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Calvine

Near Pitlochry, Perthshire

The best UFO photograph ever taken, hidden away for 32 years.

Two walkers photographed a huge diamond-shaped object hanging silently above the hills, with an RAF jet nearby. The pictures were sent to the Daily Record, which passed them to the Ministry of Defence.

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When
4 August 1990
Where
56.7800, -3.9700
Group
UFO cases

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Lay-bys along the A9 near Calvine overlook the area.

Cover of UFO Cases of Britain by Cale Mills
From the book

UFO Cases of Britain

Often cited by researchers as the single best UFO photograph ever taken in Britain, the Calvine image spent over three decades as something close to a ghost story in its own right — a picture nearly everyone in British ufology had heard about, that almost nobody outside official circles had actually seen, until it resurfaced unexpectedly in 2022.

Fifty-four real and closely examined British UFO cases, weighed with honesty rather than hype. From Rendlesham Forest, the best-documented UFO case the United Kingdom has ever produced, to the Berwyn Mountains, the Broad Haven schoolchildren, the Calvine photograph and the Bonnybridge hotspot, each case sets out what was seen, who saw it and what the explanations are.

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