GovernmentRAF High Wycombe, England

UK Ministry of Defence closes its UFO desk

Exterior of the Ministry of Defence Main Building in Whitehall, London
The Ministry of Defence Main Building in London; the MoD closed its UFO desk in 2009 ArildV, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Ministry of Defence closed its UFO desk, hotline and email address after officials advised that no UFO report in over 50 years had shown a threat to the UK. The MoD stopped investigating sightings; files on the closure were released in 2013.

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  1. OfficialUFO files highlights guide (tenth and final tranche)The National Archives (UK) / 2013-06
  2. OfficialUFO Desk: Closed - Last Tranche of UFO Files ReleasedThe National Archives (UK) / 2013-06-21
  3. PressBritish military ends UFO hot line (AP)The Vindicator (Youngstown, OH) / 2009-12-05

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