The
Rendlesham forest incident of Christmas 1980 is probably one of the
most remarkable UFO incidents on record. It has been dubbed the "British
Roswell" but in reality is probably a far more intriguing case. Like
the Roswell incident this one occurred close to several top secret
military establishments including two air bases. As such the case
profile couldn't be higher yet getting at the truth has never been
easy. The full answers may never be known, but varying accounts from
different people make for a story that is never anything less than
sensational. A story that seems to leap straight from the archives of
the most exciting X - files episode.
On December, 26th 1980 military personal at the Woodbridge and Bentwater air-bases in Suffolk, England reported witnessing over the next couple of days strange lights in the sky and a triangular craft landing in Rendlesham Forest near the bases.
On December, 26th 1980 military personal at the Woodbridge and Bentwater air-bases in Suffolk, England reported witnessing over the next couple of days strange lights in the sky and a triangular craft landing in Rendlesham Forest near the bases.
The
two bases were being leased to the USAF at the time and were situated
right outside of the 5.8 square miles (15 km2) Rendlesham Forest which
is owned by the Forestry Commission.
At
around 3am on December, 26th two military security patrol personnel saw
lights descending into the forest which was about one mile from the
east gate of the Woodbridge base. They first thought it may have been a
downed aircraft and of course, went to investigate with one other
patrolman. They proceeded to scout it out on foot.
When
they got close they reported, according to the USAF Halt Memo below,
that they saw a "strange glowing object" in the woods. The object was
triangular in shape, metallic, and approximately three meters across and
two meters in height. The whole forest was a glow with a white light.
The UFO itself had a reddish light on top and blue lights on the bottom.
It appeared as though it was hovering or possibly standing on landing
equipment. As the men moved closer to the object though, it maneuvered
away from them. They also reported that nearby farm animals were "in a
frenzy".
On
the following morning when investigating the sighting in the Rendlesham
Forest, landing marks were found in the ground near where the patrol
men first spotted the object as well as burn marks on nearby broken
trees.
There
were three depressions from the landing gear that were one and a half
inches deep and seven inches in diameter. Plaster casts were then made
of the landing gear depressions, but no one was sure of what they truly
were. Some say they could have been made from common animals in the
area.
Later
beta/gama tests were done to detremine if there was radiation
contamination and if there was how much. It was determined that moderate
radiation was found away from where the ship had landed at .05-.07 and
the highest readings were at the location of the landing.
That
night a glowing object was spotted through the tree line pulsing red.
It then broke off into five different pieces and seemingly disappeared.
Soon after three more objects were spotted two in the north and one in
the south all moving at rapid speeds and displaying red, blue and green
lights. The lights would randomly shoot white lights towards the ground
and remained visible from one to three hours. All witnessed by multiple
military men.
Lt.
Col. Charles Halt, while investigating the UFO, brought a hand-held
Lanier micro-cassette recorder that he would often use for note taking.
He recorded the investigation on the 28th of December when they were
looking for the impressions from the ship and taking radiation readings
Summary: This is the
official report filed by USAF Deputy Base Commander Lt. Col. Charles
Halt concerning the UFO incidents in Rendlesham Forest, near the
Bentwaters/Woodbridge RAF bases.
Department of the Air Force
Headquarter 81st Combat Support Group (USAFE)
APO NEW YORK DY735
13 Jan 81
Reply to Attn of: CD
Subject: Unexplained Lights
To: RAF/CC
1. Early in the morning of 27 Dec 80 (approximately 0300L), two USAF security police patrolmen saw unusual lights outside the back gate at RAF Woodbridge. Thinking an aircraft might have crashed or been forced down, they called for permission to go outside the gate to investigate. The on-duty flight chief responded and allowed three patrolmen to proceed on foot. The individuals reported seeing a strange glowing object in the forest. The Object was described as being metallic in appearance and triangular in shape, approximately two and three meters across the base and approximately two meters high. It illuminated the entire forest with a white light. The object itself had a pulsing red light on top and a bank(s) of blue lights underneath. The object was hovering or on legs. As the patrolmen approached the object, it manoeuvred though the trees and disappeared. At this time the animals on a nearby farm went into frenzy. The object was briefly sighted approximately an hour later near the back gate.
2. The next day, three depressions 1 1/2" deep and 7" in diameter were found where the object had been sighted on the ground. The following night (29 Dec 80) the area was checked for radiation. Beta/gamma readings of 0.1 milliroentgens were recorded with peak readings in the three depressions and near the center of the triangle formed by the depressions. A nearby tree had moderate (.05 - .07) readings on the side of the tree toward the depressions.
3. Later in the night a red sun-like light was seen though the trees. It moved about and pulsed. At one point it appeared to throw off glowing particles and then broke into five separate white objects and then disappeared. Immediately thereafter, three star-like objects were noticed in the sky, two objects to the north and one to the south, all of which were about 10 degrees off the horizon. The objects moved rapidly in sharp angular movements and displayed red, green and blue lights. The objects to the north appeared to be elliptical through an 8-12 power lens. They then turned to full circles. The objects to the north remained in the sky for an hour or more. The object to the south was visible for two or three hours and beamed down a stream of light from time to time. Numerous individuals, including the undersigned, witnessed the activities in paragraphs 2 and 3.
Charles I. Halt, Lt. Col. USAF
Deputy Base Commander
Headquarter 81st Combat Support Group (USAFE)
APO NEW YORK DY735
13 Jan 81
Reply to Attn of: CD
Subject: Unexplained Lights
To: RAF/CC
1. Early in the morning of 27 Dec 80 (approximately 0300L), two USAF security police patrolmen saw unusual lights outside the back gate at RAF Woodbridge. Thinking an aircraft might have crashed or been forced down, they called for permission to go outside the gate to investigate. The on-duty flight chief responded and allowed three patrolmen to proceed on foot. The individuals reported seeing a strange glowing object in the forest. The Object was described as being metallic in appearance and triangular in shape, approximately two and three meters across the base and approximately two meters high. It illuminated the entire forest with a white light. The object itself had a pulsing red light on top and a bank(s) of blue lights underneath. The object was hovering or on legs. As the patrolmen approached the object, it manoeuvred though the trees and disappeared. At this time the animals on a nearby farm went into frenzy. The object was briefly sighted approximately an hour later near the back gate.
2. The next day, three depressions 1 1/2" deep and 7" in diameter were found where the object had been sighted on the ground. The following night (29 Dec 80) the area was checked for radiation. Beta/gamma readings of 0.1 milliroentgens were recorded with peak readings in the three depressions and near the center of the triangle formed by the depressions. A nearby tree had moderate (.05 - .07) readings on the side of the tree toward the depressions.
3. Later in the night a red sun-like light was seen though the trees. It moved about and pulsed. At one point it appeared to throw off glowing particles and then broke into five separate white objects and then disappeared. Immediately thereafter, three star-like objects were noticed in the sky, two objects to the north and one to the south, all of which were about 10 degrees off the horizon. The objects moved rapidly in sharp angular movements and displayed red, green and blue lights. The objects to the north appeared to be elliptical through an 8-12 power lens. They then turned to full circles. The objects to the north remained in the sky for an hour or more. The object to the south was visible for two or three hours and beamed down a stream of light from time to time. Numerous individuals, including the undersigned, witnessed the activities in paragraphs 2 and 3.
Charles I. Halt, Lt. Col. USAF
Deputy Base Commander
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