Ministry of Defence File: UFOs - Persistent Correspondence

This document is a Ministry of Defence (MoD) file, reference D/DAS/64/3/15, titled 'UFOs - Persistent Correspondence'. It documents the administrative handling of a persistent correspondent who frequently wrote to the MoD regarding UFO sightings, but also included unrelated topics such as the death of Syd Barrett, Prince Charles's medals, Deepcut Barracks, and various local news items. The file contains internal memos, draft responses, and copies of letters sent to the correspondent between 2005 and 2006. The MoD's internal assessment, documented in a file note dated 3 October 2006, concluded that the correspondence was 'incoherent or largely irrelevant to the work of the department' and that the value of continuing to respond was 'questionable'. Consequently, the MoD decided to stop replying to the individual, while maintaining a record of any future letters received. The file also includes newspaper clippings and articles discussing UFO sightings in the UK, including reports of 'orange orbs' and 'triangular aircraft', which the MoD consistently addressed by stating they investigate only for potential breaches of UK airspace by hostile air activity and have no evidence of extraterrestrial life. The file was officially closed on 21 March 2007.