Tag Archives: UFO files

The UFO Files: Our Man in Sheffield

Posted on July 2, 2017 by Dr David Clarke

I spent two decades on the trail of the UK Ministry of Defence’s cache of secret UFO papers. But little did I know that my FOI campaign triggered off a mole-hunt among the spooks – and a probe to discover … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Condign report, Defence Intelligence Staff, DI55, FOIA, Freedom of Information Act, Graham Greene, Ministry of Defence, The National Archives, UAPs, UFO files, UFOs, unidentified aerial phenomena, University of Sheffield | 5 Comments

UFO Files exclusive: Cold War spyplane incident

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Dr David Clarke

The release by Britain’s Ministry of Defence of 15 of its last remaining UFO files at the UK’s National Archives has revealed details of a stunning Cold War close encounter witnessed by the entire crew of a US Air Force spy-plane. Formerly secret … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beano 73, Cold War, Cyprus, DI55, HQ NO 18 Group RAF, Ministry of Defence, MoD UFO desk, Olympic radar, Project Blue Book, RAF Fylingdales, RAF Phantom, RAF Troodos, RC-135, The National Archives, UAP, UFO files, UFOs, US Department of Defense, US Navy | 15 Comments

Alien Art: 70 years of UFO sightings

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Dr David Clarke

70 years ago Kenneth Arnold reported nine strange ‘saucer-like’ flying objects in the sky – and launched the modern UFO mystery. On landing his plane in Oregon on the afternoon of 24 June 1947 the businessman and private pilot became world … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 24 June 1947, Carl Jung, flying saucers, Four Corners books, Kenneth Arnold, Kew, Ministry of Defence, MoD UFO desk, myth, The National Archives, UFO Drawings at The National Archives, UFO files, UFOs, Winston Churchill | Leave a comment

Portillo’s State Secrets: Mysteries

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Dr David Clarke

The BBC2 series Portillo’s State Secrets unearths previously classified documents from The National Archives, revealing fascinating facts from Britain’s past. The episode on 26 March covers ‘Mysteries‘ and I have compiled this blogpost for The National Archives to accompany the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 'Dear Boss' letter, BBC, Britain's Roswell, British UFO Files, First World War, Frank Power, HMS Hampshire, hoax, Jack the Ripper, John Major, Kitchener's coffin hoax, Lord Kitchener, Lt Col Charles Halt, Michael Portillo, Rendlesham forest UFOs, Ripperology, Scotland Yard, Sir Bernard Spilsbury, State Secrets, The National Archives, UFO files, unsolved mysteries | Leave a comment

UFO files – saved!

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Dr David Clarke

After six decades of official indifference UFO records have been finally recognised by Britain’s Ministry of Defence as being ‘historically significant’. MoD’s ‘Guidance for Record Reviewers’, lists files on ‘unidentified flying objects‘ alongside those concerning nuclear testing, Special Forces and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged archives, Brussels, Freedom of Information Act, gun camera film, ICA, International Council on Archives, Julian Hennsessy, Merlyn Rees MP, Ministry of Defence, Public Record Acts, Sir Robert Grigg, The Foreign Office, The Guardian, The National Archives, UFO desk, UFO files | Leave a comment

The End of the UFO Files

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Dr David Clarke

The tenth and final collection of British UFO files have been released by The National Archives. From 2008 more than four million visitors from 160 countries have visited the project website to download files that would normally have been hidden … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1st Royal Irish Regiment, Britain's X-Files, British UFO Files, Chinese lanterns, credible witnesses, Dr David Clarke, Ecotricity, Freedom of Information Act, Gordon Brown, identified flying objects, iPad, iPhone, Lincolnshire, Ministry of Defence, Shropshire, Shropshire UFOs, The National Archives, The Sun, UFO desk, UFO files, UFO Files App, UFOs, unidentified flying objects, wind turbine UFO | 9 Comments

The UFO Files Rebooted

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Dr David Clarke

The second edition of The UFO files was published by Bloomsbury on 13 September 2012. You can order the book from Amazon here or via the publisher’s website here. The National Archives press release on the book can be found … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bloomsbury, Captain Eric Brown, crop circles, Freedom of Information Act, Ministry of Defence, Rendlesham, Saucer Sam, Ted Conrad, The National Archives, the real X-files, UFO files, Winston Churchill | Leave a comment

UFO Files make waves

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Dr David Clarke

The release of the ninth collection of MoD UFO files by The National Archives continues to make news across the world. On the first day of the launch (Thursday, 12 July) the website received almost 60,000 visitors – an uplift … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bbc news, BBC Radio 4 Today programme, Daily Mirror, Huffington Post, Lee Spiegel, Ministry of Defence, Richard Norton-Taylor, Sanchia Berg, Sky News, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The National Archives, The Sun, UFO files, USA Today, Voice of Russia | Leave a comment

MoD files make UFOs history

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Dr David Clarke

The ninth collection of UFO files, released by the UK government on 12 July, takes the chronology full circle back to the MoD’s decision to ‘make UFOs history’. A guide to the highlights of the 25 files can be found … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cosford incident, David Clarke, Freedom of Information, House of Lords, Ministry of Defence, Nick Redfern, open government, The National Archives, the real X-files, Tony Blair, UFO desk, UFO files, UFO Project, UFOs | 1 Comment