Close Encounter
Rendlesham Forest Incident
U.S. Air Force personnel at RAF Woodbridge reported lights and a possible craft in nearby Rendlesham Forest over several nights.
- Date
- December 1980
- Location
- Rendlesham Forest near RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk · United Kingdom
- Witnesses
- Military, Multiple
- Evidence
- Physical trace, Official documents
What was reported
Deputy base commander Lt. Col. Charles Halt wrote a memo to the Ministry of Defence describing lights and marks on the ground, and he recorded audio during one outing.
Official and public statements
The Ministry of Defence stated that the events posed no threat to national security. Researcher Ian Ridpath stated that the lights were the Orford Ness lighthouse, a bright meteor and stars.
References
Source: Wikipedia