§ 19. Sir J. Langford-Holtasked the Minister of State for Defence how many persons in his Department have been fully engaged upon investigating the 10 per cent. of unidentified flying object reports for which there is no explanation; what form this investigation takes; and what action has been taken.
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§ Lord LambtonThere are no Ministry of Defence staff engaged full-time on the investigation of unidentified flying objects. Reports are examined, as necessary, by appropriate specialist staff at the Ministry of Defence headquarters, Royal Air Force commands and elsewhere to determine whether there are any possible defence implications. As I explained in the reply to my hon. Friend on 27th January, 1972, no further action is taken in cases where it is impossible to give an explanation because of insufficient information.—[Vol. 829. c. 504.]