In 1990, two men in Scotland captured what’s been called the clearest UFO photo ever taken. Then the UK government buried it for 30 years. Was it secret technology? Or something from beyond Earth? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli investigate the Calvine UFO incident, MoD secrecy, and what the image really shows.

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Chapters:
00:23 - Intro
01:41 - Nick Pope
10:02 - Calvine, Scotland
12:00 - 1996: People start asking questions
14:44 - Aurora
18:43 - How the investigation began
25:33 - Declassification in 2009
32:01 - The one public image
33:57 - 2015 documentary
36:28 - Craig Lindsay
42:40 - The witnesses
54:07 - Thank you to Patrons
54:41 - Sponsor: Triumph of the Heart
55:22 - Sponsor: François Flippen
55:31 - An Advent Message
68:53 - Classified tech?
79:55 - Exotic origins?
80:59 - Bottom Line
81:41 - Further Resources
82:24 - Mysterious Feedback: #386 The Nephilim
93:55 - Your mysterious feedback
94:32 - Thank you to Oasis Studio 7
94:38 - Jimmy’s YouTube channel
95:14 - Next Time: Sea-Monkeys!
96:15 - Mysterious World store
96:24 - Get your Mysterious merch
96:33 - Show notes
96:40 - Become a Patron
96:48 - Sponsor: Rosary Army and School of Mary
97:12 - Sponsor: The Grady Group
97:27 - Outro

Further Resources:
• David Clarke Case Files: Calvine UFO Photograph series: https://drdavidclarke.co.uk/secret-files/the-calvine-ufo-photographs/
• Nick Pope interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQfg7UE0P4w
• Nick Pope speaks on Calvine sighting (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14JHX_K12sc
• David Clarke reveals photo in The Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11106737/Most-spectacular-UFO-photo-captured-glimpse-secret-Aurora-spy-plane-program.html
• Falkirk Herald article on the search for Kevin Russell: https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/people/hunt-is-on-for-falkirk-photographer-who-snapped-world-famous-1990-ufo-picture-4003793
• The Guardian story about the discovery of the photograph: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/11/what-really-happened-in-calvine-the-mystery-behind-the-best-ufo-picture-ever-seen
• Daily Record article on the story: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-hotel-porter-could-hold-29380068
• Andrew Robinson’s photographic evaluation: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/34877/1/Robinson-PhotographicAnalysisVersion5%28VoR%29.pdf
• Aurora aircraft (Grokipedia): https://grokipedia.com/page/Aurora_(aircraft)
• 1990 Los Angeles Times article on stealth blimps: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-02-27-fi-1420-story.html

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