One day I hope a photographic art gallery will run an exhibition of UFO photos, and if they do, I would want to see this one in it. It captures a moment of pure otherness, the deer staring straight at … Continue reading
Extraterrestrial hoaxes have a long and venerable history: As announcements go, the following – made in the New York Sun newspaper, on this day (25 August) in 1835 – is a tantalising one: GREAT ASTRONOMICAL DISCOVERIES LATELY MADE BY SIR JOHN … Continue reading
‘That luminous Barn Owls have been seen before in the same part of Norfolk is certain… We have it on the best authority – namely, from the man himself – that some years ago Frederick Rolfe, gamekeeper now retired, saw … Continue reading
An article by William B. Scott in Air and Space Magazine describes the chills and thrills of black aircraft chasing at Edwards AFB (above) and Area 51. These closing comments are particularly relevant to Mirage Men. ‘UFO stench’ though… phew, … Continue reading
‘A science fiction film featuring astronomer Sir Patrick Moore has been unearthed, more than 50 years since it was filmed in the grounds of an Irish country estate. Them and the Thing was the work of aristocrat Desmond Leslie, a … Continue reading
Greg Taylor of the excellent Daily Grail paranormal culture site has published a lengthy e-interview with me about Mirage Men. We discuss many of the issues emerging from the book – how did John Lundberg and I cope with the … Continue reading
A constant feature of UFO reports is that the objects appear to demonstrate technological characteristics and flight capabilities that are just around the corner from familiar, contemporary technologies. They also often seem to borrow from popular fiction. In the late … Continue reading
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