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Answer · Rendlesham Forest, December 1980

A structured craft landed in the clearing and was approached and touched.

A structured craft landed in the clearing and was approached and touched.

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Where it stands

DisputedOne piece of evidence for, two against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • The 1981 statements of the three men describe a craft at close range.
  • Physical traces (casts, radiation, tree damage) are inconsistent with rabbits, background and forestry.

What would rule it out

  • The 1981 statements of all three men describe only lights, and the traces have prosaic matches.

Evidence 1 for · 2 against

The questions it answers

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

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). A structured craft landed in the clearing and was approached and touched. [Answer ANS0CQRZKJC3HAY]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CQRZKJC3HAY
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