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MysteriesRendlesham Forest, December 1980ArtifactsThe Halt memorandum, 'Unexplained Lights', 13 January 1981
ART0CQRZSDW0ZG6·Artifact · document

The Halt memorandum, 'Unexplained Lights', 13 January 1981

PhotographPublic domain1981-01-13
The Halt memorandum, 'Unexplained Lights', 13 January 1981: scan
The Halt memorandum, 'Unexplained Lights', 13 January 1981: scan
The Halt memorandum, 'Unexplained Lights', 13 January 1981: scanThe Halt memorandum, 'Unexplained Lights', 13 January 1981: pictureThe Halt memorandum, 'Unexplained Lights', 13 January 1981: photograph

Lt Col Charles I. Halt, USAF, 1981. Public domain

Copies 4

ScanThe Black Vault · theblackvault.com · public-domainPrimary source: Unexplained Lights (memorandum to RAF/CC)1 step from the original
ScanLt Col Charles I. Halt, USAF · commons.wikimedia.org · 1981-01-13 · Public domain (US government work, US Air Force)Primary source: Unexplained Lights (memorandum to RAF/CC)1 step from the original
PictureLt Col Charles I. Halt, USAF · commons.wikimedia.org · Public domain (US government work, US Air Force)1 step from the original
PhotographLieutenant Colonel Charles Halt · commons.wikimedia.org · Public domain1 step from the original

Where it was made

LondonBrusselsDublinAmsterdamBirminghamManchesterEssen1RAF Bentwaters200 kmLondonBrusselsAmsterdamFrankfurt1200 km
RAF Bentwaters · Air base

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The Halt memorandum, 'Unexplained Lights', 13 January 1981 [Artifact ART0CQRZSDW0ZG6]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CQRZSDW0ZG6
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