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DI 55/4.0/9/1
Miss G J Jamieso~
84f'(Air)
Room S~35"MB
7 UFO REPORTS
1. I have ex~mined your UFO report 557/10/20 and have the
following comments. .. ...
2. The time of' the sighting is within 3 minutes of' the time of'
"nautical twilight" f'or that day. The sky also seems to have been
cloudy. In late October there could well have been a layer of'
ice crystals in the atmosphere which might have produced an halation
ef'f'ect f'rom the sun's rays. The net result is the appearance of'
a "false sun" such as is frequently seen in Arctic regions when
the sun is just below the horizon. It often appears "diamond
shaped".
3. Thank you f'or referring to the change in procedures. I
propose that, under these circumstances, we should no longer receive
UFO reports routinely. Any reports which are difficult to categorise
could perhaps be sent to DI 55b on a monthly basis, as has in f'act
been happening. We would also welcome receipt of' your statistics
at whatever period you prepare them.
DR J WALTON
f'or ADI/DI 55
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