# The falling lights were a fireball; the lights in the forest and the beacon were the Orford Ness lighthouse…

> Most likely: The falling lights were a fireball; the lights in the forest and the beacon were the Orford Ness lighthouse seen through trees; nothing…

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Answer · Rendlesham Forest, December 1980

# The falling lights were a fireball; the lights in the forest and the beacon were the Orford Ness lighthouse…

The falling lights were a fireball; the lights in the forest and the beacon were the Orford Ness lighthouse seen through trees; nothing landed.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests supported it: two pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- The lighthouse lies on the bearing the patrol walked.
- A fireball is recorded at about 3 am on 26 December.
- The 1981 statements mention a beacon or lighthouse.

## What would rule it out

- A contemporaneous record places a structured object in the clearing, or the bearing walked does not point at the lighthouse.

## Evidence 2 for · 1 against

[A bright fireball was recorded over southern England at 2:50 am on 26 December.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/evidence/EVD0CQRZJTY7HSD/a-bright-fireball-was-recorded-over-southern-england-at-2-50)

Established

FOR

[Burroughs' 1981 statement says he followed a beacon for about two miles before realising it was the…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/evidence/EVD0CQRZK2R3T45/burroughs-1981-statement-says-he-followed-a-beacon-for-about)

Established

FOR

[Halt's memo, written from the airmen's reports, describes a metallic triangular object with coloured lights…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/evidence/EVD0CQRZKAJ0358/halts-memo-written-from-the-airmens-reports-describes-a)

Suggestive

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[What did the first patrol see on 26 December 1980?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/questions/QST0CQRZHVP1QJ8/what-did-the-first-patrol-see-on-26-december-1980)

Most likelyThe falling lights were a fireball; the lights in the forest and the beacon were the Orford Ness lighthouse…

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