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English woodland where US Air Force personnel reported strange lights in December 1980

  Suffolk Sightings

Members of the 81st Security Police Squadron at RAF Woodbridge investigated unusual lights descending into Rendlesham Forest on 26 December 1980.1 Over the next two nights they documented radiation readings and saw a glowing object emitting beams onto the base.23 The incident spawned extensive investigations and remains Britain’s most famous UFO case.45

See the Rendlesham Forest incident report for transcript extracts.

  References

  1. defense.gov

  2. nationalarchives.gov.uk

  3. bbc.com

  4. theguardian.com

  5. en.wikipedia.org

Published on December 26, 1980

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