Rendlesham Forest UFO Incident

December 1980 – Suffolk, England

One of the most significant UFO events in UK history occurred over three nights in Rendlesham Forest near the Bentwaters and Woodbridge RAF bases.

Key Events

Multiple U.S. Air Force personnel witnessed strange lights descending into the forest. Some reported physical contact with a craft. Lt. Col. Charles Halt led a patrol and recorded his observations on tape.

The Halt Memo

Lt. Col. Charles Halt wrote an official memo describing the events, including radiation readings at the landing site. This memo later became public.

The Rendlesham Forest incident remains one of the best-documented UFO cases involving military witnesses.