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Answer · Rendlesham Forest, December 1980

A prank with vehicle lights and fog by base personnel.

A prank with vehicle lights and fog by base personnel.

Still possibleAnswers 1 questionPublished0

Where it stands

Still possibleIts tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • The prank can be dated to 25/26 December.

What would rule it out

  • The prankster's own dating places it on another night.

Evidence 1 for · none 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 prank with vehicle lights and fog by base personnel. [Answer ANS0CQRZMHM6RQY]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CQRZMHM6RQY
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