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Dr. David Clark - Longdendale Lights
IN VARIOUS PLACES around the world, strange and otherworldly light phenomena have been witnessed and reported by many people for hundreds of years. The most well-known and popular of these are the Hessdalen Lights in Norway. But here in the UK, there is a similar and just as bizarre phenomenon which has involved very similar mysterious lights being seen over a long period of time. Located between Sheffield and Manchester in northern England, the Longdendale valley stretches for 15 miles and is nestled between two peaks, Shining Clough and Bleaklow. It is a quiet area alongside reservoirs and moorland. Dating back hundreds of years, the valley has built quite a reputation for strange phenomena, ranging from ghostly apparitions to UFOs and everything in-between. Locally, the most well-known of these phenomena is the mysterious “Longdendale Lights”’, described over the years as “strings of lights”, orbs, light beams and other unnatural light formations. The lights witnessed have also varied in colour, including orange, yellow, white and blue lights of varying brightness that have been reported on the ridges and throughout the valley. Over the years many witnesses have come forward to tell of their encounters with these anomalous lights while hiking or driving along the gloomy, quiet valley. Dr David Clarke is one of the UK's leading authorities on contemporary legend and folklore. He is a co-founder of the Contemporary Legend research group at SHU and combines his interests in folklore with his teaching and research in journalism and media law. He is an experienced broadcaster and has acted as a consultant for The National Archives and the BBC.
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