Edward Cabansag

Airman First Class Cabansag served with the 81st Security Police Squadron at RAF Woodbridge during December 1980. On the early morning of December 26, 1980, he was part of a three-man patrol dispatched to investigate reports of unusual lights near Rendlesham Forest.

He served alongside Staff Sergeant Jim Penniston and Airman First Class John Burroughs. During the investigation, Cabansag maintained radio communications with Central Security Control (CSC), relaying transmissions between the field team and the base, and provided a witness statement documenting the patrol's observations.

Cabansag's statement indicated the patrol pursued what they identified as a beacon light, which was later determined to be the Orford Ness lighthouse several miles away on the coast.