrs.

VJ\R IC;US \~E '·'·AY EE

ARE

DISCUSSED

IN"p'-{E

A7!LE TO REPC~T

!.',CrlDAYS

~IEETING

'-','HICH LOOK

\'JCRTH CC:'ISlDERI~;G.

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The. attached l~tteL ... :hich has:besn' circulated to r.. ssions' U by Pe r me ne n r; Mission"'of Grenada is self-explanatory. In their pr e l IreLc.s r y wundings this :year-)it wOuld seem that the Mission of Grenada ha s found Li, ttle if' any support for . its more ambi r Lou s '", pro~osal for establishing an agency, or department, and is t~erefore falling bac~ on a more modest-proposal.

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2. I assu:-.e that you would wish us if possible tQ, o i s ccur e ce this too provided we are in qoo d corap a ny a... d do not take . the Le a d » It is po s s I b l e however that it will a cq u i ce support a's a 'fallback I position which the majority will be prepared to ~o along with to save Grendaja's face",We ~ill keep in',close touch with our.~llies.
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The Permanent Mission of Grenada to .the United Nations presents its compliments to the' Permanent Missions of Member States to the United Nations and with reference to the Permanent; Representative of Grenada's letter of August 29, 1978 has the honour to remind that Grenada's item on the subject of Unidentified Flying Obj~ts and extra-terrestrial phenomenon will come up for discussion in the Special Political Conmittee this week begmning November 27th. ;·;t·~>;·. . . . .

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TIle Permanent Mission of Grenada wishes to bring to the attention of Member States th~t, in the interest of not foisting upon the Unit~d Nations, at this point in time', the setting up of a Department or Agency which would involve heavy f inancj al costs, the Government of Grenada is proposing that the contemplated study and .l'esearch be pl3ced in the hanlls of a small conmi t t ee or ad hoc group of experts, whose task will be to submit a preliminary repor-t on a pcssdb'Ie framework for thc study and research into the baffling phenomenon. '. .
It is the hope 0(' the Government of Grenada that this proposal and draft resolution fonnulated along these lines wi 11 rece-ive the support .of Member States at the United Nations at this 33rd Regular Sess ion of the General Assembly.
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The Permanent Mission of Grenada further has the honour to attach the general outline of the draft resolution contemplated. of this opportunity the Uni ted Nations

The Permanent Mission

of Grenada to the United Nations avails' itself to renew to the Permanent Missions of lv1cmbcrStates to the assurances it its highest conshleration.

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Aware of t}~ growing interest taken by people of the world in Unidentified Flying Objccts anti re lated Phenomenawhich continue to baffle mankind, and in strange happenings in various parts of the ~orld •••••• '.' •••• Noting the statement made by the Prime Minister of Grenada at the 30th, 31st, 32nd, and 33rd Session of the General Assembly regarding these. baffling' phenomena, and his appeal to have the United Nations conduct and co-ordinate research into Unidentified Flying Objects and related phenomena and to disscminate nore widely among the Nations of the world infonnation and other oat\.} gathered' Recognising the co;.ui ttment to research into these phenomenadenons t ru tcd by indlviJuul scientists, rescarc~r?, educational institutions and National
Covcrruucnt.s • 1. ReconunenJ::ithat there be ini:tiated special. official Un~·tedJ 'NutJons study on the nature and relationship of Unidentified Flying Objects and extra - t erres trial phenomena. . 1.. Reques tg The Secretary-General. to appoint at the earliest possible da te an nacrhoc group 0 [ experts" of not nore than seven (7) scientific experts drawn from within the United Nations Secretariat and from private

r-esearch organisations with the task of elaborating for the above-ment i oned study.

a possible

Eramework

3. Further requests the Secretary-Gencral to make available to the ad hoc group of experts all the rel"evant material, including proposals lI\aJe'by M.:!mber States as well as previous and current studies available on the subject.
4. further re~ucst5 the by June 1. 197 . Comni t tee to submit a prel imlnary

report on its work

s. Fur the r rcques t s the Sec re tary-Cenerul to transmit the pre! im inary repor t of t11'eaJl1oc group of experts to MemberStates not later than July 30th, 1979.
6. Decides to include in the provisional agenJa of the Thirty Fourth Session of the General Assembly the item entitled "Report of the ad hoc group of experts" to invest igate the nature and relationship of UniJenti f Led Flying Obj\.!cts and extra-terre::;trial phenomena.
~".l\.:cidcs further that a comprehensive report of the committee will be tabled at the 35th Regular Session of the General Assembly.

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\REDACTION ON ORIGINAL DOCUMENT

roc (78 )100

15 SEPT~MBEti 1978

33RD SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENEML A_;SEHBLY

AGENDA ITEt"1 128 NO

ESTABLISHMENT OF AN AGSNCY OR A DSPARTMENT OF TH~ UNITED NATIONS FOR UNDERTAKING, CO-ORDINAT'ING AND DIS~}EMINATING THE RESULTS OF RESEARCH INTO UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS AND RELATED PHENOMfu~A (ITSM PROPOSED BY GRENADA (S/33/131)).

The attached brief has be en pr-epar-ed by the Energy Science and

Space Departm~nt in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in consultation with Departmant of Industry and the Home Office. Any comments should be addressed to D A Lloyd in Energy Science and Space Department, Foreign and Comm8nwealth Office, Tel 233 3209.

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UK AIMS

To oppose the establishment of any such agency. B POINTS TO K~E

2. The British delegation does not think that the establish_ ment of an agency for research into unidentified flying objects is appropriate to the functions of the United Nations'. It considers that the exi~ence of such an agency under UN auspices would be an unjustifiable drain on UN resources which could be better deployed elsewhere. C TACTICS

3. Hopefully a confrontation ~ith the representative of

Grenada can be avoided, but the UK shouln not hesitate to make its views known .as and when ao or-opr-La , Y')U should te seek whatever support y~u can p3rticulqrly among the Nine. BACKGROUND
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At last year's UN General Assemhly, th~ Grenadan delegation, ~ith the full support of Premier Gairy, sought to establish an ad hoc wor-k i.nggroup of th~:UN to evaluate UFO reports. FeU I"1insiters expr-e ssed t he view t ha t to set up any such body would r~duce the credibility of the UN; accordingly t h e UI\: delegation was instructed to oppose. In the event, no vote was taken on th~ Grenadan ~esolution; as a co:npromise, the General Assembly "studied the tcxt " and re;:;,uested the :.:iecretary-General tirns-ri t it "to 'states to a members of the UN and to interested specialised agencies so that they might communicate their views to the SecretaryGeneral
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HAVr: cXrnCSSED

THt;: VIE\'! THAT,

rucs

t\GPCE1\EfIT TO SET

/1'1 AGEIICY \-.'OULD REDUCE THE cnrn In It ITY or THE U~I, HE ',?:,IQULD GPPOSEIT. YOU SHOULD BE,GUIDED ACCORDHIGLY SEtl\B1G YOU eMI, PARTICULARLY
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1.,1lJ\T(VEI? SUPPORT

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jREDACTION ON. ORIGINAL DOCUMENT I

1. HE REr·\A' NFl Rr~L Y OPPOSED TO A GRENADA R£SOLUn ON ON' UFOS. DO NOT CONSIDER SUCH OPPOSITION LIKELY TO BE DM1AGING ElTHER

WE TO

THE UK OR TO THE UN. YOU SHOULD, THEREFOR~, MAKE NO ATTEfwtPT ·TO CONCEAL THE UK'S INTENTION OF VOTING AGAINST ANY RESOLUTION CO~lTA' NI tlG AN OPERATIONAL OUTCOr~E, THIS LEAVES US IN A MINORITY. REGARDLESS OF ~JHETHER OR NOT

2. I F THE GREnADANS CAN BE PERSUJ\DED TO ABANDON THE I R RESOLUT' ',~'S 711111,< THAT REFERRAL OF THEIR UFO lNTEHE3T TO THE COr'H1ITT~C ClIfERSP.·\CE (;011;·\ I T fEE ~UT THINK ','OULD \I:OULD PROVIDE I S AFTER THAT IN THE BEST FACE THE AUSTRlAH SAVlf'lt3 DEVICE. DEAlt THIS ANXIETIES WORI< LOAD,

ON ~HI

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THE ESTAnU

SHED UnnODY

NO. ~/I TH OUTER

~PACE M~TTERS. WE UNDERSTAND

TH-' S I TSS:LF OF BEltlG 3. SHOULD

CHAIRMAN'S
EXISTING

OF THE CO~,it'\lTTEE'S

BE A REASONABLE

GUARANTEE

THAT THE UFO ISSUE

DE Pl.ACED IGNORED

AT THE BOTTOM OF I TS AGENDA VII TH rA FA 1 R CHANC£ INDEFINITELY. TO THE SUGGESTION IN PARAGRAPH 6 OF

WE AnE LESS

ATTRACTED

"jEUIOt~T \:/AS I NSCR I nED BE THERE OF OTHER THE 33RD

HAS THE DISADVANTAGE.THAT ONCE THE UFO ISSUE AS M~ AGENDA~ I TE;+ FOR THE GEr~ERAL ASSEt-tBLY IT "'OUlD ArlO WHI TE AND ~19ULDJiOT

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COULD

ncr
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REPEAT

NOT SF.

CERTAI.N
.AT

THAT CQilTI NUl NG PRESSURE DELEG.ATIONS, OR 34TH SESSION

FROM GRENADA, LEAD TO OF T~E GENERAL

PERHAPS

\11 TH THE SUPPORT EITHER

DISCUSSION

ASSEMBLY.

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UFO ITEH OF THE SPC WAS SUCCESSFUL IN Pt:RSUADING THE AND THE eHA IRNEN OF THE REG IONAL GROUPS TO ACCEPT· HIS AND, TH IS AFTERNOON READ OUT THE FOLLOWING ASSENBLY

1. 11tE CHAIRr1AtJ '3lEiltIDAr:S

COrirnor~ ISE SOLUTION, STATEHENTI

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1. THE GEt1ERAL ASSEf·lBLY HAS TAKEN N.OTE OF THE STATEr,tENTS }tADE IN i1-lC: SPECIAL POLITICAL Cor·tNITIEE BY THE' PRIt-lE NINISTER OF GkE.IU~DA ON
23 NOVE~1BER 1977

MID BY THE MINISTER

DECENBER 1977

OF EDUCATION (A/SPC/32/PV.35,

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2. THE GE~IEHt\L ASSEt,mLY HAS ALSO STUDIED THE TEXT OF THE DRAFT n;;SOLUT JON sun:'IITTED BY GRENADA (A/SPC/32/L. ro):.
3. THE GENERAL TRANS~IT TIlE TEXT ASSEt·mLY OF TIlE REQUESTS THE SECRETARY-GENERAL (A/SPC/32/L.20), TO TOGETHER DRAFT RESOLUTION

STATEMENTS, TO STATES twlEr~Br::ns OF THE UN ITED rl,\TIONS AND TO INTERESTED SPECIALIZED AGENCIES, SO THAT lHEY MAY COt·ti·1UNICATE THEIR VIEWS TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL. ASSntBLY ALSO. REQUESTS THE SECRETARY-GENERAl. DRING THEiR REPLIES TO THE ATTENTION OF ALL . MEMBER SYATES AND . . IHT~RESTED SPECIALIZED AGENCIES.

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CONTENTS AGENDA ITEM 126: ESTABLISHMENT OF AN AGENCY OR A DEPARTMENT OF THE UNITED NATIONS FOR UNDERTAKING, CO-ORDINATING AND DISSEMINATING THE RESULTS OF RESEARCH INTO UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS AND RELATED PHENm4ENA (continued)

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AGENDA ITEi·! 126: ESTABLISffi,lENT OF JIll AGENCY OR A DEPARTi,~rT OF THE UiUTED NA'i'"ibr'ls FOR UNDI:F:rAKING, CO-ORDINATING AJ.iDDISSErUNATING THE RESULTS OF RESEARCH INTO '~" UHIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTSArIDRELATED PHENOHENA (continued) (A/33/l4l, A/33/26a. A/SPC/33/L.20) ,

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~G~enada)* rea.d out a letter from , a f'o rrae rastr~~sing the belief that unidentified flying objects \-rere ".,:~tra.terrestrial vehicles v}:ose crevs ver e vd s i t i.n« ~arth f:rO '1 "lore t.ec"::nicn.lly . advanced planets. had himself spent two days in 1951 observing U}'Os of different sizes flyin6 fighter for~ation, Generally from east to west over Europe. A top-level co-sord.i.nat.ed proC;ruEli!lewas needed to collect and analyse data f'r-om allover the world conce rn ing all types of e ncount.e r-s and to determine h')w best to m take friendly contact uith such visitors. Man might have to prove to the visitors that he had learned to solve his problems by peaceful mean s rather than by warfare before he could be accepted as a fully qualified universal teen. me.nber-, SUch accept ance ,·rould have trercendous possibilities for the advancement of the world .in all are a s , arid it iTou1.d certainly seem that the United Nations had an interest in han:llin~ the subject properly and expedit iously. If the United Nations acreed to pursue the project, many more ',iell-qualified people mi gh't aGree to pz-ovi.de help and Ln rormat i cn ,
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2. Grenada) * sc.i:l it Has Lrnpor t an t to r'ernernoe r that men t:-.rov.:=hout the somethinG in comraon they were all e ar't.hl i.ngs , a fact T.;hich 't erided to ; be forc;otten vhen nan IS many differences were' aired. After 20 y~ars of s t udy , he believed t nat there Has o'rervhel..":Lins evidence to Sltg£,;est that the planet "';9.S ce ing visited by intelli;::e:1tly controll~d t:·:t:t8.tcrrcst.ri:,1 veld ('1.-:s The evidence took toe f'orra of eye-~'ritness testL:ony fro,;L r-espon s LbLe persons, physical trace cases pr oduc in g ch2nses in the env i ronxen t observable lonG after the UFOha d left, r-adar v i s ua L s i grrt i ngs , photo,::ranhs and abduc t Lons , apparently by "'tli~n3 of e a r t.h Li.ngs an d the subs equsrrt return of the earthlinss, a Lt hough there was no knowLedge of cases vnere earthlings had not be en returned. 3. Every Iprc;e-sce.le scientific study of UFOs had provided a subs t arrt i e.L nu:::.ter of cases in wh ch the observations i clearly indicated that the UFOwas a marruf'ac t ur'e d object behavi!1g in vays which could not be duplicated by manufactured objects' on Earth. 'i'he ability of UFOs .to move and manoeuvre at t.hous and s of niles an hour, i·;itho'..!.":. r:.rJ.Y visible external engine, w i.ngs or tail, indicated that the" spacecraft had beer', uanu.:-actured by sozie one other than man. Hany people wished to kn ov why UFOs should visit Earth and what was happen i.rig on Earth that could be of interest to an advan ce d civilization. Probably there were many thin2:s of interest to soraeone c cnce rned vi t h the developr..ent of a primitive society. However, one t.h i ng vas :::·,l2.rant-e<:::J. be of interest to to anct.he r civilization and that ...,3.S the fact that v i t a i.n cn e hundz-ed years men voul.d be Goin.:; to the star s , He himself, as a nuc Lear :;:-wsicist, had vo rk e d on fission 2...'1dusion propulsion f syst.ens vh i ch '{ocic. be c ap ab Le 0:' transportinG rian to nea rby star systems v i t.h in reasonable periods of ti:-:.:, an d it l:)uld be obvious to any alien in the ne ighbourhood that man wouLd 'be doinJ so ,.ri thin a hundr-ed years. Since the end of the Second lrJorld Har, ... rith the develo:;J::ent

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of nuclear wea90ns, rockets and electronics, man had become of interest to other advanced civilizations. Naturally, such civilizations ;'Tould be concerned 'tlith thei r ovm survival and security and would therefore wish to be informed of the activities of another civilization vh Lch was just bezinnin(3 space travel; it was therefore clear that the UFOswere obtaining data for their own purposes, actinG as a kind of galacti federation intelligence agency. c

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People also vonde red why UFOsdid not make contact. He suggested that there vas no one leader ;.rith who~ such alien beings could make contact. vfnereas the smallest reasonable political ~~it on a galactic neighbourhood basis was a pl~~et or a solar system, from the alien viewpoint m~n's was a primitive society whose ~ajor activity was tribal warfare; it would make no more sense for alien beings to s pe ak to individual countries than for the United Nations to address individual cities.

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Sone people were worried at the significance of flyin~ saucers ~~d wondered why, in the light of the importance of questions of peace, survival and h~~ger, people should concern themselves ,·rith such oatters. He sugge s't e d that man's very survival mig:1t depend on his taking an earthlinG orientation. The easiest ilay of doing so vas for him to try to see hinself as others s av him. Fz-omup above , coning into the p Lanet; :Sarth, there "ere no boundary lines. Acceptance of oneself as a," earthlinG vouLd be cone ne.tural when it Has. reCOGnized that the planet Ear t h .ras being visited.

6. Tn-ere were also practical aspects such as t he sig:1ificance of m2.-'"1 acquiring ts ract Lve propulsion whi ch would enabl,e h ir; to travel end to t r-an spor-t Goods from place to place .rithout us irig the traditional r:'.cansof transport and without expend i.ng . ve.Lus.bl.e resources whi ch were norraal.Ly burned and thro'dn a·"ay. It vas clear that· e.Liens had solved problems SUCll as the development of new and better mean s of producing energy. In addition, the Earth might veLl, have some resources whi ch could. be eX90rted to alien civilizations; as thc densest planet in the solar system, the . Earth had. more valuable heavy metal,s than any other planet in the ne i.ghbour-hood arid i.'!iSht also have plant life and other materials which would be of interest to aliens. 7. riodern as t ronomy frequently as sune d , in relation to the possibility of contact '.. .th 0:·tre.t,=rrestri;->l int.:;lli.r-.::r:ees" t"h.<>.t d all other solar sys t ems "Were isolated in the sa.... raanner as our ovn , in whi ch the nearest ne star to the SU.'"l was four light years a·.ray. HO'.. ever , within our own t,;alactic neighbourhood there were appr-ox irnat e Ly 1,000 r stars, of vh i ch 46 were si!:'.flar to the sun and mi~ht ve Ll, be expe c t.e d 'to have planets &,1 Lif'e ; some of ti1()s·~planets wO'.1ldbe much older than Earth. In addition, research into UFOs had revealed. the existence of two sun-like stars, Zeta: I R2ticulae and Zeta II Reticulae, which vere s epar at.ed Ly only three lie;ht week s ; such close p~'oxi:'1ity voul.d suggest that interstellar travel and conmun i catiLon wight have beer: deveLcped nuch earlier than en our isol?ted p Larie t , Three recent pr ore ss i cna.I pubLfc a't i ons had expressed. t he vie," tint our entire t;alaX'J t:".i probably alre2_::'~'8E:e:-, coLcni zed , Perhaps the mos t i::,t)ortant thi!1C; to recognize was that the next t!;eneratio" vou.Ld [1"0',' up in a drastically different situation; unless sor:-.ethin3 was done to prevent it, another dozen cO\.l;tries ':-lO'.lldsoon have nucLear ve apon s arid the voz-Ld voul.d be further divided into (1roups instead of beccmi ng the .eartl:.lini; civilization vh i.cb vas necessary for its survival.

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~(Grenada) invited member-a of .the COml~ittee to ~ake sue;e;e~ti~~~~·~hd e... reco~ concerning the draft z-eso Lut i on subm~tted by hd s delegatl.on . (A/SPC/33/L.20); his delegation was very flexible as to the actual mechanism be decided on by the Committee for monitorin~ and co-ordinating research into UFOs and "ould be interested to hear the ideas of other delcc;ations on the zuatrt er , He assumed that the vote on the resolution vou Ld take place at a later date.

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1. DAS, the lead branch, have asked if there is any data in our files relevant to the request that is not duplicated their files. Within DI ST the files relating to this matter are the D/DI55/108/15 series, which cover policy (108/15) and sighting reports (108115/1 and 10811512). Due to the contamination of DIS archive only the policy reports, parts 4 to 8, covering the period from Dec 1971 to the present, and one sighting report file, D/DI55/108/1512, relating to the Cosford sightings on 31 Mar 93 and copied to DAS in Apr 04, were available and formed the extent of my search. 2. ~ect in her note that we do not 'investigate' sightings of unexplained aerial phenomena and to a large extent the DIS files only contain copies of correspondence generated elsewhere. The compilation of sighting reports and limited analysis in file 108/15/2 were largely the result of the personal enthusiasm of Sec(AS)2a desk officer at the time and is by no means typical as far as I can see from the files examined. The only other 'investigation' I have found is the work done in preparation for a House of Lords motion put down by Earl of Clan carty in Nov 1978. The LM (D/DD Ops(GE)/10/82 dated 12 Jun 78) by Grp Capt N. Colvin has an Annex A titled 'Investigation of Aerial Phenomena reports 16 April' which shows the steps taken to investigate the cause of the time coincident sightings. As the LM was addressed S4(Air), I presume~copy. I attach a copy from the file I hold (108/15 part 4). Note that the sighting reports contain personal data. 3. The same file has a background briefing note, (D/S4(Air)/8/3 dated 17 May 78 by TStevens,Head of S4(Air)), prepared for the above debate, which summarises the US attitude to the subject and list the results of US investigations into UFO sightings between 1947 and 1969. The USAF investigation was known as Project Blue Book and this was followed by a study led by Dr E. Condon. This LM could be released to put the historical

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'l'here is to be a deba.te on UFOs in the House of Lords on 12 June based or! the followIng PQ by the Earl of Clancarty, a prominent ufologist: 'To ask Her Majesty "s Government whether "Gheyare aware of the increasing number of reports of sightings and landing8 of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) on a ,\1orldwide scale, and whether they will ini tiate an inter--governmental study of UFOSf~

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2. S4(Air) is required to provide a brief and draft wi:ndingup speech for Lord Winterbottom. I attach a copy of a proposed line, which I have put to the Department of Education and Science (and ,to FOO, who were recently i:rlvolved Ln brushing off an attempt to get UNO discuss UFOs).. You will see that I propose that the '>';0 Government should take this opportunity to pour a mass of cold water on ufol.ogy. I would be grateful for:

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There is to be a debate on UFOs Ln the Rouse of I!ords on 12 June 'rB based on the following PQ by the Earl of Clancarty: 'To ask Her lV.ajosty's Government '!ilhether they ar s aware of the "increasing number of reports of sightings and lan.dings of ll..""1identified flying objects (UFOs) on a worldwide scale, and whether they'uill initiate an inter-governmental
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2. The procedure will be similar to an'Adjournment Debate in the Commons. The Earl will introduce the subject, interested members will speak, and Lord \vinterbottom will reply for the Gover~').ment. The debate cOllld last anything from 20 minutes to 4 hours~ we have been invited to draft a 10-15 minute vJinding up speech.

3. We do not take this lightly, because Lord Clancar~is an a.cknowledged expert on 'tJFOs, .whilst IviODha.s no exper-t s 011 u?Os - for much the same reasons as we have no experts on levitation or black magic. There is much public interes't; in iJFOs at pres8atp drumraed up by the Dai.ly Express and in connection with the heavy sci-fi film 'Close Encounters of the Third Kindt. There is a risk that the Government will be persuaded to conduct a. st'.l.dy of UFOs It or at least to examine the ma~s of evidence that Lord Clancarty and his fellowufologists haYe assembled in the last 30 years. Should the Governments defen~es break, I need hardly warn you that responsibility for the study coul.d yery likely fallon your Department! Accordingly we would be grateful for y01xr help in determining the proper l.in.e for government to take.

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4. We believe it would be unprofitable to indulge in. too much :flippanoy, and in·~end -to propose that -the Government injects a dose of massive common sense into the debate on UFOs. The general line WP. have in mind is: ao We do not discount the 'possibility of intelligent life eJ.sewhere among the huge nu.mber of other worlds and other galaxies. The technical difficulties of space travel are stunning, with the nearest star 4 light years away, but it would be unwise to say 'impossible ever'.

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The phenomena lumped together as UFOS' are often reported by responsible and intelligent people. But there is a huge gap bet~een those three statements and the assumption that 'UFO reports' constitute serious eVidence that extrn-terrestial beings are reconnoitring this planet (Clancarty reports 80,00 verified sightings, the introd:ucticnto the book of 'Close Encounters' refers to 'millions! )• The phenomena reported often have common-sense explanations (eg aircraft or met balloons in unusual light, or space debris): it is always difficult to interpret accurately unusual events seen fleetingly: and the constant PU'blicity about UFOs leads people to interpret the phenomena as extra-terrestial spacecraft and to embellish their reports unconsciously •
EXtensive US studies in.dicate no evidence of extraterrestial visits~ No studies havo been considered necessary in UK, but perusal of reports received gives us no cause to suspect extra-terrestial activity. e-vidence of extra ... terrestial visits we would expect the scientific world to be agog and committed; but the scientific world seems at best unimpressed., more likely heevily cynical. There ls no internal consistency about the idea of there having been 80,000 or perhaps millions of genuine sightings. I'la would expect some accidents or artefacts (Clancarty has suggested that the CIA has collected and hidden them all): or some approach to or direct evidence held by Governments (Clancarty ha3 suggested there is a conspiracy of silence between Governments until they know how to cope); or some over't political or cultural activity to show for 30 years of presumably high-te~rlllology reconnaissance (Clance.rty t s own UFO references go back to the star of Bethlehem and earlier).

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We \iould plan to lead up ·to the argument that i t is poant Lesa to tI-Y tv per-euade thA Gove):'nmeIll; unless and until the scien-tific co.zaurd, ty has been persuaded. yle could offer the suggestion. that the scientific community is most unlikely to be persuaded by mere quantity of reported sightiI~S (as one newspaper recently remarked, 80,000 times nothing still equa.ls nothing); a illore profitable (}ourse would be for Clancarty, beir~ so certain about his case, to present say 10 well-documented readily-verifiable recent cases in this country on lvh~cl~..h.e wou:td si.~e. his _professionalreEutation as ~. ufolog1s'c$ I~ is doubtful whetLer the tsc~entiXiccommunity' would welcollleour directing Clancarty towards them, but this is surely the proper course for a layman "Tho believes he has evidence of a matter of massive scientific concern upon which he cannot convince the Government* 6. I would be grateful fer your advicE? on the above proposed line of action; and, if you agree it, advice on a:!l:y other . arguments that could be advanced. ·Attached io c. first draft of a background note describing the past attitudes of MOD, S, France and Grenada. U

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