Britain’s Roswell

Over several nights in December 1980, US Air Force personnel stationed at RAF Bentwaters encountered a UFO that landed in nearby Rendlesham Forest. Deputy Base Commander Charles Halt recorded events in real-time. It remains Britain’s most significant UFO incident.

The Location

Rendlesham Forest:

• Suffolk, England
• Between RAF bases
• Bentwaters/Woodbridge
• US Air Force presence
• December 1980

Night One

December 26, 1980:

• Guards saw lights
• In forest
• Investigated
• Found landed craft
• Touched it

The Object

First night description:

• Triangular shape
• Metallic
• Colored lights
• On legs
• Left marks

Staff Sergeant Penniston

Key witness:

• Approached craft
• Touched surface
• Felt hieroglyphic symbols
• Made notes
• Consistent account

The Symbols

Penniston reported:

• Raised markings
• On craft surface
• Geometric patterns
• Photographed
• Binary code later?

The Binary Code

Later claim:

• Penniston received
• In his mind
• Wrote down after
• Message decoded?
• Controversial addition

Night Two

December 28, 1980:

• Halt led investigation
• Recorded on tape
• Saw lights
• Documented radiation
• Multiple witnesses

The Halt Tape

Audio recording:

• Real-time documentation
• Team in forest
• Describing events
• Lights observed
• Historic evidence

The Memo

Halt’s official report:

• Sent to RAF
• Documented incident
• Described events
• Now public
• Official acknowledgment

Physical Evidence

What was found:

• Landing marks
• Broken branches
• Radiation readings
• Higher than normal
• Documented

The Witnesses

Who was there:

• Lt. Col. Charles Halt
• Sergeant Penniston
• Airman Burroughs
• Multiple others
• Career military

Burroughs’ Later Issues

Health effects:

• John Burroughs
• Developed illness
• VA denied coverage
• Classified records
• Eventually acknowledged

Skeptical Explanations

Offered theories:

• Lighthouse beam
• Burning manure
• Misidentification
• None satisfactory
• Witnesses dismiss

Significance

Multiple-night military encounter with physical evidence, audio recording, and official documentation.

Legacy

Rendlesham stands as Britain’s most credible UFO case—US Air Force officers, audio documentation, physical traces, and events over multiple nights that have never been explained.