David Clarke (UK)
He writes: "My approach to the subject of UFOs and UFOlogy is from the viewpoint of a journalist and a historian. Although I take a sceptical stance, I remain open-minded about the possibility that some “UFOs” might have an exotic origin, most probably as UAPs – Unidentified Atmospheric Phenomena. My stance is similar to that of Carl Jung... I became interested in UFOlogy after seeing Spielberg's movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind in 1978 when I was 12 years old. I joined BUFORA in 1980 and was accredited as an investigator in 1985.
"I was a BUFORA council member from 1988-1991 and press officer in 1997-98. I was a founder member of the IUN (Independent UFO Network, 1987-1994), which published UFO Brigantia, and a founder member of the UFO Investigators Network (UFOIN in 1998). In 1987 I was instrumental in establishing Project Pennine (a UK version of Project Hessdalen), which contributed to the research by Paul Devereux and Paul McCartney which appeared in Earthlights Revelation (London, 1989).
"I served on the board for the European Journal of UFO and Abduction Studies (1999-2003) and am currently a member of the EuroUFONet “a virtual community of scientifically-oriented UFOlogists in Europe.”" [1]
Books
- The Angel of Mons: London: John Wiley, 2004
- Out of the Shadows: UFOs, The Establishment and the Official Cover up (with Andy Roberts) London: Piatkus, 2002
- Supernatural Peak District, London: Robert Hale, 2000
- The UFOs that Never Were (with J. Randles and A. Roberts) London: Allison & Busby, 1999
- Twilight of the Celtic Gods (with A. Roberts)London: Cassell/Blandford Press, 1986.
- Ghosts and Legends of the Peak District, Norwich: Jarrold, 1992, 128 pp. Third edition, 2000.
- Phantoms of the Sky, UFOs: A Modern Myth? (with A. Roberts)London: Robert Hale, 1990
