1 - The Black Vault

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Lancashire,
Ministry of Defence\,
Main Building,
Whitehall,
London, SW1 A 2HB.
1st August 2001
Dear Sir,
I am writing to you in the hope that you can provide some information concerning the
Snaefell mast 'collision' which took place on January 14th 2001 in the Isle of Man. I am
researching the incident to see if there may be a connection with several sightings of
mysterious aerial objects over Fleetwood a week later on January 20th.
I am aware of the basic facts in that there were two reported sightings of the collision
and that nothing was found in spite of a Helicopter being scrambled from RAF Valley,
North Wales and also that HMS Sutherland had received an unidentified distress call
from the area and had detoured from it's route to Scotland to search the area.
I saw the 'lights' over Fleetwood in January along with my wife, and over the last 3
and a half months I have been living and working in the Isle of Man and so I got to know
about both incidents.
I wonder if you could help me with any of the following questions:
1. What sightings or distress calls were received on 14th January in addition to the
one from
i!l ~~elmerdale which the Police said was handed to the MOD and
attachedLttrtheiF s e-Gf~ an ' file.?
2. Was anything recovered?
Any information you can provide would be gratefully received .
Yours Sincerely,