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The Howden Moors Incident

Upper Derwent, Peak District

A huge rescue hunt for a crash that left no wreckage.

On the evening of 24 March 1997, people reported a low-flying aircraft and then a loud explosion over the Howden Moors. Police, mountain rescue and RAF helicopters searched the moors through the night.

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When
24 March 1997
Where
53.4500, -1.7500
Group
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Ladybower and Derwent reservoirs are good starting points.

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UFO Cases of Britain

Fifty-four real and closely examined British UFO cases, weighed with honesty rather than hype. From Rendlesham Forest, the best-documented UFO case the United Kingdom has ever produced, to the Berwyn Mountains, the Broad Haven schoolchildren, the Calvine photograph and the Bonnybridge hotspot, each case sets out what was seen, who saw it and what the explanations are.

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