In late December 1980, there were rumours of UFO encounters near RAF Woodbridge ( a two-base complex operated and occupied by the United States Air Force).

In the immediate hours of 26th December patrol men were sent out to investigate strange lights that showed up in the forest. They found nothing but two days later Colonel Charles Halt was ordered out again to investigate these lights. The UK’s ufologist were delighted, this ‘British Roswell’ had everything to prove it was a real sighting, Substantial evidence, credible eyewitnesses and validation from the highest level.

The Theory

Neither the British nor the American authorities wished to take the investigation further, so the ufologist established their own investigation discovering an extraordinary story.



The three patrol men on duty reported seeing a glowing metallic triangular object in the woods. This object drifted off but left three holes in the ground, in the shape of a triangle. There was high levels of radiation left behind.

Later on one of the patrol men alleged to have felt the object, sketching its markings. Colonel Charles Halt saw beams of light, supposedly from the UFO, beaming down on the bases nuclear weapons bunker. Halt also made a tape recording of the encounter. His radio malfunctioned as well as lights that had been set up at the site.

A cover up seemed to be occurring as well. A roll of film sent to the photo lab never returned. Witnesses claimed to have been harassed by the authorities. One ufologist sought to question Margaret Thatcher (Priminister at the time) about the incident, her reply was “You can’t tell the people”.

The Official story

The source of lights were from a nearby lighthouse. The patrol men’s second testimonies never matched their original. At first it was claimed that they did not get closer than 50 metres to the object. In that case they never touched it unlike the second story.

Halts story had holes in it, his timing and description on tape showed that he was looking at the lighthouse. His radio never stopped working and those types of lights always break.

The holes in the ground were made by rabbits and the radiation levels were normal for the area. There was nothing to investigate and Margaret Thatcher response was misinterpreted, what she meant was that people refuse to listen to logic when it comes to UFO’s.

Conclusion



The Rendlesham incident concludes itself. There is clear evidence that it was in fact the lighthouse and not a UfO. Most ufologist believe that the incident was false and lacked any evidence. Aliens could be out there somewhere but I doubt they ever landed in Rendlesham forest.