Over two nights in December 1980, US Air Force personnel stationed at RAF Woodbridge in Suffolk, England, reported encountering a metallic, triangular craft in Rendlesham Forest. Staff Sergeant Jim Penniston claimed to have touched the craft and observed hieroglyphic-like markings. Lt. Colonel Charles Halt led a subsequent investigation, making a real-time audio recording (the famous 'Halt Tape') while observing unexplained lights. Halt's official memo documented the encounter and noted radiation readings at the landing site were significantly elevated — up to ten times normal background levels. The UK Ministry of Defence concluded the incident posed no defense threat but never explained it.
US military personnel at RAF Woodbridge encountered a UFO in Rendlesham Forest — radiation levels were 10x normal at the landing site
“I saw a craft of unknown origin. The fabric of the shell was smooth, like running your hand over glass. There were symbols on the side, like hieroglyphics. The next morning, three depressions were found in the ground where it had landed.”
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“No evidence was found that the alleged sightings posed any threat to the defence of the United Kingdom. No further investigations were deemed necessary.”
— UK Ministry of Defence · Jan 1985
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“No evidence was found that the alleged sightings posed any threat to the defence of the United Kingdom. No further investigations were deemed necessary.”
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