# A prank with vehicle lights and fog by base personnel.

> Still possible: A prank with vehicle lights and fog by base personnel.

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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 possible** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its 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

[Kevin Conde says he staged such a prank in late December 1980 but cannot tie it to these nights.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/evidence/EVD0CQRZMSE0V6K/kevin-conde-says-he-staged-such-a-prank-in-late-december)

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## 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…

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). A prank with vehicle lights and fog by base personnel. [Answer ANS0CQRZMHM6RQY]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CQRZMHM6RQY
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