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s p e c i a l i s e i n t he f i e l d of U FO s w ho r e g u l a r l y c ont a c t r e s e a r c he r s v i a l e t t e r a nd c a s s e t t e t a p e of f e r i ng p i e c e s of
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A nd e r s on, Su p r e me C omma nd e r of A PE N . T he t a p e c ont a i ne d t e l e v i s i on a nd r a d i o b r oa d c a s t s of U FO r e p or t s ,
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i nt e nt i ons .
N ot a b l y , t he y a r e k now n f or t he i r i nv ol v e me nt i n b r i ng i ng t he
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I nc i d e nt i n W a l e s t o U FO l og i s t s a t t e nt i on w he n
t he onl y t he B r i t i s h g ov e r nme nt w a s a w a r e of i t a t t he t i me .
T he y ha v e b e e n l i nk e d w i t h t he Me n i n B l a c k p he nome non.
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. 5 R e f e r e nc e s
. 6 Se e a l s o
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C ommu ni c a t i on
B e t w e e n D e c e mb e r 1 9 7 4 a nd A p r i l 1 9 7 5 U FO r e s e a r c he r s a r ou nd t he U ni t e d K i ng d om r e c e i v e d l e t t e r s t hr ou g h t he p os t
f t om A PE N , s ome t i me s c ont a i ni ng c a s s e t t e t a p e s . T he l e t t e r s w e r e a mi xt u r e of a d v i c e , i nf or ma t i on a nd r e f e r e nc e s t o
A PE N s or g a ni s a t i ona l s t r u c t u r e . T he l e t t e r s , a l t hou g h on he a d e d not e p a p e r c ont a i ne d no c ont a c t i nf or ma t i on a nd a s a
r e s u l t a l l c ommu ni c a t i on w i t h A PE N w a s one w a y . T he f or ma t of t he l e t t e r s r e c e i v e d w a s a l s o s t r a ng e , u s i ng a l ot of
b u r e a u c r a t i c r e f e r e nc e s e . g .
" C od e = 7 C a s e nu mb e r 1 7 4 L 7 4 - 7 1 / 34 9 ST C l a s s i f i c a t i on= J a s mi ne C l e a r a nc e d a t e = 0 2 D E
7 4 " .
Pe r s ona l C ont a c t
T he r e ha v e b e e n oc c a s i ons w he r e A PE N ha v e c ont a c t e d U FO r e s e a r c he r s i n p e r s on, s u c h a s a n i nc i d e nt i n O c t ob e r 1 9 7 5
w he r e t w o me n v i s i t e d a B U FO R A me mb e r , Pe t e r B ot t oml e y a t hi s home i n Ma nc he s t e r .
T he y i nt r od u c e d t he ms e l v e s a s
" A PE N O p e r a t i v e s " a nd a d d e d t ha t t he y w ou l d p r e f e r not t o g i v e na me s . A f t e r a c onf u s i ng
e xp l a na t i on of A PE N s or g a ni s a t i ona l s t r u c t u r e ( s ome t hi ng w hi c h w a s e c hoe d on t he c a s s e t t e t a p e s f i r s t s e nt t o
r e s e a r c he r s ) t he y e xp l a i ne d t o B ot t oml e y t ha t t he i r i nt e nt i ons of
s t a y i ng
s e c r e t i v e w e r e ne c e s s a r y a s t he y c ou l d w or k
mor e " e f f i c i e nt l y i n t hi s ma nne r " .
T he t w o me n t he n e xp l a i ne d t o B ot t oml e y t ha t t he y ha d b e e n r e q u i r e d t o p i c k a
" ne u t r a l "
a nd t ha t he w a s t he i r c hoi c e ,
how e v e r t he y c ou l d not d i s c l os e how t he y ha d c ome t o t hi s d e c i s i on. T he y g a v e hi m a n a d d r e s s a nd u nl i s t e d p hone
nu mb e r a s w e l l a s a c od e s o t ha t he c ou l d b e i d e nt i f i e d . He w a s t o he l p t he m a s a " g o b e t w e e n" i n i nv e s t i g a t i ons a nd
w ou l d b e p a i d e xp e ns e s i n r e t u r n f or hi s he l p .
B ot t oml e y d i s c u s s e d t hi s w i t h hi s w i f e a s w e l l a s ot he r U FO r e s e a r c he r s a nd a f t e r d w e l l i ng on t he of f e r , d e c i d e d t ha t
ht t p : / / e n. w i k i p e d i a . or g l w i k i / A e r i a LPhe nome na _ E nq u i r y _ N e t w or k 31 / 0 1 / 2 0 0 6
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r ~ s e . r s .
Some one c l a i mi ng t o b e f r om A PE N t e l e p hone d B ot t oml e y a t hi s home a d d r e s s a f e w w e e k s l a t e r . B ot t oml e y
p ol i t e c l i ne d t he i r of f e r a nd he ne v e r he a d f r om t he m a g a i n.
Si ni s t e r B e ha v i ou r
Pa r t of B ot t oml e y s d e c i s i on t o d e c l i ne A PE N s of f e r w a s r e a c he d t hr ou g h t a l k i ng t o t he UFO r e s e a r c he r , J e nny R a nd l e s .
A f e w w e e k s a f t e r B ot t oml e y s t e l e p hone c a l l , R a nd l e s mov e d hou s e . On e nt e r i ng he r ne w l y b ou g ht home s he f ou nd a
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Home c a r d f r om A PE N . I ns i d e i t r e a d " N e v e r c a l l a ny one b i g g e r t ha n y ou r s e l f s t u p i d " .
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w hi c h ha d b e e n a t t e mp t e d i n t he
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I n t he 1 9 8 0 s A PE N c ont a c t e d one UFO
g r ou p r e g a r d i ng t he R e nd l e s ha m For e s t I nc i d e nt i n Su f f ol k . T he y r e q u e s t e d t ha t
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M a ny r e s e a r c he r s c hos e t o i g nor e t he c or r e s p ond e nc e f r om A PE N , p u t t i ng i t d ow n t o a n i nd i v i d u a l or a
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p l a y i ng g a me s w i t h t he UFO c ommu ni t y . T o t hi s d a y ,
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f or w a r d t o p u b l i c l y a d mi t t ha t t he A PE N
or g a ni s a t i on i s a hoa x, or t o t a k e a ny r e s p ons i b i l i t y f or t he a c t i ons of A PE N .
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copi es of S ome r ecent pr ess r epor t s.
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pr ess r epor t s i t woul d seem as i f t he
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ai r cr aft ;
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on mi l i t ar y r adar
syst ems at R. A . F.
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R. A . F.
Waddi ngt on,
and R. A . F.
N or t hwood,
t oget her wi t h
syst ems at London
and at
A ngl i a r adar .
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wer e
scr ambl ed when an uncor r el at ed
t ar get was
pi cked
up so cl ose t o
t he coast .
Thi s r ai ses for me, ser i ous
i ssues about
t he
way i n
whi ch we pol i ce t he U . K. A i r Defence
Regi on
(U . K. A . D. R. ) .
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t hat we hav e
Tor nado F. 3 ai r cr aft based at R. A . F.
Leuchar s;
R. A . F.
Leemi ng; and
R. A . F.
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t he i nv ol v ement
of R. A . F. Ki nl oss i n
S cot l and,
home of our N i mr od
Mar i t i me
Pat r ol
A i r cr aft .
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put ar ound
t hat t he r adar
syst ems
v /er e
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up 3 0 st on s
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t O~ v er !
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my
under st andi ng
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ar eas ar e uel l
known,
and t hat such an effect i s
unl i kel y t o be
r epeat ed on so
many
di ffer ent
r adar
syst ems. S ome of t he A i r
Tr affi c
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r adar s
mi ght hav e
di ffi cul t y wi t h
gr ound
cl ut t er , but
A i r Defence
r adar
syst ems and t hei r ski l l ed
oper at or s shoul d
know t he
di ffer ence.
Thi s " expl anat i on"
al so fai l s t o t ake account
of t he
v i sual
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T h i s I s th e tr a n s c r i p t o f th e c o n v e r s a tI o n s b e tw e e n
c o a s tg ua r d s : RAF s ta ti o n s I n N o r f o l k , S c o tl a n d a n d
L o n d o n , p o l l e e a n d N o r th S e a ta n k e r C o n o c o a s t
w h e n s tr a n g e l i g h ts w e r e s e e n I n th e n i g h t s k y a t
th e w e e k e n d . I t I s th e r e c o r d i n g ta k e n a t
Y a r m o uth C o a s tg ua r d h e a d q ua r te r s :
0314 S k e g n e s s p o l i c e :
"We
c a n s e e a s tr a n g e
r e d - a n d - g r e e n r o ta ti n g l i g h t i n th e s k y d i r e c tl y
s o uth - e a s t f r o m S k e g n e s s . I t l o o k s s tr a n g e a s i t
i s s ta ti o n a r y a n d th e r e i s n o a i r c r a f t s o un d i n
th e a r e a . "
0326 RAF K l n l o s s : "N o r th w o o d h a v e a r a d a r
c o n ta c t b e a r i n g 221 d e g r e e s a t 16 m i l e s , i t l o o k s
to b e s ta ti o n a r y a n d th e r e i s n o w a y o f
d e te r m i n i n g i ts h e i g h t b ut i t m us t b e q ui te a
s i z e to b e v i s i b l e f r o m S k e g n e s s . "
0331$ l l 1l o s s : "N e a ti s h e a d n o w c o n f I r m s a
c o up l e o f r a d a r c o n ta c ts i n th e a r e a b ut n o
h e i g h t, th e y s e e m to b e s ta ti o n a r y . T h e r e a r e
d e f I n i te l y n o m i l i ta r y a i r c r a f t i n th e a r e a a n d
n o n o ti f i e d c i v i l f l i g h ts s h o ul d b e th e r e . "
0346 C o n o c o a s t ta n k e r : "We
h a v e th e s e l i g h ts
o n v i s ua l . N o w th e y a r e f l a s h i n g r e d . g r e e n a p . d
w h i te . C a n n o t i d e n ti f y i t a s a n a i r c r a f t a s i t
l o o k s s ta ti o n a r y a n d i t i s a p p r o x i m a te l y o n e
m i l e h i g h . "
Y a r m o uth C o a s tg ua r d : "Di d
y o u s e e f r o m w h i c h
d i r e c ti o n i t a p p e a r e d ? "
C On o c o a s t: "N o .
I t j us t a p p e a r e d a n d i s
s ta ti o n a r y . "
0353 K l n l o s s : "N e a ti s h e a d
s a y i t c o ul d b e
c a us e d b y th e w e a th
r "
C o a s tg ua r d :
"I
d o n t
th i n k s o a s w e h a v e v i s ua l
c o n ta c t. "
K l n l o s s : "We l l , N e a ti s h e a d a n d N o r th w o o d
r e p o r t th a t th e r e i s n o tr a n s p o n d e r o n th i s
o b j e c t a n d th e r e f o r e n o m e a n s o f i n te r r o g a ti o n .
I t i s o b v i o us th a t w h a te v e r i t i s i t d o e s n o t w n t
a n y o n e to k n o w th a t i t i s th e r e . Al s o
N e a ti s h e a d r e p o r t i ts p o s i ti o n a s d i r e c tl y o v e r
B o s to n . "
0408 C o n o c o a s t:
"I t
i s s ti l l s ta ti o n a r y a n d
f l a s h i n g r e d , g r e e n , b l ue a n d w h i te . I t l o o k s
v e r y h i g h , n o r th o f us , a n d th e r e i s n o e n g i n e
n o i s e .
0417 C o a s tg ua r d : "S k e g n e s s , c a n y o u g e t v i d e o
f o o ti l g e a s th e RAF a r c v e r y i n to r e s to r ! a n d m a y
r e a ui r e i t l a te r . "
0427 K l n l o s s : "N e a ti s h e a d a r c k e e p i n g a l o g o f
w h a t l o o k s l i k e c l utte r o n th e r a d a r . "
0445 Y a r m o uth C o a s tg ua r d : "C o n o c o a s t. c a n y o u
g i v e us a n up c ta te ? "
C o n o c o a s t:
"We
c a n s e e tw o l i g h ts n < l s h i n g
g r e e n a n d r e d . "
0501 C o a s tg ua r d : "Gi v e
us b o th b e < l r i n g s o f th e
tw o l i g h ts "
C o n o c o a s t: "T h e r e i s o n e s ta ti o n a r y l i g h t a t 345
d e g tr ue a n d th e o th e r a t 160 tr ue , th e l i g h ts a r e
b o th v i s i b l e w i th th e n a k e d e y e a n d b o th
e x h i b i t th e s a m e c h a r a c te r i s ti c s f l a s h i n g r e d ,
b l ue , g r e e n a n d w h i te . "
0517 B o s to n p o l l e e :
"We
c a n s ti l l s e e th e l i g h t. I t
i s to w a r d s th e s o uth - e a s t a n d s e e m s a b o ut 40- 45
d e g r e e s i n th e s k y . I t i s j us t a b r i g h t l i g h t to us . "
0521 K l n l o s s : "N e a ti s h e a d a r e r un n i n g a tr a c e
o n th i s a n d c a n n o t e x p l a i n i t. I f th e y a r e
h e l i c o p te r s th e y a r e f a s t a p p r o a c h i n g th e e n d o f
th e i r e n d ur a n c e a s i t i s w e l l o v e r tw o h o ur s
s i n c e th e f l r s t r e p o r t l e t a l o n e h o w l o n g th e y
w e r e up th e r e b e f o r e th e y w e r e a c tua l l y
s i g h te d .
"
0552 C o n o c o a s t: "We
c a n s ti l l s e e th e l i g h ts ,
a n d th e y a r e o n th e i r o r i g i n a l b e a r i n g s a n d
f l a s h i n g th e s a m e c o l o ur s b ut th e y s e e m h l g h e r
a n d d i m m e r "
.
0708 Fl i g h t U e ute n a n t M c Fa r i a n e , N . e a tl s h e a d :
"We
h a d a r e p o r t f r o m N o r th w o o d th a t a c i v i l
f l i g h t h a d a l s o r e p o r te d s tr a n g e l i g h ts i n th e
a r e a . T h e y f 1t e x a c tl y w h a t w a s s e e n f r o m th e
g r o un d , m ul ti - \ : o l o ur e d . f l a s h i n g , s ta ti o n a r y
l i g h ts . "
0731 Fl I g h t U e ute n a n t Ge o r g e , N o r th w o o d : "T h i s
e c h o i s s ti l l o n o ur s c r e e n s a n d w e c a n n o t
e x p l a i n th i s a t a l l a p a r t f r o m i t b e i n g a
m e te o r o l o g i c a l p h e n o m e n o n b ut th e n a g a i n w e
h a v e v i s ua l s i g h ti n g s a l s o . T h e c i v i l i a n f l i g h t
th a t r e p o r te d th e s e l i g h ts a s a f l a r e w a s s L x
m i l e s a w a y a t th e ti m e . Al l v e r y s tr a n g e . "
l i 09 N e a tl s h e a d : "T h e
o b j e c t s ti l l h a s n o t
m o v e d , L < m d o n r a d a r a n d Wa d d i n g to n c a n a l s ,
s e e i t. "
: 1. 920 An g l l a r a d a r : "T h e r e i s n o th i n g th e r e n o w .
w e a r e o f th e o p i n i o n th a t i t w a s th e B o s to n
S tum p . "
Wi n d : Fo r c e Fo ur . V i s i b i l i ty : 20 m i l e s .
Di d
y o u
s e e th e
m y s te r i o us
b r i g h t
l i g h ~ ~ ~ ,
T h e s o ur c e o f "s tr a n g e "
b r i g h t w a s ta k i n g th e s i g h ti m : s s e r i o us l y S i g h ti n g s . w h i c h c o n ti n ue d un ti l a i r c r a f t. c i v i l o r m i l i ta r y , i n tf :
i g h ts s p o tte d i n th e s k y o f f E a s t a n d "< I l l p o s s i b i l i ti e s " w o ul d b e th e o b j e c ts d i s a p p e a r e d o f f r a d a r a r e a , a p a r t f r o m th e c i v i l i a n Oi g :
\ n g l i a a t th e w e e k e n d r e m a i n e d a c o v e r e d . s c r e e n s a t a b o ut 11a m o n S a tur d a y , w h i c h r e p o r te d "s tr a n g e l i g h ts . "
n y s te r y l a s t n i g h t.
S p o k e s m a n N i g e l S e r g e a n t s a i d : l a te r c a m e f r o m a ta n k e r a n d a
M i l i ta r y o f f i c i a l s s a i d n o a i r f o r e
P o l i c e , th e RAF a n d
s h i p p i n g
"We
a r e tr y i n g to p r o v e th a t i t d o e s c i v i l i a n a i r c r a f t, w h i l e tw o p l a n e s h a d b e e n s c r a m b l e d :
e p o r te d th e a p p e a r a n c e o f tw o n o t r e p r e s e n t a n y s o r t o f s e c ur i ty m i l i ta r y r a c ta r s ta ti o n s v e r i f i e d i n v e s ti g a te .
a r g e , un e x p l a i n e d o b j e c ts a b o v e th r e a t a n d th a t i t w a s n o t a n "s tr a n g e "
tr a c e s .
C o a s tg ua r d s y e s te r d a y s ug g e s t
. h e Wa s h i n th e e a r l y h o ur s o f a g g r e s s i v e i n tr us i o n i n to o ur Fl t L t K e i th S w e a tm a n , o f R. . . . . . F th e l i g h ts m i g h t h a v e b e e n V e n L :
; a tur d a y . .
a i r s p a c e . T h i s i s o n e o f th e b i g g e r N e a ti s h e a d . s a i d :
"We
h a v e n o t B ut I a n M o r i s o n , a s c i e n ti s t a t tt
B a f f l e d p e r s o n n e l a t RAF s i g h ti n g s r e c e n tl y a n d h a s c a us e r ! b e e n a b l e to o f f e r i 1. n e x p l a n a ti o n . r a d i o a s tr o n o m y o b s e r v a to r f
:
\ e a ti s h e a d s p e n t h o ur s tr a c k i n g q ui te a b i t o f i n te r e s t. " "T h e
n um b e r o f i n d e p e n d e n t. J o d r e l l B a n k , s a i d th i s . w : ,
. h e U FOs , d e s c r i b e d b y w i tn e s s e s S k e g n e s s p o l i c e c a l l e d th e r c p o n s w e h a v e h a d s ug g e s t th e r e un l i k e l y a s th e p l a n e t w o ul d n
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Bu t ev en a g en t M u l d er o f t h e X - Fi l es w o u l d
f md i t h a r d t o b el i ev e.
Th e g r ea t Ea s t An g l i a n UFO mys t er y w a s
s o l v ed l a s t n i g h t
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a n d t u r n ed o u t t o b e j u s t a
s t o r m a n d a c h u r c h t o w er .
Th e w eeken d s i g h t i n g s o f c o l o u r f u l f l a s h i n g
l i g h t s o v er t h e Wa s h c a p t u r ed t h e i ma g i n a t i o n
o f w o u l d - b e X . Fi l es s l eu t h s a c r o s s t h e r eg i o n .
L et t er s a n d t el ep h o n e c a l l s f l o o d ed i n t o t h e
EDP a f t er t h e s i g h t i n g s , w h i c h c o i n c i d ed w i t h
t h e a p p ea r a n c e o f a mys t er i o u s o b j ec f o n
r a d a r s .
O n e t h eo r y w a s t h a t t h e c u l p r i t w a s p l a n et
Ven u s .
.
Bu t N o r f o l k RAF i n v es t i g a t o r s h a v e n o w
f o u n d l o g i c a l ex p l a n a t i o n s
-
a n d h a v e r u l ed
o u t t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f l i t t l e g r een men p eer i n g
d o w n o n u s .
Fl i g h t L t Kei t h Sw ea t ma n , o f RAF N ea t i s h ea d ,
s a i d :
"We
n o w kn o w t h a t t h e r a d a r t r a c e w a s
Bo s t o n St u mp
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t h e c h u r c h t o w er a t Bo s t o n .
"An d
t h e w ea t h er p eo p l e s a i d t h a t t h e
c o l o u r ed l i g h t s i n t h e s ky c o i n c i d ed w i t h a n
el ec t r i c a l s t o r m o v er t h e Wa s h .
"Yo u
d o g et w ei r d ex p er i en c es w i t h el ec t r a l
s t o r ms , a n d t h ey c a n p r o d u c e l o t s o f d l i f er en t
c o l o u r s . "
Th e 2 0 0 f t c h u r c h t o w er w o u l d h a v e b een r u l ed
o u t i f i t h a d b een p i c ked u p b y a mo r e
a d v a n c ed RAF r a d a r , w h i c h c a n c o mp u t er -
en h a n c e i ma g es _
Bu t t h e a i r t r a f f i c c o n t r o l r a d a r d i d n o t h a v e
s i mi l a r f a c i l i t i es , a n d o p er a t o r s j u mp ed t o t h e
c o n c l u s i o n t h a t i t mu s t h a v e b een l i n ked w i t h
t h e f l a s h i n g r ed , b l u e, g r een a n d w h i t e l i g h t s ,
s een b y t h e t a n ker C o n o c o a s t
Fo l l o w i n g t h e w eeken d s i g h t i n g s , a n
i n v es t i g a t i o n w a s l a u n c h ed b y t h e M i n i s t r y o f
Def en c e t o en s u r e t h ey d i d n o t p o s e a t h r ea t t o
n a t i o n a l s ec u r i t y. Th a t h a s n o w b een
d i s c o u n t ed .
. .
Th e mys t er y i s ex p ec t ed t o b e c l ea r ed u p o n c e
a n d f o r a l l i n t h e n ex t c o u p l e o f d a ys w h en
ex p er t s a t RAF N ea t i s h ea d v i ew v i d e< > f o o t a g e
o f t h e l i g h t s . Th ey a r e w a i t i n g f o r t h e v i d eo t o
a r r i v e a f t er b ei n g s en t f r o m Bo s t o n p o l i c e.
Fl i g h t L t Sw ea t ma n s t r es s ed t h ey w o u l d b e
keep i n g a n o p en mi n d .
. .
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d o n t
t o t a l l y d i s c o u n t UFO s , " h e s a i d .
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! . o t a d i s b el i ev er , b u t I m n o t a b el i ev er
ei t h er . "
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a n y
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UFO
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M I N I S T R Y OF DEFEN CE
M AI N B U I L DI N G WHI T EHAL L
L ON DON S W1A
T e l e p h o n e 0 17 1- 2 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( Di r e c t
Di a l l i n g )
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0 17 1- 2 1 890 0 0 ( S w i t c h b o a r d )
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N D I 1996
PAR L I AM EN T AR Y U N DER - S ECR ET AR Y OF S T AT E
FOR DEFEN CE
D/U S o f S /FH 416 8/96 /M > ,
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N o ve mb e r 1996
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T h a n k yo u fo r yo ur l e t t e r o f 2 4 Oc t o b e r t o M i c h a e l Po r t i l l o
e xp r e ssi n g c o n c e r n a b o ut t h e e ffe c t i ve n e ss o f t h e U K a i r d e fe n c e
syst e m. I a m
r e p l yi n g a s t h i s ma t t e r fa l l s w i t h i n
my a r e a o f
r e sp o n si b i l i t y.
I must
sa y a t t h e o ut se t t h a t muc h o f t h e c o n t e n t o f t h e
p r e ss r e p o r t s e n c l o se d w i t h yo ur l e t t e r i s i n c o r r e c t , i l l - i n fo r me d
a n d sp e c ul t i ve . M uc h o f w h a t yo u sa y i n yo ur l e t t e r i . s
a l so
i n c o r r e c t .
T h e fa c t s a r e t h a t o ur a i r d e fe n c e syst e m fo un d n o e vi d e n c e
o f un i d e n t i fi e d
fl yi n g c r a ft t h r o ug h o ut t h e p e r i o d i n que st i o n .
T h e o n l y r a d a r p l o t o b se r ve d , w h i c h w a s i d e n t i fi e d o n t h e N a t i o n a l
Ai r T r a ffi c S e r vi c e s Cl a xb y r a d a r i n t h e p o si t i o n o f B o st o n , w a s
jud g e d b y e xp e r i e n c e d o p e r a t o r s a t t w o se p a r a t e l o c a t i o n s t o b e a
p e r ma n e n t e c h o , c a use d
b y
a n a t ur a l p h e n o me n a ( so me t h i n g t h a t d o e s
o c c ur i n c e r t a i n w e a t h e r c o n d i t i o n s) , n o t ~ usp i c i o us i n n a t ur e n b r
o f a n y si g n i fi c a n c e t o a i r o r ma r i t i me
sa fe t y, a n d o f n o a i r
d e fe n c e o r a i r c o n c e r n . T h e c h a r a c t e r i st i c s o f t h e r a d a r
p l o t
c o n fi r m b e yo n d r e a so n a b l e d o ub t t h a t t h i s
jud g e me n t w a s so un d .
T h e r e i s ve r y l i t t l e r e l i a b l e o r a c c ur a t e
b e a r i n g o r
e l e va t i o n i n fo r ma t i o n i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h
a n y o f t h e
si g h t i n g s
o t . _ . _ . _ ; "
l i g h t s o b se r ve d i n t h e a r e a o f T h e Wa sh . Fr o m t h a t
p r o vi d e d ,
i n c l ud i n g t h e vi d e o w h i c h w a s n o t fo w a r d e d t o us
b y t h e
L i n c o l n sh i r e Po l i c e
HQ un t i l 5 N o ve mb e r , t h 8G r e e n w i c h
Ob se r va t o r y
vi e w i s t h a t t h e l i g h t s w e r e o f c e l e st i a l o r i g i n a n d l i ke l y t o b e
Ve n us w h i c h h a d b e e n e xc e p t i o n a l l y b r i g h t d ur i n g t h e w e e k i n
que st i o n .
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all available
displays, observed the same plot on the same Claxby
radar in the same position. This information was also relayed to
ARCC thence to MRCCi by now, MRCC had consciously or
subconsciously associated the reports of lights with the Boston
radar return and assumed an investigative and coordination role
for the rest of the night.
3. Actions
by Air Defence System. Meanwhile, CRC Neatisheads
inquiries had revealed no sign of air movements or military
exercises in the area and there was no evidence of unidentified
air activity on any radari the stationary radar
plot, without
associated height or IFF/SSR support, therefore, was
judged by
experienced operators at both Neatishead and the D&D Cell to be a
permanent echo, and the separate stationary lights as some form of
natural phenomena of no air defence or air concern. It was clear
that no
flying craft had penetrated the UKADR or was present on
any radari furthermore, the unrelated stationary light reports
were not suspicious in nature or of significance to air or
maritime safety, therefore, no recommendation to scramble a Quick
Reaction Alert aircraft from RAF Leucharsto investigate either
the permanent echo or the reported lights was sought.
4. Subsequent Reportinq. Updates and further information on
both the plot and lights continued to be sought
by MRCC from
several sources on open circuits and reported, and sometimes
distorted, in the process. Further interest in the radar plot was
kept alive at the instigation of the coastguard, leading to the
eventual involvement of several other control agencies including
LATCC(Civil), LATCC(Military), Anglia Radar and Waddington
Approach. Further interest in the lights was maintained
by the
coastguard until they disappeared with the dawn, involving a
tanker vessel at sea, Boston and Skegness Police Forces and
LATCC(Civil).
INVESTIGATION OF RADAR PLOT AND VISUAL SIGHTINGS
5. The various observations which occurred in the early hours of
5 Oct 96 and the various phenomenae have been investigated in
considerable detail. The relevant logs maintained
by on-duty
Military and Civilian personnel have been studied
and, where
possible, key observers and operators, both civil and
military,
have been interviewed
by telephone.
THE BOSTON PLOT
6. Plot Characteristics. A radar Plot was observed in the
position of Boston, Lincs, on the National Air Traffic Services
(NATS) sensor at Claxby, near Market Rasen, when attention was
drawn to the area
by
Great Yarmouth Coastguard. It was observed
by the D&D Cell from approximately 0225Z and
by CRC Neatishead
from 0230Zi both organisations have access to the same radar
display although neither uses that radar on a routine basis for
surveillance or aircraft control in the Wash area.
Later, the
plot was observed
by Anglia Radar at Stanstead, which opened at
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l o w
i n
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a t
a b o u t
0 2 0 0 2
t h e n
p e r i o d i c a l l y
u n t i l
0 4 0 0 2 ;
l i g h t
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s t a t i o n a r y
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p r o g r e s s i v e
h i g h e r
a n d
c l e a r ;
b y
0 4 0 0 2
t h e
s t a r
w a s
f a i r l y
h i g h
i n
t h e
s k y
l o o k i n g
v e r y
s i m i l a r
t o
t h e
r e s t .
O b s e r v e r :
P C
- t
S k e g n e s s .
F i r s t
s e e n
0 2 0 5Z
f o l l o w i n g
i n f o r m a t i o n
f r o m
P C _ t a t i c
w h i t e
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m u c h
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w h e n
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l o o k e d
ju s t
l i k e
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o t h e r
s t a r .
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M r ~ C o n t r o l
R o o m .
-
v i s u a l
p l u s
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P o s i t i o n :
V i s u a l
f r o m
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f l o o r
w i n d o w ,
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f r o m
r o o f
a b o v e .
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a t
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r e d ,
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b l u e
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f l a s h i n g
l i g h t .
O b s e r v e r
a d m i t t e d
t o
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v e r y
i n t e r e s t e d
i n
t h e
l i g h t s .
B O S T O N
P O L I C E
O b s e r v e r :
I n s p e c t o r
P o s i t i o n :
T h r o u g h
3 r d
f l o o r
w i n d o w
o f
P o l i c e
s t a t i o n
a n d
o u t s i d e .
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i n t e r m i t t e n t l y
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0 2 3 0
a n d
d a w n :
s t a t i o n a r y
b r i g h t
w h i t e
l i g h t ,
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b e i n g
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O b s e r v e r
~ C o n t r o l
R o o m
P o s i t i o n :
T h r o u g h
c o n t r o l
r o o m
w i n d o w
o n
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o b s e r v a t i o n s
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-
J u s t
a
f i x e d
b r i g h t
l i g h t ,
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c o l o u r s .
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e
R e a u e s t 3
I n c i d e n t
-
L e t t e r t o M a r t i n R e d mo n d M P
b y
t h e t h e n D e f e n c e M i n i s t e r E a r l
Ho we r e g a r d i n g Th e Pe o p l e a r t i c l e o n 10 N o v e mb e r 1996 s t a t i n g t h a t
" t h e
D e f e n c e M i n i s t e r E a r l F r e d e r i c k Ho we r e v e a l s t h a t AL L R AF S t a t i o n
c o mma n d e r s a r e u n d e r o r d e r s t o r e p o r t UF O s i g h t i n g s a n d h e a d d s
" s o
f a r a s
t h e e x i s t e n c e o f e x t r a t e r r e s t r i a l l i f e f o r ms i s c o n c e r n e d we r e ma i n o p e n -
mi n d e d " .
Th e a p p l i c a n t s h o u l d b e i n f o r me d t h a t a n M P t a b l e s a p a r l i a me n t a r y q u e s t i o n
wi t h t h e Ta b l e Of f i c e o f t h e Ho u s e o f Co mmo n s ( o r L o r d s ) a n d t h e y a l l o c a t e i t
t o t h e a p p r o p r i a t e G o v e r n me n t D e p a r t me n t . Th e D e p a r t me n t s e n d s a
r e s p o n s e t o t h e Ta b l e Of f i c e f o r i n c l u s i o n i n Ha n s a r d . Th e D e p a r t me n t d o e s
n o t c o r r e s p o n d d i r e c t l y wi t h t h e M P. Th e o n l y d i f f e r e n c e i s wh e r e S o f S , US
o f S e t c s a y s t h e y wi l l wr i t e t o t h e M P. A
c o p y
o f t h e a n s we r t h e n g o e s i n t o
t h e l i b r a r y o f t h e Ho u s e .
D / S e c ( AS ) 64 / 4 p t
B
-
UF Os
-
PQ / PE s ( 16. 9. 96
-
2 2 . 11. 96)
F o u n d
-
M a r t i n R e d mo n d t a b l e d 2 2 PQs a n d M i n ( AF ) s a i d h e wo u l d wr i t e .
F i n a l r e p l y f r o m E a r l Ho we a t ( E n c 3 7 + 2 ) .
R e a u e s t 4
I n c i d e n t
-
UF O s i g h t i n g d u r i n g Oc t o b e r 1996 o v e r E a s t An g l i a a s me n t i o n e d
i n Th e Pe o p l e a r t i c l e . Al s o t h e v i d e o t a k e n
b y
t h e p o l i c e a n d a n y d o c u me n t s
r e l a t i n g t o i t . Al s o a n y d o c u me n t s r e l a t i o n t o t h e a l l e g e d r a d a r t a r g e t t r a c k e d
b y
R AF N e a t i s h e a d a n d R AF N o r t h wo o d .
D / S e c ( AS ) 64 / 4 p t
B
-
UF Os
-
PQ / PE s ( 16. 9. 96
-
2 2 . 11. 96)
F o u n d
-
L e t t e r f r o m M a r t i n R e d mo n d d a t e d 2 4 Oc t o b e r 1996 t o M i c h a e l
Po r t i l l o r e g a r d i n g a n a l l e g e d i n c i d e n t o n 5 Oc t o b e r 1996 ( E n c 4 2 ) . Al s o a t
( E n c 60) .
L M t o ACAS f r o m D AO d a t e d 11 N o v e mb e r 1996 wh o we r e l o o k i n g i n t o t h e
i n c i d e n t b e c a u s e o f t h e M Ps c r i t i c i s m o f t h e AD s y s t e m. I n t e r i m r e s p o n s e
wh i c h me n t i o n s t h e Po l i c e v i d e o . ( E 5 4 ) .
F i n a l r e p o r t o f i n v e s t i g a t i o n i n t o t h e i n c i d e n t L M t o S e c ( AS ) 2 a 1 f r o m D AO
d a t e d 13 N o v e mb e r 1996 ( E n c s 61 & 62 )
F i n a l l e t t e r t o M a r t i n R e d mo n d d a t e d 2 1 N o v e mb e r 1996 ( E n c 64 ) .
D / S e c ( AS ) 64 / 1 p t
A
-
UF Os
-
Po l i c y
F o u n d
-
D e f e n s i v e p r e s s l i n e s ( E n c s 93 & 94 )
L M t o S e c ( AS ) 2 a 1 f r o m D I 5 5 d a t e d 1 N o v e mb e r 1996 ( E n c 96) .
r
.
LM t o ADGE1 f r o m S e c ( AS ) 2 a 1 d a t e d 5 N o v e m b e r 1996 ( En c 97)
LM t o S e c ( AS ) 2 a 1 f r o m ADGE 1 d a t e d 2 0 N o v e m b e r 1996 ( En c 101)
LM t o DI 5 5 c f r o m S e c ( AS ) 2 a 1 d a t e d 2 6 N o v e m b e r 1996 ( En c 102 )
Al s o MOD h o l d s t h e v i d e o t a k e n
b y
S k e g n e s s P o l i c e w h i c h w a s p a s s e d t o
Li n c o l n s h i r e P o l i c e a n d t h e n t o MOD. We a l s o h a v e a
c o p y
o f t h e v i d e o .
DAO s
r e p o r t o f 13 N o v e m b e r 1996 s t a t e s t h a t t h e v i d e o h a s a l r e a d y b e e n
r e l e a s e d t o Da v i d Da n e a n i n d e p e n d e n t UFO R e s e a r c h e r w h o w a s t h o u g h t
t o b e c o l l a b o r a t i n g w i t h t h e S t a f f o r d s h i r e UFO Gr o u p .
a l i e n s a r r i v e i n o u r
c o u n t r y ,
a n d we d o n o t k n o w f o r c e r t a i n t h a t t h e y r e p r e s e n t s o me
f o r e i g n g o v e r n me n t o p e r a t i o n , wh i c h h a s b e e n mi s p e r c e i v e d a s a n a l i e n / e x t r a t e r r e s t r i a l
p h e n o me n a .
To g i v e y o u a n
e x a mp l e ,
i n s o me a l i e n a b d u c t i o n e v e n t s t h e r e h a v e b e e n r e p o r t s o f
h u ma n s b e i n g p r e s e n t wh i l s t t h e a b d u c t i o n t a k e s p l a c e . I n d e e d , s o me o f t h e h u ma n s h a v e
b e e n d r e s s e d i n
mi l i t a r y u n i f o r ms . I f t h e wi t n e s s e s a r e t o b e t a k e n s e r i o u s l y ( a h d i n ma n y
c a s e s t h e y s h o u l d ! ) , t h e n a f o r e i g n mi l i t a r y p o we r ma n i p u l a t i n g B r i t i s h s u b j e c t s i n t h e
g u i s e
o f a l i e n s u n d e r a n a b d u c t i o n g u i s e wo u l d b e s e e n
b y
a n y .
d e f e n c e o r g a n i s a t i o n a s a
t h r e a t . I t ma y a l s o b e t a k e n a s a n a c t o f wa r . B e f o r e t h e s u b j e c t i s a g a i n d i s mi s s e d , p l e a s e
a v a i l y o u r s e l f o f t h e i n f o r ma t i o n wh i c h e x i s t s f t o m p u b l i c s e c t o r s o u r c e s , r e l a t i n g t o a l i e n
a b d u c t i o n a n d i f
n e c e s s a r y t h e n p a s s t h i s i n f o r ma t i o n ( wh i c h mu s t b e t a k e n s e r i o u s l y . d u e
t o t h e p r o f e s s i o n a l c r e d e n t i a l s o f t h e o r i g i n a t o r s , a n d t h e i n v e s t i g a t o r s s u c h a s p o l i c e ,
d o c t o r s a n d p s y c h i a t r i s t s ) a n d p a s s t h i s o n t o t h e r e l e v a n t d e p a r t me n t s i n t h e Mo D s o i t
c a n b e s t u d i e d .
W i t h r e g a r d s t o y o u r a n t i c i p a t e d r e s p o n s e r e g a r d i n g t h e
"No
De f e n c e S i g n i f i c a n c e " i s s u e ,
I r e a l l y d o n e e d t o k n o w wh i c h d e p a r t me n t o r o r g a n i s a t i o n , wi t h t h e r e p o r t s t h a t ma k e t h i s
c o n c l u s i o n , h a v e n o t
p r o p e r l y r e l e a s e d t h i s ~ o t h e p u b l i c r e c o r d s o f f i c e ( i f d a t e d e p l e t i o n
a l l o ws t h i s ) .
2 . On t h e s u b j e c t o f o n g o i n g r e s e a r c h a n d i n v e s t i g a t i o n o f a i r s p a c e i n c u r s i o n s
b y
"
u n e x p l a i n e d a e r i a l s i g h t i n g s
"
( y o u r wo r d s )
-
i f s o me t h i n g u n u s u a l wa s s i g h t e d o v e r a n
a i r b a s e , o r f o u n d t o b e i n t r u d i n g i n t o UK a i r s p a c e wi t h o u t a u t h o r i ~ , wh o e x a c t l y wo u l d
b e t h e p e r s o n o r o r g a n i s a t i o n t o p r o p e r l y i n v e s t i g a t e t h i s ma t t e r . Th e n c o u l d y o u p l e a s e b e
s p e c i f i c i n t h e i n t e r n a l wo r k i n g s o f t h e d e p a r t me n t , i . e . : wh o g e t s t h e r e p o r t a n d wh e r e
d o e s i t
g o
-
p o i n t b y p o i n t . ( B o t h y o u a n d Mr Po p e h a v e i n t i ma t e d t h a t t h e r e i s s t i l l a
me c h a n i s m f o r s u c h i n v e s t i g a t i o n o f u n e x p l a i n e d a e r i a l s i g h t i n g s o r i n c u r s i o n s . ) Th i s i s
g r e a t i n t e r e s t t o u f o l o g i s t s b e c a u s e we c o u l d t h e n a s s u me t h a t t h e s a me
p e o p l e a r e i n
p r o b a b i l i t y i n v e s t i g a t i n g t h e UFO p h e n o me n a p r o p e r .
3 . I h a v e i n c l u d e d a
c o p y
o f t h e p r o g r a mme wh i c h f e a t u r e d t h e f o o t a g e o f a UFO f i l me d
o v e r S wi n d o n ( Fo r t e a n R e v i e w o f
9 4 ) ,
wh i c h s t a t e d t h a t R AF L y n e h a m a d mi t t e d t h a t t h e
UFO t u r n e d
u p
o n t h e i r R ADAR s c r e e n s . As we l l a s t h i s , I h a v e i n c l u d e d s o me o t h e r UFO
v i d e o f o o t a g e t h a t h a s b e e n t a k e n i n t h e
UK,
a s we l l a s o t h e r i n t e r e s t i n g i t e ms t a k e n i n
o t h e r c o u n t r i e s .
I h a v e a l s o i n c l u d e d s o me p h o t o c o p i e d a r t i c l e s r e l a t i n g t o s o me o f t h e f o o t a g e t h a t h a s
b e e n t a k e n i n G u l f B r e e z e , Fl o r i d a d u r i n g 1 9 9 3 . I h o p e y o u c a n t a k e t i me t o s t u d y t h e
v i d e o f o o t a g e a n d we l c o me b o t h y o u r p e r s o n a l o p i n i o n s a n d t h o s e o f t h e Mo D a s t o
wh e t h e r t h i s f o o t a g e i s g e n u i n e a n d r e p r e s e n t s s o me t h i n g wo r t h y o f s t u d y .
Mo s t i mp o r t a n t l y t h e r e i s a s e g me n t o f f o o t a g e o n t h e t a p e wh i c h y o u s h o u l d ma k e
s p e c i a l e f f o r t t o wa t c h , b e c a u s e i t r e f e r s t o a n i n c i d e n t wh i c h t o o k p l a c e i n B y e l o k o r o v i c h e
i n t h e Uk r a i n e o n Oc t 4 t h 1 9 8 2 . I t wa s f e a t u r e d o n a n Ame r i c a n AB C p r i me - t i me l i v e
news r ep o r t a b o u t t h e S o v i et g o v er nm ent s i nv est i g a t i o ns i nt o UFO p h eno m ena . Th e
seg m ent ex p l a i ns t h a t a N u c l ea r si l o h a d b ec o m e a c t i v a t ed wh i l st a UFO h o v er ed
o v er h ea d . Th e c o nc l u si o n i s t h a t no t h i ng wa s wr o ng wi t h t h e eq u i p m ent a t t h e si l o ; t h e
UFO m a y i n so m e wa y h a v e b een t h e c a u se o f t h e u na u t h o r i sed a nd u nex p ec t ed a c t i v a t i o n
o f t h e nu c l ea r si l o syst em s fo r a p er i o d o f 14 sec o nd s; c o nt r o l h a d b een l o st o f t h e nu c l ea r
wea p o ns l a u nc h syst em s, wh i c h c o u l d h a v e r esu l t ed i n a l a u nc h a nd su b seq u ent wa r
sI t u a t i o n.
, , ~ - ~
W h i l st I u nd er st a nd t h a t so m et i m es t h er e i s a t end enc y i n news m ed i a c i r c l es t o
ex a g g er a t e UFO st o r i es, I wo u l d b e g r a t efu l i f yo u c o u l d r esp o nd a s t o t h e Mo D s
i nt er est
i n t h i s m a t t er . Th e Mo D wi l l h a v e o b v i o u sl y b een a l er t ed t o t h i s ev ent
-
t h r o u g h
i nt el l i g enc e c h a nnel s
-
a nd wi l l h a v e m a d e c o nc l u si o ns a s t o
i t s
a u t h ent i c i t y. Ca n yo u
p l ea se t el l m e wh a t c o nc l u si o ns h a v e b een m a d e i n r esp ec t o f t h i s ev ent . I d o no t m i nd i f
yo u r esp o nd sep a r a t el y t o t h i s q u est i o n a s I r ea l i se t h a t i t m a y i nv o l v e a t i m e c o nsu m i ng
b a c k i nv est i g a t i o n t o u nc o v er fu r t h er d et a i l s.
4. Ca n yo u p l ea se t el l m e t h e
Mo D s
p o si t i o n r eg a r d i ng v er b a l a nd wr i t t en wi t ness
t est i m o ny o f UFO ev ent s. I c a n r efer t o m a ny h u nd r ed s o f c r ed i b l e wi t ness t est i m o ni es,
so m e o f wh i c h h a v e a d d i t i o na l b a c k u p b y sec o nd a r y so u r c es su c h a s p o l i c e r ep o r t s,
RADAR o p er a t o r t est i m o ny a nd RADAR t a p es, a nd o t h er fo r m s o f ev i d enc e, a nd
m y
q u est i o ns a r e a s fo l l o ws:
a ) S eei ng t h a t so m e i nd i v i d u a l s wh o a r e c o nsi d er ed sa ne, c o m p et ent a nd q u a l i fi ed a r e
m a k i ng st a t em ent s r el a t i ng t o UFO s a nd t h r ea t s t o p u b l i c sa fet y, wo u l d t h e Mo D l i k e t o
c o m m ent a s t o h o w t h ey i nt er p r et t h ese p eo p l es st a t em ent s.
b ) B ea r i ng i n m i nd t h a t i f t h er e wer e a l eg a l c a se p r esent ed i n a Co u r t o f La w, t h ese
wi t nesses wo u l d h a v e t o b e t a k en ser i o u sl y, t h i s wo u l d l ea d t o a n em b a r r a ssi ng si t u a t i o n
wh er eb y
UFO s
wo u l d h a v e t o b e o ffi c i a l l y a c k no wl ed g ed .
My q u est i o n i s wo u l d t h e Mo D
l i k e t o c o m m ent o n t h e d efenc e si g ni fi c a nc e st a nd i ng o f r ec ent d i sc l o su r es su c h a s t h e
UFO sp o t t ed o v er B a l m o r a l ( wi t h su b seq u ent J et fi g h t er sc r a m b l e) , a nd t h e UFO si g h t ed
nea r Ma nc h est er
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t r yi ng
t o l a nd .
c )
I a m ea g er t o h ea r i f t h e ev ent s r efer r ed t o i n sec t i o n
( b )
a r e c o nsi d er ed o f d efenc e
si g ni fi c a nc e.
5 .
.
I n r el a t i o n t o t h e m a t t er o f Mo D fu nd i ng fo r p r i v a t e i nv est i g a t i o n o f UFO s
b ei ng
su p p l i ed . I wo u l d l i k e t o p o i nt o u t t h a t t h er e i s a g r o wi ng c o nc er n i n t h e a r ea o f UFO
p h eno m ena i n t h e p u b l i c m i nd . I f t h e Mo D d o es no t t a k e t h e su b j ec t ser i o u sl y so o n, t h en
t h e p u b l i c m a sses wi l l d em a nd fo r t h e Mo D t o d o so t h r o u g h p a r l i a m ent a r y p r essu r e. Th i s
i s a l r ea d y h a p p eni ng i n t h e Uni t ed S t a t es, wh er e c o ng r essi o na l h ea r i ng s h a v e b een
u nd er t a k en i n r esp ec t o f t h e Ro swel l st o r y. Ad d i t i o na l p r essu r e i s b ei ng so u g h t a t t h e
m o m ent fo r fu l l c o ng r essi o na l h ea r i ng s o n t h e su b j ec t o f UFOs a nd wi l l m a k e u se o f
~
1993 UFO J l P D A T E P A GE 17
A u s t r a l i a n V i s i t o r s J o i n Lo ca l T ea m
. . " C . _
111eGu l l B r eel e UFOma r l e a
v i s i l o n Fr i d a y ev en i n g a b o u l 9: I X I
p . m. I w o u l d g u es s I h er e w el e
b el w ecn I h i l l y 10 t h i l l y f i v e p eo p l e
a t S h o r el i n e P a r k d u r i n g I h e s i g h l -
i n g .
I a r r i v ed s o mew h a l l a l e a n d
w a l k e< ! o u l o n l O I h e p i er , a I r i en d
w a l k ed o u l l O s p ea k 10 me a n d a s
w e w er e I a I k i n g h e a s k e< ! me i f
t h a t w a s a n a i l p l a n e j u s t a b o v e I h e
n o b S i k es B r i d g e. I h I k e< ! a l i l
a mI co n f i r med t h a t . y C ! ; . i t w a s a n
a i r p l a n e b u t i n my p . : r i p h eml
v i .
s i o n I s a w s o mct h i n g . , h a t w a s n t
_ _ _ . a n a i l p l a n e. I t a p p ea r ed b r i g h t er
.
t h a n a n y s t a r i n t h e s k y a t t h e t i me
a n d w a s p u l s i n g . l l 1c o b j eel a p -
p ea r c< l t o b ed i r ecd y o v er d I e S l i d e!
W a t er T o w er a r ea a t P en s a co l a .
B ea ch . I t b eg a n 10 mo v e t o I h e
W es t a l a s t ea d y s p ecd , p u l s i n g
a n d g l o w i n g a s i t w en t _
S ev er a l p eo p l e b eg a n t o w a l k
o u t o n t o t h e p i er w i t h u s I . ld a s k ed
w h a l I h ey w er e s eei n g . W h en I
l o l d t h em I h ey s ceme< ! cu mp l et el y
a w e< ! b y t h e Gu l l B r ea e UFO.
On e co u p l e I a I k e< ! t o ea ch o t h er a s
I h ey w a l k e< ! o n l u r d l er o u t o n t o
t h e p i er s a y i n g
" S ee h o n ey , I t o h l
y o u
w e d s ee t h e UFO i l w e ca r n e
t u P en s a co l a . "
n , e UFO r ema i n ed v i s i b l e
b y
B l a n d P u g h
Ma y 12 , 1993
l o r a p p r o x i ma t el y f o u r a n d a h a l f
" , i n u t es a n d s eemed t o b e mo v i n g
l o w a r d s t h e W NW s l o w l y , co v er -
i n g s o me 2 0 d eg r ees i n mo v e-
men t I I a l s o a p p ea r ed
10 b e mo v -
i n g t o w a r d s u s o r cl i mb i n g . A I
n i g h l a n d w i t h o u l a s eco n d a n g l e
i t i s v cr y
d i f l k u l l 10 ma k e t h a i
d ct cn n n a t l o n ,
W e h a d v i s i l o r s f r o m a s f a r
a w a y a s A u s l I a l i a s k y w a t ch i n ) ! .
111ey s eeme< ! p r el l y cx ci t ed a b o u l
t h e UFO. Mu s t p eo p l e p r o b a b l y
d u n t u n d er s t a n d w h a l
s k y \ V a t ch i n g i s a l l a b o u l , l ei me
b r i ef l y cx p l a i n i t 10 y o u , Y o u g el
s o me f r i en d s l o g el h er , p u l l o u l
y o u r f a v o r i t e b ea ch ch a i r , y o u
k n o w t h e o n e t h a I t h e b o t t em i s
s a g g i n g i n , y o u g el t h e o l d b i n -
o cu l a r s OUI , f i x a eo o l er o f y o u r
f a v o r i l e b ev er a g e ( n o n - a l co h o l i e
p l ea s e) l u m o f f t h a i s l u p i d T V S C I
a n d d r i v e 10 S h o r el i n e P a r k i n
Gu l f B r eez e a l s u n d o w n t o en j o y
t h e R ea l W o r l d . Y o u d o n l h a v e t o
b e i n t o UFOs , I h er e s p l en l y o f
o t h er t h i n g s u p t h er e t h a i w i l l k eep
y o u r mi n d b u s i er t h a n a r e- mn 0 1
MUl p h y B r o w n o r s o me o t h er g a r -
b a g e t h a i y o u mi g h t h a v e s u b -
j ect ed y o u r s el f t o . W h o k n o w s
y o u mi g h l ev en l ea r n w h a t s o me
o f t h o s e t h i n g s a r e t h a I w e ca l l
s t a n , co n s l el l a t i o n s , n eb u l a . p l a n -
et s , et c.
R E : a r 1i cl e w r i l l en b a ck i n
J a n u a r y a b o u l t h e h a n d ma r k i n g s .
I a s k ed f o r
p eo p l e 10 p l ea s e w r i l e
10 me i f t h ey h a d ex p er i en ced a n y .
t h i n g s i mi l a r . W el l f o l k s , t h e
l el t er s h a v e b een co mi n g i n a n d i l
w i l l a ma z e y o u . I w i l l w r i t e a n
a r t i cl eo n i l o n ed a y . 1 h t l s l a n d er
UFO a r t i cl es a r e p i d e< ! u p b y
Lu ci u s Fa r i s h s New s cl i p p i n g s er -
v i ce. T h ey a r e t h en d i s l I i b u t ed a l l
o v er t h e w o r l d . I h a v e h ea r d f r o m
p eo p l e a s f a r a w a y a s Gcr m! l l l y ,
E n g l a n d , a n d S o u t h A f r i ca . A l l
h a v e r ea d I s l a n d er a r 1i cl es .
P h y s i ci s t A n a l y z es D a y l i g h t V i d eo
A g a i n , D r . B r u ce Ma cca b ec,
o p ca l p h y s i ci s l f o r t h e Na v a l d e-
f en s e l a b i n Ma r y l a n d w a s a s k e< !
l u h el l i n v es l i g a l e a l o ca l UFO
s i g h t i n g .
n , i s l i me h e i s b ei n g
ca l l ed u l x ) f I 10 a n a l Y l . e t h e d a y -
l i m~ p h o t o . a n d v i d eo b l k en o n
P cn s i . l co l a ( l ea ch h y Ma r t i n
" A l l en , "
W h en s d en t i s t ~ t a k e u p a n
i n v cs t i g a l i ln I h ey d o s o w i d , a
l h u r o u t l : h n cs _ ~ I H n u s u a l l y " J u n d
\ \ - I t h I . l y ml l l 1 i n v cs Li g . l t o r s . S u ch
i s t h e C 3. i C w i t h D r u ce Ma cca b cc,
a p h y s i ci s t w i t h a P h . D . f r o m
A mer i ca n l l n i v cr s t y i n W a s h i n g .
t l " D . C . ^ ~ a r C S 4 . - . a r d a cr f u r t h e
I J n u t : d S t a h . " s Na v y i n u n d er w a t cr
s o u n d . h i g h p o w er I a . ~ r s . a n d
Y o t . l l o n s l a s er s . h e h a s t h e ( r a i n .
I n ~ . md f l . . u u r ccs t o g el t o t h e
h C a r 1 o f q u es t i o n , a b o u t l h e Uf O
p h en o men o n .
Fi r s ! i n t er es t ed i n 196 5 b y a
b o o k , " A y i n g S a u cer s
- -
S er i o u s
B u s i n es s . " D r . Ma cca b eea l t en d e< !
a l o ct u r e s p o n s o r ed b y NI C A P
a n d o f f er ed l u j o i n i n o r d er l o h el p
w i t h t J 1l r w o r k .
D r . Ma cca b ee i s a l s o o n I h e
E x ecu t i v e C o mmi t t ee o f t h c Fu n d
f o r UFO R es ea r ch I n c. , a s w cl l a s
a s ci cn t i f i e cu n s u l l a n l l O Ml I I ON.
A l t er ex a mi n i n g t h e p h o t u a n d
v i d eo t a k en o n P cn s a co l a B ea ch ,
D r . Ma cca b ee ma d e l h e f o l l u w -
i n g s t a t cmcn l < : o n ccmi n g t h e ca . ) C :
T h i s i s h i s a ~ s cs s mcn t o f [ h e
Ma r ch 2 4 s i g h l i n g .
" A
f r a me b y
f r a me a n a l y s i s s h o w s t h a t t h e o b .
j ccl mo v ed s o f a s t i l l J a v cl cd s cv -
cl a l t l 11cs i t s o w n I cn g l h i n ca r h
Oy B l a n d P u g h
Ma y 19, 1993
I r a r n e, ma k i n g r ect a n g u l a r i m-
a g es o n t h e s cr een . I t o n l y t o o k
a b o u t o n e s eco n d 10 cr o s s I h e
n ea r l y 30 d eg r ee f i el d o f v i ew o f
I h e ca mer a . Un f o r t u n a l el y , I h e
a ct u a l s p ee< ! ca n n u l b ed et er mi n ed
b eca u s e t h e d i s t a n ces a r e n o t
k n o w n , b u t es l i ma t cs r a n g e f r o m
s ev er a l h u n d r ed t o s ev er a l t h o u -
s a n d mp h cOf T es p o n d i n g 10 d i s -
t a n cees t i ma t es o f I . o o o t o 10 , 0 0 0
I t . .
T h e f o l l o w i n g r ef er s t o t h e
v i d eo o f Ma r ch 31. " T h e V i d C <
s h u w s a co mp a cl i ma g e w i t h a
b r i g h t a r ea w h i ch ma y b e t h e s u n
g l i n l l r o m a met a l s u r f a ce. A s h e
l I a ek ed t h e o b j ecl i t s u d d en l y d i s -
a p p ea r e< ! f r o m h i s v i ew f i n d er .
W h en v i ew i n g t h e v i d eo a t n o r -
ma l p l a y b a ck s p eed t h e o b j ect
a p p ea r s t o s u ea k 10 t h e r i g h l o f f
I h e s cr een , a l mo s l l OO f a s l \ o s ee.
Fr a me. b y - f r a me a n a l y s i s s h o w s
t h a I I h e o b j ecl a ccel er a t ed a l a
t r emen d o u s r a t e. T h e a et u a l a c-
cel er a t i o n ca n n o l b e ca l cu l a t ed
b eca u s e, a g a i n , t h e d i s t a n ce i s
n o t k n o w n . H o w ev er , i f t h e a s -
s u med d i s t a n ces a r e o n l y 1, 0 0 0
f l . , t h en t h e v i d eo t a p e s h o w s t h a i
i l a ccel er a t ed a l a b o u t 5 0 0 g s ( 5 0 0
l i mes I h e a ceel er a t i o n o f g r a v i t y ,
w h i ch i s 32 f eel p er s eco n d
p er
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g r ea t er t h a n a j el ) a n d r ea ch ed a
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i l
p a s s ed OUI o f v i ew o h h e ca r n er a .
Y et t h er e w a s n o s o u n d ! A t a n
a s s u med 1, 0 0 0 f l . d i s t a n ce t h e
s i z e o f t h e o b j ecl w a s a b i l l es s
I h a n 10 f eel . Fo r o t h er a s s u med
d i s t a n ees t h e s i z e, a ccel er a t i o n
a n d d ep a r 1i n g s p cc< l
a r e p r o p o r -
t i o n a l l o t h e d i s t a n ce. "
A b o u l t h e p h o l o t a k en o n
A p r i l 2 , D r . Ma cca b ce s a i d " T h i s
p h o t o s h o w s a ci r cu l a r u b j ect t o
t h e s o u t h a t a n a n g u l a r el ev a l i o n
0 16 0 t o 79 d eg r ees . T h e s u n i n t h e
ea s l ma d e a s h i n y g l i n t a l t h e l el l
s i d e. I n t h e p er s p ect i v e v i ew f r o m
b el o w t h e o h j ecl a p p ea r s l i k e a
l a y er cu k e w i t h t h e u p p er l a y er
h a v i n g a l a r g er d i a r n et er l h a n t h e
l o w er l a y er . T h e b o l t o m o f t h e
i n s i d e i ma g e i s 10 0 s ma l l a n d
a t t h e w r o n g a n g l e t o r ev ea l a n y
w i n d o w s i n t h es i d e o f ei t h el l a y cl .
T h er e i s a s l i g h t h i n l o f a p r o l U-
b er a n ee a l t h e- t o p , b u t l h i s mi g h l
b e a p b o l o g r a l h i c a r 1i f a cl .
E x p er t P r es en t s V a l i d a t i o n T ech n i q u es
" b o n d l u l h
111e I " md p a l i n v es t i g a l o r s i n
t h e Ma l l m , \ 1l . - n ca s e a l l a g r eed .
W e w a n t ed d l es e v i d t . . , s a n d p h o -
l J . 1g r a p / l , v a l o d a t ed o r r ej ecl ed p r i o r
t o ; 111) ( I n . : ~ s n : k . - a . ~ cs ( o r ma n y
o b , , i u u s n . ~ a " l ( ms . Ou r d eci s i o n
w a ~ ea s y . J d l r e) S . i l i n i o i s a r el a -
t i v e n cw C l x n er 10 MI J I UN. l i e
i s ma n a " C I u l l ma g i n g R e" " I I ch
" l i d ! > " , d u l " n en l a t t b e Q u a d !
T ech D i , . . s i u n n l Q u a d / Gr a p h i cs
i n W i s n ms i n . S a i n i o h a . i a l s o
t l \ . cn i n s u u mcn t a l i n t h e i n v cs l i ~
g , a t i eJ l l u l l h c mu s t p r o mi n en t UFO
( : a . 4 . S U" C f t h l p a s t ( u u p l c o f y ea r s ,
I n a , , , es cn t l l i o n t o d i e MUFON
S ) mt ~ l S i u l I I m A l b u q u er q u e, NM
I I I I ) t ) . : ! . S a m, . . . h a d ma cl c t h e
f o l l ) \ \ o I l 1~ s . u . . . . . men t s t h u s p a v i n g
1m. " . 1) " I n OUI f C f ! ; n t t k ci s i u n :
n l l h , " . A l l I h f \ C a s i r I l t h ,
I I I ~ UI . . . . , , ~ u l l S . 1I I I i n . I h l " t i r s t
1, . t l l ~ t h l , . f l h , . . , l l ~ 1\ I t I U. ( , Ul t l S UI I I C -
11Uh . : " I I h . t l l t i " \ n l ) , w h i ch i ~
. . l I l 1l 1k \ . . . 11. 11 m. . p t i o l l " I I l u .
I , h , / C p r - I , I I I I I h d l . 1) , 1 a l l t h l , . ~ d e.
men t s f i t t o g et h er a n d ma k e s en s e?
Fo r ex a mp l e. a r e a l l l h e p i cl n r ed
u b j ect s ( UFO, l I ecs a n d b u i l d -
i n g s ) i l l u mi n a t ed h y t i , e s a me
a n g el u r s u n h g h ! ! S eco n d l y ,
S a i n i o d v s cs Lr y i n g t o r ep l i Gl l c
t h e o r i g i n a l p i cl u r e a s cl o s el y a s
p u s s i h l e, i n cl u d i n g t h e u s e u f t h e
s a m. . : eq u i p men t u n d er s mi l n r
co n d i t i o n s . " Ma n y Mu n d a y -
mo r n i n g q u a r 1er b a ck s , " h e s a i d ,
" f r eq u en d y h y p o l h es i , . e h u w a
p a r t i cu l a r p h o t o g r a p h mi g h l b e
r ep l i ca t e< ! b u l f a i l 10 t es l t h ei r i d ea s
u s i n g t h i s s i mp l e b u l o f t en t i me-
co n s u mi n g p r o ces s .
I I
11, e t h i r d a p p r o a ch i n v o l v es
s o p h i s t i ca t ed co mp u l er a n a l y s i s
l b a t ca n u l t en b e ca r r i ed Ou l , a l
i n cr ea s i n g l y a f f o r d a b l e p r i ces , o n
a d es k l o p h o me co mp u t er , p r el -
er d h l y ei t h er a 38 ( - b a s cd P C o r
6 8 { ) ~ I I - b a s ed Ma d n l Us h ( o r
h i g h er ) s y s t em. I ma g es ca n b e
d i g i t a l l y , n h a n ced b y co mp o l er
3114 . . 1. . a r i o u s p k l u r cl cmcn l s a n a .
I Y l e< ! f o r e< ! g e- s h a r p n es s , co l o r
co n t r a s t a n d d en s i t y a n d s o o n .
S a i n i o f u r t h er s t a l ed :
" D e-
s p i l e l o w er r es o l u l i o n ( o r l es s i n .
f o r ma t i o n ) l h a n s t i l l f i l m, v i d eo s
a r c h a r d er t o f a k e a n d t h ey " o f t en
a d d a n o l h er d i men s i o n , t i me, 10
t h c r eco r d o f ev en t s , " a l o n g w i t h
s o u n d , o r a l a ck o f s a me, a n d a
b et t er s en s e o f d i s t a n ce.
On A p r i 112 , 1993 t h e v i d eo
t a p es w er e. s en l t o J ef f r ey f o r
a n a l y s i s , a f t er s ev er a l ca l l s f o r
a d d i t i u n a l i n f o r ma t i o n s u ch a s
w ea t h cr r ep o r r s , co n d i d o n s , et e.
a n d a p p r o x i ma l el y I w O w w k s o f
i n t en s i v e t es l a n d s l Ud i es t h e r e-
s u l t s w er e r el Umed 10 I h e i n v es t i -
g a t i v e t ea m, B l a n d P u g h , Ga r y
W a t s o n , a n d C h a r l es Fl a i mi g a n
S t a l e D i r ecl o r o f MUFON. T h o s e
r es u l t s w er e a s w e s u s p ect ed .
P o s i v c.
11> e UFO s p eed i n r el a t i o n t o
i l S s i l e el i mi n a t es a l l a i r cr a f t a s a
ca u s e, s i n cc. k n o w n a i r p l a n cs ca n t
- - - . - - - - . - -
mo v e t h i s f a s l . A l OO- f o o l l o n g
f i g h t er j el w o u l d n eed 10 mo v e
30 0 f eel , 3l i mes i l o w n l en g l h , i n
1130 s eco n d , o r 9, o o o f eet / s eco n d
o r a b o u I 6 , o o o mp h , o v er Ma ch 9,
b el o w cl o u d s a l 7, 0 0 0 f eet . T o
s t a y b el o w t h e s o u n d b a r r i er , a
p l a n e l en g t h o f 10 f eel w o u l d b e
r eq u i r ed , S a i n i o s a i d o f t h e f l r s l
v i d eo o f t h e UFO.
0 1 t h e s eco n d v i d eo h e s a i d :
A f ew d a y s l a t er , h e f i l med h i s
q u a r r y
f l o a t mo t i o n l es s o v er t h e
W a l er , t h en f l a s h t o w a r d t h e s o u t h -
w es t . MUFON p h o t o a n a l y s t s
i n i t i a l ca l cu l a t i o n s s h o w t h e UFO
a ccel er a t ed , s l o w e< ! 2 0 %, t h en
s u I p 8 s s e< ! 2 , 0 0 0 mp h . a l l i n u n d er
1! I Ot h o f a s eco n d .
A p o s s i b l e a n s w er t o t h e " R ed
Li g h l " t h a i h a s b een r ep o r t ed i n
t h e a r ea o v er p a s l y ea r s ; A s 10 t h e
i n ev i t a b l e q u es l i o n o f w h et h er t h e
r e< ! b o l l Om mi g h l b e t h e n o cl u r n a l
r ed l i g h l t h a i h a s b een s een i n t h i s
a r ea h u n d r ed s o f t i mes . t h i s i s
Ma y 16 , 11/ \ 0 -
d i f f i cu l t 10 s a y . V i d eo s h a v e
s h o w n t h a t t h e r e< ! l i g h l i s l i mi l e< !
10 d o w n w a r d s o n l y , a n d t h e UFO
p h o l o g r a p h ed w o u l d h a v e t h i s
p r o p er t y . T h e p r o b l em i s t h a i
n i g h t t i me l i g h t i n g i s s o f a r d i f f er -
en t f r o m d a y t i me, t h a t t h e d i m r e< !
S p o l s een h er e ca n n O! b e d el er -
mi n e< ! t o b e g l o w i n g . Fu l l mo o n -
l i g h l i s a b o u t o n e mi l l i o n t i mes
d i mmer t h a n f u l l s u n l i g h t . s o a
s u b - n o t i cea b l e g l o w i n d a y l i me
mi g h t b e a b r i l l i a n l l i g h l a t n i g h t
S a i n i o s a i d a b o u t d , e co l o r o f
t h e UFO: l l 1c l a ck o f b l u e i n t h e
UFO b o l t o m a n d s h i n y S p o l
i n d i -
ca l es t h e UFO s i mp l y d o es n l r e-
f l ect b l u e. I t i s y el l o w . I S Us p ecl
I h e UFO w o u l d l o o k mo r e g r een .
i s h o n a cl o u d y d a y , s i n ce t h e d a r k
cl o s e s i d e i s l a ck i n g i n r ed , a n t i i s
mo s l l y g r een .
T h e p h o t o t a k en b y T h o ma s
" B r y a n t " i s b ei n g s en l 10 J ef f
S a i n i o f o r i n i t i a l a n a l y s i s .
PAGE 18 UFO UPDATE
19 9 3
M a r t i n
U
Al l e n "
V i d e o t a p e s
UFO
Da y t i m e
V i s i t s
On M a r c h 2 5 , M a r t i n " Al l e n , "
w a s g e l l i n g o u t o l h i s v e h i c l e , l o r
s o m e r e a s o n h e l o o k e d
u p a n d s a w
s o m e t h i n g c o m i n g OUI o l t h e 1I OI 1h -
w e s t a t a l r e m e n d o u s r a t e o f s p e e d .

Th e o b j e c t w a s m o v i n g t o t h e
s o u t h e a . s t . l l i s f i r s t r e a c t i o n w a s ,
11
m u s t b e s o m e
t y p e o f a i r c r a r t
h e d
n e V e r s e e n b e l o r e . " l a t e r a s
.
h e w ~ w a l k i n g t o h i s m a i l b o x I h e ,
o b j e c t r e a p p e a r e d , a g a i n m o v i n g
l o w a r d s h i m f r o m t h e s a m e d i r e c -
t i o n , Th i n k i n g t o h i m s e l l t h a t i f
t h i s t h i n g h a d c o m e o v e r h i s h OR s e
t w i c e l r o m t h e s a m e d i r e c t i o n t h e n
m a y b e i t w o u l d c o m e b a c k . So h e
s e t u p h i s c a m c o r d e r o n h i s s u n
d e c k l a c i n g t h e s o u t h e a s t ( t h e d i -
r e c t i o n t h e o b j e c t h a d g o n e i n b o t h
t i m e s ) , Th a t e v e n i n g h e r e v i e w e d
t I J e t a p e
t o o n l y f i n d s e v e r a l h e l i -
C o p I e r s o n t h e s c r e e n ,
Th e n e x t d a y , Al l e n d e c i d e d
t o s e t u p t h e v i d e o c a m e r a q g a i n ,
t h i s t i m e w i t h h i s v i d e o c a m e r a s e t
u p p o i n t i n g t o w a r d s t h e s o u t h , He
l h e n w e n t i n t o t h e h o u s e t o g e t a n
a p p l e , W a l k i n g b a c k o u t s i d e . h e
w a s a m 87 . e d t o s e e t h e UFO c o m -
i n g a l h i m f r o m t h e s o u t h e a s t . On
t h i s
o ci o n . t h e c a m e r a r e c o r d e d
t h e UFO a s i t
s p e d a c r o s s t h e
OC r t t .
Al l e n . c a l l e d m e b e c a u s e h e
h a d r e a d t h e m a n y UFO a r t i c l e s
h a d w r i l l e n o v e r t h e p a s t y e a r o r s o
l o r Ti r e I s l a n d e r
N e w s p a p e r . W e
l a l k e d a t g r e a t l e n g t h a b o u l t h e
s i g h t i n g , h e s a i d
"
c o u l d n t b e -
l i e v e
m y e y e s w h e n I f i r s t s a w t h a t
r o u n d s i l v e r t h i n g r a c i n g a c r o s s
t h e s k y , Ou t , w h e n i t s h o t o v e r -
h e a d a s e c o n d t i m e I k n e w i l w a s n t
a n o r m a l a i r p l a n e . 0
y Oo d , ,
k n e w i t w a s t h e UFO t h a t I r e a d
a b o u t i n t h e
n e w s p a p e r , I t w a s
r o u n d a n d k i n d 0 1 c r o w n
s h a p e d
w i t h a l o w e r l e v e l a n d a d a r k r e d
c i r c l e i n t h e b o l t o m c e n t e r . " AI
l h a t p o i Ol w e r e v i e w e d t h e v i d e o
l o g e t h e r , h e h a s p u t o n e o f t h e
h e l i c o p t e r
s e q u e n c e s a n d t h e UFO
o n a t a p e s o I h a t w e c o u l d
g e l a n
i d e a 0 1 t h e
s p e e d a n d Si l . e o f t h e
UFO, I m u s l a d m i t I d i d n t k n o w
w h a t t h e h e c k i t w a s . l t i c h e l i c o p -
t e r t o o k 4 s e c o n d s 10 c r o s s t h e
s c r e e n a n d t h e UFO t o o k o n l y o n e
s h o r t s e c o n d ,
AI t h a i t i m e I , d e c i d e d t o i n -
v o l v e a n o t h e r M UFON i n v e s t i g a -
l o r . I c a l l e d
Oa r y W a l s o n a s e a -
s o n e d i n v e s t i g a t o r w i t h m a n y i n -
v e s l i g a t i o n s u n d e r h i s b e l t .
l e s s t h a n a w e e k l a t e r , o n
M a r e h 3 1, I r e c e i v e d a n o t h e r c a l l
I r n m Al l e n , He d v i d c o c d t h e
UFO
h o v e r i n g Ov e r t h e Ou l f o f M e x i c o
j u s l s o u t h 0 1 h i s h o m e . On t h i s
o c c a s i o n Al l e n g r a b b e d h i s
c a m c o r d e r , r a n o n t o h i s d e c k .
~ u a Ue d b c . s i d e a r a i l i n g a n d b e -
g a n 10 v i d e o t h e UFO. Al t e r b e i n g
r e c o r d e d l o r
a p p r o x i m a l e l y 4 0 t o
4 S s e c o n d s . t h e UFO m a d e . .
; , , ; ; , -
b , O. . . . n d Pu g h
J u n e 9 , 19 9 3
e x t r a o r d i n a r y e x i l t o t h e s o u t h - s u r p a s s e d 2 . 0 0 0 m p h , a l l i n u n d e r a n d s k y b r i g h t n e s s
a g r e e w i t h I h e
w e s t . " I I
w a s l a s l , r e a l l l I St , 1/ 10 s e c o n d . Se v e r a l
a s p e c t s 0 1 w e a l h e r s e r v i c e d a l a l o r t h e r e -
v i d e o
! a p e d i I . , c o u l d n t
b e l i e v e t h e v i d e o s m a k e f a k e r y q u i t e d i l -
p o r t e d t i m e s a n d c a m e r a a n g l e s .
t h i s w a s
h a p p e n i n g a n d t h a i i t w a s
f i c u l t .
On Fr i d a y , Ap r i l 2 1, I r e -
h a p p e n i n g i n b r o a d d a y l i g h t . " A l e w d a y s l a t e r , t h e w i t n e s s
c e i v e d a c o l o r s l i d e a n d m a p I r o m
l a l e r t h a t e v e n i n g , h e a n d I
s a w t h e UFO a l m o s t o v e r h e a d ,
a g e n l l e m a n n a m e d Th o m a s r e v i e w e d t h a t
t a p e
a n d I m u s t t e l l a n d w i l h h i s c a m c o r d e r b a l t e r i e s
, " Or y a n t " ,
l h e m a p p o i n t e d t o a y o u c o u l d n t
b e l i e v e m y e y e s .
d e a d , g o t a Po l o r o i d s h o L Fo c u s
l o c a l i o n l a m l a m i l i a r w i t h , c a l l e d
h o v e r i n g w i t h t h e s u n r e n e c t i n g m e a s u r e m e n t s o f t h e UFO i n d i -
t h e Su g a r Oo w l i n t h e Oi g Sa b i n e o f f 0 1 i l a n d t h e c l o u d s m o v i n g
c a l c t h e UFO w a s a d i s t a n t o b j e c t .
a r e a , t h e s l i d e s h o w e d 8 b e a c h b e h i n d i i , s a l a UFO. t h e o b j e c t
Th e UFO
a p p e a r s m e l a l l i e , r o u n d
s c e n e , s a n d d u n e s , s e a o a t s a n d w a s s i l v e r i n c o l o r a n d r e n e c t e d w i t h a s m a l l e r r o u n d b o l l o m , a n d
s h r u b b u s h e s , b u t m o s l i m p o r - t h e l i g h t 0 1 t h e s u n , a r e d
s p o t a t t h e b a s e .
l a n l l y i t s h o w e d w h a t
a p p e a r s t o Ag a i n . I c a l l e d W a t s o n , w e C l o u d m o t i o n , s u n a n g l e s ,
b e t h e s a m e UFO t h a i Al l e n h a d e x a m i n e d t h i s
t a p e a s w e l l . Oo t h
o f u s w e r e
r o m p l e t e l y a s t o n i s h e d .
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u s a w a y . b u t t h i s s e c o n d o n e w a s
e v e n m o r e a w e s o m e . I t w a s a p _
p a r e n t t h a t w e h a d a m a j o r s i g h t -
i n g o n o u r h a n d s .
Ga r y a n d I
d e c i d e d i t w a s t i m e t o h a v e t h e
v i d e o
t a p e s a n a l y z e d . I c a l l e d
C h a r l e s
Aa n n i g a n a n d i n l o r m e d
h i m
o l t h e s i g h t i n g ( a t t h e t i m e An
Hu l f o r d , Pr e s i d e n l Pe n s a c o l a !
Gu l f B r e e z e
M UFON . I n c . . w a s
o n v a c a t i o n ) .
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Ap r i l 2 , I r e c e i v e d a n -
o t h e r c a l l l r o m Al l e n , h e d
p h o t o -
g r a p h e d t h e UFO w i t h h i s Po l o r o i d
c a m e r a ( a t a p p r o x i m a t e l y 10 ; 3 0
a . m . ) , Th e UFO h a d b e e n h o v e r -
i n g o v e r t h e b e a c h t o t h e s Ol l l h 0 1
h i s h o m e ,
Ag a i n . h e c a l l e d m e a t
w o r k a n d t o l d m e a b o u t t h e p i e -
l u r e , I d i d n t e v e n p u t t h e p h o n e
d o w n . b e f o r e I c a l l e d W a t s o n .
On
M o n d a y . I m e t w i t h
C h a r l e s
Aa n n i g a n , Ao r i d a St a l e
Di r e c t o r o f M UFON , a f t e r s b o w -
I n g h i m t h e p i c t u r e w e m a d e t h e
d e c i s i o n t o f o r w a r d t h e v i d e o s
a n d t h e p i c t u r e t o J e f f r e y Sa i n i o ,
Ph o t o An a l y s t a n d m a n a g e r o f
I m a g i n g R e s e a r c h a n d De v e l o p .
m e n t a t l h e
Q u a d / Te c h d i v i s i o n o f
Q u a d / Gr a p h i c s i n W i s c o n s i n .
Dr . B r u c e M a c c a b e e w a . s a l s o
b r o u g h l i n t o t h e a n a l y s i s o f b o t h
v i d e o s a n d p h o t o
( b o t h Sa i n i o a n d
M a c c a b e e w e r e g i v e n t h e o r i g i n a l
o f t h e p h o t o l o r
a n a l y s i s ) . Th e
f o l l o w i n g a r e
p o r t i o n s o f J e f f
Sa i n i o s
f i n d i n g s o f t h e Al l e n
t a p e s
a n d p i c t u r e :
Tw o v i d e o s a n d p h o t o s t a k e n
o v e r t h e Gu " o l M e x i e o w i l l s u r e l y
h e a l u p t h e s m o l d e r i n g UFO d e -
b a t e . Th e w i t n e s s
r e p o r t e d
s o m c -
t h i n g " c r o w n
s h a p e d w i t h a b o l -
t o m l a y e r " z i p o v e r h e a d I w i c e i n
o n e d a y i n l a l e M a r c h . He l e l l h i s
c a m c o r d e r r u n n i n g a i m e d o v e r t h e
Gu l f . h o p i n g t o c a l e h i t . He
s u c c e e d e d t h e n e x l d a y , r e ci n g
a w i n g l e s s
o b j e c l m o v i n g a n e s t i -
m a t e d s e v e r a l t h o u s a n d m i l e s
p e r
b o u r .
Fi v e d a y s l a t e r , h e f i l m e d h i s
q u a r r y a I I o a t m o t i o n l e s s o v e r I h e
w a t e r . t h e n n a s h t o w a n t t h e s o u t h -
w e s t . M UFON
p h o t o a n a l y s i s
I n i t i a l c a l c u l a t i o n s s b o w t h e UFO
a c c e l e r a t e d , s l o w e d 2 0 . . . . t h e n
p h o t o g r a p h e d . Th i s m a p c o n -
l a i n c d a h a n d w r i l t e n n o t e " Ap r i l
2 "
a n d t h e t i m e " 2 ; 3 0 . "
B o t h Sa i n i o a n d M a c e a h e e
w i l l h a v e t h e
o p p o r t u n i t y 10 a n a -
l y z e i t . At f i r s t b l u s h t h e r e s e e m s
t o b e n o d o u b l i t i s t h e s a m e c r a l t .
On e . 0 1 t h e m o s l
s i g n i f l C a n l
p a r t s
a b o u t l h e s l i d e i s t h e d a l e .
Th i s i s a n
o n g o i n g i n v e s l i g a .
t i o n . a l l 0 1 t h e
p r i n c i p a l i n v e s t i g a -
t o r s a r e i n
a g r e e m e n t t h a t i l w i l l
p r o b a b l y r e m a i n a n
o p e n b o o k l o r
q u i t e s o m e t i m e .
M UFON
Do c u m e n t s
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Da y l i g h t
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Fi l m
Ap p e a r s
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UFO
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Fo r t h e p a . SI y e a r a n d a h a l f I
h a v e w r i l t e n a r t i c l e s l o r Th e I s -
l a n d e r a b o u t l o c a l UFO s i g h t -
i n g s , Pe o p l e h a v e a s k e d m e o v e r
a n d o v e r a g a i n , " W h y d o n l
w e
e v e r s e e t h e m i n t h e d a y t i m e ? "
W e l l f o l i e s h e r e i t i s !
On M a r c h 2 6 , 3 I a n d Ap r i l 2 ,
l o u r d a y l i g h t UFO s i g h t i n g s w e r e
.
w i t n e s s e d a n d h a v e n o w b e e n
d o c u m e n t e d
b y a M UFON i n v e s -
, t i g a t i o n ( c o n d u c t e d b y Ol a n d
! u g h
a n d
Ga r y W a t s o n ) a n d p h o t o
a n a l y s i s . Th e w i t n e s s e s v i d e o
l a p e d a n d
p b o t o g r a p h e d w h a t t h e y
d e s c r i b e d a s " u n b e l i e v a b l e . .
A v i s i t i n g e l e c t e d o f f i c i a l
l r o m Al a b a m a . Th o m a s " Or y a Ol "
s a i d , " At
f i r s t I t o l d m y s e l f t h a t
w h a t I s a w h a d t o b e s o m e t h i n g
l r o m t h e
m i l i t a r y , b u t I k n o w 0 1
n o t h i n g t h a t c a n s u d d e n l y
a p p e a r ,
h o v e r a n d d i s a p p e a r l i k e i t d i d , "
M r . B r y a n t , w b o w i t h h e l d h i s
n a m e f o r p o l i t i c a l r c a s o n . s , w a . s a t
t h e e a s t e n d o f Pe n s a c o l a B e a c h
n e a r t h e a r e a . l o c a l l y c a l l e d I h e
" Su g a r B o w l , "
w h e r e 81 a b o u l
2 : 3 0 p . m . 0 11
Ap r i l 2 . h e s a w a n d
p h o t o g r a p h e d t h e UFO.
On t h a t s a m e d a y M a r t i n
" Al l e n , "
a l o e s l r e s i d e n t , s a w l h e
UFO, On e w e e k e a r l i c r , h e c a u g h t
t h e UFO w l l h h i s v i d e o c a m e r a .
M a r t i n s a i d .
"
c o u l d n t b e l i e v c
m y e y c s w h e n , f i r s t s a w t h a t
r o u n d s i l v e r t h i n g r a c i n g a c r o s s
t h e 8I : y . B u t , w h e n i t s h o t o v e r -
h e a d a s c c o n d t i m e I k n e w i t w a . s n l
a n o n n a J a l J p l a n e . B y Go d . I
b y B l a n d Pu g h
k n e w i t w a s t h e UFO I h a t I r e a d
a b o u t i n t h e n e w s p a p e r , I I w a s
r o u n d a n d k i n d 0 1 c r o w n s h a p e d
w i t h a l o w e r l e v c l a n d a d a r k r e d
c i r c l e I n t h e b o t t o m c e n t e r . "
M r . M a r t i n s v i d e o
t a p e a n d
p h o t o g r a p h w e r e s e n l t o J e f f r e y
Sa i n i o , p h o l O a n a l y s t a n d m a n .
a g e r 0 1 I m a g i n g R e s e a r c h a n d
De v e l o p m e n t a t t h e Q u a d / Te c h
d i v i s i o n o l Q u a d / Gr a p h i c s i n W i s .
c o n s i n . At t h e s a r n e l i m e . t o
c o n f i r m t h e s i g h t i n g , a n i n v e s t i .
g a t i o n w a s c o n d u c l e d
b y
M l I FON
t o v e r i l y t h e s i g h t i n g l o c a l i o n ,
w e a l h e r r e p o r t s . w i n d v e l o c i t y .
c l o u d e l e v a t i o n , w i n d d i r e c t i o n s ,
e t c .
M r . Sa i n i o v e r i f i e d t h e v i d e o
t a p e
a n d l h e p h o l o g r a p h s a r e c o n -
s i s l e n t w i t h t h e l i e l d i n v e s t i g a .
t i o n . He s s i d , " Al r a m e - b y . l r a m e
a n a l y s i s
Sb o w s l h a l l h e o b j e c l s c c n
i n l h e f i r s t v i d e o
l a p e m o v e d s o
f a . s l i t t r a v e l e d s e v e r a l t i m e s i t s
o w n l e n g l h i n e a c h I r a m e , m a k i n g
r e c t a n g u l a r i m a g e s o n t h e s c r e c n .
I t o n l y l o o k a b o u t m e s e c o n d t o
c r o s s t h e n e a r l y t h i r t y d e g r e e f i e l d
o f v i e w 0 1 t h e c a m e r a . Un l o r t u -
n a l e l y t h e a c l u a l
s p e c d c a n ODl b e
d e t e r m i n e d b e c a u s e t h e d i s t a n c e
i s n o t k n o w n . b UI e s t i m a t e s r a n g e
l r o m s e v e r a l h u n d r e d t o s e v e r a l
t h o u s a n d m p h c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o
d i s t a n c e e s t i m a l e s o f 1, 0 0 0 10
10 , 0 0 0 f t . "
M r , Sa i n i o c o n t i n u e s , " Th e
i n i t i a l c a l c u l a t i o n s o n t h e s e c o n d
t a p e s h o w t h e UFO a c c e l e r a t e d ,
s f o w c d 2 0 % ,
t h e n s u r p a s s c d 2 , ! X J O
m p h . a l l i n u n d e r 1110 0 1 a s e c -
o n d . " W h e n a s k e d a b o u t l h e s t i l l
p h o t o g r a p h , M r . Sa i n i o . . i d , " Fo -
c u s m e a . s u r c m c n L s 0 1 I h e i m : l g e
i n d i c a t e t h e u r - o w a . , a d i s ~ n t
o b j e c t . Th e UFO a p p e a r s m e l a l -
l i e . r o u n d w i t h s m a l l c r r o u n d " o t -
t o m , a n d a r e d Sp o l " 1 t h e 1. . . . , ( .
Dr . B r u c e M a c c a b. a n o p .
t i c a l p h y s i c i s t . c o n d l l c t e d a " " l h e r
e x a m i n a l i o n o h h e p l o I o g m l h , " . 1
t h e I w o UFO v i d e o s . I I c 8. , i < l ,
" M y
c o n c l u s i o n s
a g r e e w i l h M r .
Sa l n i o . Th e o b j e c l i n I h e s ( X m d
v i d e o a c c e l e r a t e d a l a l r e n l C " , l o " s
r a t e . " t h e a . s s l l m c d d i s m n c e 10
l h e o b j e c l i s o o l y 1, 0 0 0 I C f l , I l I l n
t h e v i d e o l a p e s s h o w i t a n e k r -
a t e d a t a h o u t 5 0 0 g s
( SI X I t i m e s
l h e a c c e l e r a t i o n o f l l r a v i l y ) a n d
r e a c h e . d a
s p e c d I w k c t h : . . 0 1 " " " . 1
h e f o r e i t p a s s e d o u l o r v i e w 0 I h e
C Am e r a . Y C I t h e r e w a ~ n o ~ u u n d !
Al a n a . s s u m e d I , ! K J O I t . < l i < l a " r e ,
I h e s l l . e o l t h e o b j c c l w a u " i l l c s s
t h a n 10 I c e t . "
B o t h e > p e r L s a l s o a l l r e c d t h a t ,
" Th e
o v e r a l l
s h a p e o f t h e o l j f c l
r e s c m b l e . s , b u t i s n o t i d e n t i c : o l l o ,
t h e
s h a p e 0 1 o b j e c t s p h t ~ o l l r a l h e d
b y Ed W a l t e r s i n 19 R 1 a n e l l l / R R ,
a n d w h i c h w e r e p u b l i s h e d i n I h e
b o o k Ti r e Gu l f B r t r z r Si l l h J i n l l , ,
i n I 9 9 \ ! . ( W m . M o r r o w I r c s . s ,
N e w Y o r k ) .
Th e r e i t , l o l b , a d a Y l i m e
s i g h t i n g , v i d e o
l a p e d . " " " 10 -
g r a p h e d a n d a u t h e n t i c a t e d . I t ,
p r e Uy o b v i o u s t h a i s o m e t h i n g i s
OUI t h e r e .
,
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In Research
J ; : ; ; :
TWII w eck s ag ll, I sen l J d -
f u : y S ami o lu p i cs of the 1 1 ) ( J f n as
" \ lry i tn f sli . " , an d Ihe " Phi li l "
\ i d l o f u r an aly si s. Wed n esd ay
e\ en i n ~ . he calk d lll s
y
thaI he d
j lhl ~ n lmg h li me to tlu a cou p le of
p rd i lf lllld f Y tests on the tw o
- Ii les Ihall d sen ll k n ew J elf
h. 1 d 1 , . ; . . . . 1 1
l
x trcmd y b u sy , i n thai
he: ha i h, cn an alY / i n g my p holos
alltlla. . . I. . . . . . . p hl\ Hlhen that h. 1 V C
I" , , - \ " n " - . lIt 1 0 hllll f rom aw u n lllhc
~ Iohl k ll " ; 1 \ i n Ri chmon d .
\ , \ , ; 1 1 1 1 , , : \ 1 t f l( ) N hu crn mi u n al
} f lll" hltllH mt" r Ihe . hlt 01 J u ly
hu lu lay . . . . . . . ( : It. . n d . w here he
. . . 1 1 , , " \ : ; - 1 t l" :
< .
Alk n & " hi li , , " v i ck n
IJ IK : i an tlp k tu rc ( sli ch. ) . Those
i t d u g Ihi I h. l lIllli ( ) IJ w ere j u st
. . I hu k IIIOIC Ih; lIIl X t: h. d . Uoth
Ihe" A k n " an d II" , " " I. . li p " tap es
; II; . . ht! ! hl) S It; lIi li f . : an t i n lJ FO re-
" l ; J l1 , . - h, & 1 \ hUlh show a lJ r= O d i s.
; II II\ . - ; Ir. An \ Uf Hshav cb cen com-
lu g i ll u r tI\ cr 45 y e~ trs f n Nu
p . : lIl k . . . ay mg tlk . y Wl rc oh. . . crv -
i n g a UFO w hen ~ u d d cn ly i l w ou ld
v an i sh. Now . the p b en n mcrK II1
has heen < ap lu red on v i d eo
! ap e.
J ef f ha. sai d he f eel~ Ihallhe UFO
accelerated , then slow ed as i t
ex i ted the scr- ccn . He w en t on to
say . i . look ed as i f i t w ere " clUi s~
i n g , " j u st as y ou d p u n ch d Ie ae-
celerator on y ou r car an d then
{ o. ; _ , st.
For Ihose of y ou w ho hav e
n ot seen thi s tap e, let me aUl mp t
to p ai n t a p k lu rC . ror y ou . The
UFO i s hov eri n g i n on e sp ot f or
ap p rox i mately tcn to tw elv e sec-
( J Utls. It then d arl~ tn y ou r lef t so
la. . . t that i t b ccOll1 C 5 an elon g ated
li n e. I m su re lUan y of y ou hav e
tri cd 1 0 tak e a p i clu re of d Ie B lu e
An g clsan d w hen y u u hav e g OUen
y ou r p i clllres hack y ou p rohab ly
w ere d i sap p oi n ted that they w ere
streak cd . Thi s i s cau sed b y
sev -
eral thi n g s. eamera mov emen t.
or Ihe ohj ect mov i n g f aster th: m
the f i lm cou ld ahsorh the i mag e,
B y B lan d Pu g h
J u ly 2 1 , 1 9 9 3
Ihu s eau si n g a streak . If thaI ex -
p lan ali on d ocsn l w ori c f or y ou ,
try
sel n g y ou r camera at 1 / 2 1 03 1
4 of a secon d , then tak e a p i clu re
of a car p assi n g b y sev erat f eel
f rom y ou a1 8 b oUl55 m. p . h. w hi le
y ou hold the camera on on e sp ot.
Ilhi n k y ou ll see w hall mean .
A f OOIn Ole 1 0 d i e " Phi li p .
csse. . . S ai n i o has req u esled more
n f orma on con cemi n g thi s v i d eo.
S i n ce I recei v ed thi s tap e throu g h
the mai l w i th a w ri tten n ote on ly ,
I hav e n o w ay 01 k n ow i n g how 1 0
g C I i n lou ch w i th " Phi li p . " I w ou ld
i tp p reci Ule
" Phi li p " cn n tacli n g me
ag i ti n at: P. O. B ox 6 1 1 1 , Gu lf
B rcw : , FL 3 2 56 1 . I w i ll k n ow
how lO v ali d ale " Phi li p . " We hav e
n eed of more i n f ormati on as thi s
w i ll help aolhen cale thi s v i d eo
an d con tri b u te to the solu ti on s
that the sci en ti f i c commu n i ty
seek s i n thi s p hen omen on .
I had a call d d s w eek f rom
Holt, FL, a g en tlemen there IOld
me he S IIW f ou r 1 0 s li g hts re-
v olv i n g i n a clock w i se mOli on f or
q u i te a lon g me. li e, hi s w i f e
an d si sler- i n - Iaw w ere si lti n g i n
lhei r li v i n g room on e ev en i n g lasl
w eek w hen hi s si S ler- i n - law b e-
g an 1 0 hear somelhi n g thaI
soon d ed li k e a b u g or b u z z i n g
sou n d ou tsi d e the w i n d ow . He
w en t ou t to i n v esti g ale an d saw a
g rou p of li g hts mov i n g arou n d
j u sl ab ov e the tree li n e. li e an d
the others w alched thi s p hen om-
en on f or ab ou lthi n y mi n u leS w hen
they d eci d ed 1 0 eatl a n ei g hb or
Ihal li v ed d ow n the w ay . The
n ei g hb or an d hi s w i f e d rov e u p 1 0
the hou se an d w alched Ihe
an omaly f or q u i te someti me. Af -
ler Ihey had lef l a C - 1 3 0 n ew
ov er, i l had n o b eari n g on the
li g hts an d d i d n ot d i slu rb thei r
p altem. Af ter w alehi n g f or q u i te
a w hi le lon g er, the man d eci d ed
1 0 g o hack i n lO the hOIL" " . li e
eame b ack oUlthi n y 1 0 f orty mi n -
u tes later an d d i scov ered thaI the
li g hts had d i sap p eared .
Whi leon sk y w atch thi s w eek -
en d , someon e ask ed me w hal I
mean l b y
" my d ri n " i n last w eek s
sn i cle. I had w ri u en the f ollow -
i n g :
" As
man y ti mes as I hav e
b een i n thi s area of the b each on
sk y w alches j u sl n ev er occu rred
1 0 me lhall w as thaI f ar aw ay f rom
the S ou n d . My p oi n l ab ou I d , i s
marsh arca i s; i t su re w ou ld b e a
g ood S p ollO PUI sorn ed li n g y ou
d i d n l w an t an y on e I" sec, i f y ou
g et my d ri f t an d I am n ol talk i n g
ab ou l a g olf cou rse " " My d ri n "
si mp ly mean t. d ear hcan s, i f I
w ere a UFO d ri v er Ihat sw amp
w ou ld b e on e heck of a p lace 1 0
p ark a UFO i f I d i d n l w an l some-
on e 1 0 see me. Di g ?
ThaI ab ou t w rap s u p the UFO
u p d ate f or thi s w eek , rememher
1 0 k eep look i n g u p an d hehi n d
y ou .
Ex p ert In \ p ressed Wi th Fi lm
Qu ali ty
b y lIIan d ru g h
It has: b een q u i te someti me
S lll, " C Ihe Gu lf B ree, e UFO
" red
lI~ ht" mad e an ap p cararu : c. . Thi s
hd t> I k : cn a J i sap p oi ru mcn t tor
some sti mmel v acati u n ers, 3 00; w e
la , 1 saw Ihe UFO amu n d J u n e 1 0.
I hcr& : hav c b ecn some an omali es
seen an d a f ew " " j cers thaI hav e
1 . : < n con f u sed a" , he UI Q. b u l
ool1 l1 n g ! . hat cou ld b e con f i rmed
h. " t. . cn si g hted .
I c: u n ti n u c to recei v e rep ortS
" " mlcllrcy S ai n i oon lhe " rhi li p "
Id lk . . . . he S 4, . . c: ms to b e cJ lb cmely
i mp ressed w i lh i ls q u ali ty _ The
f ollow i n g i s an ex cerp l of a leller
I recei v ed f rom J ell :
1 \ hov eri n g sp heri cal UFO i s
seen throu g h a w i lltlow f or S OIllC
1 0 secon d s, u n llhe UFO , . i p s
lef lw ard of f - screen . The eamcra
i ~ p resu mab ly han d - held , an d
b ou n cy , b u l the w i n d ow si ll ( v i s-
i hl. mosl of the l mc) i s u sef u l as
a ref ercn ee. Focu s i s p rop er f or
lhe d u ra on . The V i d eo q u ali ly i s
g ood : color i s s! . ab le, ex p osu re i s
OK , an d the mag n i f i cali on i s u n -
chan g i n g .
The p holo p u hli shed here
show s a su b - p i x el- resolv ed i m-
ag e d eri v ed f rom ex p an d i n g an d
av c" , g i n g 8 f rames of Ihe UFO
w hi le i t hov ered . The i mag e v eri -
n es w hal seems ap p aren l on the
v i d eo; A b ri g ht S p ol, p resu mab ly
su n - ref lec on . i s con si sten t w i th
the clai med d i recti on , li me, an d
su rtp osi on . l hercar p resw n d
an i lacts to the ri g ht, Iy p i cal f or
v i d eo; the b ri g hl u p p ersp ot on the
UFO cau ses a d ark
sp ot
to i ts
ri g hi , w hi le the d ark low er S p ol
g en erales a li g hl S p ollO i ts ri g hl.
Thi s i s p erf eelly Iy p i eal of
camcord ers an d shou ld n ot b e as-
su med to b e p an of the UFO. . . . . i n
an ad d i ti on al p arag rap h S ai n i o
S IIY s; The UFO mov es ab ou t 9 0
ti mes i ts ow n d i ameter p er
see-
on d .
On e more ti d b i l. . . Reb ecca
an d S Oli ) Wi lli an ts of C han n el
1 2 , C haltan OOg a. TN sen l Gary
Watson an d me a cop y
of the
b road casl she d i d on the ev en i n g
n ew s, Reb ecca i s the New s An -
chor f or thaI stati on . Her
rep on
w as a three p art seri es. The f i rsl,
J u ly 2 8 , 1 9 9 3
w as b ased on the cu rren l si g hti n g s
occu rri n g i n the C hau an oog a area.
S he then rep orted on Ihe callIe
mu ti lati on s an d UFO si g h n g s i n
Fy f f e, AL. Thi rd , Rehccca cov -
ered the Gu lf B reez e si g hti n g s,
sItow i n g theMar n " Allen , Phi li p ,
an d B ry an I" p i elu res. & : v i d eos:
Let me tell y ou somethi n g f ola,
the q u ati ly of that b road casl w as
amaz i n g , i t w as t0\ 8 l1 y v oi d of
sarcasm an ~ cu teS y remarles, on ly
f actu al rep on i n g an d f ai r cov er-
ag e w ere p resen ted . What . . b reath
of f resh a r thaI w as!
Hu mmi n g S ou n d s
Def y Ex p lan ati on
B y Rlan d ru g h
ParIS of thi s rep orl came f rom
The 1 . 1 New s. . . b y S herry
Ru hi n ~ ( ) n . . . also cred i t p orti on s to
I hc tJ lolu g i ~ ls. . . Terry an d
Fran \ : cs Et: k cr.
1 1 1 cre i s a p h< i ll1 omen on i n
Taos, New l\ . - 1 cx u Ihat has man y
p cop le Ihere say i n g
" Whal i s thaI
- i n u n ( l! It s
d ri v i n g me craz y . "
S ome hav e ev en lef t thei r hOlllcs
an ti g on e to olhcr arC i L~ of thc
cou n try hop i n g they can escap e
Ihi s my sleri ou s n oi sc. . I hc sou n d
" < . t. . IIIS lu rcscmb le a car i d li n g or
l: V I. n a d i . : sd en g i n e i d li n g , su ch
as a larg e g en crator, a Ihrob hi n g
Of d ron i llg hu m.
S l l n ti sl~ an d en g i n eers f rom
tf k . . UI1 I\ f . . rsi IY u r New ~ k x k o
h. l\ ~ m. : a" u rl d acou sti cal. ek c-
lu IIn a~ lIl. l si g n als an d sei smi c
: " olg u . . "
- -
all III. . : ~ n ow n ~ n crg y
. . . . . w n . s or sou n d s or v i hrati on . ,
ad , li o lly a lcam w as f On Ti ed
f ru m S an d i a an d Los Alamos
Na on al Lab oralori es, Phi lli p s
lahomlory . They look mcasu re.
men ts i n f ou r loca on s: w here
hearers sen se the hu m ~ tron g ly
. -
Ihc home of B ob an d C alan y a
S altz man sooth of Ran chos d e
Tm) s Pi cd ras arca w est of Taos
~ l1 1 d . at a hUeI d atc. ! ti lcs n ear
l. om rlu n an d EI Ri lo.
" l hcre w a. " n othi n g U w mal. "
sai d J oc Molli n s, i t UNM me-
t. : han i al en g i n eer p rof essor.
. 1 1 1 cre, w ere n o larg e si g n als w e
d on l see other p li IC e~ , n othi n g
on t of d Ie ord i n ary . "
1 1 1 e IC B m sp eci f i cally look ed
f or eltctromag n eli c si g n als d li ll
mi g hl i n d i cate " , " ar. EI. F ( ex .
Ircmely low f req u en cy ) rad i o
tran sln i ssi on 5 or Olher Ocp artmcn t
of Def en se acti v i ti ts
- -
an d f ou n d
n on e. The rep ort comp leted . It
d i d n l
say mu ch. S ci en li sts an d
en g i n eers i n v es g a n g Ihe " Taos-
Hu m" d i d n Ol d elcel the sou rce of
Ihe my sleri ou s an d an n oy i n g
sou n d heard b y man y Taos resi -
d ellls.
A rep on i s also comi n g f rom
tlu ey low n , AL. j u sllO Ihe w esl
of B i rmi n g ham an d B essemer,
AI. . Resi d en ts hav e b een com-
p lai n i n g of d , e same
Iy p e n oi se as
lhe Taos hu m. The u n d erg rou n d
area arou n d B i n n i n g ham an d Ihe
B essemer area i s ri d d led w i th old
ab an d on ed i ron ore an d eoal
mi n es. how ev er there arc man y
acti v e coal mi n es cu rren tly i n
op era on s lod ay . J i m Watlers
Mi n i n g C o. recen d y i n stalled a
3 500 hp , sev en mi lli on d ollar,
v en li lati on f an w i th Iw elv e f ool
hlmles. / \ f ter the i n stalla on i n
S ep lelDb er 1 5, 1 9 9 3
a eomp lete an d throu g h i n v esti -
g ati on an d an aly si s Dr. C harles
Don n elly of the Un i v ersi ty of C ali -
f orn i a say s
" We w i ll b e lef t w i th
ab ou l 7 5 tru ly u n ex p lai n ab le si g -
n als that seem to hav e some k i n d
of p altem to them. .
" AI
thai p oi n l w e lu rn the
telescop e hack arou n d an d
try
1 0
f i n d Ihem ag ai n . 1 1 1 ey w i ll b e
tru ly i n leres n g i f lhey are sti ll
there. "
S ci en sts try i n g 1 0 f i n d i n tet- " If
an y of them are sti ll com.
li g en lli f e i n ou ler sp ace hav e 1 0-
i n g i n , w e may hav e f ou n d some-
cated 1 6 4 p ossi b le messag es af ler
thi n g . "
a y ear s research. They ex p ccllO
. . . . . If y ou rememb er I w rote
k n ow
w i , ! , i n
a y eari f an y on e sou t
ab ou l thi s ab ou t 1 9 mon ths ag o,
there. Usmg
" . " :
w orld ~ mosl p ow -
,
althe li me Ihcre w as q u i le a larg e
erf u lan d sen sll
v e~ lotelesco~
con n g en t of Nay - S ay ers, all
- -
the 1 000 n . w Id e an ten n a IS
ex clai mi n g thaI 1 0 mi lli on \ aJ (
~ aled i n
Pu cn . oRi co. , af i en rack -
d ollars w as 1 00 mu ch 1 0 sp en d on
mg ov er 3 0 trd hon sIg n als Ihey
thi s p roj eellhallhere w as n Olhi n g
hav e i solaled 1 6 4 p ossi b le. Af ter
oUlthere. I w on d er, I w on d er.
1 9 9 1 ,
p eop le heg an to hear the
horn . J i m Walters Resou rces, In c.
d en i es lhere i s an y ev i d en ce of the
n ew f an hei n g the eu lp ri l. . . The
" hu m"
has b een rep on ed atl ov er
lhecou n try , Pen n . Te. . s. . . . w e. 1 I
k eep y Ou p osted .
On e other i n teresti n g p i ece
of n ew s crossed my d esk f rom
Iw o d i f f eren l d i recli on s Ihi s
w eek , so 1 1 \ rep lay i l f or y ou .
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I
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b u i l d i n g s i s g e n e r at e d i n a
co mb i n e d h e at an d
p o we r p l an t ; an d wh at
p l an s h e h as t o
i n cr e ase t h at
cap aci t y.
[ 4 13 : 1]
D r . Li am F o x : T h e M i n i st e r o f S t at e , F o r e m an d
C o mmo n we al t h
Of f i ce ,
my r i g h t h o n . F r i e n d t h e ? v f e mb e r
f o r Ri ch mo n d an d Bar n e s
(M r . H an l e y) , sh al l . wr i t e t o t h e
h o n . M e mb e r
sh o r t l y. C o p i e s o f t h e l e t t e r wi J J b e p l ace d
i n t h e Li b r ar i e s o f t h e H o u se .
D EF ENC E
Re l i g i o u s
D i scr i mi n at i o n
(C at e r i ck
C amp )
M r . G ab r ai t h : T o ask [ h e
S e cr e t ar y o f S t at e f o r
D e f e n ce wh at
r e p o r t s h e h as r e ce i v e d o f r e l i g i o u s
d i scr i mi n at i o n at C at t e r i ck
camp d u r i n g J u n e an d J u l y;
an d i f h e wi l l mak e a st at e me n t .
[ 4 0 7 6 6 J
M r . S o ame s: T h e r e h av e b e e n n o r e p o r t e d i n ci d e n t s o f
r e l i g i o u s d i scr i mi n at i o n at C at t e r i ck
C amp d u r i n g J u n e
. - - " .
an d J u l y. H o we v e r , we t r e at
an y al l e g at i o n s o f
d i scr i mi n at i o n
e x t r e me l y
se r i o u sl y an d i f t h e h o n .
M e mb e r can p r o v i d e
an y i n f o r mat i o n wh i ch su g g e st s t h at
r e l i g i o u s d i scr i mi n at i o n h as t ak e n p l ace at C at t e r i ck C amp
i t wi l l , o f co u r se , b e f u I I y i n v e st i g at e d .
S u i ci d e s
.
M r . G al b r ai t h : T o ask t h e
S e cr e t ar y o f S t at e f o r
D e f e n ce
p u r su an t t o h i s an swe r o f 16
M ay t o t h e h o n .
M e mb e r f o r S o u t h S h i e l d s
(D r C l ar k ) , Of f i ci al Re p o n ,
co l u mn 5 5 9, i f h e wi I I b r e ak d o wn t h e n u mb e r o f su i ci d e s
i n t h e ar me d f o r ce s
b y (a) ye ar an d
(h ) se r v i ce f o r e ach
ye ar si n ce 1991.
[ 4 0 7 6 7 J
M r . S o ame s: S i n ce
J an u ar y 1991 t h e t o t al n u mb e r o f
se r v i ce
p e r so n n e l wh o h av e b e e n co n f i r me d as
co mmi t t i n g
su i ci d e i s 13 0 , wh i ch i s b r o k e n d o wn as
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(3) what r e s e ar c h has
b e c n
c o n d u c t e d
o n
b e hal f o f hi s
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b y t he
n : l t i o n al
~ ) o i s o n s
i n f o r m at i o n
s e r v i c e
i n t o t he c au s e s o f G u l f war
s y n d r o m e .
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. \ l r .
So am e s : J wi l l
wr i r e
t o t he ho n ,
I \ 1 e m b e r s
an d a
c o p y o f t he l e t t e r wi l l b e
p l ac e d i n t he
L i b r J r y
o f t he
Ho u s e ,
. \ I r .
: \ i c ho l as
P o p e
. \ l r .
Re d m o n d :
To as k
t he
Se c r e t ar y
o f
St at e
f o r
D e f e n c e t o what
p o s t ~ l r .
\ i c ho l as
P o p e was
ap p o i n t e d b \
hi s
D e p ar t m e n t [ l f t e r
hi s t l l u r
o f
d u t y wi t h
Se c r e t ar i at
(. ~ i r
St af f )
D e p ar t m e n t
2A :
an d i f he wi l l
m ak e a
s t : 1 t e m e n t .
[ - < 0 9 20 J
: \ l r .
So am e s :
I \ 1 r .
N i c ho l as
P o p e was
p o s t e d o n
p r o m o t i o n t wo
y e ar s
ag o t o a
g e n e r al
f i n an c e
p o l i c y b r an c h.
U r an i u m - t i p p e d
She l l s
D r . D a\ i d
Cl ar k :
To as k t he
Se c r e t ar y
o f St i n e f o r
D e f e n c e
what
as s e s s m e n t
he has m ad e o f t he
c u r r e n t
r i s k
p o s e d t o c i v i l i an s
f r o m
e x p l o d e d
d e p l e t e d
u r an i u m - t i p p e d
s he l l s i n
K u wai t .
[ 4 1 1 0 1 ]
Mr .
A r b u t hn o t :
My D e p ar t m e n t
has
c o n d u c t e d
n o
f o r m al
as s e s s m e n t o f t he
r i s k s t o
c i v i l i an s
f r o m
e x p l o d e d
d e p l e t e d
u r an i u m - t i p p e d
am m u n i t i o n
i n
K u wai t .
D r . Cl ar k : To as k t he
Se c r e t ar y
o f St at e f o r
D e f e n
i f he wi l l m ak e a s t at e m e n t
c o n c e r n i n g
t he r i s k t o s o l d i r s
o f
han d l i n g
d e p l e t e d
u r an i u m - t i p p e d
s he l l s .
[ 4 1 0 0 ]
Mr . So am e s :
D e p l e t e d
u r an i u m
has a
v e r y l o w.
l e v e l
o f
r ad i o ac t i v i t y
an d t he
r i s k s
at t ac he d
t o t he
han
i n g o f
d e p l e t e d u r an i u m
am m u n i t i o n
~ r e m i n i m al .
D r . Cl ar k : To as k t he
Se c r e t ar y
o f St at e t :
what as s e s s m e n t
he has
m ad e o f t he
1 9 9 1
A t o i c
En e r g y
A u t ho r i t y
r e p o r t o n
i n d u s t r i al
t e c hn o l o g y
c o
c e r n i n g t he
r i s k o f e x p o s u r e t o
e x p l o d e d
d e p l e t e d
u r
n i u m - t i p p e d
s he l l s .
[ 4 1 1 0 2J
l \ l r . So am e s : I r e f e r t he
ho n .
Me m b e r
t he
l e t t e r
s e n t
b v
m y n o b l e F r i e n d
t he
U n d e r - Se c r e t
r y
o f
St at e
f o r
D e f e n c e t o t he ho n .
Me m b e r
f o r
Bl ae n au
G we n t
e v I l . Sm i t h) o n 7
A u g u s t
1 9 9 6 , a
c o p y f
whi c h
has
b e e n
p l ac e d i n t he
L i b r ar y o f t he
Ho u s e .

D r . Cl ar k : To as k t he
Se c r e t ar y
f
St at e
f o r
D e f e n c e
ho w m an y d e p l e t e d
u r an i u m - t i p p e d
s he l l s
we r e
f i r e d
b y Br i t i s h f o r c e s
d u r i n g t he
G u l f War
an d
\ \ hat
as s e s s m e n t
he has m ad e o f t he n u m b e r
o f
e x p l o d e d
s he l l s
r e m ai n i n g
i n K u wai t .
[ . W) 9 9 J
: \ 1 1 . So ar n e s :
Bl i t i s h
f o r c e s
f i r e d
s o m e
8 S
d e p l e t e d
u r an i u m s he l l s d u r i n g t he
G u l f
c o n f l i c t .
The
v 1 i n i s t r y
o f
D e f e n c e has m ad e n o
as s e s s m e n t
o f
t he
n u m b e r
o f
e x p l o d e d s he l l s
r e m ai n i n g i n
K u wai t ,
as we
j u d g e t he
r i s k
t o hu m an he al t h
p o s e d
b y D U
r o u n d s
t o b e
n e g l i g i b l e .
I t
i s l i k e l y , t ho u ~ h, t hat a
l ar g e
P r o P ,Or t i o ? o f
t he
8 8
s he l l s
was e x p e n d e d I I I I r aq r at he r
t han
K u wai t .
: \ 1 1 . L l e w Sm i t h: To as k
t he
Se c r e t ar y
o f
St at e
f o r
D e f e n c e what s t u d i e s
hav e
b e e n
c o n d u c t e d
b y hi s
D e p ar t m e n t ~ n t o
t he
n e p hr o t o . x i c i r y
o f t he
i n hal at i o n
o f
u r an i u m p ar t I c l e s .
H 1 29 6 ]
.
-
Wr i r r e n
A l l s u e r . >
Mr .
So am e s :
I wi l l
wr i t e t o t he
ho n .
Me m b e r
an d a
c o p y o f t he
l e t t e r
wi l l b e
p l ac e d i n t he
L i b r ar y o f t he Ho u s e .
Mar r i e d
Q u ar t e r s
Es t at e
Mr .
Sp e l l ar :
To as k t he
Se c r e t ar y o f St at e f o r
D e f e n c e what ar e t he
l o c at i o n s
o f t he
ho u s e s
f r o m t he
m ar r i e d
q u ar t e r s
e s t at e
t hat
hav e
b e e
r e l e as e d
t o
A r r i n g t o n Ho m e s
f o r
i m m e d i at e
u s e
b y e
p r i v at e
s e c t o r .
[ 4 0 9 31 ]
1 \ J r .
A r b u t hn o t :
I wi l l
r i r e t o t he
ho n .
Me m b e r an d
e
p l ac e d i n t he
L i b r ar y o f t he
Mr .
Re d m o n
:
To as k t he
Se c r e t ar y
o f St at e f o r D e f e n c e
what
o r k
i s
c u r r e n t l y
u n d e r t ak e n
at RA F Ru d l o e
Man
; what
wo r k was
u n d e r t ak e n
i n t he l as t 1 0
y e ar s ; w t
was ,
b y r an k , t he
e s t ab l i s hm e n t
f o r t he l as t 1 0
y e ar s ; d i f he
wi I I m ak e a
s t at e m e n t .
[ 4 0 8 23J
Mr .
o am e s :
I
wi I I
wr i t e t o t he
ho n .
Me m b e r an d a
c o p y t he
l e t t e r
\ ~ i I I b e
p l ac e d i n t he
L i b r ar y o f t he Ho u .
; ~ 7 CWI ~ 6 . p ,~ G J n
_
D e f e n c e
I n t e l l i g e n c e
Br an c he s
Mr .
Re d m o n d :
To as k t he
Se c r e t ar y o f St at e f o r D e f e n c e
(1 ) what
i s t he
c u r r e n t
f u n c t i o n
o f D I 5 5
SI G ; what was i t s
f u n c t i o n
(a) f i v e
y e ar s an d
(b ) 1 0 y e ar s
ag o ; an d i f he
wi l l
m ak e a
s t at e m e n t ;
[ 4 1 0 - + 0 ]
(2) what
i s t he
c u r r e n t
f u n c t i o n o f
D I 6 5 B;
what was i t s f u n c t i o n
(a) f i v e
y e ar s an d
(b ) 1 0 y e ar s
ag o ; an d i f he wi l l m ak e a
s t at e m e n t ;
[ 4 1 0 38 ]
(3) what i s t he
CU r r e n t
f u n c t i o n
o f
D l 5 5 ; what was i t s f u n c t i o n
(a) f i v e
y e ar s an d
(b ) 1 0
y e ar s
ag o ; an d i f he wi l l m ak e a
s t at e m e n t ;
[ 4 1 0 4 1 ]
(4 ) what i s t he
Cu r r e n t
f u n c t i o n
o f
D I 6 1 E; what was i t s f u n c t i o n
(a) f i v e
y e ar s an d
(b ) 1 0
y e ar s
ag o ; an d i f he wi l l m ak e a
s t at e m e n t ;
[ 4 1 0 37 ]
(5 ) \ v hat
i s t he
c u r r e n t
f u n c t i o n
o f D I l
0 ; what was i t s f u n c t i o n
(a) f i v e
y e ar s an d
(b ) 1 0
y e ar s
ag o ; an d i f he wi l l m ak e a
s t at e m e n t .
[ 4 1 0 39 J
Mr .
So am e s :
I
wi I I wr i t e t o t he
ho n .
Me m b e r an d a
c o p y o f t he
l e t t e r
wi I I b e
p l ac e d i n t he
L i b r ar y o f t he Ho u s e .
~ . - - - _ . ,,. . .
~ - ~ . ~ .
U n i d e n t i f i e d
F l ) i n g
Ob j e c t s
Mr .
Re d m o n d :
To as k t he
Se c r e t ar y o f St at e f o r D e f e n c e
(I ) what
c o n s u l t at i o n
has t ak e n
p l ac e i n e ac h o f t he
l as t
f i v e
y e ar s
b y hi s
D e p ar t m e n t
wi t h t he F r e n c h
I \ . f i n i s t r y
o f
D e f e n c e
Ce n t r e
N at i o n al
d Et u d e s
Sp at i aI e s I n
r e s p e c t
o f
u n i d e n t i f i e d
f l y i n g o b j e c t s ;
an d i f he wi l l m ak e a
s t at e m e n t ;
[ 4 1 0 4 8 J
(2) i f a
l o d g e r
u n i t
ho u s e d
wi t hi n
hi s
D e p ar t m e n t s
F l y i n g
Co m p l ai n t s
F l i g ht
s p e c i al i s e s i n
u n i d e n t i f i e d
f l y i n g o b j e c t
i n v e s t i g at i o n s ;
an d i f he wi l l m ak e a
s t at e m e n t ;
[ 4 1 0 36 ]
(3) ho w
m an y
r e c o r d s
c u r r e n t l y
he l d
b y hi s D e p ar t m e n t s
Sc i e n t i f i c
I n t e l l i g e n c e
Br an c h
ar e u n d e r e x t e n d e d
c l o s u r e
f o r
(a) 5 0
y e ar s ,
(b ) 7 5
y e ar s an d
(e ) 1 0 0 y e ar s ;
ho \ y
m an y o f
t he s e
r e c o r d s
r e f e r
t o
u n i d e n t i f i e d f l y i n g
o b j e c t s ;
an d i f he
wi l l m ak e a
s t at e m e n t ;
[ 4 0 9 1 1 ]
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A n s w e r s
1
, OCTOBER
1996
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(4) w hat
co n s u l t at i o n
has t ak e n
p l ace i n e ach o f t he l as t
f i v e y e ar s b y hi s
D e p ar t m e n t
w i t h t he
Ro y al
A u s t r al i an
ai r f o r ce i n r e s p e ct o f
u n i d e n t i f i e d
f l y i n g o b j e ct s ; an d i f
he w i l l m ak e a
s t at e m e n t ;
[ 41042 J
(5 ) w hat co n s u l t at i o n
has t ak e n
p l ace i n e ach o f t he l as t
f i v e
y e ar s
b y hi s
D e p ar t m , e n t
w i t h t he
S p an i s h
M i n i s t r y
o f D e f e n ce s
i n t e l l i g e n ce
s e ct i o n
o f t he
S p an i s h ai r f o r ce s
ai r o p e r at i o n s
co m m an d
i n
r e s p e ct o f
u n i d e n t i f i e d
f l y i n g
o b j e ct s ; an d i f he w i l l m ak e a
s t at e m e n t ;
[ 4105 0J
(6 ) i f he w i l l
m ak e
s t at e m e n t
o n hi s
D e p ar t m e n t s
p o l i cy t o w ar d s
u n i d e n t i f i e d
f l y i n g o b j e ct s an d o n ho w
t hi s
has d e v e l o p e d
d u r i n g t he
p as t 30
y e ar s ;
[ 40913J
(7 ) w hat
co - o p e r at i o n
t he r e i s b e t w e e n t he
Ro y al A i r
F o r ce an d t he
U n i t e d
S t at e s
ai r f o r ce i n
r e s p e ct o f
e s t ab l i s hi n g t he f act s
r e l at i n g
t o
u n i d e n t i f i e d
f l y i n g
o b j e ct s ; an d i f he \ v i l l m ak e a
s t at e m e n t ;
[ 40918 J
(8 ) ho w
m an y al l e g e d
l an d i n g s
b y u n i d e n t i f i e d
f l y i n g
o b j e ct s hav e b e e n
r e co r d e d
i n e ach
y e ar s i n ce
198 0 an d
t hi s y e ar t o d at e ; ho w
m an y hav e b e e n
i n v e s t i g at e d
b y hi s
D e p ar t m e n t s
p e r s o n n e l ;
w hi ch o f t he s e had b e e n
t r ace d
b y r ad ar an d w i t h w hat
r e s u l t ; an d i f he
w i l l m ak e a
s t at e m e n t ;
[ 4092 1J
(9) w hat
co n s u l t at i o n
has t ak e n
p l ace i n e ach o f t he l as t
f i v e
y e ar s
b y hi s
D e p ar t m e n t
w i t h t he I t al i an
M i n i s t r y o f
D e f e n ce ai r f o r ce
g e n e r al s t af f
(2 .
D e p ar t m e n t ) i n
r e s p e ct
o f u n i d e n t i f i e d
f l y i n g
o b j e ct s ; an d i f he
w i l l m ak e a
s t at e m e n t ;
[ 41049J
(10) w hat
i n s t r u ct i o n s
hav e
b e e n
s e n t
t o t he
co m m an d e r s o f
Ro y al A i r F o r ce
s t at i o n s
t o co l l e ct
r e p o r t S
f r o m ai r cr e w s
hav i n g
al l e g e d l y
s i g ht e d
u n i d e n t i f i e d
f l y i n g o b j e ct s ; w hat
i n q u i r i e s
hav e b e e n he l d
f Ol l o w i n g
s u ch
s i g ht i n g s ; t o w hat
e x t e n t
t he r e has b e e n
co l l ab o r at i o n
b e t w e e n hi s
D e p ar t m e n t
an d
d e p ar t m e n t s
i n
(a) Can ad a
an d
(b ) t he U n i t e d
S t at e s o f A m e r i ca
o n t hi s
p r o b l e m ; an d
i f he w i l l m ak e a
s t at e m e n t ;
[ 40917 J
(11) w hat
co n s u l t at i o n
has t ak e n
p l ace i n e ach o f t he
l as t f i v e
y e ar s
b y hi s
D e p ar t m e n t
w i t h Ne w
Z e al an d s
M i n i s t r y o f D e f e n ce
i n
r e s p e ct o f
u n i d e n t i f i e d
f l y i n g
o b j e ct s ; an d i f he w i l l m ak e a
s t at e m e n t ;
[ 41043J
(12 ) w hat
co n s u l t at i o n
has t ak e n
p l ace i n e ach o f t he
l as t f i v e
y e ar s
b y hi s
D e p ar t m e n t
w i t h t he
P o r : t u g u e ,
M i n i s t r y o f D e f e n ce s
j o i n t s t af f o f t he ar m e d
f o r e s
"
i n t e l l i g e n ce
d i v i s i o n
i n
r e s p e ct o f
u n i d e n t i f i e d
i n g
o b j e ct s ; an d i f he w i l l m ak e a
s t at e m e n t ;
105 1J
(13) ho w
m an y i n s t an ce s
o f
u n i d e n t i f i e d
f l y i n
o b j e ct s
hav e b e e n
r e p o r t e d
o n
b y t he
d e f e n ce
s e r v i
s o f t he
U n i t e d
Ki n g d o m
d u r i n g t he l as t 12
m o n t hs ; hat
s t e p s
ar e t ak e n t o co - o r d i n at e
s u ch
o b s e r v at i o n s ;
d i f he w i l l
m ak e a s t at e m e n t ;
[ 40910J
(14) i f he w i l l l i s t
b y y e ar f o r t he l a
30
y e ar s ho w
m an y s t r u ct u r e d
cr af t
o f
u n k n o w n
o r i g i hav e
p e n e t r at e d
t he U n i t e d Ki n g d o m s
ai r d e f e n ce r e a
o n ; an d i f he w i l l
m ak e a s t at e m e n t .
[ 40919J
M r . S o am e s : I w i l l
w r i t e t o t h ho n .
M e m b e r
an d a
co p y o f t he l e t t e r
w i l l b e
p l ace i n t he
L i b r ar y o f t he
H o u s e .
To r n ad o
Cr as h
(Bl ack p o o ] )
M r .
M o r g an : To as k t he
S e cr e t ar y o f S t at e
f o r
D e f e n ce ,
p u r s u an t t o hi , , , o r at
s t at e m e n t
o f 14
Oct o b e r ,
5 ~ ~ CW I " : ). P . - \ G ! . . ,
-
W r i t t e n
A n s w e r s
1094
Of f i ci al
Re p o r t ,
co l u m n
47 6 , o n w hat d at e t he F 3
To r n ad o
w hi ch
cr as he d
o n
Bl ack p o o l
b e ach i n
S e p t e m b e r ,
r e ce i v e d
i t s
ce r t i f i cat e
o f
ai r w o r t hi n e s s .
[ 4107 0J
D r .
D av i d
Cl ar k :
To as k t he
S e cr e t ar y o f S t at e
f o r
D e f e n ce ,
p u r s u an t
t o hi s
r e p l y o f ] 4
Oct o b e r ,
Of f i ci al
Re p o r t ,
co l u m n
48 4,
b y w ho m t he
i n v e s t i g at i o n
i n t o
t he cr as h o f t he
To r n ad o
F 3
9f f Bl ack p o o l On 2 8
S e p t e m b e r
w i l l b e car r i e d
o u t .
[ 41336 J
M r .
A r b u t hn o t :
The
To r n ad o
F 3 t hat
cr as he d
n e ar
Bl ack p o o l
o n 2 8
S e p t e m b e r
1996 had b e e n
au t ho r i s e d
t o f l y
b y t he
M i n i s t r y o f D e f e n ce
o n t he
s am e
d ay as
t he
acci d e n t .
The
au t ho r i s at i o n
w as
i s s u e d , at
Br i t i s h
A e r o s p ace
W ar t o n
w he r e
t he
ai r cr af t w as
b e i n g
r e f u r b i s he d ,
i n
acco r d an ce
w i t h
s t an d ar d
p r o ce d u r e s
f o r
ai r cr af t
u n d e r g o i n g
s u ch
w o r k .
The
ai r cr af t
w hi ch
cr as he d w as t he
n i n t h o f a s e r i e s
o f 16
ai r cr af t
b e i n g
r e f u r b i s he d
b y Br i t i s h
A e r o s p ace .
The
p r e v i o u s
e i g ht had
al r e ad y b e e n
r e t u r n e d
t o t he
RA F
i n f u l l y
o p e r at i o n al
co n d i t i o n .
A
M i n i s t r y o f
D e f e n ce
b o d o f
i n q u i r y i s u n d e r
w ay i n t o t he cau s e s
o f t he cr as h d n o t o n e
b y t he
D e p ar t m e n t
o f
Tr an s p o r t
as
s u g g e s t e
b y m y r i g ht ho n .
F r i e n d o n 14
Oct o b e r ,
Of f i ci al Re
n , co l u m n
48 4.
M r s .
Br i d g e t
r e n t i ce :
To as k t he
S e cr e t ar y o f S t at e f o r
D e f e n ce
w
at w as t he t o t al
e x p e r l d i t u r e
o n n e w
b u i l d i n g s
an
p r e m i s e s
b y hi s
D e p ar t m e n t
an d i t s
ag e n ci e s ; an i f he w i I I i n d i cat e t he
s q u ar e
f o o t ag e o f n e w
o f f i ce
s p ac
p u r chas e d
o r
n e w l y r e n t e d i n e ach o f t he l as t f i v e
y e ar .
[ 41147 J
M r .
r b u t hn o t :
The
i n f o r m at i o n
i s n o t he l d
ce n t r al l y an d
u l d b e
p r o v i d e d
o n l y at
d i s p r o p o r t i o n at e
co s t .
A r m e d
F o r ce s
(S t r e n g t h)
M r .
D ay i d
Cl ar k :
To as k t he
S e cr e t ar y o f S t at e f o r
D e f e n ce
w hat
w as t he
s t r e n g t h o f t he
Br i t i s h
ar m e d
f o r ce s
o n I
A p r i l
1992 ; an d w hat
w i l l b e i t s
s t r e n g t h o n
(a) I
A p r i l 1999 an d
(b ) I
A p r i l 2 000.
[ 41111J
M r .
S o am e s :
The t o t al s e r v i ce
s t r e n g t h o f t he
r e g u l ar
ar m e d
f o r ce s
o n I
A p r i l 1992 w as
302 . 400.
The e s t i m at e d ~ _ _
s t r e n g t h
o n I
A p r i l 1999 an d I
A p r i l 2 000 i s
2 13, 5 00 f o r
e ach
y e ar . Bo t h
f i g u r e s i n cl u d e
G u r k ha
s t r e n g t hs ,
Ro y a]
M ar i n e s
an d
Qu e e n
A l e x an d r a
Ro y al Nav al
Nu r s i n g
S e r v i ce ,
an d
an
e l e m e n t
f o r
p e r s o n n e l
u n d e r g o i n g
t f < l i n i n g .
~ " . . . - , ~
I D I S
S ce p t r e
: \ I r .
Re d m o n d :
To as k t he
S e cr e t ar y
o f S t at e f o r
D e f e n ce
w hat
w as
t he r e s u l t
o f
hi s
D e p ar t m e n t s
i n v e s t i g at i o n s
i n t o an i n ci d e n t
o n b o ar d
H M S
S ce p t r e o n
2 2
J u l y ; an d i f he w i l l
m ak e a
s t at e m e n t .
[ 408 35 J
M r .
S o am e s :
The
Ro y al
Nav y b o ar d o f
i n q u i r y i n t o
t he
i n ci d e n t
o n 2 2
J u l y , w he n t w o
p e ace
d e m o n s t r at o r s
w e r e
ap p r e he n d e d
s ho r t l y af t e r
g ai n i n g acce s s t o H M S
S ce p t r e ,
i d e n t i f i e d
t he n e e d t o
t i g ht e n
ce r t ai n
as p e ct s o f
t he
s p e ci t c
s e cu r i t y
p r o ce d u r e s
r e l at i n g t o o u r n u cl e ar
hu n t e r
k i l l e r
s u b m ar i n e s .
Thi s has b e e n
d o n e . I t al s o
r e . : o m m e n d e d
a
n u m b e r
o f
ad d i t i o n al
s e cu r i t y an d
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t . . . _ . . . - . . . . . . . ~ . . . & : : . h ; . ~ ~ . . . . . . : \ ~
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1 7 OCTOBER
1 9 9 6
1 09 6
a n a g e m e n t m e a su r e s t o m i n i m i se t h e
p o ssi b i l i t y o f su c h
I i n c i d e n t
h a p p e n i n g a g a i n . Ma n y o f t h e se h a v e
a l r e a d y
~ e n
p u t i n p l a c e , a n d o t h ; r s a r e b e i n g a d d r e sse d w i t h t h e
: e a t e st
u r g e n c y .
! \ I r . N i c h o l a s Re d f e r n
: \ I r . Re d m o n d : To a sk t h e S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e f o r
l e f e n c e i f h e w i l l l i st t h e t i t l e s o f t h e r e c o r d s o f t h e
! i n i st r ) o f De f e n c e s sc i e n t i f i c
i n t e l l i g e n c e b r a n c h i n
~ sp e c t o f c o r r e sp o n d e n c e se n t t o ~ I r . N i c h o l a s
Re d f e r n
y
t h e P u b l i c Re c o r d Of f i c e . Kc w o n ~ 1 S e p t e m b e r 1 9 9 0.
[ - 1 08 8 9 ]
Mr . S o a m e s: I w i l l w r i t e t o h o n . i \ l e m b e r a n d a
c o p y
. f t h e l e t t e r w i l l b e p l a c e d i n t h e
L i b r a r y i n t h e H o u se .
P e n i n su l a Ba r r a c k s, W i n c h e st e r
Mr . F a t c h e t t : To a sk t h e S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e f o r
) e f e n c e
( I )
w h e t h e r h i s De p a r t m e n t e n t e r e d i n t o a n
: g r e e m e n t w i t h t h e d e v e l o p e r s o f P e n i n su l a
b a J Ta c k s,
. \ i n c h e st e r , so t h a t h i s De p a r t m e n t c o u l d sh a r e i n
a n y
; a i n a r i si n g f r o m d e v e l o p m e n t ; a n d i f h e w i l l m a k e a
. t a t e m e n t ;
[ - 1 1 2 2 7 ]
( 2 ) i f h e w i l l se t o u t
( a ) t h e p u r c h a se a n d
( b ) t h e sa l e
1 I i c e o f P e n i n su l a b a r r a c k s, W i n c h e st e r .
[ - 1 1 2 2 8 ]
I \ l r . S o a m e s: I w i l l w r i t e t o t h e h o n . Me m b e r a n d a
: o p y o f t h e l e t t e r w i l l b e p l a c e d i n t h e
L i b r a r y o f t h e
H o u se .
Co m b i n e d H e a t a n d P o w e r
Mr . Ba t t l e : To a sk t h e
S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e f o r De f e n c e
w h a t c a p a c i t y o f e l e c t r i c i t y u se d i n h i s De p a r t m e n t s
b u i l d i n g s i s g e n e r a t e d i n a c o m b i n e d h e a t a n d
p o w e r
p l a n t ; a n d w h a t p l a n s h e h a s t o i n c r e a se t h a t
c a p a c i t y .
[ 4 1 3 1 7 ]
Mr . Ar b u t h n o t : I w i l l w r i t e t o t h e h o n . Me m b e r a n d
a c o p y o f t h e l e t t e r w i l l b e p l a c e d i n t h e
L i b r a r y o f t h e
H o u se .
F o r e i g n P o l i c e Of f i c e r s
( P o w e r s)
Mr . Ma d d e n : To a sk t h e
S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e f o r
De f e n c e
b y w h a t a u t h o r i t y
( a ) m e m b e r s o f v i si t i n g f o r c e s
a n d ( b ) US se c u r i t y p o l i c e o f f i c e r s a r r e st a n d
d e t a i n
Un i t e d Ki n g d o m c i t i z e n s o n p u b l i c
h i g h w a y s f o r
( i ) t h e f t
a n d ( i i ) o t h e r a l l e g e d o f f e n c e s
a g a i n st Un i t e d
Ki n g d o m
l a w .
[ 4 1 3 2 8 ]
\ \ I r . S o a m e s: I w i l l w r i t e t o t h e h o n .
Me m b e r
a n d a
c o p y
o f t h e l e t t e r w i l l b e p l a c e d i n t h e
L i b r a r y o f t h e
H o u se .
Ep i d e m i o l o g y Re se a r c h
P r Q p o sa l s
Mr . L l e w S m i t h : To a sk t h e
S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t f o r
De f e n c e , p u r su a n t t o h i s a n sw e r o f 1 7
J u l y t o t h h o n .
I \ f e m b e r f o r S o u t h De r b y sh i r e
( Mr s.
Cu r r i e ) ,
i f f i c i a l
Re p o r t .
c o l u m n s 5 3 2 - 3 3 .
i ~
h e w i l l n o w
m a k e a st
t e m e n t
o n t h e o u t c o m e o f t h e Me d i c a l
Re se a r c h
Co u n c i l
se l e c t i o n
p r o c e ss
o n t h e 3 7 o u t l i n e
p r o p o sa l s f o r r e se a r c h
i n t o
G u l f
w a r sy n d r o m e m e n t i o n e d i n h i s a n sw e r .
.
[ 4 1 3 06 ]
Mr .
S o a m e s: I w i l l w r i t e t o t h e h o n .
Me m b e r
a n d a
c o p y
o f t h e l e t t t ; r \ y i l l b e
p l a c e d i n t h e
L i b r a r y o f t h e
H o u se .
5 - 1 9
CW l 4 6 . P AG 1 / 9
"
.
.
W r i t t e n
A~ sl e r s
G u l f W a r
( P e st i c i d e s)
Mr . L I e w
S m i t h : To a sk t h e
S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e f o r
De f e n c e
( 1 )
i f t h e
o r g a n o p h o sp h a t e
p e st i c i d e De n e n t o n -
S - Me t h y l w a s u se d
b y h i s
De p a r t m e n t s m e d i c a l
p e r so n n e l i n
Op e r a t i o n
G r a n b y i n t h e G u l f w a r ; [ - I 1 2 9 3 J
( 2 ) p u r su a n t t o t h e l e t t e r
f r o m t h e Mi n i st e r o f S t a t e f o r
t h e Ar m e d F o r c e s t o t h e h o n . Me m b e r f o r Bl a e n a u G w e n t ,
o n 4 Oc t o b e r . i f h e w i l l n o w
c o r r e c t h i s a n sw e r o f 1 1 J u l v
1 9 9 4 .
Of f i c i a l Re p o r t , c o l u m n
4 3 6 . o n t h e u se ; f
p e st i c i d e s
d u r i n g t h e G u l f w a r .
[ . m 9 ~ J
l \ l r . S o a m e s: I w i l l w r i t e t o t h e h o n . Me m b e r a n d a
c o p y o f t h e l e t t e r w i l l b e
p l a c e d i n t h e
L i b r a r y o f t h e
H o u se .
Eu r a t o m
Tr e a t y
Mr . L I e w
S m i t h : To a sk t h e
S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e o r
De f e n c e w h a t a c t i v i t i e s o f h i s
De p a r t m e n t c o m e \ t h i n
t h e
sc o p e o f t h e Eu r a t o m
t r e a t y .
[ 4 1 2 9 7 ]
Mr . S o a m e s: I w i l l w r i t e t o t h e h o n . Me e r a n d a
c o p y o f t h e l e t t e r w i l l b e
p l a c e d i n t h e
L .
r a r y
o f t h e
H o u se .
W a r G r a v e s
( F r a n
Mr .
Ba r r y J o n e s: To a sk t h e
e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e f o r
De f e n c e i f h e w i l l m a k e a st e m e n t
c o n c e r n i n g t h e
d e se c r a t i o n o f w a r
g r a v e s i n n o h e m F r a n c e .
[ 4 1 2 5 6 ]
Mr . S o a m e s: I w i l l w r i t t o t h e h o n . Me m b e r a n d a
c o p y o f t h e l e t t e r w i l l b e l a c e d i n t h e
L i b r a r y o f t h e
H o u se .
Mr . Ba r r y J o s: To a sk t h e
S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e f o r
De f e n c e w h e n h e
x p e c t s a d e c i si o n o n t h e m a r k e t t e st i n g
b i d s a t RAP S e a n d ; a n d i f h e w i l l m a k e a st a t e m e n t .
[ 4 1 2 5 7 ]
Mr . Ar b t h n o t : I w i l l w r i t e t o t h e h o n . Me m b e r a n d
a
c o p y o f h e l e t t e r w i l l b e p l a c e d i n t h e
L i b r a r y o f t h e
H o u se .
Do m i n i e
Ai r c r a f t
Co n t r a c t s
I r . Ba r r y J o n e s: To a sk t h e
S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e f o r
e f e n c e w h a t
p r o sp e c t s t h e r e a r e f o r t h e
Ra y t h e o n
a w k e r
j e t w o r k f o r c e a t
Br o u g h t o n , F l i n t sh i r e ,
o b t a i n i n g
c o n t r a c t s t o se r v i c e
t h e MOD s
DOn Un i e a i r c r a f t : a n d i f
h e w i l l m a k e a
st a t e m e n t .
[ - 1 1 2 5 8 ]
I \ I r . Ar b u t h n o t : I w i l l w r i t e t o t h e h o n . Me m b e r a n d
a
c o p y o f t h e l e t t e r
w i l l b e p l a c e d i n t h e L i b r a r y o f
t h e
H o u se .
A3 1 9 Ta n k e r Ai r b u s
Mr . Ba r r y J o n e s: To a sk t h e
S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e f o r
De f e n c e w h a t
p l a n s h i s
De p a r t m e n t h a s t o p u r c h a se
Br i t i sh Ae r o sp a c e s
p l a n n e d A3 1 9 t a n k e r a i r b u s; a n d i f h e
w i l l m a k e a st a t e m e n t .
[ - 1 1 2 5 9 ]
Mr .
Ar b u t h n o t :
I w i l l w r i t e t o t h e h o n . Me m b e r a n d
a
c o p y o f t h e l e t t e r \ v i l l b e
p l a c e d i n t h e
L i b r a r y o f t h e
H o u se . ,
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. . . . . . " " - : .
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I
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PRESS LINES
BOSTON UFO SIGHTINGS
-
EARLY HOURS OF SAT 5 OCT 96
All available sources of information have been examined and we are
satisfied that the sightings were not of air defence significance.
We are content that there was no associated threat to UK airspace.
IF PRESSED:
I! :; ::~ - - - - -
..~ .~
THE RADAR RETURNS
The radar returns have been assessed and were almost certainly
caused
by
a permanent geographical feature (St Botolph s church
spire in Boston, 273ft). The church spire is known in aviation
circles as the Boston Stump and appears occasionally on some
radars in certain radar propagation conditions.
LIGHTS IN THE WASH AREA
The lights in The Wash area were observed from three separate
locations high above the horizon and in the same general
direction, but without corroborating radar data. No associated
air vehicle was detected
by
civil or military radars. This
suggests a distant celestial source.
There were no corroborating radar returns for the visual
sightings.
I"
LOOSE MINUTE
D/DAO/1/13
II
Nov 96
PSO/ACAS
Copy to:
PS/CAS
DPR
DAO
Sec
(AS)2a1
REPORTED UFO SIGHTING OFF BOSTON
-
5 OCT 96
Reference:
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
SEC (AS)
2
1 J
NOV 1996
FILE
~ 4 -
A.
D/DAO/1/!{ dated 1 Nov 96.
1. Y ou
may know from the attached
press report that the content
of Mr Martin Redmonds letter to the SofS on the subject topic has
reached the public domain.
2. I reported at Reference that we were taking a closer look at
this incident in view of criticism of the RAFs
AD system. That
work is still underway but will be completed later in the week.
Some
primary witnesses have been uncontactable. On the evidence
so far, we do not anticipate extraordinary
conclusions.
3. As interim
background:
a. There was only one unsolicited
observer, others
having
reported lights on
enquiry from the Y armouth
Coastguard.
b. The video has been in the MOD only since 6 Nov, having
been
requested from the police where it had been
lodged with
the Head of Media Services,
Linco~ nshirePolice
Services
(it
shows a single bright pinpoint light, the angle of which
may
be measured
against a building in the
foreground).
c. There was no radar correlated
contact, the
reporting
system having tentatively identified, when the visual
sighting was inaccurately
reported, a stationary contact over
Boston
showing on the Claxby remote
head, but
subsequently
discounted as a ground return
probably the Boston "stump".
d.
Reported aircraft
sightings may be
discounted,
referring
to enquiries made toa Delta airlines and UK Air aircraft in
Blue One. Neither observed
anything, although the Delta
aircraft made reference to flares which he had seen some 20
minutes earlier and much to the West.
4 . Much of the reported material, and its
interpretation, would
DRAFT
D/USofS/4168/96 November 1996
Thank you for your letter of 24 October addressed to
Michael Portillo expressing concern about the effectiveness of
the UK air defence system. I am replying as this matter falls
within
my
area of responsibility.
I must say at the outset that much of the content of the
press reports enclosed with your letter is incorrect, ill-
informed and speculative. Much of what you say in your letter
is also incorrect.
"
The facts are that our air defence system found no
evidence of unidentified flying craft throughout the period in
question. The only radar plot observed, which was identified
on the National Air Traffic Services Claxby radar in the
position of Boston, was judged by experienced operators at two
separate locations to be a permanent echo, caused
by
a natural
phenomena (something that does occur in certain weather
conditions), not suspicious in nature nor of any significance
to air or maritime safety, and of no air defence or air
concern. The characteristics of the radar plot confirm beyond
reasonable doubt that this" judgement was sound.
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.
There is very little rel~ a b le or a ccura te b ea ring or
eleva tion informa tion in connection with
a ny of the
sightings
of lights ob served in the a rea of The Wa sh. From
tha t.
provided, including the video which wa s not fowa rded to us
b y
the Lincolnshire Police HQ until 5 Novemb er, the Greenwich
Ob serva tory view is tha t the lights were of celestia l
origin
a nd likely to b e Venus which ha d b een exceptiona lly b right
during the week in question.
I a m confident tha t there is no evidence tha t the UK Air
Defence Region wa s compromised. There wa s, of course, no
rea son wha tsoever, in the light of the a b ove for
a ny further
milita ry a ction.
THE EARL HOWE
Ma rtin Redmond, MP .
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1 996
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b e v i s i t i ng
B r i t a i n;
t h e Go v e m m e nt h a s s e ns a t i o na l l y
a d m i t t e d .
.
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T h e Pe o p l e ,
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.
r e p o r t
UFO s i g b t i ng s .
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1 m c u r r e n t l y r e s e a r c h i n g i n t o a UFO i n c i d e n t t h a t i s a l l e g e d t o h a v e h a p p e n e d o n t h e
2 8 t h o f Oc t o b e r 1 9 7 0 a t RAP Do n n a N o o k , w h e n a C a p t a i n Ro b e r t M i l l e r ( US AF) w a s
p r e s e n t w h e n a UFO w a s s e e n t o h o v e r o v e r t h e b a s e d u r i n g t h e l a t e e v e n i n g . I a m l e d
t o b e l i e v e t h a t t h e a s s i s t a n t e d i t o r o f t h e G r i m s b y T e l e g r a p h ,
M r Pa t r i c k Ot t e r ( w h o
p a s s e d a w a y l a s t y e a r ) o b t a i n e d s o m e d o c u m e n a t a t i o n r e l a t i n g t o C a p t a i n
M i l l e r s
s i g h t i n g ( a s r e f e r e d t o i n Al i e n I n v e s i g a t o r a b o o k w r i t t e n
b y
M r T o n y Do d d . ) C a n
y o u p l e a s e t e l l m e w h e t h e r t h i s UFO s i g h t i n g
i s s t i l l c l a s s i f i e d ?
I p r e s u m e n o t u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h a t o v e r 30 y e a r s h a v e p a s s e d .
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n o t
i s i t p o s s i b l e t o b e f u r n i s h e d w i t h a
c o p y
o f Ro b e r t M i l l e r s r e p o r t ,
a n d a l s o a n y
p h o t o g r a p h s
t a k e n o f t h e UFO
I n t h e e v e n t t h a t y o u m a y r e f e r m e t o t h e PRO, c a n y o u a d v i s e m e w h e t h e r t h e r e i s a
Fi l e n u m b e r t o a s s i s t m e r e g a r d i n g t h i s m a t t e r .