Artist to diplay UFO on Coniston Old Man (From The Westmorland Gazette)

Artist to diplay UFO on Coniston Old Man

7:36am Friday 8th October 2004

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An artist will scale Coniston Old Man tomorrow morning (Saturday) to reveal the curious sight of an unidentified flying object, reports Andy Bloxham.

Bristol-based Julian Claxton will head up the river valley footpath to Little Arrow Moor to recreate what is held to be the first UFO photograph ever taken in Britain.

Using a fishing rod, a wooden frame and a silvery shape, he will attempt to recreate a picture taken on the fell in February 1954 by Torver teenager Stephen Darbishire.

The event is part of the FRED art project, run by Kirkby Stephen artists' group Fold, which has seen a tree dressed' in Kendal and 125 fence posts in Kirkby Lonsdale decorated with shoes.

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