The case record
What was reported?
US military personnel reported lights and a possible structured object in Rendlesham Forest; Lt Col Charles Halt later investigated and recorded observations.
The dates are bounds supplied by the workbook; they do not establish the exact day of an event.
- Reported date
- 26 Dec 1980 – 28 Dec 1980
- Witnesses
- USAF personnel · Dozens / several primary
- Investigation
- USAF / UK MoD awareness
Evidence in the record
Eyewitness; audio; memo; alleged ground traces
Competing explanations
Official and research context
No threat to defence; no formal UFO investigation conclusion
Conventional explanations
Orford Ness lighthouse, stars and misperception proposed
Arguments that remain contested
Witness claims and sequence differ significantly
Locations & timeline
Coordinates are representative. Area and route labels do not imply exact paths or object positions.
- Primary reference location
Rendlesham Forest east of RAF Woodbridge East Gate
Woodbridge
Reported event location · Approximate area radius: 3 km
52.089°, 1.449° · multipoint · High - Linked location
RAF Woodbridge East Gate
Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk, UK
Initial response site · Approximate area radius: 0.5 km
52.091°, 1.438° · point · High - Linked location
Rendlesham alleged landing area
Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk, UK
Reported encounter / trace site · Approximate area radius: 0.5 km
52.089°, 1.449° · point · High - Linked location
Orford Ness Lighthouse
Orford Ness, Suffolk, UK
Conventional-explanation reference · Approximate area radius: 0.2 km
52.084°, 1.573° · point · High
Record notes
Create separate East Gate, first-encounter, Halt-route and Orford Ness lighthouse pins.
Imported starting record; individual claims and source links await editorial verification.
Original dataset status: Unresolved / disputed