The Rendlesham Forest Case Files
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The Rendlesham Forest Case Files
| Incident Name: | The Rendlesham Forest Incident |
|---|---|
| Incident Date: | 27 December 1980 |
Perhaps the best-documented close encounter of the third kind took place on 27 December 1980, when airmen at two RAF stations in East Anglia witnessed something extraordinary. First radar operators at RAF Watton in Norfolk picked up an oddity on their screens. Then RAF Phantom pilots reported seeing intense bright lights in the sky. Former radar operator Mal Scurrah said:
"As the Phantoms got close the hovering object shot upwards at phenomenal speed " monitored at more than 1,000 mph.'
