Rendlesham Forest

1. Late December 1980, security patrols near RAF Woodbridge investigate lights in the forest, believing an aircraft has crashed.
2. Staff Sgt. Jim Penniston says he approached and touched a small triangular craft covered in symbols.
3. Two nights later, Lt. Col. Charles Halt leads a team into the forest, recording real-time audio of lights and beams, and later reports elevated radiation readings.
4. The ‘Halt memo’ is sent to the UK Ministry of Defence and released under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act in 1983.

Key witnesses: Lt. Col. Charles Halt, Staff Sgt. Jim Penniston, Airman John Burroughs
Status: UNRESOLVED