If you watch the scifi channel, the history channel, the discovery channel, or any of the other paranormal tv networks, youve probably heard the popular version of events on those three nights. In late december 1980, there were a series of reported sightings of unexplained lights near rendlesham forest, suffolk, england. An indepth look at the rendlesham forest ufo incident, the worlds most sensational and compelling series of ufo. Theres no wonder the rendlesham forest ufo incident is the one that ufologists consider the most frightening. New book promises truth about rendlesham ufo mystery. The rendlesham forest incident of late december 1980 occurred shortly afterwards, and he was an important witness to events on the second night of sightings. In the late hours of december 27th and early december 28th 1980, then lieutenant colonel halt led a patrol to investigate an alleged ufo landing site near the eastern edge of rendlesham.
Media captioncol charles halt saw an unidentified flying object over a suffolk airbase in 1980. A large area of forest was cleared for the construction ofraf woodbridge and bentwaters in 1943. And the incident is much more than just a sighting. Mcdonald the incident began at the usaftenanted raf bentwaters, suffolk, on the evening of august 1956. He blew the whistle on the socalled rendlesham forest incident in 1983 in a news of the world interview and went on to cowrite the bestselling book with robbins, which was published in 1997. And as the witnesses were all us air force personnel, their accounts have naturally been regarded as being highly reliable and credible. Vet says government has acknowledged he was injured by ufo. Center for ufo studies we may never know the full story of what happened between december 26 and 27, 1980, in rendlesham forest, located between two u. This is due the rendlesham forest incident which consist of a number of documented sightings of mysterious lights and the assumed landing of a craft or multiple craft of unknown origin in rendlesham forest, suffolk, england, during the christmass holidays in 1980, just outside of royal air force woodbridge, utilised at that time by the u. To me it appears the truth has not yet come out about what happened in december 1980, and more worryingly papers connected with the event have reportedly either disappeared or been destroyed. He is the coauthor of encounter in rendlesham forest and is currently a lecturer and presenter on the rendlesham forest incident and other related events. A ufo was seen over three consecutive nights by united states air force personnel stationed at the twin bases of bentwaters and woodbridge, near ipswich, england then the largest nato air force.
The rendlesham forest incident of december 1980, is considered by far the most significant event in ufo. The rendlesham forest incident took place in december 1980 over a series of at least two nights. On december 26, 1980, military personnel at the twin bases of. The incident occurred in the vicinity of two former military bases. It also posits that the binary message itself is actually the product of human time travelers. In late december 1980, there were a series of reported sightings of unexplained lights in the rendlesham forest, suffolk, england, which have become linked with firsthand accounts by multiple military personnel of ufo landings. James penniston joined guest host connie willis youtube channel for the entire program to share his remarkable eyewitness account of the december 1980 rendlesham forest ufo incident. Rendlesham forest ufo sighting new evidence claim bbc news. The rendlesham forest landings bentwaterswoodbridge 1. The rendlesham legend, which happened around neighbouring bases raf woodbridge and raf bentwaters, near mildenhall, suffolk, has been. The inside story of the worlds bestdocumented ufo incident available at amazon. Penniston has spent the past several years working on a definitive and soontobereleased edition about the astonishing occurrence titled the rendlesham enigma. Encounter in rendlesham forest nick pope macmillan.
The inside story of the worlds bestdocumented ufo incident pope, nick, burroughs, john, penniston, jim on. Larry warren was a security officer at bentwaters air force base in the united kingdom. Somethings are true, whether you believe in them or not. All talismans are enclosed in a circle and many display planetary. Nick pope, a ministry of defence employee from 1985 to. What is widely considered britains most extraordinary encounter took place between 26 and 28 december, 1980. The binary codes in 2010 it was revealed by jim penniston that he initiated a download of information when he touched the pictorial glyphs on the craft of unknown origin during his investigation in the early morning hours of december 26th, 1980, in rendlesham forest. Rendlesham forest is a very eerie place and i guess we all would of had to been there at the time of the incident to fully understand what was going on. Rendlesham forest is a large pine forest, east of ipswich, in suffolk, england. Encounter in rendlesham forest this is an eye opening book from nick pope, written with the two men who were central to the events in rendlesham forest. Col charles halt told the bbc he saw unidentified objects at rendlesham forest in december 1980.
Like the roswell incident this one occurred close to several topsecret military establishments including two air bases. This interesting, detailed, and properly footnoted book about the rendlesham forest ufo incident, should be read by anyone interested in what happened in the uk in 1980. Has the mystery of britains roswell finally been solved. Rendlesham forest forest located in the suffolk coastal district, suffolk county, england. Air force bases, woodbridge and bentwaters, on englands east coast. What is known today as the rendlesham forest ufo incident has been described as the worlds first officially observed, and officially confirmed, ufo landing britains equivalent of roswell.
The definitive book on the rendlesham forest incident is now available for purchase worldwide on amazon and kindle. The rendlesham legend, which took place around neighbouring bases raf woodbridge and raf bentwaters, has been dubbed britains roswell, in a. The basement office the rendlesham forest ufo incident pt. Witnesses to the rendlesham forest incident reported strange lights floating and darting about in the woods. Considered by many to be the most important ufo encounter to date, the rendlesham forest incident is also the most controversial. This was a dry, largely clear night with, observers noted, an unusually large. Raf bentwaters will always be synonymous with the rendlesham forest incident of 1980, often dubbed as britains roswell, but the following 1956 sighting reported in the predominantly phony condon report of 1969 reveals that ufos had already been officially reported over the. Rendlesham forest, revisited part 4 the mufon wiki. Raf bentwaters, which is just to the north of the forest, and raf woodbridge which extends into the forest from the west and is bounded by the forest on its northern and eastern edges. The rendlesham forest incident known in ufo circles as britains roswell occurred in the days and nights after christmas in 1980 in a wooded area of england between two military bases. Rendlesham forest incident update earth mystery news.
The rendlesham forest incident, december 1980 home. An indepth look at the rendlesham forest ufo incident, the worlds most sensational and compelling series of ufo encounters in 1980, a ufo was tracked on military radar in rendlesham forest, england. It is told by the eyewitness in firstperson, and not with hearsay, which is often the case with other authors who have written for other eyewitnesses, where you have to. The december 1980 rendlesham forest incident in the united kingdom is arguably the most well documented and important ufo encounter in history. The rendlesham forest incident information portal contains images of pennistons drawings, as well as scans of the 16 or so pages upon which he wrote the cryptic binary message. Several ufo incidents, including multiplewitness sightings by military personnel. Nearby are the twin nato air bases, raf bentwaters and raf woodbridge. Former uk ministry of defence mod official, nick pope, who investigated ufos for the mod began the mornings testimony with a general background. But in my letter to this writer, i tell her, i can not proceed with the book, for she has her own agenda, and it was not in the interest of the facts being told about the rendlesham incident. Dozens of usaf personnel were eyewitnesses to various. Rendlesham forest incident 1980 the rendlesham forest incident is the name given to a series of reported sightings of unexplained lights and the alleged landing of a craft or multiple craft of unknown origin in rendlesham forest, suffolk, england, in late december 1980, just outside raf woodbridge, used at the time by the u. He is currently a lecturer and presenter on the rendlesham forest incident and other related events.
In december 1980, strange lights were reported by servicemen in rendlesham forest near raf bentwaters and raf woodbridge, in suffolk. Witness to britains roswell ufo incident at rendlesham. A firsthand account of the rendlesham forest ufo incident, its coverup, and investigation 0884811291501. Was the rendlesham forest incident a real ufo sighting or. The incident apparently began when two security patrolmen near the eastern gate of raf royal. The rendlesham forest incident can truly be regarded as the perfect storm of a ufo case, explains former ministry of defence investigator. First time testimony blows lid off famous bentwaters ufo. Over a series of three nights in december 1980 an ex. New book promises truth about rendlesham ufo mystery from. The decoded binary code the rendlesham forest incident.
The debut canadian lecture appearance of the original whistle blower and eye witness experiencer of the infamous rendlesham forestraf bentwaters ufo event, britains roswell and coauthor of the fascinating book, left at east gate a firsthand account of the rendlesham forest ufo incident, its coverup, and investigation, larry warren. The rendlesham forest incident can truly be regarded as the perfect storm of a ufo case, explains former ministry of defence investigator nick pope in his introduction to a new book on. Day two of the weeklong citizen disclosure hearings at washingtons dcs national press club offered startling, first time sworn testimony from two of the closest witnesses to the famous rendlesham forest bentwaters ufo incident in december 1980. The incident apparently began when two security patrolmen near the eastern gate of raf royal air force woodbridge saw lights in the forest. Often referred to as britains roswell, the rendlesham forest incident in the immediate aftermath of christmas 1980 is one of the most documented and intriguing ufo cases on record. The inside story of the worlds bestdocumented ufo incident. Encounter in rendlesham forest by nick pope is an impressive book not only because of the subject of it, but also by the way the author presented the facts regarding the encounter with a mystery in rendlesham forest. He was present during an event in 1980 when an extraterrestrial vehicle landed, hovered, and. The encounter saw the apparent craft from another world land in the middle of the woodland of sussex, twice, in front of multiple witnesses.
In late december 1980, there was a series of reported sightings of unexplained lights near rendlesham forest, suffolk, england which have become linked with. Rendlesham forest ufo incident unidentified flying object sighting 15 unidentified flying object 14 rendlesham forest air force base 12 air force colonel 9 raf woodbridge airbase 9 united states air force 9 eyewitness account 8 year 1980 8 close encounter 7 eyewitness 7 american 6 ministry of defence 6 u. Dubbed britains roswell, the rendlesham forest incident, which took place over a series of nights in december 1980, continues to fascinate ufo enthusiasts and conspiracy theorists. At the time, both were being used by the united states air force and were under the command of wing commander colonel gordon e. Most popular rendlesham forest ufo incident movies and tv. To truly get the full story of the rendlesham forest incident, i would encourage you to acquire a copy and read the latest book, authored by nick pope, jim penniston and john burroughs that was just published april 15, 2014 entitled encounter in rendlesham forest. He says he now has statements from radar operators at raf bentwaters and nearby wattisham airfield.