Tag Archives: RAF

35 Years of Mystery

Posted on July 13, 2025 by Dr David Clarke

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andrew Robinson, Blair Atholl, Calvine, Craig Lindsay, Daily Mail, Dr David Clarke, Ministry of Defence, Pitlochry, RAF, Scotland, The Guardian, UFO | Leave a comment

UFOs and balloons: a secret history

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Dr David Clarke

The shoot-down of a Chinese ‘spy balloon’ and three other mysterious objects over North America has kicked off a flurry of renewed media interest in UFOs. But current speculation about the military value of balloons for long-range espionage ignores the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged CIA, flying saucers, Moby Dick balloon, RAF, Roswell, spy balloons, U2 spyplane, UFOs, USAF | Leave a comment

The UFO that Never Was?: the Calvine photographs

Posted on July 31, 2021 by Dr David Clarke

Is this blurry image really the ‘most compelling evidence’ for UFOs visiting the UK? Does it show a secret US ‘black project’ operating over Scotland? Or are the Calvine photographs an aerial version of the Loch Ness Monster? After a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aurora, Black Projects, Britain's X-Files, CIA, Freedom of Information Act, Gulf War, Loch Ness Monster, Ministry of Defence, MoD, Nick Pope, Occam's Razor, Operation Desert Storm, Pentagon, RAF, Scottish Daily Record, The National Archives, TR-3 Black Manta, UAPs, UAV, UFOs, USAF | 3 Comments

The Truth in NOT in here…

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Dr David Clarke

The RAF’s secret ‘X-files’ of reported UFO sightings in British skies are to be placed online for the first time – according to the media. This was the hyperbolic story published by the Mail Online, Metro, The Sun, Fox News … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Britain's X-Files, Fox News, Freedom of Information Act, Mail Online, Metro, Ministry of Defence, Press Association, RAF, The National Archives, the real X-files, The Sun | 1 Comment

The Scottish Roswell

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Dr David Clarke

The Sunday Express and Metro have today published a preview of a chapter from How UFOs Conquered the World that exposes the truth behind ‘the Scottish Roswell’. Journalist Mark Branagan says the Ardgay mystery has ‘intrigued UFO hunters since it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Air Ministry, Ardgay incident, Britain's X-Files, CIA, Cold War, Dr David Clarke, How UFOs Conquered the World, Moby Dick balloons, Pentagon, RAF, Roswell, Russia, Scottish Roswell, spy balloons, The National Archives, Top secret, UFO crashes | Leave a comment

U-2 secret history revealed

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Dr David Clarke

News that the CIA has finally ‘officially acknowledged‘ the existence of Area 51 as the base where the U2 spyplane was developed will come as no big surprise to aviation historians. Some of the more far-gone UFOlogists prefer to believe … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Air Ministry, Anthony Eden, Area 51, Chris Pocock, CIA, Defence Intelligence Staff, Freedom of Information Act, George Washinton University, Groom Lake, Hugh Caillard, James Cunningham, Lakenheath-Bentwaters UFO incident, Lionel 'Buster' Crabb, Lockheed, Lt Milton Torres, MI6, MoD UFO files, National Security Archive, Nikita Krushchev, Project Blue Book, RAF, RAF Lakenheath, Third World War 1956, U2 spyplane, UFOs | Leave a comment

Finding Needles in the MoD Haystack – guest blog

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Dr David Clarke

I am pleased to welcome veteran British UFOlogist Jenny Randles for this guest blog reflecting on the release of the Ministry of Defence UFO files: After the furore over the release of the final MoD files the UFO debate may … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ball lightning, Britain's X-Files, British UFO research, BUFORA, Chinese lanterns, Jenny Randles, Ministry of Defence, RAF, South Wales, The National Archives, UAPs, UFO desk | Leave a comment

UFO? = UAV

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Dr David Clarke

Chinese lanterns are the source of many ‘UFO‘ sightings – but the role played by remote-controlled drones should not be overlooked. UCAVs (unmanned combat air vehicles) are used extensively, and controversially, by both the USAF and RAF in combat operations … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Afghanistan, BAE systems, Bromley, BUFORA, Chief Scientific Advisor, drones, Matt Lyons, Ministry of Defence, RAF, Raven, Royal Navy, ScanEagle, Sir Ronald Mason, The National Archives, The Times, UAVs, UCAVs, UFO, UFOs, unmanned aerial vehicles, unmanned combat air vehicles, Woomera, Yemen | 2 Comments

Crop Circles – the MI5 file

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Dr David Clarke

Crop circles dating back to the Second World War are “proof the phenomenon is no modern hoax”, according to a story published by The Huffington Post. Research by an Australian archaeologist, using images from Google Earth’s new 1945 overlay, has … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged crop circles, fifth columnists, Glascoed, Google Earth, Greg Jefferys, MI5, Nature (journal), Operation Sealion, pictograms, RAF, Second World War, Security Service, The National Archives, University of Tasmania | 2 Comments

Saucer Sam – the UFO story that convinced a Government minister

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Dr David Clarke

The second edition of my book The UFO Files – based on the latest documents released by The National Archives – will be published by Bloomsbury in September. One of the most interesting stories from the book was previewed in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cambridge University, Churchill Archives, David Clarke, Duncan Sandys, Huffington Post, Lee Spiegel, Lord Cherwell, RAF, Roland Hughes, Saucer Sam, The National Archives, The UFO Files, UFOs, Winston Churchill | 2 Comments