The Old Barley Mow investigation
We undertook an investigation of this old pub on Osmaston Road, Derby along with the Derwent Paranormal Investigators. DPI have yet to receive confirmation, but the Old Barley Mow was built around the 1850′s, possibly as two houses on the end of two strips of terraces. Again further research should confirm if the building was...
Trip to Jerusalem Investigation
15/02/03: Built in 1189, Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem is one of Britain’s oldest pubs. It is alleged that it was a favourite stopping point for pilgrims on their way to the Holy Land. Even Richard the Lionheart is said to have stayed here. The pub has three bars, two on one level and the...
The Ghost Bomber Hoax
For years, the mystery of the ghost bomber has been part of the folklore of the district. On starless nights, sightings of the fuzzy image of a World War II Halifax airplane would frequently be reported in the skies above the remote East Yorkshire village of Wetwang. With no other explanation to hand, locals speculated...
Bishop’s House Ghost
One of the first cases I investigated transpired at a medieval building in Sheffield called “The Bishop’s House”. As well as being one of the oldest buildings in Sheffield it claimed to be the most haunted. Myself and another investigator, Valerie Salim investigated multiple sightings of a grey lady who would touch visitors to the...
Part 1: Introduction
By Dr David Clarke and Martin Jeffrey It was a story which could have been lifted straight out of a plot from the X-Files TV series: An unidentified flying object hovering in the clear night sky; callers jamming police switchboards to report a light aircraft skimming rooftops on a collision course with the hills west...
Part 2: The Aircrash Which Never Was…
By Dr David Clarke and Martin Jeffrey This was how news of what was to become one of the most controversial incidents in British UFOlogy was first broken by the local newspaper the Sheffield Star on the morning of Wednesday, March 25, 1997: “Emergency services from four counties were today involved in a massive operation...
Part 3: Witness Testimony
By Dr David Clarke and Martin Jeffrey Monday, March 24, 1997 was a clear, cold spring evening with a full moon and many people from Sheffield and the neighbouring areas took advantage of the fine weather conditions to venture out onto the Peak District moors west of Sheffield to watch the comet Hale-Bopp which was...
Part 4: Tracked by Radar?
By Dr David Clarke and Martin Jeffrey Claims have been made that a UFO was tracked on radar at 9.55 pm that night by the Royal Signals based at RAF Linton-upon-Ouse in North Yorkshire. The claim, made by Max Burns, is based upon information allegedly supplied by an un-named radar operator who was a schoolfriend...
Part 5: Space Debris
By Dr David Clarke and Martin Jeffrey One theory considered by the BGS as an explanation for the unexplained sonic events recorded in the Sheffield region was a Bolide meteor or man-made space junk burning up on re-entry into the earth’s atmosphere. Debris such as this can appear as flashing lights or strings of moving...
Part 6: Military Denials
By Dr David Clarke and Martin Jeffrey Military Denials…and questions in the House South Yorkshire Police and the Mountain Rescue Service contacted RAF sources as part of their routine checks as the search and rescue operation moved into full swing around midnight on March 24. Both Chief Inspector Burbeary, who was in charge of the...
Part 7: Theories and Context
By Dr David Clarke and Martin Jeffrey This report aims to stick to the known facts with the minimum of speculation in an attempt to reach the truth behind an event which to this day is categorised as “unexplained” by South Yorkshire Police who were the main investigators. Clearly, a real phenomena, or series of...
Part 8: Crashed UFO Theory
UFO investigator Max Burns, who makes no secret of his belief in aliens and a huge cover-up by the authorities, in a posting on the Internet has proclaimed the case as: “One of the biggest UFO incidents in recent years involving a huge flying triangle, military jets, sonic booms, a bolide meteor, unmarked helicopters, glowing...
