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MoD UFO files on Rendlesham at The National Archives

Clarke cites DEFE 24/1924/1 (1985 briefing, released 2008), DEFE 24/2030/1 and 2032/1 (released 2011) and DEFE 24/1948/1 (radar minutes). Search Discovery for 'DEFE 24' and 'Rendlesham' to locate the digitised files; the Archives' UFO files were released in tranches from 2008 to 2013.

Rendlesham Forest, December 1980Rendlesham Forest, December 1980Version 1.0Licence Open Government Licence v3.0Updated 26 Oct 2026

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