#60 Dr. David Clarke - Project Condign, DI55 & UFOs in the UK
Analysis Summary
Summary
The encounter involves Dr. David Clark, a researcher and journalist, discussing UFO investigations in the UK. He explains that DI 55 was the intelligence branch of the British military responsible for investigating UFOs. Dr. Clark details how he began researching UFO files in the late 1990s and found that many earlier documents had been destroyed. He interviewed former officials to understand the investigation processes. He highlights that the UFO desk acted as a public relations front, while actual investigations were conducted by DI 55. After the encounter, Dr. Clark continues to study UFO cases and share his findings, indicating a lasting impact on his work and perspective.
Program Intelligence Analysis
Dr. David Clark discusses the role of DI 55 in investigating UFOs, revealing that it was the primary intelligence branch responsible for such inquiries, contrary to popular belief. He highlights the destruction of many early files and the lack of rigorous investigations in later years, emphasizing the need for transparency in the MOD's handling of UFO phenomena.
DI 55 was the intelligence branch of the British military responsible for the investigation of UFOs, contrary to public belief that the UFO desk was the central focus for the MOD.
Dr. David Clark
“DI 55 is a branch of the Defense Intelligence Staff.”
Jim Carruthers
“Are you the Jim Carruthers who used to be in charge of UFOs in the 1960s?”
Ron Haddow
“I went looking for these early files.”
Managed by: DI 55
Investigate unidentified flying objects
DI 55 was the intelligence branch of the British military responsible for the investigation of UFOs, contrary to public belief that the UFO desk was the central focus for the MOD.
The UFO desk acted as a public relations front and did not conduct actual investigations; they referred inquiries to DI 55.
DI 55 conducted proper investigations into UFO sightings until the late 1960s, after which investigations were not done with the same rigor.
The MOD destroyed many early UFO investigation files, leading to a significant loss of historical data.
DI 55 began using the term UAP (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) before it became common in ufology.