Georgina Bruni - author of "You Can't Tell The People" An "in depth" examination of the Rendlesham Forest incident. Click on photo for larger size
Regarded by some as the U.K. Roswell, the incident at Rendlesham Forest which involved members of the U.S. Air Force at a base in Suffolk is still the cause of much interest and controversy.
Despite the fact that the Deputy Commanding Officer of the base - Lt. Col. Charles Halt [ left ] insists that there was an event there that involved a UFO and the fact that he actually made tape recordings as the event took place , the U.S.A.F. and the M.O.D. denied the episode for several years.
In 1983 an American research group obtained a memorandum (composed by Col. Halt) through the U.S. Freedom of Information Act . This memo describes how UFOs penetrated the area around a NATO base which deployed nuclear weapons.
Despite many questions being asked in the House of Lords by Lord Hill Norton (Admiral of the Fleet and former Chief of Defense Staff) and more evidence such as high radiation readings at the scene etc..... the M.O.D. has continually denied that anything of interest happened.
For the past twenty years researchers have persisted in their investigations and recently Georgina Bruni has produced a book called "You cant tell the People". The title coming from a conversation the author had with former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher when she told the author that she must get her facts right concerning UFOs but she couldn't tell the people.
Rendlesham Forest - dense undergrowth
Various theories have been put forward to explain the Rendlesham Forest events including the idea that the lights were caused by a lighthouse on the coast - this theory is unfounded when the geography and topography of the area is examined. Another convoluted theory put forward by a skeptic (Channel 4 Television 10th April 2002), endeavoring to link the events to a craft (of some description) being carried by helicopters in the U.S. at about the same time, only illustrates the depths that "so-called educated skeptics" will sink to in order to enforce their opinions. One fact is certain - whatever happened it was witnessed by military personnel and it was later revealed that civilians living in the area also were witnesses , at least to some extent. One of the military witnesses , Larry Warren (then 19), a USAF Security Specialist, later became regarded as the "whistle blower" as far as the incidents at Rendlesham are concerned. His chilling first hand account of what happened on the night of December 28th 1980 and how the Government covered up these incidents is presented in the book "Left at East Gate", which he wrote in conjunction with eminent Ufologist/Researcher/Author Peter Robbins. All facts in the book are supported by government documents, witness accounts and physical evidence and stands as one of the best chronicles of UFO cover-ups. Larry Warren [left] indicates the spot where he observed a UFO emerge from mist.
In Larry's own words: "As my mind tried to register what I was looking at, the ball of light exploded in a blinding flash. Shards of light and particles fell onto the fog. Several cops ran into the woods. I couldn't move; I tried to cover my eyes, but it was too late. Why I didn't run, I don't know. But now, right in front of me was a machine occupying the spot where the fog had been"
Larry Warren was a member of the US Air Force Security Police stationed at an American base on British soil. He was taken from his guard post to investigate strange lights in a forest clearing near the base. Here he and other enlisted men and officers confronted an alien craft on the ground. Even the base deputy commander has come forward to verify some of the details in this case, making it one of the most talked about UFO cases of all time--a real British Roswell.
Left at East Gate: A First-Hand Account of Bentwaters-Woodbridge Ufo Incident, Its Cover-Up, and Investigation by Larry Warren, Peter Robbins
Source: BBC News Online 3 December 2002 UFO CASE 'BLOCKED' BY MOD Details of one of Britain's most famous UFO scares was among information repeatedly suppressed by government defence chiefs, according to a Westminster watchdog. Parliamentary Ombudsman Ann Abraham said the Ministry of Defence (M.O.D) broke open government rules three times in recent months over cases including the Rendlesham Forest UFO scare. Complaints about the MoD's refusal to list countries prioritised for arms sales or reveal details of an armed services survey were also up-held. Former defence minister Peter Kilfoyle said the examples outlined in the report on the Ombudsman's work between May and October were symptomatic of a "culture of secrecy" in the M.O.D. "It is one of those departments that have always opposed freedom of information and are not very attuned to what is required in a modern, open and accountable government," he said. "Other departments and Whitehall as a whole have a problem with openness but the M.O.D is on of the more incorrigible cases of government by secrecy," he said. Details of the alleged sighting at a Norfolk RAF base more than 20 years ago were released last week after the Ombudsman ruled the M.O.D were wrongly suppressing them. The "Rendlesham File" concerns a sighting of a "glowing" triangular object by US Air Force police in Rendlesham Forest, near RAF Woodbridge in Suffolk. The documents have only previously been made available to around 20 people who used the American Freedom of Information Act to gain access to them. In the early hours of 27 December, 1980, a number of US Air Force men witnessed the object hover in the darkness, transmitting blue pulsating lights and sending nearby farm animals into a "frenzy". While the actual documents had not been released, the details were widely known, the Ombudsman said in her report. "Given their age and the fact that these documents contained no information not already in the public domain, the Ombudsman saw no reason why they could not be disclosed," the report said. The Ombudsman also partially upheld complaints against the Cabinet Office, DVLA, Driving Standards Agency and the Department for Work and Pensions, the report revealed. Restrictions on the M.O.D "Rendlesham File" were dropped as part of an opening-up of the inner workings of Whitehall. Ministers are attempting to lift the official veil of secrecy by repealing or amending a raft of legislation banning access to information. Government departments will now be required to release information on the internal workings of Whitehall, including minutes of meetings of top civil servants. Ministers say they will repeal or amend up to 100 items of legislation which are currently prohibited from disclosure.
Suffolk Constabulary - Unusual Lights Incident At Rendlesham
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“UFOs are real machines under intelligent control” Major Donald Keyhoe
(January 1958 on CBS TV – transmission was cut mid-statement)
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