The Rendlesham Forest Incident
- By
Marcus Lowth
- December 30, 2018
- October 13, 2021
- 17 min read
- Expert Opinion
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- UFOs, Cover-Ups
Of the many thousands of UFO encounters to have unfolded over the United Kingdom alone, the incidents following Christmas 1980 in Suffolk in the south of England are largely regarded as the most significant. The strange activity in and around Rendlesham Forest, which sits right in the middle of two American Air Force bases, no less, was witnessed over several nights during the Christmas week.
A depiction of the craft that landed at Rendlesham Forest
However, it is the events that took place in the early hours of the 26th December that is often referred to as “Britain’s Roswell”. As one of the UK’s leading UFO researchers, Nick Pope would state:
This was not some vague lights in the sky sighting. The UFO actually ...
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Marcus Lowth
Marcus Lowth is a writer with a love for UFOs, aliens, and the Ancient Astronaut Theory, to the paranormal, general conspiracies, and unsolved mysteries. He has been writing and researching with over 20 years of experience.
Marcus has been Editor-in-Chief for several years due to his excellent knowledge in these fields. Marcus also regularly appears as an expert on radio talk shows including Troubled Minds and Unexplained Radio discussing these topics.
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One of the better articles I’ve read on it. One must always note that some events seemed ‘staged’ for the ‘benefit of the observers”, they are done to be seen, experienced. Whatever one believes the source behind them-or sources-to be.
I’ve been interested in UFO’s since I could read. I was born in 1956 and early on read the Capt. Ruppelt Blue Book book and Frank Edwards Serious Business book.A neighbor and I saw a UFO around Nov. 1969.
I didn’t recall that Penniston took photos of the craft. Is that accurate? There is no other mention of photos in your analysis.
He didn’t take photos. He made drawings of it in his notebook.