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Written statements of Burroughs, Penniston, Cabansag, Chandler and Buran on the night of 25–26 December 1980
John Burroughs, Jim Penniston, Edward Cabansag et al., 1981. USAF, 81st Security Police Squadron, RAF Woodbridge; reproduced by Ian Ridpath.
The five handwritten statements taken by the base in the first days of January 1981, the earliest record of the first night, reproduced with transcriptions on Ridpath's page "The witness statements".
What it's used for here
The first-night accounts as written at the time, before any later retelling.
Our copy
Research copy, for editors and curators. The work is public-domain, so readers are sent to it. We keep this copy so the citation can be checked if the page changes or goes.
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Burroughs, J., Penniston, J., Cabansag, E., Chandler, J. D., & Buran, F. (1981). Written statements of Burroughs, Penniston, Cabansag, Chandler and Buran on the night of 25–26 December 1980. USAF, 81st Security Police Squadron, RAF Woodbridge; reproduced by Ian Ridpath. http://www.ianridpath.com/ufo/rendlesham2b.html
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author = {Burroughs, John and Penniston, Jim and Cabansag, Edward and Chandler, J. D. and Buran, Fred},
title = {Written statements of Burroughs, Penniston, Cabansag, Chandler and Buran on the night of 25–26 December 1980},
howpublished = {USAF, 81st Security Police Squadron, RAF Woodbridge; reproduced by Ian Ridpath},
year = {1981},
url = {http://www.ianridpath.com/ufo/rendlesham2b.html}
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Burroughs, John et al.. “Written statements of Burroughs, Penniston, Cabansag, Chandler and Buran on the night of 25–26 December 1980.” USAF, 81st Security Police Squadron, RAF Woodbridge; reproduced by Ian Ridpath (1981).