Suffolk Constabulary holds the following documents on the above incident, which occurred on 26 December, 1980, in Rendlesham, Suffolk:

1. Suffolk Constabulary Command and Control incident log serial number 10E1 26/12/80/0411. Report from USAF Law Enforcement Desk, RAF Bentwaters of unusual lights in the sky beyond East Gate to RAF Woodbridge.

2. Suffolk Constabulary Command and Control incident log serial number 31A4 26/12/80/1030. Report from USAF Law Enforcement Desk, RAF Bentwaters of an alleged craft landing site, two miles east of the East Gate of RAF Bentwaters.

3. Copy of Suffolk Constabulary letter dated 23 November 1983 to an enquirer.

4. Copy of Suffolk Constabulary letter dated 27 October 1988 to an enquirer.

5. Copy of Suffolk Constabulary letter dated 28 July 1999 to an enquirer.

6. Copy of Suffolk Constabulary facsimile note dated 18 January 2001 to the Home Office providing an answer to a Parliamentary Question about Suffolk Constabulary’s involvement in the 1980 Rendlesham incident.

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