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6th Mar 2023, 14:34
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Posted By Matthew Illsley

Yes, this one below is the real, untouched one...

Yes, this one below is the real, untouched one that Craig Lindsay was sent and kept for 32 years. No one's ever altered it.

Cheers
6th Mar 2023, 14:32
Replies: 225
Views: 42,772
Posted By Matthew Illsley

Thank you very much.

Thank you very much.
6th Mar 2023, 13:17
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Views: 42,772
Posted By Matthew Illsley

No, not at all. The image above is...

No, not at all.

The image above is fictional. It came from Nick Pope talking to an artist about his memory of the real Calvine photo he said he saw posted to the wall in the Sec AS office in...
6th Mar 2023, 12:33
Replies: 225
Views: 42,772
Posted By Matthew Illsley

The Record has used the mock-up version of the...

The Record has used the mock-up version of the Calvine image originally produced by a computer artist and Nick Pope many years ago for an article in The Sun (or a TV show on Channel 5, I forget which...
6th Mar 2023, 10:30
Replies: 225
Views: 42,772
Posted By Matthew Illsley

BAe Harriers

Hello
Previously, it was explained to me by people with RAF experience that military contractors like BAe sometimes used Hunters as in-flight camera platforms during tests of new vehicles.

It's...
6th Mar 2023, 09:45
Replies: 225
Views: 42,772
Posted By Matthew Illsley

Yes, certainly from all the publicly available...

Yes, certainly from all the publicly available declassified squadron record books, there were no RAF Harriers in the air on Saturday 4th August 1990.

Cheers
6th Mar 2023, 07:10
Replies: 225
Views: 42,772
Posted By Matthew Illsley

Calvine photographer identified

Hello Everyone,

The research team and I have an article in The Daily Record today that may be of interest. (Link below)

It names the photographer and even contains a photograph of him from...
16th Aug 2022, 06:40
Replies: 225
Views: 42,772
Posted By Matthew Illsley

I think therein lies the problem. Some hoax...

I think therein lies the problem. Some hoax explanations seem partially or superficially correct whilst having very big holes in them. On the other hand, there's lots of testimony (which is not...
16th Aug 2022, 06:33
Replies: 225
Views: 42,772
Posted By Matthew Illsley

Hi All, Fwiw, the metabunk forum is here:...

Hi All,
Fwiw, the metabunk forum is here: https://www.metabunk.org/threads/calvine-ufo-photo-reflection-in-water-hypothesis.12572/
The analysis by the Sheffield Hallam photography lecturer is here:...
12th Aug 2022, 18:44
Replies: 225
Views: 42,772
Posted By Matthew Illsley

No, we drew a blank on that one unfortunately....

No, we drew a blank on that one unfortunately. It's a possibility, certainly, but others are equally insistent it's a Harrier, so that's still a mystery.

We've also tried everywhere we could think...
12th Aug 2022, 18:20
Replies: 225
Views: 42,772
Posted By Matthew Illsley

Cheers Grifo! It was a good chase. At times we...

Cheers Grifo! It was a good chase. At times we thought we'd never get there but we persisted and thankfully prevailed (with the photo at least)!
12th Aug 2022, 16:52
Replies: 225
Views: 42,772
Posted By Matthew Illsley

Hi Everyone, A big thank you to all who...

Hi Everyone,

A big thank you to all who contributed on here, and additional gratitude to those who emailed me privately with additional information.

The Disclosure Team's YouTube channel will...
7th Jun 2022, 08:49
Replies: 225
Views: 42,772
Posted By Matthew Illsley

Re: the suggestion that there was a temporary...

Re: the suggestion that there was a temporary airfield constructed at or near Glen Tilt in Perthshire in the late 80s or early 90s (operational certainly in 1990):

For the Harrier people here, did...
Forum: ATC Issues
31st May 2022, 13:13
Replies: 3
Views: 1,196
Posted By Matthew Illsley

Thanks very much, Chevvron. In your opinion,...

Thanks very much, Chevvron.

In your opinion, is it remotely feasible that the signals which contained the coordinates for the restricted/prohibited areas would have been preserved? Thanks
Forum: ATC Issues
31st May 2022, 12:45
Replies: 3
Views: 1,196
Posted By Matthew Illsley

Temporary Harrier/AV-8B airfield in Scotland, NOTAMs?

I apologise if this is in the wrong place. I will happily move it if it would be better placed elsewhere (or please would the admins move it if they wish?).

I am a researcher helping Dr David...
30th May 2022, 10:19
Replies: 225
Views: 42,772
Posted By Matthew Illsley

Thanks, as always, Timelord. I agree that no...

Thanks, as always, Timelord.

I agree that no one's landing a jet or high-tech craft on a patch of moorland. Please forgive the speculation. I'm just asking the Qs as they occur to me.

"Remember...
30th May 2022, 05:58
Replies: 225
Views: 42,772
Posted By Matthew Illsley

Thank you very much, Chopper. That was a really...

Thank you very much, Chopper. That was a really eye-opening article. Cheers
30th May 2022, 05:41
Replies: 225
Views: 42,772
Posted By Matthew Illsley

Airpads at Glen Tilt

Hi Ninthace,
Thanks for replying.

In answer to your question: "Quite a lot... possibly."

Since 1996, the jet in the photo has widely been suspected to have been a Harrier, but no British...
29th May 2022, 21:08
Replies: 225
Views: 42,772
Posted By Matthew Illsley

American AV8B/Harrier "Air Pads" at Glen Tilt in 1990

Hi All
It has been claimed that an American "air pad", which I understand to have been a concrete or AM2-matting "expeditionary airfield" was operational at or near Glen Tilt near Calvine in 1990...
Forum: ATC Issues
23rd May 2022, 10:46
Replies: 83
Views: 28,266
Posted By Matthew Illsley

Hello. I am a researcher assisting Dr David...

Hello.

I am a researcher assisting Dr David Clarke of Sheffield Hallam University.

We are investigating the alleged sighting of an unusual, diamond-shaped aircraft and an unidentified Harrier...
23rd May 2022, 10:45
Replies: 15
Views: 5,242
Posted By Matthew Illsley

Hello. I am a researcher assisting Dr David...

Hello.

I am a researcher assisting Dr David Clarke of Sheffield Hallam University.

We are investigating the alleged sighting of an unusual, diamond-shaped aircraft and an unidentified Harrier...
23rd May 2022, 10:26
Replies: 225
Views: 42,772
Posted By Matthew Illsley

Hi All, We have learned from an RAF source...

Hi All,

We have learned from an RAF source that checks were carried out to identify the Harrier(s) with the Scottish Air Traffic Control Centre (Military) (ScATTC Mil) at Prestwick. We don't know...
20th May 2022, 14:42
Replies: 0
Views: 937
Posted By Matthew Illsley

RAF Troodos/Akrotiri, Signals Unit 280, Cyprus, 1982

Hello,

If you served (or know anyone who served) as a pilot at RAF Akrotiri or in any capacity with Signals Unit 280 in Cyprus in 1982, please would you reply on this thread?

I'm researching a...
25th Apr 2022, 11:39
Replies: 225
Views: 42,772
Posted By Matthew Illsley

Thumbs up Very enlightening. Thank you very much, Chopper.

Very enlightening. Thank you very much, Chopper.
21st Apr 2022, 20:43
Replies: 225
Views: 42,772
Posted By Matthew Illsley

Aerial laser mapping test?

Hi All,

Does any of the following ring true to anyone, please, or does it sound like something from the brothers Grimm?

Further to everything that's been said, it's recently been suggested that...
17th Mar 2022, 08:59
Replies: 225
Views: 42,772
Posted By Matthew Illsley

Thanks for replying, NorthSouth. The image...

Thanks for replying, NorthSouth.

The image in #19 is actually a mock-up created, we understand, by Nick Pope and a Channel 5 computer artist. It reflects Mr Pope's best recollections abut the...
2nd Mar 2022, 15:22
Replies: 225
Views: 42,772
Posted By Matthew Illsley

Hi Ninthace. To my (admittedly imperfect)...

Hi Ninthace. To my (admittedly imperfect) knowledge, the ORBs of Sqns 1, 3 and 4 don't show anything, nor do the Sea Harrier ORBs, but SAOEU is as yet unaccounted for.

Re: 233 OCU, due to the...
2nd Mar 2022, 12:32
Replies: 225
Views: 42,772
Posted By Matthew Illsley

Thanks, gents. All info is very much appreciated.

Thanks, gents. All info is very much appreciated.
2nd Mar 2022, 10:31
Replies: 225
Views: 42,772
Posted By Matthew Illsley

Much appreciated, Timelord. Cheers

Much appreciated, Timelord. Cheers
2nd Mar 2022, 09:37
Replies: 225
Views: 42,772
Posted By Matthew Illsley

Mallet Blow 90/2

Hello.

Some new info has come to light that might be of interest/use.

As we know, the MoD has always denied having Harriers in Scotland at the time/day when the Calvine photo was allegedly...
11th Feb 2022, 09:50
Replies: 225
Views: 42,772
Posted By Matthew Illsley

Re: MPN11 and Ninthace. Being careful of my...

Re: MPN11 and Ninthace. Being careful of my wording, we have several sources who were, they claim, directly involved in this matter (and from what they've said which tallies with what others have...
11th Feb 2022, 08:31
Replies: 225
Views: 42,772
Posted By Matthew Illsley

Thanks very much for this. Was this...

Thanks very much for this.



Was this something you were personally involved in? If you have specifics on this incident, would you let me have them either by PPRuNe message or email, please?...
11th Feb 2022, 08:27
Replies: 225
Views: 42,772
Posted By Matthew Illsley

Hello. If anyone is interested in looking into...

Hello. If anyone is interested in looking into this for themselves, and they live near or visit Kew, I believe TNA have some undigitised files on it:...
10th Feb 2022, 19:16
Replies: 225
Views: 42,772
Posted By Matthew Illsley

According to the senior source's version of...

According to the senior source's version of events, the source got the RAF and USMC information from the 6 prints originally taken by MoD from the negatives and, later, from the Americans themselves....
10th Feb 2022, 17:30
Replies: 225
Views: 42,772
Posted By Matthew Illsley

Hello. Believe you me, I would be the first...

Hello.

Believe you me, I would be the first to admit there are many holes in all this, and what's left is itself contradictory! With the physical evidence destroyed or missing, we're really...
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