UFO Invasion at Rendlesham on the SCI FI channel (Live Thread)

www.scifi.com ^ | Friday, December 12, 2003 | Bryant Gumbel

[Momaw Nadon]

About the Rendlesham Incident

In late December 1980, in Rendlesham Forest, England, numerous U.S. military personnel witnessed what has come to be regarded as the most significant military-UFO incident in the history of Great Britain.

The servicemen were posted to the RAF Bentwaters and RAF Woodbridge facilities — which together constitute one of the largest NATO bases in rural Suffolk, East Anglia — when, on December 27, they noticed unusual lights and activity near the base's back gate. A trio of security patrolmen led by Jim Penniston, thinking a military aircraft might be down or in distress, ventured into Rendlesham Forest to investigate. There they observed a variety of unearthly phenomena that none of them could explain, as well as an airborne object obscured by its own blinding light.

The next day, December 28, they returned to the forest and found three radioactive depressions in the ground where the object had been sighted. That night, other witnesses in surrounding areas saw an intense red light pulsating and moving through the trees.

Soon afterward, several of the men involved, including Airman Larry Warren, were debriefed by U.S. and British officers and ordered to sign documents contradicting their firsthand accounts. Furthermore, they were told to remain silent and were warned by U.S. military intelligence personnel that, if they didn't, "Bullets are cheap."

Two weeks after these incidents, Lt. Colonel Charles Halt (who retired years later following his promotion to colonel) wrote a memo detailing everything that the patrolmen had seen and sent the document to his superiors at the Pentagon — and the most comprehensive cover-up in the history of Britain began.

But the truth has refused to remain hidden. In December 2002, the British Ministry of Defense released a file on the Rendlesham incident that comprised 180 pages of previously classified memos, letters, reports and correspondence. But despite the British government's admission that a UFO-related incident took place near the Bentwaters and Woodbridge airfields in 1980, the U.S. government still refuses to release its own files about the encounter.

Now SCI FI brings you this shocking exposé, complete with documentation, new physical evidence and firsthand accounts by both military and civilian witnesses — including Penniston and Halt, who have jeopardized their reputations and military pensions in order to seek out the truth. Join host Bryant Gumbel as SCI FI presents its exclusive investigation of one of the most important UFO incidents of the 20th century.

[Momaw Nadon]

FYI and discussion

[Momaw Nadon]

Ping!

[cmsgop]

Is this a new one?

[Leroy S. Mort]

Bryant Gumbel? He's taking Geraldo's left-overs now?

[somemoreequalthanothers]

I love good UFO stories, but these documentaries of the last few years haven't been very impressive IMO. I quit watching.

[cmsgop]

BTW why do you have a picture of TLB on your Homepage ?

[BushMeister]

When is it on? Some cheesy show is on now.

[Momaw Nadon]

Yes, a new one.

Premieres tonight at 9:00 P.M. EST on the Sci Fi channel.

[Momaw Nadon]

This is just a pic of me hanging out at the cantina.

[cmsgop]

Cool, I'll watch "King Of New York" on Bravo till then....

[Momaw Nadon]

This one should be good.

There's lots of evidence presented.

It's sort of a British Roswell.

[BenLurkin]

[MissAmericanPie]

I saw one documentary on this a long time ago. I figgured some super secret air craft had engine trouble and the government covered it up.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I used to believe in this stuff until I realized that with more people, increased worldwide development, airliners, and media ( just to name a few things ) than ever before, "real sightings" should be a common occurrence. They're not.

[lstanle]

"real sightings" should be a common occurrence. They're not"

cloaking device on Capt.

[concentric circles]

[Kuksool]

Art Bell or George Noory would be more suited to host the Sci-Fi special.

[Skywalk]

With your name, I figured you were THE Momaw Nadon, a member of the peaceful, naturalist Ithorian race.

You must be the only one of your kind here.

[MissAmericanPie]

My hubby is getting creeped out watching this, because the witness's seem so credible.

[Momaw Nadon]

It is a bit creepy.

Especially Lord Hill-Norton's testimony.