1 - The Black Vault

However towards the end of 2000, DIST decided that these reports were of no defence interest
• and should no longer be sent to them.
You also asked whether RAF personnel would be able to release a copy of a 'UFO' sighting
report they had received that had been sent to this department. Whether Station records are
released to the public would be a matter for the individual RAF Station, however, I expect that if
such a request were received, the request would be forwarded to this department for a response.
Finally you asked about the collection of ' UFO' sighting reports from RAF Stations and Police
forces. We have not unearthed any record of any instruction being sent to Police forces in the
UK. They may and do send details to us and examples I have seen are in the form of a statement.
There is no formal internal instruction to RAF stations, however, they tend to follow the generic
form an example of which is attached for your information.
Yours sincerely,