CIA & the Rendlesham forest incident

[Observer]

Hi Admin

Just a thought, if either of these two airmen were the person living in digs at Capel Green, would it not be quite simple to ask them. Surely they would remember this. People don't normally forget where they lived. Not sure though who would be in the best position to ask them? USAF domestic housing dep. would have records any way of who lived where.

Personel living off base had to supply address and telephone number to base security and other depts. for obvious reasons.

Observer

[mitch]

Hi Schooner
Officers married or single quite often lived off base. The USAF prefered enlisted men (privates) to be married with their spouse with them before letting them live off base.
It was thought that those married would be more law abiding and would not cause trouble such as in local pubs etc. It was taken for granted that officers would behave off base.

There was also a protocol on this subject as it was at the height of the cold war and even though they were in a 'friendly' NATO country, your level of security clearence dictated as to whether you were allowed off base or not to live. We had a Master sergeant living with us as a lodger for 6 months. What i am saying is, it was not unusual to find USAF personel living off base at all ranks and many lodged with English families.
They also loved living in old English cottages.
Deben council and Ipswich council had a housing policy for US airmen under a NATO aggreement.

As for the Halt episode being a decoy to the earlier events, i just don't know. I have a gut feeling that it wasn't.

You mention UAV's. They were under development in the 70's and 80's as they are today, but the technology of that period to my mind was not any where developed enough to do what was witnessed. Today UAV's can hover amongst trees and climb vertically but you will hear the electric motor or petrol engine working. On board computers today are so micro miniturised and sophysticated that its possible. 1980, i don't think so.

Enlisted living off base: it wasn't an AF preference, it was a rule. In order for a single enlisted guy permitted to live off base, one of two scenarios was required: 1) married or soon to be married or 2) no dorm rooms on base. In my case living in Tangham, it was a forestry rule they only rented to Americans with American wives because of U.K. "squatter's rights". True about the housing policies, but landlords also knew Americans would pay more!! UAVs: correct, technology was too new.

[Guest]

Hi Admin

So its possible that an officer could have rented the Cottage at Capel Green and theres a possibility that it could be John Burroughs, Jim Penniston or another?

It remains unresolved so how does one go about contacting Dot Street to see where the information originated from?

May be she knows about Lions Corner as well?

Schooner

[schooner]

Admin that would be great. I haven't read Skycrash just taken for granted what Georgina Bruni referred to in her book.

Do you know whether it is still in publication or is it another ebay search?

Are there any other publications for example: from Bufora that were published in the 80s that may help my understanding?

I've read the Timothy Good stuff, E Bowens Radar Days, and Larry Warrens Left at East Gate and several accounts from Jenny Randles over the years.

Regards

Schooner