Ministry of Defence UFO Sighting Reports File D/DAS/64/2

This document is a compilation of correspondence and reports regarding Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) received by the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence (MOD) between late 2006 and mid-2007. The file contains numerous individual reports from members of the public across the UK, detailing sightings of lights, objects, and aerial phenomena. Each report is typically accompanied by a standard response from the Directorate of Air Staff, which consistently states that the MOD's role is limited to assessing whether such sightings pose a threat to UK airspace from hostile or unauthorized sources. The correspondence emphasizes that the MOD does not possess the expertise or mandate to investigate the existence of extraterrestrial life and that, to date, no evidence has been found to substantiate the existence of such phenomena. The reports themselves vary significantly in detail, ranging from descriptions of 'orange lights' and 'spinning objects' to 'triangular craft' and 'flaming objects.' Several reports involve pilots or aviation personnel, such as an incident involving an Aurigny pilot near Alderney in April 2007, which received significant attention. The file also includes internal administrative documentation, such as file disposal forms and internal routing slips, indicating the bureaucratic process for handling these public inquiries. The MOD's stance throughout the correspondence remains uniform: unless there is evidence of a potential threat, they do not attempt to identify the precise nature of each sighting, as doing so would be an inappropriate use of defense resources. The file serves as a record of the public's ongoing interest in UAP and the government's formal, dismissive, yet procedural response to these reports during this period.