Calvine photograph

Two men walking above Calvine photographed a large, silent diamond-shaped object hovering while a military jet flew past. Their negatives went from the Daily Record to the Ministry of Defence and vanished. A surviving print surfaced in 2022 and was published worldwide.

Explanation

The MoD never explained it; proposed explanations include a rock reflected in water and a hoax. The photographers have never been identified.

What was seen

Shape: Large diamond hovering; a Harrier jet nearby
Witnesses: Two unidentified walkers
Duration: ~10 minutes

Sources

• The National Archives (UK) — MoD UFO files

Browse

• United Kingdom
• 1990s
• Unresolved
• Photo and video cases
• Official government documents
• Photographs
• Triangles and V shapes

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