Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (FOI)

Request

This request is further to previous requests to clarify if Jersey air traffic control had data that objects reported in Alderney UFO encounter witnessed by separate airplanes from Blue Islands and Aurigny were indeed factual, and objects were caught on Jersey air traffic control sensory and radar equipment.

Witnesses:

[name redacted] (pilot) [name redacted] (air traffic controller) [names redacted] (passengers) [name redacted] (Blue Islands pilot).

The Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) topic is now in full swing in light of Mexico hearings and US hearings within Congress disclosure is well under way, now would be a good time that Jersey caught up and prepared their citizens for a possible phycological shock as nothing is being done compared to other nations.

Please provide the relevant information in regards of the UAP sighting over Alderney and Jersey air traffic control.

Response 

The requested information held by the Government of Jersey has been provided in response to previous Freedom of Information requests and as such Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied.

Please see the links below. 

UAP Phenomenon (FOI)

Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon Sightings (FOI)

As stated previously, some Information may be held by Ports of Jersey who represent all aviation activity in Jersey, so you might wish to send your request in writing to:

ask@ports.je

or to:

Ports of Jersey, St Peter, Jersey, JE1 1BY

However, it should be noted that Ports of Jersey is not a Scheduled Public authority, therefore they are not obliged to respond under of Freedom of Information legislation. 

Article 4(1) of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 states:

4        Meaning of “information to be supplied by a public authority”

(1)     For the purposes of this Law, the information held by a public authority at the time when a request for the information is received is the information that is to be taken to have been requested.

No further information is held by the Government of Jersey.

Article applied 

Article 23 - Information accessible to applicant by other means

(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it is reasonably available to the applicant, otherwise than under this Law, whether or not free of charge.

(2) A scheduled public authority that refuses an application for information on this ground must make reasonable efforts to inform the applicant where the applicant may obtain the information.