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

> Disputed: 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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[Questions](https://mysteriesdept.com/questions)[Rendlesham Forest, December 1980](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest)[How and why did the accounts grow?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/questions/QST0CQRZJBA2ZBF/how-and-why-did-the-accounts-grow)Answer

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.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** One 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

[Halt's 2010 statement alleges concealment by authorities.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/evidence/EVD0CQRZR6T3WME/halts-2010-statement-alleges-concealment-by-authorities)

Speculative

FOR

[Conrad, the base commander, dismisses the later stories; the MoD file shows no interest in the case.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/evidence/EVD0CQRZREM594G/conrad-the-base-commander-dismisses-the-later-stories-the)

Supported

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[How and why did the accounts grow?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/questions/QST0CQRZJBA2ZBF/how-and-why-did-the-accounts-grow)

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

## Cite it

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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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**ANS** 0CQRZQZ0451Z

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