Person
David Clarke
Also known as Dr. David Clarke, Dr Clarke
- Historian and journalism academic, Sheffield Hallam University; consultant to the UK National Archives on the release of MoD UFO files (2008–2013)
British historian who advised the UK National Archives on publishing the Ministry of Defence's UFO files, and who has researched Lakenheath, Rendlesham, Alderney and Topcliffe from the original records. He tends towards sceptical, document-led conclusions, which is valuable balance in this archive.
Sources: drdavidclarke.co.uk · UK National Archives
Facts and claims
- claimed Clarke tracked down former RAF press officer Craig Lindsay, who still had a print of the Calvine photograph, leading to its rediscovery in 2022. Source: The story of the Calvine UFO photograph | In Case You Missed It at 3:43
Connected files
Books
- Flying Saucerers: A Social History of UFOlogy (authored)
- How UFOs Conquered the World: The History of a Modern Myth (authored)
- Left at East Gate: A First-Hand Account of the Bentwaters-Woodbridge UFO Incident, Its Cover-up, and Investigation (statement about)
- UFO Drawings from the National Archives (authored)
- The UFO Files: The Inside Story of Real-Life Sightings (authored)
Claims
- The targets tracked by radar and seen over RAF Lakenheath and Bentwaters in August 1956 were craft of unknown origin (comments on claim)
Documents
- The National Archives: guides to the Ministry of Defence UFO files (2008–2013) (prepared) — The highlights guides list the key stories he bookmarked in each release
Incidents
- Alderney UFO sighting (investigated)
- Alitalia MD-80 encounter with an unidentified “missile” near Lydd, Kent (statement about)
- Broad Haven Primary School sighting (analysed)
- Calvine photograph (investigated)
- Lakenheath–Bentwaters radar-visual incident (investigated)
- RAF Manston F-86D ordered to fire on a radar UFO over East Anglia (statement about)
- Rendlesham Forest incident (researched) — He has researched Rendlesham from the original records
Places
- RAF Bentwaters and RAF Woodbridge (researched) — Historian David Clarke has researched both cases from the original records
Videos
- The Great UFO Hoax '67: the hoaxers and a witness, fifty years on (appears in)
- The story of the Calvine UFO photograph | In Case You Missed It (speaks in)
- Lakenheath/ Bentwaters UFO Incident 1956 - Dr. David Clarke (appears in)
Mentioned in documents and records
- The National Archives (UK): UFO files release, highlights guide (August 2009)
- The National Archives (UK)