From: Nick Pope <nick.nul>
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 18:45:16 -0000
Fwd Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 18:27:05 -0500
Subject: Re: 1966-67 UFO Sighting Wave Study - Pope


>From: Richard Hall <hallrichard99.nul>
>To: ufoupdates.nul
>Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2004 23:29:23 +0000
>Subject: Re: 1966-67 UFO Sighting Wave Study

>>From: Nick Pope <nick.nul>
>>To: <ufoupdates.nul>
>>Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 21:01:09 -0000
>>Subject: Re: 1966-67 UFO Sighting Wave Study

<snip>

>>In case you've not come across them before, you might be
>>interested in the following figures, which show the number of
>>UFO sighting reports submitted to the UK Ministry of Defence:

>>1960 - 31
>>1961 - 71
>>1962 - 46
>>1963 - 51
>>1964 - 74
>>1965 - 56
>>1966 - 95
>>1967 - 362
>>1968 - 280
>>1969 - 228
>>1970 - 181

>>As you can see, 1967 was a significant year for ufology in the
>>UK too. We discussed some of the problems with figures in the
>>recent thread on Off-Season UFOs (a thread on which you
>>commented), but for what it's worth, these are the raw data.

>Nick,

>Thank you very much for this information. With your permission,
>I would like to incorporate those annual sighting statistics in
>my report. I am already including comparative data from Larry
>Hatch's database. These cross-checks on databases and "raw data"
>are very helpful.

>Please send me your mailing address and I will see that you
>receive a review copy of my report. Other Listers may also apply
>for review copies, but will not receive them unless they specify
>where the review will appear (and maybe not even then; too many
>people looking for free handouts).

Dick,

There's no difficulty with using the figures, and no permission
is necessary, as they're already in the public domain. I have
figures from 1959 to 2000, inclusive, if you or other List
members are interested. Some had been in the public domain for
many years, I collated and released others during my tour of
duty on the Ministry of Defence's 'UFO Desk', and figures from
1995 onwards have emerged as a result of questions asked in
Parliament, or posed by journalists and ufologists. But all
figures are the official MOD ones, and can be referenced as
such.

I'll email you my mailing address off-List, and look forward to
receiving a review copy of your report.


Best wishes,

Nick