Hi ive been lurking here for a while now and never posted but this ARRS theory may have some substance.I have a friend who's retired USAF who was based at Bentwaters with the 81st security police.I mentioned the ARRS line of topic on this website to him and he knew that a capsule was used for search and rescue and some security guys(including him) were brief'd about this and put on duty when the ARRS search and rescues took place,he told me he was at Bentwaters from 78-81,but in this time never heard of the prank theory,he said the capsule was dropped in the woods and rescued.Now this is the interesting bit he was on duty on the night in question he swears that some security guys that werent involved with the ARRS programme saw the capsule reported it and when Halt and others turned up it was discovered that it was indeed the rescue capsule.It was he says a bit of a joke with the security guys on base at the time.Now interestingly my friend says that in time the UFO story was used for a cover for the armourary that was housed at Bentwaters,apparently locals had heard of a UFO story and the military went along with it.He swears this is a fact and theres no UFO.When I asked him about the airmans involvment to this day he says that whatever was there the military still dont want revealed.Can it be true that Halt and the other airmen are scapegoats right up until now knowing what the true facts are?well I guess when those guys sign up they do so for life retired or not if the military/gov still want to use you they will.Another interesting point here my friend was familiar with Halt on base and remember him as a happy go lucky uncle figure to the airmen,he told me he has since seen Halt on tv and in he's words "the guys got fear in he's eyes.Talking with him just convinces me that theres more to this than just a UFO story.
Redsocks