Files released in August 2011
The files contain a wide range of UFO-related documents, drawings, letters and parliamentary questions covering the years 1985-2007.
Read eyewitness accounts of UFO sightings, see the picture of a ‘flying saucer’ which was sent for analysis by defence experts and discover the bizarre story of ‘Mork and Mindy's' visit to East Dulwich.
Start by reading our highlights guide (PDF, 397kb) to help you navigate your way through the files released in August 2011.
Seven files in this tranche (DEFE 31/182/1-188/1) contain copies of numerous UFO reports made by members of the public and submitted to MoD between April 1993 and July 1996. These reports are duplicates of papers from tranche #4 of the UFO files, released by The National Archives in August 2009 (DEFE 24/1959/1-1961/1 and DEFE 24/1974/1-76/1 on the webpage).
Due to the large size of some of these files, we recommend you save them to your PC before opening them. Please right click on the links and select the ‘save’ option.
- DEFE 24/1958/1 (PDF, 29.6 Mb)
- DEFE 24/2006/1 (PDF, 19.5 Mb)
- DEFE 24/2019/1 (PDF, 49.8 Mb)
- DEFE 24/2020/1 (PDF, 24.4 Mb)
- DEFE 24/2031/1 (PDF, 12.3 Mb)
- DEFE 24/2033/1 (PDF, 42.5 Mb)
- DEFE 24/2034/1 (PDF, 32.6 Mb)
- DEFE 24/2035/1 (PDF, 28.7 Mb)
- DEFE 24/2047/1 (PDF, 81.2 Mb)
- DEFE 24/2056/1 (PDF, 23.7 Mb)
- DEFE 24/2057/1 (PDF, 11.2 Mb)
- DEFE 24/2060/1 (PDF, 21.7 Mb)
- DEFE 24/2064/1 (PDF, 20.8 Mb)
- DEFE 24/2065/1 (PDF, 42.7 Mb)
- DEFE 24/2066/1 (PDF, 5.7 Mb)
- DEFE 24/2067/1 (PDF, 38.6 Mb)
- DEFE 24/2068/1 (PDF, 18.3 Mb)
- DEFE 24/2069/1 (PDF, 8.9 Mb)
- DEFE 24/2070/1 (PDF, 19.2 Mb)
- DEFE 24/2071/1 (PDF, 31.1 Mb)
- DEFE 24/2072/1 (PDF, 26.2 Mb)
- DEFE 24/2075/1 (PDF, 11.6 Mb)
- DEFE 24/2076/1 (PDF, 21.5 Mb)
- DEFE 24/2081/1 (PDF, 11.0 Mb)
- DEFE 24/2082/1 (PDF, 12.1 Mb)
- DEFE 24/2091/1 (PDF, 8.9 Mb)
- DEFE 24/2094/1 (PDF, 26.9 Mb)
- DEFE 31/182/1 (PDF, 46.2 Mb)
- DEFE 31/183/1 (PDF, 32.9 Mb)
- DEFE 31/184/1 (PDF, 31.0 Mb)
- DEFE 31/185/1 (PDF, 26.0 Mb)
- DEFE 31/186/1 (PDF, 27.2 Mb)
- DEFE 31/187/1 (PDF, 30.1 Mb)
- DEFE 31/188/1 (PDF, 34.1 Mb)
Previous file releases
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.
Access existing UFO files
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Start your own UFO research by reading Dr David Clarke's guide to the files (PDF, 144kb). 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)
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