Michael Hesemann

In the last week of December 1980, something strange happened in Rendlesham Forest, a woods between RAF Woodbridge and RAF Bentwaters, two NATO air bases in eastern England.

Between December 27 and 30 there were several sightings of strange lights, a strange craft, and, according to some witnesses, even aliens. The British Parliament and Ministry of Defense officially dismissed the case, saying that it did not present a security problem. But rumors about it traveled through UFO circles, and almost immediately, UFO investigators were onto the story, interviewing witnesses and trying to obtain confirmation.

The case did have extensive evidence that supported witness claims. There was a radar report of an unidentified object. There were multiple eyewitnesses, most of them considered credible. There was a tape recording of one of the Excerpted from UFOs: The Secret History, by Michael Hesemann (New York...