The Ministry of Defence's Rendlesham files

Not kept here. This copy isn't ours to show. See it where it's published.

The MoD's handling of the Halt memo: the UFO desk's circulation, the defence intelligence and air defence staffs' replies, and the 1985 ministerial briefing. They record what the British government made of the report at the time.

David Clarke, 1981. Crown copyright (the files); the commentary is Clarke's

Copies 3

DocumentDavid Clarke · drdavidclarke.co.uk · Crown copyright (the files); the commentary is Clarke's2 steps from the original

Where it's published

ScanThe National Archives (digital copy) · discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk · Open Government Licence v3.0Primary source: UFO reports of sighting: Rendlesham Forest, December 1980; with redactions (DEFE 24/1948/1)1 step from the original

Where it's published

ScanThe National Archives (digital copy) · discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk · Open Government Licence v3.0Primary source: UFO reports; with redactions (DEFE 24/1924/1), 1985–19861 step from the original

Where it's published

Where it was made

RAF Bentwaters · Air base

Sources 1

Rendlesham Forest UFOsSRC

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The Ministry of Defence's Rendlesham files [Artifact ART0CQRZXAW4H9R]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CQRZXAW4H9R

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