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Post by theshadowbeing111 on Oct 21, 2016 14:32:20 GMT 1
Whilst the forum is quiet I thought I would bring something interesting up regarding the person who ran UFO Shropshire - Darren Perks
This chap seemed to be doing a decent job in ufology until things started to look like he got mixed up in a bit of hoaxing etc. However it seems there were powers at work or should I say people at work who set him up and the guy disappeared along with his research.
But I was talking to a couple of people recently in West Wales who said he now works for the MoD and has turned over all his work including various information on people he made contact with in the UFO community. Does anyone else know of this?
I heard he succumbed to pressure from the authorities to join them after he got police involved in looking into harassment issues he was experiencing from persons in Canada, Liverpool and North Wales. Apparently Scott Felton the Berwyn UFO researcher was responsible for harassment mail and Perks had him watched and Feltons files hacked and obtained along with Phil Hoyle from Shrewsbury who used to run the animal pathology field unit group. That chap Hoyle did crop circle work too.
I find it interesting how Nick Pope also backs Perks publicly as his 'friend' and close 'colleague', and he also knows Brigitte Barclay extremely well who is also close to Pope. We all know Pope is still very much in with the MoD so it seems Perks is right in there too gathering useful info on the community etc.
Word has it he now lives in London after moving from Scotland, so be good to see if anyone has any news on this chap so we can all look out for him etc...
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Post by uforn on Oct 23, 2016 12:42:45 GMT 1
Hi theshadowbeing111 welcome to UFORN Ive not heard anything about Perks for a number of years after it was proven he was nothing more than a HOAXER and Impersonator, I doubt Perks had anything to offer the MoD on UFO's, its a long time since I looked into him and cant recall what I found out about him there might be something on the forum tho. There is a website set up dedicated to his shenanigans called Darren Perks Watch here's the link ~ Darren Perk's Watch but that doesn't look like its been updated since 2013. If I get a bit time Ill do a bit digging see if I can find anything new on him.
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Post by theshadowbeing111 on Oct 23, 2016 14:18:13 GMT 1
Yes I did see that website previously but it looks like a bit of a no goer to be honest. Couple of people have seen him working at MoD Donnington in Shropshire in uniform this year and I know Nick Pope has made a recent comment to a journalist for the Daily Mail that he works for the MoD. Looking into Perks past employment he did serve in the Army and I had a friend check him out and his service number is listed as 'active'. I wonder what he was/is up to in the UFO community then if he does work for the MoD. Yes they have moles so to speak but if he has gained valuable info on people then it would be quite damaging I assume. I've tried to find out about him on various forums but everyone says he has gone underground and or working with with the MoD.
Might be worth keeping tabs on this one because if he pops up on someone unexpectedly who is in on UFO circles then he may make in roads etc.
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Post by ronologic on Oct 26, 2016 4:23:12 GMT 1
Welcome aboard theshadowbeing111.
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Post by uforn on Oct 26, 2016 16:19:07 GMT 1
Yes I did see that website previously but it looks like a bit of a no goer to be honest. Couple of people have seen him working at MoD Donnington in Shropshire in uniform this year and I know Nick Pope has made a recent comment to a journalist for the Daily Mail that he works for the MoD. Looking into Perks past employment he did serve in the Army and I had a friend check him out and his service number is listed as 'active'. I wonder what he was/is up to in the UFO community then if he does work for the MoD. Yes they have moles so to speak but if he has gained valuable info on people then it would be quite damaging I assume. I've tried to find out about him on various forums but everyone says he has gone underground and or working with with the MoD. Might be worth keeping tabs on this one because if he pops up on someone unexpectedly who is in on UFO circles then he may make in roads etc. Hi theshadowbeing111, from what I remember of Perks he first came onto the scene in the BBC documentary Conspiracy Road Trip which was a total farce I remember it suggested he was a set up by the BBC. I remember speaking with him on Twitter as I tried to get him to come on here and explain himself about that documentary which he said he would after he had finished some other interviews. He never did get back to me about it and I never took it any further, Ive checked my Twitter and it looks like the last time he was active was back in 2013, he has also deleted his account. You know more than me about his recent goings on, I would be grateful if you could keep me posted with anything you find out.
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Post by theshadowbeing111 on Oct 26, 2016 16:42:04 GMT 1
I watched that show and it didn't do itself any favours, but after researching it a bit it looks like Perks may have been paid by the BBC to go in and try and balance things out a bit. A mate of mine works in the RAF in Scotland and has met Perks three times since 2015, whilst he was on base with the MoD apparently testing thermal imaging equipment with RAF Police units. My mate who I can't obviously name works on air traffic control and said Perks was very 'normal' in terms of talking in the mess to him and colleagues, but his unit or branch was relatively unknown although he was in attachment to the RAF Police via the MoD. Now we do know he worked for a public company in Scotland with thermal imaging gear but they are also an approved MoD contractor.
There was word he has been seen in Shrewsbury in recent years but I would expect that as he is from there, this would be to visit friends or family. Also RAF Shawbury is just up the road so no doubt he has been working there or something too?
It would seem a very high possibility that as an MoD employee, he would easily have been able to get inside or onside with the BBC etc. Hence him appearing in that BBC3 show and doing other consulting for the BBC, which was similar to what Nick Pope did. Now Pope and Perks are linked closely in that Perks says he approached Pope initially regarding the Cosford UFO incident. I have my doubts wth this whole witness business and Perks account of what he saw, and it is quite plausible Perks and Pope made up his account to add fuel and a bit of murky info to the incident. That saying the Cosford incident Perks says he witnessed close up looks like it could be more a stealth flight and the MoD are believed to have withheld document from FOIA releases.
Perks is MoD without a doubt and my contact in the RAF is solid and would not lie about this. So this means he is not only dangerous but one to avoid by all means. I hate to think of what he found out whilst in the UFO community and that is a worry.
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Post by uforn on Oct 27, 2016 16:34:53 GMT 1
Now Pope and Perks are linked closely in that Perks says he approached Pope initially regarding the Cosford UFO incident. I have my doubts wth this whole witness business and Perks account of what he saw, and it is quite plausible Perks and Pope made up his account to add fuel and a bit of murky info to the incident. That saying the Cosford incident Perks says he witnessed close up looks like it could be more a stealth flight and the MoD are believed to have withheld document from FOIA releases. Hi theshadowbeing111, it would be helpful if you had a timeline of when Perks supposedly approached Nick Pope regarding the Cosford Incident as Ive read a lot about that case in the past and watched almost every documentary on it and no where have I seen Pope mention Perks as a witness to the case. Given Nick Pope Investigated the case you would think if Perks gave Pope his witness testimony at the time Pope would have been telling everyone about it. Ive not seen that so I doubt it happened at the time the Investigation took place. I am on looking over the MoD Files on Cosford now and so far there's no report from Perks. If you want to take a look yourself you can find them here DEFE-24-2086. I have managed to get Perks report that he wrote on his website UFO Shropshire here it is ~
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Post by theshadowbeing111 on Oct 28, 2016 5:38:48 GMT 1
Pope will advise of it if you ask him etc. He told me in 2012 that Perks contacted him so it wouldn't of been in the files that Pope worked on. But what I'm saying is what if Pope and Perks were working together from then onward you never know?
That witness account is very sort of 'straight forward' and don't sit right with me.
Perks apparently ran sky watches in the Shrewsbury area I think but I will have to try and find out. If thats the case then if he had people go with him on them then maybe they can help and shed light on this? I'm in Birmingham so I don't know that area very well I'm afraid.
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Post by uforn on Feb 8, 2017 14:48:11 GMT 1
Hi theshadowbeing111, it looks like Perks is back on the scene, UFO Shropshire has just started following me on Twitter so I went and checked Perks website and sure enough there are some recent posts the latest being on 6th of February. I'm sure I checked the site last time we spoke and it was offline. Might be worth keeping an eye on to see what they post.
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