Rendlesham Forest incident, dubbed "Britain’s Roswell," happened over many nights in December 1980 and continues to captivate conspiracy theories and UFO enthusiasts. It’s not hard to see why.Rendlesham Forest even has an official UFO path that hikers can follow. However, what precisely transpired? And are we any closer to solving the mystery years after the incident?The facts have grown more murky over time as more witnesses have come forward and comments have changed.What is certain, however, is that US military personnel (parts of the US Air Force were temporarily stationed at RAF facilities in Woodbridge and Bentwaters) saw odd lights above Rendlesham Forest in the early hours of December 26, 1980.John Burroughs, one of these workers, went to look at the blue, red, orange, and white lights with the help of his supervisor and another person. Burroughs clarified in his later witness account, which was made public in 1981 that the lights had been moving back and they seemed to stop among a group of trees as we traveled down the east-gate road and the road that leads into the forest. The farm animals were making plenty of noise, and there was a lot of activity in the woods as the trees lit up. When the three of us hit the ground, something began to move back in the direction of the open field. We approached a barrier that divided the open field from the trees. The lights by the farmer’s house were visible.The red and blue lights simply vanished as we scaled the fence and moved in their direction.Jim Penniston, who went into Rendlesham Forest with Burroughs on December 26, reports seeing a craft with markings resembling hieroglyphs. He calculated that it was roughly three meters high and three meters wide at the base. It appeared to be on fixed legs, but there was no sign of landing gear. He took a few steps closer. On his roll of film, he had already…
