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A probe into Scottish UFOs has been denied by UK Defence Chiefs as they state no sightings have ever posed a military threat to the country.

Those investigating strange going ons in the skies above Scotland received a response from the Ministry of Defenceafter Scottish experts in the subject pleaded with UK agencies to follow their US counterparts and release information on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs).

There was hope Scottish files would declassified on “unusual aerial objects” following a series of bizarre incidents in and around Stirlingshire and Falkirk, which saw the area branded a world UFO hotspot three decades ago.

But the Ministry of Defence has told Scots author Malcolm Robinson it has no plans to follow the US or resume research after ceasing to investigate reports of UFO or UAP almost two decades ago.

It added that defence resources instead “remain focused on activities that directly support national security”.

The letter, signed off by an’ MoD Air Policy Secretariat’, said: “Whilst we note your interest in this matter, the Ministry of Defence has no opinion on the existence of either extra-terrestrials, Unidentified Flying Objects or Unidentified Aerial Phenomena.

“In over 50 years, no sighting reported to the Department has indicated the existence of any military threat to the United Kingdom and it is deemed more valuable to prioritise MOD staff towards other Defence-related activities. For this reason, MOD ceased to investigate reports of UFO or UAP in 2009.

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“All MOD files relating to UFOs that were created up until 2009 have been released to The National Archives.

“We would however like to reassure you that the UK air defence community continuously monitors UK airspace to maintain a complete ‘recognised air picture’ as part of the national security posture and our commitment to the integrity of NATO airspace, allowing us to deter, track and react if necessary to any credible threats to the UK and its civilians.”

During the 1990s, a wave of sightings involving mysterious objects across central Scot­land became known as the Falkirk Triangle, drawing global interest.