Rendlesham Forest UFO case
Where was the “landing site” that Halt investigated?
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Summary
The location of the supposed ‘landing site’ of the Rendlesham Forest UFO is determined, where a triangle of marks was
discovered in the forest floor that was attributed to the UFO. Separate lines
of evidence confirm that the marks were indistinguishable from rabbit diggings and there was no unusual radiation at the site.
Locating the site
Below is an aerial view identifying the position of the supposed UFO “landing site” at the eastern edge of Rendlesham Forest that Col. Halt investigated in the
early hours of 1980 December 28. This position has been derived from statements
made by Halt in various interviews, and is supported by the testimony of
forester Vince Thurkettle who saw the site some time after the event. Its
coordinates are close to 52° 05’ 20” N, 1° 26’ 57” E and is about a mile east of Woodbridge East Gate. A photograph of the site
taken the morning after the initial sighting, when it was being examined by
local police, can be seen
here.
Col Halt chases the UFO
While examining the site, which consisted of three small indentations on the
ground and apparent burn marks on the nearby trees, Halt’s men drew his attention to a flashing light betweeen the trees, and they moved
to the edge of the forest to get a better view. Halt described looking across a
field towards a farmhouse, with the flashing light almost in line with it. In
an attempt to get closer to the light, he and his men moved out into the field
past the farmhouse and then through another field and across a stream. (Read a
transcript of what he said
on the tape.)
I have labelled all these locations on the image below, along with Butley Abbey
which is the group of buildings at right of the picture. Click on the image for
an enlargement. You can also see the region on Google Maps.
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Col Halt confirms the location
There has in the past been some confusion among other researchers about Halt’s exact position at the time of his sighting, with various books and web sites
offering conflicting locations. However, Halt put any uncertainty to rest when
he retraced his steps for a programme called The UFO Hunters broadcast on the
History Channel in 2008. He took them to the spot where he and his men (the
cut-out “soldiers” in the illustration below) crossed into the field in pursuit of the elusive
UFO. Thus Halt confirms in his own words that he was indeed within the area
from which the lighthouse beam can be seen directly. The witnesses on the first
night also saw a flashing light in the same direction from the same spot (see
their route into the forest
here).
This graphic is a screen grab from The UFO Hunters programme (the capital H at
bottom right is the History Channel logo):
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A clip of the programme can be seen on YouTube:
Scroll to 04:10 to hear Halt’s description of his expedition into the forest.
Unfortunately, the programme makers took Halt at his word when he said the
lighthouse was 30 degrees off to the right of the farmhouse. As any map will
show, it isn’t!
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