# Burroughs' 1981 statement says he followed a beacon for about two miles before realising it was the…

> Burroughs' 1981 statement says he followed a beacon for about two miles before realising it was the lighthouse; the police saw only the lighthouse at 4 am.

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[Rendlesham Forest, December 1980](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest)Evidence

Evidence · Rendlesham Forest, December 1980

# Burroughs' 1981 statement says he followed a beacon for about two miles before realising it was the…

Burroughs' 1981 statement says he followed a beacon for about two miles before realising it was the lighthouse; the police saw only the lighthouse at 4 am.

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[The falling lights were a fireball; the lights in the forest and the beacon were the Orford Ness lighthouse…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/answers/ANS0CQRZJK46V3Q/the-falling-lights-were-a-fireball-the-lights-in-the-forest)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Burroughs' 1981 statement says he followed a beacon for about two miles before realising it was the… [Evidence EVD0CQRZK2R3T45]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0CQRZK2R3T45
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