Found this interview at the start of one of the PDFs fascinating. Its definitely worth a read (tks Artyom for re-uploading the original files).
The way the MOD simply proclaim the phenomena as not a thread to national security and therefore not if interest is extremely telling IMO. Not only does this sound EXACTLY like the United States rhetoric, but it's a preposterous position to take. And then further on when asked about any historic investigations, the MOD cite the CONDON committee and Blue Book and that "they came to conclusion that UFOs dont exist, and we agree".
Umm, what? Hellllllloooooooo? They dont exist? But you just acknowledged their existence by labelling them as not a threat to national security. You had(have) a UFO reporting desk. You acknowledge that not all reports are explained. You acknowledge reports from highly credible military persons and the fact that some reports come with RADAR corroboration!
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UFO INTERVIEW
Q1. Why will the MOD not release UFO information for scientific or
other investigation?
Al. The Department is happy to release what information we have on
specific incidents. However we could not justify the effort involved
in searching for or collating information of a more general nature.
Q2. What are MOD criteria for establishing defence implications or
otherwise in the case of UFO sightings?
A2. There can be no strict criteria laid down to determine whether
the defence of the nation has or will be impugned. This must remain
a judgement based on military expertise in analysing the information
available and by collating reports and, wherever possible, radar
traces.
Q3. What are the procedures followed when a UFO sighting is
reported to the MOD?
Q4. Are any of these sightings actually investigated or merely put
on file?
Q5. If further investigation is made, who makes it?
A3-5. All reports received by the MOD are channelled through our Air
Staff Secretariat. They are passed to the Air Staff who examine them
for Air Defence implications. In some cases where (on the face of
it) there could be a defence interest, enquiries are made of relevant
radar establishments etc in order to obtain more information. Having
satisfied ourselves that the sightings are of no Defence interest we
do not attempt any further investigations. I should say that the
majority of the reports received here are 2 to 3 days, sometimes
weeks, old. Although some reports remain unexplained, we have found
no evidence that these phenomena represent a threat to national
security and therefore cannot justify devoting Defence resources to
their investigation.
Q6. Is there a British UFO investigation unit based at RAF Rudloe
Manor in Wiltshire?
A6. The Flying Complaints Flight at Rudloe Manor. are concerned
with receiving and investigating complaints concerning military
aircraft. In the course of their duties they occasionally receive
UFO reports (as do many other units) but they have no specific role
with regard to this subject.
Q7. Is there such a unit based anywhere else in the UK?
A7. No.
Q8. Has there ever been such a unit in the UK In the past?
A8. CertainlY not in the past thirty years.
Q9. Is there any international co-operation between the MOD and
other Governments on UFO intelligence?
A9. No.
Q10. If there have been no defence implications concerning the
thousands of UFO reports made to the MOD over the years, what
conclusions has the Ministry reached?
Al0. The Ministry will continue to examine all reports we receive
to ascertain whether there are any defence implications. If members
of the public feel that for scientific or other reasons, there should
be an attempt to establish the causes of such phenomena, that is for
them, but we are confident that it is not something in which the MOD
should or need become further involved.
Q11. Did the MOD assist the House of Lords UFO Study Group?
A 11. ’::>
Q12. A former Chief of the Defence Staff, Lord Hill-Norton, says
major investigations into UFOs have been conducted by the United
States and other Governments and it is inconceivable that such an
investigation has not been conducted here. Is this the case?
A12. Probably the most notable study into the UFO phenomena was
carried out by the University of Colorado and published in 1969.
This concluded that 90% of all UFOs reported could be plausibly
related to ordinary phenomena. Project "Blue Book", a US Government
study of UFO’s was terminated in 1969. It concluded that although
thousands of sightings had been investigated there was nothing to
indicate the existence of UFO’s. Nothing has come to light since to
change that view. In the UK a report was produced by the then Air
Ministry in 1955. Its conclusions were basically the same.
Q13. Numerous sightings have been made over the years by airline
and military pilots, police officers and other professional people.
Many of these reports would, on the face of it, have defence
implications. Why does the Ministry think otherwise?
A 13. Many of the reports received in MOD come through official
channels, although the vast majority of these come originally from
members of the public. Very few reports have been made by pilots;
indeed in the last 18 months the MOD has received only 5 such
reports. All reports are treated on merit; if the MOD receives a
report which conceivably could have defence implications then further
investigations are made to ascertain whether or not this is the case.
Q14. UFO investigators say the MOD is involved in a massive coverup.
Is this the case? If not, why do you not shut these people up
once and for all by providing access to the information they seek?
A14. I can assure you that there is no question of attempting to
cover up any incident, nor are we attempting in any way to obscure
the truth. The Departmenwt"’ ~;i"s’" hhwap~p y~ t:kt’4o’’ ’4?r.1 ell.e<!a:.s~e~’ 1w hat information we have on specific incidents / However, as I hav already mentioned, we
could not justify the effort and simply do not have the resources to
become involved in searching for or collating information of a more
general nature.
Q 15. If the Ministry’s first and only knowledge of the RAF
Woodbridge affair was the Col Halt memo dated January 13th - 17 days
after the alleged incident - is the Ministry not concerned, in the
light of the information contained within that memo, that it was not
consulted by the ~merican authorities much sooner?
A15. No. The American authorities obviously took the same view as
ourselves that the incident was adequately investigated by Col Halt
and that therefore no further action was required.
Q16. If the MOD feels there were no defence implications in the
~ioodbridge incident. does it consider Col Halt was hallucinating.
insane or merely lying?
A16. No. of course not. Col Halt rightly investigated a report by
his base guards of some unexplained phenomena outside the base. On
consideration of what was reported to him and of his own subsequent
investigations he decided to send a report to the MOD for information.
He did not recommend any further action. nor was any thought
necessary.
Q17. If the Ministry subscribed to any of these theories relating
to Col Halt. why did it sanction his promotion from deputy to base
commander subsequent to the incident?
A17. We do not subscribe to any of these theories relating to Col. Halt.
Q18. Would you give any credence to the notion that the UFO
phenomenon has been exploited to cover up sensitive military
operations?
A18. None whatsoever.
