Ufologist Brenda Butler claims there has been a marked increase in unidentified flying objects in recent months, which are centred upon Rendlesham Forest, close to the former American air base at Woodbridge.
She will be among a group of UFO spotters from throughout East Anglia who will converge on the forest to spend time monitoring the skies to gain evidence to back up their claims.
Mrs Butler, who is writing a book about her UFO experiences, said: ‘‘Reports of orange balls, white balls, little people, discs, roaring noises, weird animal noises and footprints all go to show something is still not right in Rendlesham Forest.’’
Mrs Butler, supervisor in a home for people with learning difficulties, said: ‘‘Since 1980 there have been lots of sightings but in the last two years there has been an enormous number by members of Skywatch and people living in the area.
‘‘There is very definitely something going on, if you take into account all these sightings, and I think they are coming in through a door in time. To me they look like holograms.’’
Mrs Butler takes part in Skywatch groups which meet monthly and she has compiled a dossier of evidence to illustrate that many unexplained events are occurring in the skies above the forest.
She was the first person to investigate the 1980 incidents close to the east gate of Woodbridge Airfield after an American told a friend of Mrs Butler’s what he had seen.
But it was not until 1983 the story became world famous with the publication of an official memo written by deputy base commander Lt Col Charles Halt.
He wrote about ‘‘unexplained lights’’ and the experience of three patrolmen who saw a glowing object.
‘‘The object was described as being metallic in appearance and triangular in shape, approximately two to three metres across the base and about two metres high. It illuminated the entire forest with a white light.
‘‘The object itself had a pulsing red light on top and a bank of blue lights underneath. The object was hovering or on legs. As the patrolmen approached the object, it manoeuvred through the trees and disappeared. At this time the animals on a nearby farm went into a frenzy,’’ he said.
UFOs & Aliens Reported In Rendlesham Forest
The first investigator to research the Rendlesham UFO sighting will return to the site of the alleged landing this month to look for other strange objects. [Original headline: UFO expert to return after new sightings]
Evening Star / Ipswich, Suffolk | By Richard Cornwell - November 17 2000
