Tag Archives: UFO

UFO? = UAV

Posted on June 29, 2013 by

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 →

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Silly Season Survey

Posted on August 1, 2012 by

Yes folks it’s August and we have officially entered the period of the summer that journalists have traditionally called ‘the Silly Season’.  If you are a journalist please fill out a questionnaire to take part in my research into the origins … Continue reading →

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Fireball lights up northern sky

Posted on March 4, 2012 by

Hundreds of people reported seeing a fireball meteor that lit up the night sky across parts of northern England at 9.40 p.m. on Saturday, 3 March. Some excellent footage of the fireball has been posted on YouTube and can be … Continue reading →

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Watch Out – there’s a flying pig about!

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

Pink Floyd’s giant inflatable flying pig has appeared once again above the London skyline to celebrate the reissue of the band’s back catalogue including the classic album The Dark Side of the Moon. The 30 foot long porker is a … Continue reading →

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If you go down to the woods (again)

Posted on August 6, 2011 by

The Rendlesham forest UFO mystery is back in the headlines, after the Sunday Telegraph published a summary of my exclusive interview with the former Bentwaters Base Commander, Ted Conrad. Col Conrad, now retired to his native Texas, has broken a quarter … Continue reading →

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UFOs and the Vietnam War

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

Just occasionally we learn about a genuinely baffling UFO incident from a reliable primary source, such as a  military memoir or pilot’s logbook. One such gem was discovered hiding in a collection of journals covering daily events during the Vietnam … Continue reading →

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Churchill did not ‘order a UFO cover-up’

Posted on March 22, 2011 by

In Bad Science this week Ben Goldacre asked “Why don’t journalists link to primary sources?”. He opined that if readers were directed to the original sources of headlines like ‘wind farms blamed for the stranding of whales’ (Daily Telegraph), they … Continue reading →

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