Local businessman Phill Fenton published a report in 2013, speculating that Taylor "may have suffered a mini-stroke and been exposed to harmful chemicals which left him confused and disoriented" and that "the UFO he believes he saw could have been a saucer-shaped water tower nearby". [6] See also [ edit ] He still had the original envelope from the Daily Record - and inside was one of the Calvine photos. One possible theory is that the UFO in the Calvine photograph could be the “Aurora,” a top-secret aircraft allegedly built by the United States in the 1980s — though the U.S. government denies that such a project ever existed. July 10, 2.56pm — Peterhead: Glowing white object in clear daylight sky, appearing to be motionless then speeding up to out of view

October 1, 4.03pm — Paisley: White spinning cigar-shaped with lights, glitching in and out of reality possibly with an energy field around itOn Thursday, NASA unveiled a report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena — usually referred to as UFOs — and held a press conference to discuss the findings. The exhaust gases from this manoeuvre, due to the time of day was illuminated by the Sun even though it was dark on the ground which is what a lot of people seen and put photos of on social media." May 15 - Arbroath - Two saucer shaped lights zipped across the sky at phenomenal speeds together, as if attached. This happened numerous times from 11:30pm until 3am

While we don't know what happened to the men who took the photo, we do know what they described happened 32 years ago. Q5: Is The Scottish Sun’s claim that you are actively withholding these files accurate? If so, who gave you this right? We consistently played down the true level of our interest in UFOs,” he wrote, “telling parliament, the media, and the public that the subject was of little interest, while all the time, behind closed doors, we struggled to make sense of cases like the Calvine incident.” When the investigator returned to the MoD in 2008 to help publicise the declassification and release of the MoD’s UFO files, he found the photo was not among them.November 11, 3pm — Edinburgh: Three or four lots of objects in a circular formation above Murrayfield, only seen on photos not with naked eye Oddly, despite all the publicity, the two chaps who took the photographs have never come forward," Clarke told Newsweek.

This is a manoeuvre that means the upper stage doesn’t stay in orbit, and so helps prevent build-up of space debris (littering in space) which can cause problems for other spacecraft. Lindsay agreed to hand the photo over to Clarke and Vinnie Adams of UAP Media UK, a campaign group working to “provide information, context, and resource to the UK media and others to approach the debate on objects of unknown origin with a serious tone.” That's according to a new report from an organisation investigating the phenomena who claim 52 Unidentified flying objects (UFO) have been spotted in Scotland in the past year.

Mr Lindsay agreed to hand it over to Dr Clarke and Vinnie Adams, from campaign group UAP Media UK, and it has now been filed in the archives at Sheffield Hallam University. July 7, 2.15am — Stirling: Small bright dot hovering in an unusual way with a green aura being emitted and changing in size February 27, 3.02pm — Edinburgh: Bright white orb spotted in photograph hovering above Edinburgh Castle

Although there has never been any substantial evidence that it was ever built or flown, there have been numerous unexplained sightings and incidents in both the U.S. and the U.K. over the years that have fueled the Aurora myth—Calvine included," wrote Clarke. Tallying reports from MUFON (Mutual UFO Network), BUFORA (British UFO Network) and NUFORC (National UFO Reporting Centre), as well as four official reports submitted to Police Scotland, Ash and his team were able to pull together a list of some incredible sightings. Dec 26 - 9.36pm - Edinburgh - Strange bright light hovering in the sky silently and motionless for some minutes, no clue to where it came from It's the first time the public has had access to the elusive image, which has been described as the best UFO photo ever taken. Those who follow the way-marked path will learn all about the 'Robert Taylor incident', which remains the only criminal investigation into an extraterrestrial event in Scotland. Visitors will pass through the scenic woodlands, taking in the wildlife and views of the Dechmont Law hill.November 20, 11.05pm — Kilwinning: Two very bright lights, under 15x magnification didn't look like stars or satellites, one in South and one in the East As reported by The Mirror, 48 per cent of all documented sightings include photographic or video evidence, while a quarter were of a "star-like" objects or objects that flew across the sky. Other common sightings include that of "orbs", "spheres", and "cylinders". Mr Pope claims the UK asked the US if the photo showed their prototype "Aurora" hypersonic spy plane - with secretary of the US Air Force Donald Rice becoming "incensed" by the questions. As The Mirror reported, the hikers handed the photo negatives to Scotland’s Daily Record newspaper — which then sent them to the British Ministry of Defense. Gareth Edwards; I'm after the aliens that beat up Bob; Edinburgh Evening News dated 9 November 2004. Date recovered 4 April 2008.