Freedom of Information Request 991/20
Response date: 4th January 2021
Under
the freedom of information act I am asking for information on a Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) on the
8th of J une 2008 when flying over Ministry of Defence St Athan and other Welsh towns. If a video or photos
can be
provided of these occurrences are stil archived, that would be good.
RESPO NSE
We hav e consulted with our Specialist Operations Department who advise that your request for information in 2008
pre-dat
es the formation of the National Police Air Service (NPAS) by four years. Prior to NPAS we had the Air Support
Unit whi ch was a joint unit between South Wales Police and Gwent Police.
Unfort
unately, NPAS does not have a separate video or images retained.
The staf f working in NPAS have been consulted along with the duty crew who all confirm they do not have retained
digital e vidence from that time.
Theref
ore, South Wales Police does not hold the information to answer your request.
T
HIS INF ORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000, AND IS CORRECT
A
ll rights
reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic,
mechanica
l, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the South Wales Police.