Halt Memo: Official Report on Rendlesham Forest Incident to UK MoD
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Halt drafted an official Air Force memorandum documenting the unexplained lights and physical evidence encountered by USAF personnel in Rendlesham Forest during late December 1980.
Background
On January 13, 1981, Lt. Col. Charles Halt filed an official memo titled "Unexplained Lights" to the British Ministry of Defence, documenting the Rendlesham Forest UFO incidents of late December 1980.
The memo detailed key sightings and findings from the events.
The Incident
The initial sighting involved Penniston, Burroughs, and Cabansag observing a "metallic" and "triangular" craft.
Investigation
Investigators discovered three depressions at the landing site with elevated radiation readings.
Witness Accounts
Two nights later, Halt sighted multiple luminous objects that moved rapidly, changed shape, and fired beam-like emissions at the ground and toward the weapons storage area.
Significance
The memo was released under FOIA in October 1983 and became front-page news in the UK's News of the World.
Halt's audio tape recording of the events was also made public in 1984.