About this episode
The episode recounts the experience of Police Officer Alan Godfrey who encounters a UFO while on duty in Todmorden, West Yorkshire in 1980.
In November 1980, Police Officer Alan Godfrey, is driving his car along a country road within the County of West Yorkshire in the north of England. Responding to a report of cows wandering loose from their paddock, Alan is reminded of the body he helped recover 5 months earlier, while driving near the same location known as Todmorden. Unexpectedly Alan is forced to stop the car. In front of him is a large diamond shaped object hovering above the road and spinning in a clockwise motion. Alan a...
Topics covered
- UFOs
- police encounters
- West Yorkshire
- 1980s
Keywords
- Todmorden
- UFO sighting
- Alan Godfrey
- police report
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Todmorden, the County, England
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