Ministry of Defence UFO Correspondence 2009

This document is a collection of correspondence from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) RAF Business Secretariat, dated throughout 2009. The file contains various inquiries from members of the public, researchers, and journalists regarding UFO sightings, MoD policy on UFOs, and requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act. The MoD's consistent response throughout the correspondence is that its role is limited to determining if reported sightings pose a threat to the United Kingdom's airspace from hostile or unauthorised air activity. The MoD explicitly states that it has no expertise or role in investigating UFOs or extraterrestrial phenomena and that it has no evidence to substantiate the existence of such phenomena. Many of the inquiries involve requests for information on specific sightings, theories about UFO propulsion or weaponry, and requests for access to historical UFO files. The MoD directs many of these inquiries to the National Archives, where historical UFO files are being transferred for public access. The correspondence also highlights the MoD's policy of not engaging with ufology organisations or individuals in a way that might imply official endorsement. Several letters address specific incidents, such as a reported wind turbine collision in Lincolnshire, which the MoD states was not officially reported to them and for which they have no evidence of a UFO involvement. The file also includes internal administrative notes regarding the closure of the file and the transfer of records.