{"type":"documents","slug":"1981-halt-memo","title":"Halt Memo","url":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/1981-halt-memo","description":"USAF lieutenant colonel Charles Halt reported unexplained lights at RAF Woodbridge, referencing instrument failures","date":"1981-01-13T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Memo"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","disclosureRating":6,"connectionCount":3,"content":{"markdown":"## Summary\n\nThe Halt memo was a formal account from Lt. Col. Charles Halt describing unusual beams and an apparent metallic craft in [Rendlesham Forest](/locations/rendlesham-forest), England. The document includes sketches and radiation readings from the landing site.[^1][^2][^3]\n\n<PDF src=\"https://www.defense.gov/Portals/1/Documents/foia/Halt_Memo.pdf\" />\n\n[^1]: [Halt Memo (Defense.gov FOIA PDF)](https://www.defense.gov/Portals/1/Documents/foia/Halt_Memo.pdf)\n[^2]: [Digital copy of DEFE 24/1948: UFO reports of sighting, Rendlesham Forest (The National Archives)](https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C10342055)\n[^3]: [The Halt Memo - The Rendlesham Forest Incident (The Black Vault FOIA archive)](https://www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/the-halt-memo-the-rendlesham-forest-incident/)","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[{"ref":{"type":"locations","slug":"rendlesham-forest","title":"Rendlesham Forest","url":"https://disclosdex.com/locations/rendlesham-forest"},"direction":"outbound","weight":1},{"ref":{"type":"people","slug":"jim-penniston","title":"Jim Penniston","url":"https://disclosdex.com/people/jim-penniston"},"direction":"inbound","weight":1},{"ref":{"type":"people","slug":"charles-halt","title":"Charles Halt","url":"https://disclosdex.com/people/charles-halt"},"direction":"inbound","weight":1}],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/1981-halt-memo","title":"Halt Memo","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/documents/1981-halt-memo","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}}