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MysteriesRendlesham Forest, December 1980ArtifactsThe three depressions and the marked trees at the landing site
ART0CQRZYA449X6·Artifact · object

The three depressions and the marked trees at the landing site

PhotographCC BY-SA 2.0Found 26 December 1980; radiation readings taken 27/28 December 1980
The three depressions and the marked trees at the landing site: photo
The three depressions and the marked trees at the landing site: photo
The three depressions and the marked trees at the landing site: photoThe three depressions and the marked trees at the landing site: picture

Three ground impressions that Suffolk police thought an animal could have made, and marks on nearby trees; Halt's party measured slightly raised radiation in them. They are the physical evidence a landing reading predicts. No measurements beyond the memo's and the tape's survive in the sources read.

Simon Leatherdale (geograph.org.uk), 1980. CC BY-SA 2.0

Copies 2

PhotoSimon Leatherdale (geograph.org.uk) · commons.wikimedia.org · 2006-10-16 · CC BY-SA 2.03 steps from the original
PictureSimon Leatherdale · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY-SA 2.03 steps from the original

Where it was made

LondonBrusselsDublinAmsterdamBirminghamManchesterEssen1The "landing site" clearing near Capel Green200 kmLondonBrusselsAmsterdamFrankfurt1200 km

Sources 1

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The three depressions and the marked trees at the landing site [Artifact ART0CQRZYA449X6]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CQRZYA449X6
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