Declassified UFO / UAP Document
THE CALVINE PHOTO: REVEALED! (UPDATED)
AI-Generated Summary
The Calvine incident involves a 1990 sighting of a diamond-shaped craft in Scotland, which was investigated by the MOD but remained largely classified for decades. Recent efforts by researchers have recovered the original photograph and shed light on the MOD's internal handling and potential suppression of the case.
This document provides a comprehensive historical overview of the 'Calvine incident,' a significant UFO sighting that occurred on August 4, 1990, near Calvine, Scotland. Two witnesses observed a large, diamond-shaped craft hovering for approximately ten minutes before it ascended vertically at high speed. During the event, RAF aircraft, believed to be Harriers, were observed in the vicinity. The witnesses provided photographs to the RAF/Royal Navy headquarters at Pitreavie, which were subsequently passed to the Daily Record newspaper and then to the Ministry of Defence (MOD). Despite the MOD's internal investigation, which identified the accompanying aircraft as Harriers but failed to reach a conclusion regarding the primary object, the case remained largely obscured from public view for decades. The document details the subsequent confusion caused by conflicting official statements, including a 1996 Parliamentary Question where the Minister of State for the Armed Forces claimed no record of the photographs existed. Further investigation by researchers like Dr. David Clarke and Vinnie Adams, utilizing FOIA-released files and interviews with former officials like Craig Lindsay, revealed that the MOD had indeed possessed the photographs and had even considered them 'compelling.' The document highlights the existence of a 'D-Notice' that may have suppressed media coverage and notes that certain information regarding the witnesses remains withheld until 2072. The article concludes by discussing the possibility that the craft was a secret 'black project' or an unannounced American platform, while noting that the original photograph was eventually donated to the Sheffield Hallam University archives in 2022.
The negatives have been considered by the relevant staffs who have established that the jet aircraft is a Harrier (and also identified a barely visible second aircraft, again probably a Harrier) but have reached no definite conclusion regarding the large object.
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Official Assessment
The negatives have been considered by the relevant staffs who have established that the jet aircraft is a Harrier (and also identified a barely visible second aircraft, again probably a Harrier) but have reached no definite conclusion regarding the large object.
The MOD concluded the jet aircraft in the photos was a Harrier but could not identify the large diamond-shaped object.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- Graeme RendallUAP Media UK member & aviation author
- Dr. David ClarkeJournalist / lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University
- Nick PopeFormer MOD civil servant and staff member of Secretariat (Air Staff) 2a
- Martin RedmondMember of Parliament for Doncaster
- Nicholas SoamesMinister of State for the Armed Forces
- Ron HaddowDI55 contractor and author of the report ‘Unidentified Aerial Phenomena in the UK Air Defence Region: Executive Summary’
- Craig LindsayRetired RAF press officer
- Andrew RobinsonImage analyst / Senior Lecturer in Photography, Sheffield Hallam University
- Straiph WilsonContributor