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I am course leader and senior lecturer in journalism at Sheffield Hallam University where I teach media law and investigation skills. Prior to teaching journalism skills I worked as a news reporter for The Sheffield Star and Yorkshire Post and spent four years working as a Press Officer in local government. My Ph.D is in Folklore and was completed at the National Centre for English Cultural Tradition, University of Sheffield, in 1999. My interest in folklore and the supernatural goes back to my childhood and I've been researching and writing about strange phenomena for as long as I can remember. Since 2008 I have been working with The National Archives (TNA) as their consultant for the ongoing release of the UFO files created by Britain's Ministry of Defence. My book, The UFO Files, was published by TNA in September 2009.
Hello David, Its been three years since i e-mailed you about my experiences in the Longdondale Valley and as i received no reply from you i presumed you had not received my e-mail.
I am the gentleman who was driving home to Leeds in 1973 and witnessed the blue/white light.
You must have received my e-mail as you have printed my story(thanks very much) The incident is still very clear in my mind after nearly 40 years and i am pleased that you have published it and other people can now read my account of what REALLY did happen that night.
Many thanks
Peter Maddison-Sharpe