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David Clarke is Associate Professor in the Department of Media Arts and Communication at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. He teaches media law and his research specialism is contemporary legend. Previously he worked as a journalist for The Sheffield Star and Yorkshire Post and spent four years working as a Press Officer in local government. His PhD in Folklore and was completed at the National Centre for English Cultural Tradition, University of Sheffield, in 1999. From 2008-13 he acted as consultant and curator of the MoD UFO files project with The National Archives. His books include The Angel of Mons (2004) and How UFOs Conquered the World: the history of a modern myth (2015). In 2018 he co-founded the Centre for Contemporary Legend at Sheffield Hallam University. This blog covers his twin research interests in journalism and folklore. The views expressed in the contents are entirely his own.
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Four Million English Folk have seen UFOs
The first results from the National Folklore Survey reveals data on a range of extraordinary experiences and beliefs The results of the first National Folklore Survey for England have revealed more than four million people say they have seen ‘something in the … Continue reading
35 Years of Mystery
What is the truth about the Calvine sighting that has been proclaimed as ‘the world’s best UFO photograph’? To mark the 35th anniversary of the unexplained sighting at Calvine, near Pitlochry in Perth & Kinross, a public talk will explore the … Continue reading
A Close Encounter of the Poetic Kind
Peasant Poet John Clare experiences UAP I’ve seen the midnight morris-dance of hell On the black moors while thicker darkness fell, Like dancing lamps or bounding balls of fire, Now in and out, now up and down, now higher, As … Continue reading
DROPPED OBJECT
A Christmas story from Britain’s Roswell: the Rendlesham Forest UFO legend ‘What the hell is it?… Who is in charge?’ These were the questions that Airman 1st class Kurt Loutzenheiser asked US Air Force Security Police when he was confronted with … Continue reading
The National Folklore Survey
I am pleased to announce the launch of the National Folklore Survey #NFS In Charlie Cooper’s new series Myth Country (streaming on BBC I-player) the actor and writer reveals his passion for folklore and how the peculiar rituals and traditions of this … Continue reading
Extraterrestrial Archaeology
Did aliens build the mysterious Nazca lines in the Peruvian desert? Are they linked with the so-called ‘Nazca mummies’ recently promoted as ‘non-human’ fossils that some claim are more than 1,000 years old? The answer to these two questions is a simple No…. … Continue reading
CALVINE UFO REVISITED
The latest revelations about the ‘Pitlochry Thing’ The mysterious Calvine UFO photographs are making headlines again – with the latest on my investigations published by the Daily Mail. My new story opens with the narrative of former chef Richard Grieve … Continue reading
Phantoms of the Sky
RAF test pilots reveal their close encounters with UFOs UFOs – or UAP – are a worldwide phenomenon. Since 2017 when new testimony from US Navy aircrew first emerged media attention has been focused on North America. But British military … Continue reading
‘Fraught with Perils’: Jimmy Carter and NASA’s last strange trip into UFO territory
A number of US Presidents have expressed an interest in UFOs and extraterrestrials but only one has ever reported a sighting: Jimmy Carter. The 39th President held office from 1977 until 1981 during a period of intense public interest in … Continue reading
LOST AND FOUND: Project Condign, the UK MoD’s secret UFO study
The summer of 2023 may mark the highpoint of a renewed resurgence of interest in UFOs both in the corridors of the Pentagon and for the world’s media. But all the online debate around whistleblowers and imminent disclosure obscures the fact … Continue reading
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