Rendlesham Forest incident

Record summary

U.S. Air Force personnel at RAF Woodbridge and RAF Bentwaters reported lights near Rendlesham Forest, followed by claims of a landed object, physical traces, radiation measurements and a later radar correlation. The case is useful for comparing contemporaneous memoranda, witness recollections, military procedures and the effects of later authorship, especially the role of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Halt’s memo and audio recording. Explanations include a lighthouse, stars, aircraft, a fireball and misinterpretation of ordinary events. The alleged landing and radiation evidence remain especially disputed.