On the 5th October 2000, Mrs. Sharon Rowland took six minutes of video footage at Bonsall Hill near Matlock, Derbyshire, of a UFO which is said to offer concrete proof that some UFOs are not of this earth.  She was allegedly paid £20,000 for the footage by an American TV company.  With this in mind, 3 MARA members made a trip to the area on 24th June 2001.  On arriving at the village of Bonsall, they approached a farmer who was working in a field.  He was very friendly and they asked him if he knew anything about the UFO sighting. He told them that he knew Sharon Rowlands and went on to describe a UFO sighting that he and his wife had about 12 years ago.  The farmer and his wife went to the next farm to ask the opinion of their neighbours, but they were out at the time.  The UFO they saw was described as a large diamond in the sky with smaller diamonds coming out of it.    

The farmer stated that the landlord of the local pub, knew quite a lot about sightings in the area, so the MARA members proceeded to the pub known as "Barley Mow Pub".  The landlord told them that he was a very keen walker and that he knew all of the local landmarks and spots where sightings had been reported.  He drew a map indicating the spot where Sharon Rowlands had taken her UFO footage, and the MARA members then went to that spot.  As you might expect, nothing was seen during their visit.  Bonsall has become a hot spot for UFO researchers since the reported sighting and BBC TV have also visited the village in regard to the sighting.  

As a matter of paranormal interest, the landlord told our members that the Barley Mow pub is haunted by a ghost.