- MoD expert has worked with the two closest witnesses - both servicemen - of the unexplained phenomenon in 1980
- One recalls seeing a metal craft that could travel at 'impossible' speed
- Radiation levels in the area were measured at well above the norm
- The two witnesses wrote logs about the incident which they claim were later disappeared as part of a cover-up
- Staff Sergeant Jim Penniston touched the craft and claims to have 'downloaded' a message from the future in binary code
- The 'ship' was seen on three consecutive nights, including by the officer who was second-in-command of the base
Ahead, a small clearing among the trees shone as bright as day . . .
And so began a mystery that has lasted a third of a century, the truth of what took place remaining as elusive now as it was on that Boxing Day in 1980. Did an alien space ship land, as the world’s UFO-hunters, ET-watchers and X-Files fans have always been desperate to believe?
Nick Pope argues in his book that the 'Rendlesham Forest Incident' begs more questions than the establishment has so far answered
Or, this being a strategic base for American front-line fighter planes, was there an accident involving some clandestine Cold War super-weapon, ruthlessly covered up by the military? Or was that strange glow just a trick of light and atmospherics from the beam of a lighthouse on the East Coast a few miles away? Or a case of mass hysteria, perhaps? Or just a Christmas hoax by bored American servicemen a long way from home?
Flights of fancy run wild in any direction you want when it comes to what history has dubbed the Rendlesham Forest Incident — and has done since 1983 when the News Of The World revealed the mysterious happenings in a front-page story headlined ‘UFO lands in Suffolk — and it’s official’ and quoted a top-secret report from one of the base commanders as its source.
Official denials and obfuscation followed. ‘Fabrication,’ screamed the Ministry of Defence. ‘Nothing of defence interest in the alleged sightings. No question of any contact with “alien beings”.’
A local forester put forward the lighthouse theory, which was latched onto by other newspapers eager to rubbish a rival’s scoop.
And so the whole affair descended into a chaos of claim and counter-claim — Close Encounter fanatics on one side, sceptics on the other, and the twain never likely to meet.
Even Lt. Col. Charles Halt, the second-in-command at the American airforce base, admitted to seeing the unexplained craft
But now a new book tries to make a sober, sensation-free assessment of the evidence and trace a path through the undergrowth of intrigue, speculation and downright lies that bedevil this touchiest of subjects.
Author, Nick Pope, has credentials — he was for three years in the Nineties the civil servant in charge of a Ministry of Defence unit investigating ‘Unidentified Aerial Phenomena’, its preferred term for UFOs. He learned to respect the unexplained and not dismiss it out of hand.
He collaborated with two of the closest witnesses to what happened at Rendlesham — Airman Burroughs and his immediate superior in 1980, Staff Sergeant Jim Penniston. Both are retired from the military but still troubled by what they experienced.
Their memories of the scene in the forest are different. In that clearing suddenly bursting with a strange light, Burroughs was engulfed in a beam and stood motionless. Afterwards, he could remember nothing.
But Penniston says he made out a small triangular metallic craft 10ft high, either hovering above the ground or resting on tripod-like legs.
It had a bank of blue lights on one side and a bright white light on top. He took photographs (which were fogged when developed) and sketched the craft in his notebook before stepping into what he calls ‘the bubble field’ — an area of stillness and silence immediately around it where time seemed to stop.
His heart was pounding with fear, he says, but he stretched his hand forward to touch its smooth surface. His fingers skimmed across several rows of strange symbols and hieroglyphics etched in the metal — ‘like nothing I have ever seen before, no aircraft marking, or no writing that I can identify’. He was transfixed.
After a while, he claims, he pulled his hand away, stood back and watched in amazement as the craft slowly lifted off the ground, manoeuvred slowly up through the trees and then accelerated away in an instant into the night sky. In his notebook, he recorded the speed as simply ‘impossible’.
Meanwhile, on the ground he and Burroughs — now brought to his senses — found a triangle of indentations where the craft had stood. Around them, branches were snapped off trees it had passed when landing and taking off. Later, men with Geiger counters picked up radioactive readings way above the norm.
He found he could stop whatever activity had taken over his mind only by writing down the sequences in his notebook, scribbling out for three-quarters of an hour pages of figures that made no sense.
And once finished, they vanished from his mind — for 14 years. It was in 1994, after retiring, that he had sleep problems and sought help from a hypnotherapist. Under hypnosis, the events returned, along with the numbers, and now he reckoned he knew their significance.
They were a message, in binary code, for mankind from somewhere. He sought help from code-breakers and passed over to them those lists of ones and zeroes he had compiled back in 1980. After intensive study, they suggested it represented a message, part of which read in English: ‘Exploration of humanity. Continuous for planetary advance.’
Under hypnosis, Penniston had said something inexplicable: ‘They are time travellers — they are us.’
An extraordinary possibility seized his mind: what had been downloaded into his head from the craft in the forest was a message, but one from, of all places, the future. The mysterious Rendlesham UFO was not from another planet but from another time.
Such an idea stretches credibility. Pope himself is uncertain how to evaluate it.
Staff Sergeant Jim Penniston sketched the craft he says he saw and claims was from the future
Were the numbers in Penniston’s head real or imagined? And what of the ‘message’ itself, simultaneously profound and banal and reeking of New Age nonsense.
‘Is all this just wishful thinking?’ Pope asks. ‘Or is there a more complex message hidden deeper within the obvious one?’ He admits defeat. ‘I have no answers here.’
On other areas of the Rendlesham story he feels able to come to confident conclusions. That this was not a hoax, not a lighthouse beam, not a Soviet spy plane, but a true visitation, he does not doubt.
The weight of evidence, he insists, is too compelling. The UFO was seen on three consecutive nights by dozens of highly trained military personnel, none of whom had any history of hysteria or penchant for UFO-chasing. On the second occasion those who ventured into the forest included the second-in-command at the base, Lt Col Charles Halt.
It was his official report that fell into the hands of the News Of The World and formed part of its sensational scoop in 1983.
Since the incident in 1980, Rendlesham Forest has become a site of endless speculation for UFO chasers
Halt never deviated from what he first said he saw that night when he was told ‘the UFO’s back’ and went to confront it. From his Jeep he witnessed: ‘A light that looked like a large eye, red in colour, moving through the trees.
‘This object began dripping something that looked like molten metal. A short while later it broke into several smaller, white objects which flew away in all directions.
‘A similar object was seen in the southern sky. It was round and, at one point, it came toward us at a very high speed. It stopped overhead and sent down a small pencil-like beam, like a laser beam.
That illuminated the ground about ten feet from us and we just stood there in awe.
‘This object then moved back towards [the base] and continued to send down beams of light, at one point near the Weapons Storage Area. I have no idea what it was we saw. But I do know that it was under intelligent control.’
There are many competing theories of what the craft could have been - Cold War weapon, practical joke, light from a nearby lighthouse, or something more otherwordly
Years later, as the controversy refused to die down despite official denials from Whitehall and Washington and his own account being called into question, Halt signed a defiantly clear-cut affidavit.
‘I believe the objects I saw at close quarter were extraterrestrial in origin and that the security services of both the U.S. and the UK have attempted — then and now — to subvert the significance of what occurred at Rendlesham Forest by the use of disinformation.’
To the analyst Pope, eye-witness evidence from a man of such seniority has to be taken at face value.
Over 100,000 words, Pope puts together a rationally argued case that the world’s most compelling UFO encounter should be taken seriously and not dismissed as fantasy fodder for the loony fringe.
He lists what he believes has been established beyond doubt: ‘We know a UFO landed next to one of the most sensitive military installations in the Nato alliance. We know the UFO was seen on three consecutive nights by dozens of highly trained military personnel, including the Deputy Base Commander.
‘We know light beams from the UFO struck the ground just feet in front of the Deputy Base Commander and a party of men, and that later, the UFO was seen firing light beams onto the base, particularly, the Weapons Storage Area.
‘We know the UFO was tracked on radar. We know there was physical trace evidence at the landing site, including damage and scorch marks on the trees and higher-than-usual radiation levels.
‘We know that, though the U.S. government will not acknowledge the incident occurred and maintains UFO sightings have not been investigated since 1969, the Rendlesham incident was not only investigated, but that a senior USAF general flew in to be briefed, and removed evidence, without telling the UK government.
‘We know some of the key files and documents that might have provided answers about what happened have apparently been destroyed or lost in mysterious circumstances. We know that while the U.S. and UK governments have consistently sought to downplay or ridicule the UFO phenomenon, behind the scenes, the subject is taken extremely seriously.’
The crunch is this: why can’t the public be told the truth about the Rendlesham Forest Incident? Why can’t witnesses such as Burroughs and Penniston — whose lives were never the same afterwards — be debriefed on what happened to them all those years ago?
One of the scandals of the mystery is that the two former servicemen are now at an age when they need access to their military medical records — and they can’t get them. Official requests are turned down on the grounds the files are classified. Not even the threat of legal action has succeeded in getting them released.
Pope is left to speculate whether there is a sinister military element operating behind all this obsessive secrecy. Do UFOs perhaps hold the key to some unknown technology that could result in weapons of incalculable power?
Have the shutters come down on the Rendlesham Incident to prevent some revelation so earth-shattering that the powers-that-be would go to almost any length to prevent disclosure?
The personal accounts by Burroughs and Penniston and Pope’s informed analysis throw up more questions than answers, but it is hard to argue with their conclusion that someone knows more about this than they are saying.
And until they open up — if they ever do — the rest of us must remain in the dark about the true origin and meaning of those bright flashing lights in a Suffolk forest.
- Extracted from Encounter In Rendlesham Forest by Nick Pope with John Burroughs and Jim Penniston, published by Thistle Books on April 27. Available from Amazon.co.uk at £9.99 paperback and £3.99 e-book. © 2014 Nick Pope with John Burroughs and Jim Penniston.
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ONE PERSON CLAIMS ITS A HOAX
Lt Col Halt, left, filed a report to the MoD and said he believed the lights were extraterrestrial while Kevin Conde, right, admitted to the BBC that he had played a prank on a colleague while he was working at the base
Suffolk UFO sighting could have been a hoax: U.S. commander talks about Rendlesham Forest incident for first time in 30 years By Daily Mail Reporter A senior U.S. military commander who led the investigation into UFO sightings in Suffolk has spoken out about the incident for the first time in 30 years. The incident in 1980 was dubbed Britain's Roswell and became a topic of fascination in the UK after a group of servicemen went into Rendlesham Forest to investigate some mysterious lights and came out convinced they had seen seen an alien spacecraft. Now one of the men involved has spoken out for the first time and has admitted the entire episode could have been a hoax. Sighting: Lieutenant Colonel Halt's sketch of the alien spacecraft he claims to have seen in Rendlesham Forest Sighting: Lieutenant Colonel Halt's sketch of the alien spacecraft he claims to have seen in Rendlesham Forest U.S. Air Force Colonel Ted Conrad was base commander of the airfields at Woodbridge and Bentwaters, near Ipswich. At the time the base is believed to have stored nuclear weapons. After spotting some strange lights in the sky two nights in a row, Col Conrad went to investigate and, after clearing some bushes, found some strange markings on trees, which he believed could have indicated a spacecraft landing. He then picked a group of his own men and sent them into the forest that evening. The light from the orange streetlights bounces upwards and creates a vivid glow in Portsmouth LED there be light! Photographer captures stunning light displays with tiny bulbs Armed with night vision goggles and a camera they searched the area and after seeing nothing suspicious some of the men returned to base. However, Col Conrad's deputy, Lieutenant Colonel Halt, stayed behind and kept in touch with his superior via radio. Lt Col Halt then reported he saw more lights on the ground and in the sky. Other senior officers on the base went outside to see if they could see the lights but nobody was able to, despite it being a perfectly clear evening. Lt Col Charles Halt who was deputy base commander at RAF Woodbridge at the time of the incident Former US security policeman Kevin Conde who admitted he played a hoax at the time of the sightings Lt Col Halt, left, filed a report to the MoD and said he believed the lights were extraterrestrial while Kevin Conde, right, admitted to the BBC that he had played a prank on a colleague while he was working at the base He later filed a report to the Ministry of Defence and explained he believed the lights were 'extraterrestrial in origin' and also accused the U.S. and UK security services of trying to cover the incident up. Col Conrad has always remained silent about the incident, until now. He has said that a number of people tried to validate Halt's story but nobody was able to and said there was no 'hard evidence' to back up any of his deputy's claims and believes the entire incident might have been an elaborate hoax. Speaking to Dr David Clarke, UFO adviser to the National Archives, he said: 'He should be ashamed and embarrassed by his allegation that his country and England both conspired to deceive their citizens over this issue. He knows better.' The former commander has also dismissed Sergeant Jim Penniston's claims that he had gone into the woods on the first night of the sightings and claimed he touched an alien aircraft. Col Conrad said he interviewed Penniston who did not say that he had touched the aircraft but did say he saw lights in the distance. 'We saw nothing that resembled Lt Col Halt's descriptions either in the sky or on the ground,' he said. The US Air Force released this 1972 photo of a Viking space probe awaiting recovery at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico as part of its report on Roswell in 1947 The US Air Force released this 1972 photo of a Viking space probe awaiting recovery at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico as part of its report on Roswell in 1947 Despite Col Conrad's attack on his former colleagues, Dr Clarke believes that Halt could have witnessed an optical illusion, insisting: 'I don't think anyone, least of all Conrad, doubts that Halt saw 'something'. 'They had an extraordinary experience and that experience would remain extraordinary regardless of whether ultimately it was a lighthouse or poachers' lanterns - which has also been suggested.' Kevin Conde, a former U.S. security police officer near RAF Woodbridge, once told the BBC's Inside Out programme that he played a prank while working at the base. Conde said he only became aware of the incident 15 years after it happened and said the sightings fitted the description of a hoax he played on a colleague at the same time as the Rendlesham Forest Incident. The Suffolk incident resurfaced claims from those living in Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947 when an unexpected crash was alleged to have been the remains of a spacecraft and alien bodies. But this was rejected by the U.S. military following a close investigation into the wreckage. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2023425/1980-UFO-Roswell-si...
So describe which cosmic degree you are on and I can assure you that this data is much more widespread than on earth...The wording is English and it's presented for people on earth...But is universal in scope...So if you don't seek ascension, why are you karmically bonded with earth and present here in a limited lifespan body, in limited consciousness...?? Please explain for the benefit of the reader, Charlotte...
Let us instead use ET terms to describe the cosmic degrees, if you prefer....
Are you at Jschwjsch or Ischwisch level...?? Srut level...?? Ban-srut level...??
You must know of these Lyran terms for the evolutionary process practiced by ETs...??
All evolves, even you....surely....That's an esoteric truism....count on it...!! ;-)
WHOA DREKX OMEGA!! How and where did you come up with that Lyran terminology?? My interpretation of Lyrans is that of intense purple and pink light, and absolute love and humor. I never heard anything from these entities (if that was indeed who I encountered per astral projection) or was shown anything related to these terms for the levels that you are explaining to Charlotte.
That information comes from the Billy Meier material. Billy being a physical contactee for the Plejarens who are direct decendants of the Lyrans. Billy from my perspective should be taken seriously having presented the best photographic evidence to date, along with many accurate predictions. Albeit...FIGU has never been a perfect organization...much of the contact notes is a chiding of Billy for mistakes made by him as a leader and by members of the group. Nonetheless he has given us great insight into a group (plejarens), who had tremendous influence on our history....not always positive.
But they are trying to makes things right. Semjase accumulated a great deal of karma in the late Atlantean period for her involvement in the genetic tampering of mankind. She is balancing those dark deeds through service through people like Billy, and the late doctor Fred Bell in his scientific innovations ect. In fact Peter Mt. Shasta in his book: Adventures of a Western Mystic describes meeting Semjase along with St. Germain (Master Rakoczi) who was shuttled to the inner earth, and was revealed secrets of earth's future and the ultimate decision individuals must make. Clearly demonstrating her spirit of selfless service and balancing of her ancient karma.
Just wanted to offer insight as I am familiar with the material. Thanks for your blogs Malcolm you are a true truth seeker and lightbearer.
Cheers!
Peter Mt. Shasta meets Semjase: http://ascendedadventures.com/excerpts.html
Rendlesham is England's equivalent of Roswell, except the possibility of an EBE visit is openly acknowledged and one is allowed to visit the site of this famous encounter. I did a video shoot at the site of the famous Roswell UFO crash (in the middle of the road, with my cars emergency lights on (SO I COULDN'T BE DEFINED AS "trespassing" ON THE SITE)). I had to ask around for the crash site location and was also warned by the locals in Corona, New Mexico not to cross the fence and go near the site, because deadly force was authorized on that property.
I was approached by two white Hummers with no license plates after the film shoot, and the occupants were armed, wearing sunglasses, and didn't say anything (or smile) when I asked if they were Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith.
Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIxcE9X0NYc for this video take at the Roswell UFO crash site (in Corona, New Mexico) with myself trying to look like Johnny Cash.
Anyone who asks the GFL for protection from intrusive entities, will receive that protection....Moreover, the Zetas often attack those who are astrally polarized, rather than mentally polarized, which is why each should strive to centre themselves within their hearts and minds....Actually, that is part of the evolutionary process we describe as the five planetary degrees.... ;-) The symbol of which is the pentacle within a circle, or a single line of vision, comprising five stages of initiation...This is the initiate disciple, aka the microcosm...
1) The birth
2) The baptism
3) The transfiguration
4) The renunciation
5) The ascension
Above these degrees, one is an ascended being and enters the four cosmic degrees, starting with the 6th degree, or "decision." The macrocosmic initiate.
The problem for the zeta greys has always been their inability to travel through this natural evolutionary process, higher than the astral plane....
Thanks Krish....!! ;-)
As you know I've created several blogs and forums, anent this important case and they holistically range from both the perspectives of the eye witnesses, as well as the private UFO researches and importantly, also, from the perspectives of the ETs involved, themselves.....I would like to link up one of those discussions, which goes deeper than anyone to date has covered, as it deciphers the offworld "hieroglyphics" on the hull of the landed probe, touched and notebook rendered, by Staff Jim Penniston and also provides an in depth explanation as to WHAT THE WHOLE THING WAS ABOUT......Of course, several servicemen describe missing time and I have again (with offworld insights) provided the explanation, from an ET perspective, as to why and how...Moreover, the Sirian language terms, for the "time-freeze" technology that can cause such an event, as the Rendlesham incident...
Kind regards, Drekx
http://www.ashtarcommandcrew.net/profiles/blogs/sirian-hieroglyphic...
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