| Blaze TV channel always to be taken with several buckets of salt 00:35 - Nov 28 with 727 views | Ryorry |
But any chance Rendlesham Forest 'UFO' cd be down to Bentwaters being used as an unauthorised nuclear weapons base during the cold war?
Was the thrust of their docu just finished. |  |
| |  |
| Blaze TV channel always to be taken with several buckets of salt on 00:52 - Nov 28 with 672 views | Leutard |
I think one of the other commonly given explanations for the event, the relatively nearby lighthouse being responsible for much of the show, is the one that Occam would favour. Atmospheric conditions and people getting anxious/jumpy can do strange things, especially near a military base during the cold war. [Post edited 28 Nov 0:53]
|  | | |
| Blaze TV channel always to be taken with several buckets of salt on 01:06 - Nov 28 with 648 views | Ryorry |
| Blaze TV channel always to be taken with several buckets of salt on 00:52 - Nov 28 by Leutard |
I think one of the other commonly given explanations for the event, the relatively nearby lighthouse being responsible for much of the show, is the one that Occam would favour. Atmospheric conditions and people getting anxious/jumpy can do strange things, especially near a military base during the cold war. [Post edited 28 Nov 0:53]
|
Tend to agree in general, but evidence was put forward that the USA did try to cover up evidence (eg soil, tree bark & tree sap samples were removed & then 'lost'); & servicemen witnesses aggressively interviewed, including allegations of being drugged/brainwashed.
The fireball theory of one eyewitness who only came forward in 2015 struck me as a possibility though. | |
| |
| Blaze TV channel always to be taken with several buckets of salt on 01:09 - Nov 28 with 637 views | J2BLUE |
| Blaze TV channel always to be taken with several buckets of salt on 00:52 - Nov 28 by Leutard |
I think one of the other commonly given explanations for the event, the relatively nearby lighthouse being responsible for much of the show, is the one that Occam would favour. Atmospheric conditions and people getting anxious/jumpy can do strange things, especially near a military base during the cold war. [Post edited 28 Nov 0:53]
|
Think that has been debunked. There's just too much that seems off with that theory. |  |
| |
| Blaze TV channel always to be taken with several buckets of salt on 01:51 - Nov 28 with 608 views | DecageBruce |
The link to UFO/UAP appearances has been linked heavily to nuclear activity on earth (whether they are here to monitor us/warn us etc). Lots of reports of nuclear warheads being switched off, bases being effected etc over the years when phenomenons have been sighted.
This is definitely a ‘theory’ for this occurrence that has been around for a long time and covered by many docs and a few books.
I am very intrigued by it all. Have been since I was a young kid. My Grandad worked on tracking and Radar at Bawdsey Manor on radar (not sure of which years) but I remember talking to him as a youngster (10-15) in the late 80s/early 90s and he told me of things that had been tracked and action taken that he’d witnessed that he couldn’t explain. He always instilled in me that their is earth based tech that we don’t know about and is prob 40/50 years more advanced than we think but that also some things still can’t be explained from what he understood |  | | |
| Blaze TV channel always to be taken with several buckets of salt on 03:15 - Nov 28 with 566 views | Ryorry |
| Blaze TV channel always to be taken with several buckets of salt on 01:51 - Nov 28 by DecageBruce |
The link to UFO/UAP appearances has been linked heavily to nuclear activity on earth (whether they are here to monitor us/warn us etc). Lots of reports of nuclear warheads being switched off, bases being effected etc over the years when phenomenons have been sighted.
This is definitely a ‘theory’ for this occurrence that has been around for a long time and covered by many docs and a few books.
I am very intrigued by it all. Have been since I was a young kid. My Grandad worked on tracking and Radar at Bawdsey Manor on radar (not sure of which years) but I remember talking to him as a youngster (10-15) in the late 80s/early 90s and he told me of things that had been tracked and action taken that he’d witnessed that he couldn’t explain. He always instilled in me that their is earth based tech that we don’t know about and is prob 40/50 years more advanced than we think but that also some things still can’t be explained from what he understood |
Interesting - had just been reading this, which ties in with what your Grandad said re curiously advanced tech -
https://interestingengineering.com/culture/21-facts-about-the-unresolved-ufo-inc (article dated May 12, 2025 03:39 AM EST).
"15. There is a story about incredibly futuristic technology secretly installed at RAF Bentwaters
Daniel Simpson, director of The Rendlesham UFO Incident, a fictionalized account of the story filmed on location in Rendlesham Forest, told The Telegraph the following story:
“I recently heard a very interesting story of a guy that went up to the Bentwaters airbase and, because it’s privately owned, some of those buildings are rented out to people. A company up there wanted to have their internet sorted out and this guy dug down and – he was a telecom guy – he came back and he was sheet white. He couldn’t believe it.
“He said he’d just come across these cables, two-foot down, and they were cables delivering such a powerful internet connection – but they were cables from 1980… They were from 1980 and yet they were so in advance of what we’ve even got now. I’m told that all the time what we get [technologically] is much behind what they [the military] actually know.” | |
| |
| Blaze TV channel always to be taken with several buckets of salt on 08:19 - Nov 28 with 347 views | NthQldITFC |
| Blaze TV channel always to be taken with several buckets of salt on 03:15 - Nov 28 by Ryorry |
Interesting - had just been reading this, which ties in with what your Grandad said re curiously advanced tech -
https://interestingengineering.com/culture/21-facts-about-the-unresolved-ufo-inc (article dated May 12, 2025 03:39 AM EST).
"15. There is a story about incredibly futuristic technology secretly installed at RAF Bentwaters
Daniel Simpson, director of The Rendlesham UFO Incident, a fictionalized account of the story filmed on location in Rendlesham Forest, told The Telegraph the following story:
“I recently heard a very interesting story of a guy that went up to the Bentwaters airbase and, because it’s privately owned, some of those buildings are rented out to people. A company up there wanted to have their internet sorted out and this guy dug down and – he was a telecom guy – he came back and he was sheet white. He couldn’t believe it.
“He said he’d just come across these cables, two-foot down, and they were cables delivering such a powerful internet connection – but they were cables from 1980… They were from 1980 and yet they were so in advance of what we’ve even got now. I’m told that all the time what we get [technologically] is much behind what they [the military] actually know.” |
That last paragraph just sounds silly to me if he's just talking about cables themselves rather than any terminal or junction technology, which sounds like the scenario being presented of some bloke digging down in an old office. Fibre optic cables have been around since the 60s, even the 50s and were certainly established in use in civilian and military facilities in the 70s and 80s.
A 'powerful Internet connection', which is an odd phrase to use, could be facilitated by fatter cables or more cables in parallel - the limiting factor would be the hardware and software at either end. |  |
| |
| Blaze TV channel always to be taken with several buckets of salt on 09:20 - Nov 28 with 286 views | Guthrum |
| Blaze TV channel always to be taken with several buckets of salt on 00:52 - Nov 28 by Leutard |
I think one of the other commonly given explanations for the event, the relatively nearby lighthouse being responsible for much of the show, is the one that Occam would favour. Atmospheric conditions and people getting anxious/jumpy can do strange things, especially near a military base during the cold war. [Post edited 28 Nov 0:53]
|
That night there were reports of a suspected 'plane crash - which turned out to be a satellite re-entering the atmosphere (much further away, but you can understand the confusion). The emergency services were called out and spent some time searching the area in and around Rendlesham Forest for wreckage. With lots of odd and flashing lights.
Which may have caused some people to have strange experiences. |  |
| |
| Blaze TV channel always to be taken with several buckets of salt on 10:03 - Nov 28 with 233 views | tommcd |
| Blaze TV channel always to be taken with several buckets of salt on 09:20 - Nov 28 by Guthrum |
That night there were reports of a suspected 'plane crash - which turned out to be a satellite re-entering the atmosphere (much further away, but you can understand the confusion). The emergency services were called out and spent some time searching the area in and around Rendlesham Forest for wreckage. With lots of odd and flashing lights.
Which may have caused some people to have strange experiences. |
The 'Rendlesham Incident' wasn't a single occurrence, unusual events and observations were encountered over three nights, which to me suggests something more than a search & rescue type event, which would surely have been very evident during the daytime.
There are also (in my opinion) far too many witnesses spread across the multiple nights & multiple locations in multiple roles (from very junior servicemen up to base-commander level) that recount broadly similar experiences and events, for it to be discounted as 'lights from the lighthouse'. More loosely there are also accounts over similar (albeit lesser) experiences years before the 'main-events'.
Nick Redfern, who is one of the most vocal debunkers of any kind of 'UFO' led event, wrote a book that tries to propose more rational, explicable, reasons. But goes off into lighthouses, mind-control experiments orchestrated by Porton Down, energy harnessing / control experiments, etc. The supposedly more 'mundane' explanations seem more implausible than the alternatives.
Using the Occam's Razor principle, when considering all accounts and all experiences, the 'mundane' explanation just doesn't hold water, it's too many ridiculously coincidental independent events, and still doesn't cover all the loose ends. The UFO explanation brings everything together and explains all the disparate accounts far more reasonably ('UFO' used in the literal 'Unidentified' context as opposed to any inferred 'extra-terrestrial' context). |  | | |
| |
By continuing to use the site, you agree to our use of cookies and to abide by our Terms and Conditions.
