Hall december 25, 1930 july 17, 2009, former assistant director of nicap in the 1960s, former director of the fund for ufo research in the 1980s. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Mar 08, 2020 the film codename rendlesham looks at the reports by us airmen who claimed to have seen a ufo in rendlesham forest, suffolk, in december 1980. The glow cast upon the ground was yellow and bloody. Constable makes the case that what we are seeing are enormous amoebalike beings, more easily visible with infrared technology, that live in the upper atmosphere. Nick popes new book, cowritten with jim penniston and john burroughs, two of the primary witnesses, breathes new life into the events that occurred that december night in 1980. Astronomers said it was likely a meteor bolide burning up in the atmosphere and descending at a steep angle. Navy whistleblower says he saw proof of aliens living on. All i can say, after reading this tremendous collection of accounts of the rendlesham forest incident by mr. It features a map of the forest, clearly marking the ufo trail and gives a basic account of what happened in 1980, although with an erroneous date for the initial sighting.
The events occurred just outside raf woodbridge, which was used at the time by the united states air force. The film codename rendlesham looks at the reports by us airmen who claimed to have seen a ufo in rendlesham forest, suffolk, in december 1980. But in the same way the words paranormal and supernatural have been conflated, we now equate ufo with alien spacecraft. Project blue book became the major air force effort to study the ufo phenomenon. What is widely considered britains most extraordinary encounter took place between 26 and 28 december 1980. It was also a unique militaryrelated event, having taken place in rendlesham forest just outside the twin bases of raf bentwaters and raf woodbridge in suffolk, england both of which had been transferred to the united states air force in 1951 by the british mod ministry of.
Accounts of interesting ufo experiences that occurred on september 2. Ufo magazine decemberjanuary 2005 dan aykroyd california ufo rush. In december 1980 several sightings of ufos were reported in rendlesham forest. According to this story, in august 1980, the sas parachuted into raf woodbridge to test the security at the nuclear site. Digging deeper digging deeper, we find the incidents continuing for about 3 days, with plenty of eyewitnesses, include u.
The uk alien sighting happened when three us officers based at raf bentwaters claimed a triangular shaped craft landed in neighbouring woods in the early hours of december 26, 1980. At first i spotted two objects crossing paths with each other then focused on the larger one. Project blue book unidentified flying objects national archives. Creating summaries of journal articles and books on computer disc for gerontology and geriatrics abstracts journal quarterly. And for the anonymous yearold witness, a disturbing and lifechanging one. Air force in 1949 and served into early 1951, followed by six years in the air force reserve. These are selected cases of interest for further study. Borrow a book books on internet archive are offered in many formats, including daisy. Halt, claimed to see things they described as a ufo sighting. The internet archive offers over 20,000,000 freely downloadable books and texts. The rendlesham forest incident of december 1980, is considered by far the most significant event in ufo. The actual uforelated volume, the ufo phenomenon, was a deft, kidfriendly synopsis of the more prominent myths. Most ufos can be explained as something natural or manmade.
Later that night, in the wee hours of december 26, security personnel from raf woodbridge entered rendlesham forest to investigate some strange, pulsating, colored lights moving through the trees, that they thought at first. December 26th 1980 strange lights were witnessed by several military personnel from the usaf base bentwaters in rendlesham england. Rendlesham forest ufo the rocket reentry ian ridpath. Hillnorton wanted answers to what he said were instructions to prepare for a possible evacuation at some time between 25 and 30 december 1980. Oct 25, 2018 on december 26, 1980, a patrol around raf woodbridge reported seeing lights, which appeared to land in the near by rendlesham forest. Mufon members can choose the read more option for investigation details. Theories range from it being an alien visitation to a. These events took place in a town with a reputation of being the site of anomalous events. In late december 1980, there was a series of reported sightings of unexplained lights near rendlesham forest, suffolk, england which have become linked with claims of ufo landings. Was something russian secretly retrieved in the forest. The kecksburg ufo incident occurred on december 9, 1965, at kecksburg, pennsylvania, united states in north america, when a fireball was reported by citizens of six u.
The rendlesham forest incident of december 1980, is considered by far the most significant event in ufo history. On the evening of december 29, 1980, betty cash, vickie landrum, and vickies sevenyearold grandson, colby landrum, were driving home to dayton, texas in cashs oldsmobile cutlass after dining out. However, more than that, it also appears that some kind of telepathic communication takes place between the person caught in such a beam and those behind its use. After close, competent study of over 100 ufo sighting reports, 30% couldnt be identified. May 2020 april 2020 march 2020 january 2020 december 2019 october 2019 july 2019 june 2019 may 2019 april 2019 march 2019 february. Rendlesham forest ufo sighting new evidence claim bbc news. During a spate of ufo sightings in the area, a woman living at an isolated farm house heard noises coming from outside and looked out to see a figure wearing a silvery suit dash into the woods at high speed. May 2020 april 2020 march 2020 january 2020 december 2019 october 2019 july 2019 june 2019 may 2019 april 2019 march 2019 february 2019. Some of the contact addresses are probably no longer valid but many of the books listed here are still important and give a good perception of the ufo phenomena. Ufos caught on tape over long beach, california latest. Best books of 1980 the best books published in 1980. December, 26, 1980 rendlesham forest, united kingdom what is widely considered britains most extraordinary encounter took place between 26 and 28 december 1980. Apr 15, 2014 all i can say, after reading this tremendous collection of accounts of the rendlesham forest incident by mr.
Brief biography richard hall was born december 25, 1930, in hartford, connecticut. Nov 22, 2019 the evening of 5 th december 1980, according to the report, was a bitterly cold one. New book on the rendlesham forest ufo nick redferns world. Final report of the scientific study of unidentified flying objects conducted by the university of colorado under contract to the united states air force. Constable, in this and several other books, establishes a connection between wilhelm reichs orgone theory and the ufo phenomenon. David clarke, a british ufo researcher, reported a claim that the incident was a setup by the sas as a revenge plot on the usaf. John hanson is a retired cid officer in the west midlands police and first became interested in the ufo subject in january 1995, after colleagues sighted a ufo hovering over some trees. It started in 1952, and it was the third study of its kind the first two were projects sign 1947 and grudge 1949. Project blue book was one of a series of systematic studies of unidentified flying objects ufos conducted by the united states air force. On december 26, 1980, a patrol around raf woodbridge reported seeing lights, which appeared to land in the near by rendlesham forest.
I saw a huge white orb over my house in long beach ca. Indeed, humans have been describing unidentified flying objects for millennia, with depictions of disklike objects and. As i zoomed in on my camera the ufo started ejecting smaller spheres into the atmosphere. The rendlesham forest incident, december 1980 home. Two books added to the list by kenneth balfour, and coincidentally written by mr. It had what looked like iron claws on one end of the object. Ufo spotted in rendlesham forest confirms location as the uk. Eventually, in 1997, due to laws making it more difficult to keep files over 25 years old classified, the nsa released a less redacted yeates affidavit, and 156 ufo documents. Cias role in the study of ufos, 194790 central intelligence agency. The occurrence is the most famous of claimed ufo events to have happene. Haunted skies series of books which detail ufo sightings. From a ufo caught on the bbc news to a flying object dropping glowing orbs down on earth, join us as we take a look at 10 ufo sightings caught on camera. Rendlesham forest incident 1980 the rendlesham forest incident is the name given to a series of reported sightings of unexplained lights and the alleged landing of a craft or multiple craft of unknown origin in rendlesham forest, suffolk, england, in late december 1980, just outside raf woodbridge, used at the time by the u. The rendlesham enigma available on amazon books and kindle.
He was one of the founders of mufon in quincy, illinois in 1969, and served as its president from 1970 to 2000. The rendlesham forest incident, december 1980 home facebook. When pushed for further information, the only thing that was offered by the government was the notion that the logbook had been mistakenly destroyed. Balfour, have nothing to do with the ufo phenomenon. The rendlesham forest incident, december 1980 posts facebook. In late december 1980, there was a series of reported sightings of unexplained lights near rendlesham forest, suffolk, england which have become linked with. Cows and horses alerted, then ran as small light flew by. This is the ultimate ufo reference book, released in a paperback version in 2003, and then in an updated hardback version in 2006.
Somethings are true, whether you believe in them or not. It was on january 23, 2001 that lord hillnorton raised the evacuation issue with the governments house of lords. The 10 most influential ufoinspired books, movies and tv shows. It has led to several reported sightings on the night by. With relatively few sightings or abduction stories in the news, this is where a. List of ufo books this list of books comes from my book, ufos, space brothers and the aquarian age 1987 and thus is not up to date. Media captioncol charles halt saw an unidentified flying object over a suffolk airbase in 1980. The definitive book on the rendlesham forest incident is now available for purchase worldwide on amazon and kindle. On december 24, 1980, a series of mysterious lights and aircraft were sighted in the area of rendlesham forest sussex england and allegedly covered up by british authorities. The 10 most influential ufoinspired books, movies and tv. The witness husband went outside to investigate and.
At the start of the ufo trail, there is a large triangular shaped metal information board. It involved at least a dozen civilians from villages surrounding rendlesham forest, a large pine wood in south east suffolk eight miles from the large town of ipswich. The entire digest of the international ufo reporter, published by the j. He has been a ufo researcher since the mid1960s and is the author of numerous articles, papers, and presentations on the ufo and abduction phenomena. Our thanks for these chronologies must go to richard hall the original 1980 chronology from ufoe ii, dan wilson archive researcher, and jean waskiewicz online nicap dbase nsid. The inside story of the worlds best documented ufo incident pope, nick, burroughs, john, penniston, jim on. On the night of christmas day, december 25, 1980, personnel at the base reported bright ufos streaking through the sky. The following is a copy of the us air force fact sheet distributed by.
Jun 15, 2016 john hanson is a retired cid officer in the west midlands police and first became interested in the ufo subject in january 1995, after colleagues sighted a ufo hovering over some trees. A mysterious link between the infamous roswell flying saucer crash and the rendlesham ufo sighting has been alleged after ancient egyptianlike hieroglyphics were seen by witnesses in both cases. New book on the rendlesham forest ufo nick redfern. The witnesses, a woman, 43, with a ms in music and who worked for the state government, and a male, 38, with a ms in engineering and who. When the korean war was imminent, richard enlisted in the fledgling u. Two beings with squarish shaped feet and wearing diver suits were seen walking on. December 25th 28th 1980 the rendlesham forest ufo incident, which is often referenced at the british roswell, has to be one of the most intrigueing ufo sightings of all time. His previous books include the ufo controversy in america indiana university press, 1975 and secret life. A ufo incident in december 1980 is another that features the use of an apparent light or laser technology that renders those who fall victim to it completely paralyzed.
The two airmen were the first to out that night to investigate the strange lights seen over rendlesham forest, which lies between the then twin usaf bases, bentwaters and woodbridge, in suffolk, england. Usaf personnel, including deputy base commander lieutenant colonel charles i. New book on the rendlesham forest ufo a book i havent seen, but which is due to be published imminently. It was surrounded by purple lights, and made a whirring noise. The paperback version contains 176 pages none of them in color, and the hardback version contains 192 pages with an 8page color section. Randles treats us to the latest, updated information on the bentwaters rafb, great britain, landing of december 1980. It turned out the december 1980 logbook from the base could not be found. In the uk, purnell published 4 softcovered ufo activity books in 1971. Allen hynek center for ufo studies to be clear, i dont always agree with everything these writers have to say, but i did find these books all engaging and entertaining for a variety of reasons. Mar 18, 2009 the actual ufo related volume, the ufo phenomenon, was a deft, kidfriendly synopsis of the more prominent myths. Parttime abstractor, national center on the aging, washington, d. December, 26, 1980 rendlesham forest, united kingdom. Two new books tellall about ufos and ets by bww news. Here are some scans of these books from angelo finamores ufo collection.
As friedman puts it, the affidavit was originally about 75% blacked out, the second version was only about 20% blacked out. She said she would have seen the object even if it had no light, as it was close by and large and was shiny as aluminum and motionless. So any time we see some object flying in the sky that we cant positively identify, weve seen a ufo. Unfollow vintage ufo books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Ufo spotted in rendlesham forest confirms location as the. December 12, 1921 september 16, 2015, investigated ufo sightings from the early 1960s until his death.
The ufo fired a beam of light, then shot off toward the south. Ufos caught on tape over long beach, california latest ufo. Oct 27, 2016 from a ufo caught on the bbc news to a flying object dropping glowing orbs down on earth, join us as we take a look at 10 ufo sightings caught on camera. It was also a unique militaryrelated event, having taken place in rendlesham forest just outside the twin bases of raf bentwaters and raf woodbridge in suffolk, england both of which had been transferred to the united states air force in 1951 by the british mod. A close encounter exposed as a top secret government experiment nick redfern. Allan hendry, international ufo reporter, september 1980, p. Historys most infamous ufo sightings of the modern era history. They rushed to the site, thinking the lights might be a. The rendlesham forest incident, december 1980 posts.
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