Scott McMan’s article on the “Rendlesham UFO Hoax” received some good comments from readers who either personally investigated the Rendlesham UFO case, or who are highly educated on the subject.

The article from The Telegraph explains how US Air Force Colonel Conrad, base commander of the twin airfields of Woodbridge and Bentwaters, disproved the whole Rendlesham UFO as a hoax. In part, Colonel Conrad’s statement says that nothing out of the ordinary was seen that night; either in the skies or ground.  This is a shocking statement coming from a man who chose to remain silent for over 30 years in regards to what happened that cold December night in 1980 in the dark forest of Rendlesham.

“We saw nothing that resembled Lt Col Halt’s descriptions either in the sky or on the ground,” Col Conrad said.

In a damning indictment of his former deputy, Col Conrad added: “We had people in position to validate Halt’s narrative, but none of them could.”

He said there was no “hard evidence” of anything suspicious.

 

Now, Brenda Butler, a self-proclaimed “UFO hunter”, is coming forward to denounce Colonel Conrad as trying to cover up a real UFO encounter by the US military. Having interviewed the witnesses and investigated the area, Butler claims that the evidence overwhelmingly disproves this as a hoax. What’s more interesting is that Butler claims to have encountered alien beings in the Rendlesham forest.

Ms Butler, who claims to have witnessed first hand extra-terrestrial beings among the trees, said: “We have had so many people come forward to say what they saw over those nights. Why has he waited over 30 years to come forward and say this? We have sent a lot of stuff recently to Colonel Halt, who still sticks by his words and that it did happen. There obviously is still a big cover-up going on.”

Ms Butler said she had seen “lots of lights” in the sky above Rendlesham over the past two weekends, which coincided with other widely-reported sightings across the UK.

 

Now, let me just say that it’s not wise to talk to the press about such matters and interjecting the claim that you’ve seen aliens in the trees and lots of lights in the sky. You know, you might just sound a bit cooky.

Regardless of all this He said-She said drama, I think the Rendlesham incident was a well documented and witnessed UFO event. That’s due to all the witnesses that have stuck to their stories amidst the pressure from the media, public and government. But that’s just my opinion. What do you guys think? Hoax or real?

US Air Force Colonel Ted Conrad, base commander of the twin airfields at Woodbridge and Bentwaters, near Ipswich, at the time of the incident in 1980, has finally broken his silence on the episode.

Sightings of mysterious lights in the woods at Rendlesham over two nights were reported by several airmen, including Col Conrad’s deputy, Lieutenant Colonel Charles Halt. Lt Col Halt filed reports detailing the episode, which have long been disputed, leading Lt Col Halt to accuse the US and UK governments of concocting a cover-up.

Col Conrad said has now provided a series of statements about the sightings to Dr David Clarke, a Sheffield Hallam University academic and the UFO adviser to the National Archives.

He said: “The search for an explanation could go many places including the perpetration of a clever hoax. Natural phenomenon such as the very clear cold air having a theoretical ability to guide and reflect light across great distances or even the presence of an alien spacecraft.

In the statements, Col Conrad said there was no hard evidence to support Lt Col Halt’s claims. Col Conrad added: “He (Halt) should be ashamed and embarrassed by his allegation that his country and England both conspired to deceive their citizens over this issue. He knows better.”

But Brenda Butler, who has written books on the incident and still goes UFO hunting in the woods three times a week, said Col Conrad’s hoax claims were “a load of rubbish”.

Ms Butler, who claims to have witnessed first hand extra-terrestrial beings among the trees, said: “We have had so many people come forward to say what they saw over those nights. Why has he waited over 30 years to come forward and say this? We have sent a lot of stuff recently to Colonel Halt, who still sticks by his words and that it did happen. There obviously is still a big cover-up going on.”

Ms Butler said she had seen “lots of lights” in the sky above Rendlesham over the past two weekends, which coincided with other widely-reported sightings across the UK. –source: EADT