# Wikipedia contributors 2026: Rendlesham Forest incident

> Wikipedia contributors, 2026. 13 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Timeline, the police evidence and the later claims.

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# Rendlesham Forest incident

Wikipedia contributors, 2026. _Wikipedia_.

Reference article with the sequence of events, the police log, the radiation figures, the fireball, the lighthouse's five-second period, the Conde and Soviet-satellite claims, Randles's 2010 conclusion, and Halt's January 2026 abduction remark, each cited to Ridpath, the Suffolk Constabulary, the BBC and News Corp.

**Rendlesham Forest, December 1980** Web pageChecked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Timeline, the police evidence and the later claims.

## Cited by on this site 13 records

[A prank with vehicle lights and fog by base personnel.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/answers/ANS0CQRZMHM6RQY/a-prank-with-vehicle-lights-and-fog-by-base-personnel)

Answer

ANS

[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)

Answer

ANS

[The flashing red light was the lighthouse; the star-like objects were Sirius and other bright stars…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/answers/ANS0CQRZN922MD5/the-flashing-red-light-was-the-lighthouse-the-star-like)

Answer

ANS

[Penniston's notebook and binary pages](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/artifacts/ART0CQRZTWR2VCY/pennistons-notebook-and-binary-pages)

ART

[A bright fireball was recorded over southern England at 2:50 am on 26 December.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/evidence/EVD0CQRZJTY7HSD/a-bright-fireball-was-recorded-over-southern-england-at-2-50)

Evidence

EVD

[Kevin Conde says he staged such a prank in late December 1980 but cannot tie it to these nights.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/evidence/EVD0CQRZMSE0V6K/kevin-conde-says-he-staged-such-a-prank-in-late-december)

Evidence

EVD

[Penniston has described touching the craft since 1994 and produced a notebook and binary code in 2010.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/evidence/EVD0CQRZKT62BCN/penniston-has-described-touching-the-craft-since-1994-and)

Evidence

EVD

[Penniston says his notebook was written that night; its dates do not fit the event.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/evidence/EVD0CQRZQQ637PQ/penniston-says-his-notebook-was-written-that-night-its-dates)

Evidence

EVD

[The brightest southern object matches Sirius for that time.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/evidence/EVD0CQRZNRP5735/the-brightest-southern-object-matches-sirius-for-that-time)

Evidence

EVD

[A bright fireball crosses southern England](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/events/EVT0CQRZCZE1V6R/a-bright-fireball-crosses-southern-england)

EVT

[Penniston presents his notebook and binary code; Halt signs a statement that the objects were extraterrestrial](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/events/EVT0CQRZFDJ15FZ/penniston-presents-his-notebook-and-binary-code-halt-signs-a)

EVT

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

The mystery article

MYS

[Jim Penniston: Produces a notebook with sketches and notes he says were made that…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rendlesham-forest/accounts/WIT0CQRZH4824XA/jim-penniston-produces-a-notebook-with-sketches-and-notes-he)

WIT

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