Presumably these are the ones that were considered some sort of defence risk?
Jo: We can guess what might be in them by looking back at the 1950s files showing that jets were scrambled and questions asked in Parliament about how good Britain’s early warning systems were because of unidentified radar readings. How easy was it, politicians want to know, to tell a radar echo from a Soviet aircraft armed with nuclear warheads? Bob: There are really serious consequences if mistakes are made. Jo: Absolutely, and the files often reveal confusion or weakness of defence, that’s why they’re kept secret. Here’s a good example of a UFO sighting from 1957 that appeared in the press. Daily Worker: The Air Ministry was last night still trying to identify the mystery object which streaked along the Channel coast on Monday nightSupersonic Gloster Javelin fightersgot scramble orders and were guided to the vicinity of the object by radar. But despite their 600mph speed at 50,000 feet, they failed to catch it. Last night all the Air Ministry would say was that investigation was con
