Episode 109: The Solway Spaceman

In 1964, a firefighter in Cumbria was surprised when a photo snapped on a weekend trip revealed a strange figure behind his young daughter—and ignited an international mystery that stretched far beyond Solway Firth. 

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Works Cited  

Jim Templeton’s Photo, 1964 (Public Domain)

Simon Armstrong, “The Mystery of. . .” BBC, 2014. 

N/A, “Picture of a Man. . . “ The Daily Mirror, 1964. 

Dr. David Clarke, “The Solway Spaceman. . . “  Dr. David Clark, 2014. 

Matthew O’Hara, “Solway Spaceman Mystery. . .”  The News and Star, 2024.

A Thompson, “Famous UFO Sightings. . .”  (Archived), The Whitehaven News, 2005. 

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Paul Baldwin, “The Alien Men. . .” The People, 1997.

The Lovecraft Investigations (BBC Radio 4), “Eight Unsolved British. . .” BBC, 2025.

N/A, “Rocket Clue to Spaceman.” The Daily Mail, 2002. 

How Stuff Works, “Men In Black.” HowStuffWorks, 2023.

Office of Nuclear Regulation, Chapelcross 

The Institution of Civil Engineers, Caldwell Plant 

Heritage Gateway: Anthorn Airfield 

Anthorn, Military Wiki 

James Conrad, bio 

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