The UFO Phenomenon

Fresh calls for release of UK's files on Rendlesham Forest UFO incident

By T.K. Randall
March 3, 2026 ·  34 comments

Image: RAF Woodbridge East Gate
Credit: Taras Young / CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted) Often referred to as "Britain's Roswell", the Rendlesham Forest UFO incident occurred in December 1980 when multiple US servicemen stationed at RAF Woodbridge in England witnessed a strange object over multiple nights.

Deputy base commander Lt Col Charles Halt and his men had gone out to investigate when the unidentified object was spotted descending into the nearby woods.

"Our security team observed a light that looked like a large eye, red in color, moving through the trees," Halt recalled.

"After a few minutes this object began dripping something that looked like molten metal. A short while later it broke into several smaller, white-colored objects which flew away in all directions."

Exactly what the men had encountered that night has long remained a topic of debate.Now, filmmaker Mark Christopher Lee, the man behind a recent documentary on the subject, has renewed calls for the UK government to release any files it still has on the incident.

His calls follow on from President Donald Trump's recent announcement that he would be ordering the release of any remaining classified UFO files in the United States.

"With the US leading the way, the rest of the world must now follow," said Lee.

"Countries like France, Brazil, and others have already declassified files - the UK cannot lag behind. This is the moment to kick-start full transparency here and give witnesses a safe platform."

"I regularly receive reports from pilots, military personnel, and members of the public who have witnessed or experienced UFO phenomena, but they refuse to go public due to fear of ridicule."

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