A selection of UFO files from The National Archives
There have been many reports of "unidentified flying objects" in the skies over the UK. The files on this page represent a selection of the UK government UFO files held at The National Archives.
Select the links below to download the files.
DEFE 31/172/1 - UFO incidents (14.6 Mb)
DEFE 31/173/1 - UFO incidents (45.7 Mb)
DEFE 31/174/1 - UFO incidents (22.6 Mb)
DEFE 31/175/1 - UFO incidents (15.3 Mb)
DEFE 24/1922/1 - UFO reports (13.8 Mb)
DEFE 24/1923/1 - UFO reports (32.7 Mb)
DEFE 24/1924/1 - UFO reports (43.2 Mb)
DEFE 24/1925/1 - UFO reports (51.7 Mb)
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"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)
