# Clarke 2018: Rendlesham Forest UFOs > David Clarke, 2018. 17 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The official handling and the MoD's assessment. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CQRZ7KJ50F8/rendlesham-forest-ufos Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) --- [Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[Rendlesham Forest, December 1980](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest)Clarke 2018 **0** # Rendlesham Forest UFOs David Clarke, 2018. _drdavidclarke.co.uk_. The historian who obtained the MoD file in 2001 on the memo's route to the MoD, the desk officers' handling, the 1985 ministerial briefing (DEFE 24/1924/1), the files released in 2008 and 2011 (DEFE 24/2030/1, 2032/1, 1948/1), Conrad's 2010 statement, Thurkettle's site visit, and Halt's changing statements. **Rendlesham Forest, December 1980** Web pageChecked against the original0 ## What it's used for here The official handling and the MoD's assessment. ## Cited by on this site 17 records [Structured objects under intelligent control, as Halt has maintained since 2007.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/answers/ANS0CQRZP8A67DF/structured-objects-under-intelligent-control-as-halt-has) Answer ANS [The witnesses told the truth from the start but were ordered to keep it out of their statements, and spoke…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/answers/ANS0CQRZQZ0451Z/the-witnesses-told-the-truth-from-the-start-but-were-ordered) Answer ANS [The Ministry of Defence's Rendlesham files](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/artifacts/ART0CQRZXAW4H9R/the-ministry-of-defences-rendlesham-files) ART [MoD UFO files on Rendlesham at The National Archives](https://mysteriesdept.com/datasets/DAT0CQRZRY86KMC/mod-ufo-files-on-rendlesham-at-the-national-archives) Dataset DAT [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) Evidence EVD [Halt describes a beam falling near the base and objects moving in angular bursts; Conrad, present that night,…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/evidence/EVD0CQRZP0G3FK4/halt-describes-a-beam-falling-near-the-base-and-objects) Evidence EVD [Halt's 2010 statement alleges concealment by authorities.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/evidence/EVD0CQRZR6T3WME/halts-2010-statement-alleges-concealment-by-authorities) Evidence EVD [Halt's 2010 statement and later interviews assert extraterrestrial objects.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/evidence/EVD0CQRZPG47CJN/halts-2010-statement-and-later-interviews-assert) Evidence EVD [Police and the forester judged the depressions rabbit diggings; the radiation was at the meter's noise floor.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/evidence/EVD0CQRZM9T2C82/police-and-the-forester-judged-the-depressions-rabbit) Evidence EVD [The MoD found no radar record and the base commander contradicts the beams.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/evidence/EVD0CQRZPQY4K95/the-mod-found-no-radar-record-and-the-base-commander) Evidence EVD [The MoD releases its Rendlesham file to David Clarke](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/events/EVT0CQRZF5R77AM/the-mod-releases-its-rendlesham-file-to-david-clarke) EVT [David Clarke](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/people/FIG0CQRZC803K72/david-clarke) FIG [Ted Conrad](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/people/FIG0CQRZBGJ7DHR/ted-conrad) FIG [Vince Thurkettle](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/people/FIG0CQRZC061CXW/vince-thurkettle) FIG [Rendlesham Forest, December 1980](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest) The mystery article MYS [UK Ministry of Defence](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/organisations/ORG0CQRZCQM3E2A/uk-ministry-of-defence) ORG [Charles Halt: In a notarised statement, says he believes the objects he saw were…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/accounts/WIT0CQRZHC27QZT/charles-halt-in-a-notarised-statement-says-he-believes-the) WIT ## Cite it ``` Clarke, D. (2018). Rendlesham Forest UFOs. drdavidclarke.co.uk. https://drdavidclarke.co.uk/rendlesham-forest-ufos/ ``` [Read it free at drdavidclarke.co.uk](https://drdavidclarke.co.uk/rendlesham-forest-ufos/) Key **SRC** 0CQRZ7KJ50F8 Kind Web page Rights The publisher's Kept 27 Oct 2026, for editors Checked Against the published original Added by [apollo](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo) The record Bibliographic records are CC0. Take this one as CSL-JSON, BibTeX or RIS. [CSL-JSON](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CQRZ7KJ50F8/rendlesham-forest-ufos/csl.json)