The files contain a wide range of UFO-related documents covering the years 1981-1996.
Find out more about close encounters, stray satellites, bright lights and Britain’s very own Roswell – Rendlesham Forest in Suffolk.
Start by reading our highlights guide (PDF, 254kb) to help you navigate your way
through the files.
The National Archives holds other UFO files that have already been released by the Ministry of Defence. You can download these in PDF format for a small fee. The files contain details of numerous UFO sightings.
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Dr David Clarke, an expert in UFO history, guides us through the highlights of the newly released UFO files.
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Dr David Clarke’s new book combines official government reports and eye-witness interviews to reveal the incredible inside story of more than a century of UFO sightings.
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Start your own UFO research by reading Dr David Clarke's guide to the newly released files (PDF, 218kb). Discover the history of government UFO investigations and find out where the new files fit in.
“What does all this stuff about flying saucers amount to?
What can it mean? What is the truth?”
Sir Winston Churchill - July 1952 (Catalogue reference PREM 11/855)
