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United Kingdom1964-05-23civilian claim

Solway Firth Spaceman Photo

On May 23, 1964, Carlisle firefighter Jim Templeton photographed his five-year-old daughter on Burgh Marsh near the Solway Firth. When developed by Kodak, one frame showed a figure in a white space suit standing behind her, a figure Templeton insisted was invisible to him at the time. Kodak confirmed the photograph was genuine and unaltered.

On May 23, 1964, Carlisle firefighter Jim Templeton photographed his five-year-old daughter on Burgh Marsh near the Solway Firth.

Brief

On May 23, 1964, Carlisle firefighter Jim Templeton photographed his five-year-old daughter on Burgh Marsh near the Solway Firth. When developed by Kodak, one frame showed a figure in a white space suit standing behind her, a figure Templeton insisted was invisible to him at the time. Kodak confirmed the photograph was genuine and unaltered. Two men claiming to be government agents visited Templeton, refused to show identification, and drove away angrily after he maintained he had not seen the figure. Templeton later reported that engineers at the Woomera missile test range in Australia had halted a Blue Streak rocket launch after CCTV showed two similar figures at the pad, and independently recognised his photograph. Proposed explanations include the overexposed back of his wife Annie, who was present.

Metadata

Date
1964-05-23
Year
1964
Location
Burgh Marsh, Solway Firth, Cumberland, England
Region
United Kingdom
Status
unconfirmed
Tag
civilian claim
Primary
The Solway Spaceman, Men in Black, and the Blue Streak Missile
Source type
html
Sources
2

Key Points

  • On May 23, 1964, Carlisle firefighter Jim Templeton photographed his five-year-old daughter on Burgh Marsh near the Solway Firth.
  • When developed by Kodak, one frame showed a figure in a white space suit standing behind her, a figure Templeton insisted was invisible to him at the time.
  • Kodak confirmed the photograph was genuine and unaltered.
  • Two men claiming to be government agents visited Templeton, refused to show identification, and drove away angrily after he maintained he had not seen the figure.

Most Interesting

  • On May 23, 1964, Carlisle firefighter Jim Templeton photographed his five-year-old daughter on Burgh Marsh near the Solway Firth.
  • Two men claiming to be government agents visited Templeton, refused to show identification, and drove away angrily after he maintained he had not seen the figure.
  • Templeton later reported that engineers at the Woomera missile test range in Australia had halted a Blue Streak rocket launch after CCTV showed two similar figures at the pad, and independently recognised his photograph.

Timeline

  1. 1964-05-23 · Encounter

    On May 23, 1964, Carlisle firefighter Jim Templeton photographed his five-year-old daughter on Burgh Marsh near the Solway Firth.

  2. 2022 · Source record

    The Solway Spaceman, Men in Black, and the Blue Streak Missile is the preferred source material attached to this encounter.

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