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Answer · Rendlesham Forest, December 1980

The witnesses told the truth from the start but were ordered to keep it out of their statements, and spoke…

The witnesses told the truth from the start but were ordered to keep it out of their statements, and spoke only when free to.

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Where it stands

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

What it predicts

  • Witnesses describe the instruction consistently and name who gave it.
  • Officers present confirm it.

What would rule it out

  • The officers present deny any instruction and contradict the later accounts.

Evidence 1 for · 1 against

The questions it answers

Most likelyMemory, repeated retelling, books, television and the influence of other witnesses' stories elaborated…

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The witnesses told the truth from the start but were ordered to keep it out of their statements, and spoke… [Answer ANS0CQRZQZ0451Z]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CQRZQZ0451Z
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