UFO Bentwaters Incident l Larry Warren Security Officer at Bentwaters Air Force Base in the UK
Analysis Summary
Larry Warren
Contact Experience Triad
The Encounter
Larry Warren was a security specialist assigned to the 81st Tactical Fighter Wing in December 1980. He worked the night shift at RAF Bentwaters. On December 11, he learned about an incident involving lights seen in Rendlesham Forest. Security personnel, including John Burroughs and Jim Penniston, went to investigate and found a triangular craft with multicolored lights. Penniston approached the craft and experienced a telepathic communication. The group reported four hours of missing time and returned dazed. The next day, they found indentations in the ground and higher radiation levels. Warren later experienced physical effects, including gray hair and vision problems. He felt compelled to share his story, leading to further investigations and public interest in the event.
Program Intelligence Analysis
Larry Warren recounts his experiences during the Rendlesham Forest incident in December 1980, detailing encounters with a triangular object and humanoid figures. He describes the subsequent cover-up efforts by the Air Force, including missing logs and debriefing procedures that involved intimidation.
Witnesses experienced four hours of missing time and their radio communication with the base failed during the encounter.
Larry Warren
“I witnessed a UFO incident on the base and we saw everything; you wouldn't believe it.”
John Burroughs
“I knew the next day that this phenomena was going to return.”
Jim Penniston
“I approached this phenomena very close to it and observed a panel with some sort of language.”
Charles Halt
“We have one object hovering over Woodbridge base and Bentwaters.”
Managed by: 81st Tactical Fighter Wing
Investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena
On December 11, 1980, a security policeman named John Burroughs and Airman Parker reported seeing multicolored lights in the Rendlesham Forest near RAF Woodbridge.
The object encountered in the forest was described as a triangular object about 6 feet at the base and 9 feet tall, with multicolored lights and a surface resembling glass.
Sergeant Jim Penniston drew his revolver when he encountered the object and observed a panel with hieroglyphic-like language.
The witnesses experienced four hours of missing time and their radio communication with the base failed during the encounter.
Background radiation readings were 25 times higher than normal in the area where the object was encountered.
Witnesses were debriefed and given injections of sodium pentothal by Air Force personnel after the incident.
There were reports of a triangular object and beings near the perimeter of RAF Watton, which were observed by a Royal Air Force police dog handler.
Witnesses reported seeing humanoid figures associated with the phenomena, described as hairless and about four feet tall.
The Air Force conducted a cover-up of the incident, including the disappearance of logs and tapes related to the events.
Larry Warren's Encounters
Larry Warren · First-PersonEncounter Context
Factual DetailsRAF Bentwaters and RAF Woodbridge
Suffolk, East Anglia, united_kingdom
debriefed and pressured to remain silent
Encounter Research Breakdown
Phenomenological AnalysisThe account provides a detailed narrative from a credible witness with military experience, describing a complex UAP encounter involving multiple personnel, physical evidence, and corroborative elements. The witness's observations include specific details about the object, interactions with it, and subsequent physical effects, all of which contribute to a high evidential strength score.
The encounter began when security personnel observed strange lights in the Rendlesham Forest, leading to an investigation.
“Airman Burrough saw what appeared to be an object in the forest... multicolored lights.”
The security personnel approached a triangular object with multicolored lights, experiencing missing time and heightened emotions.
“These men had 4 hours of missing time; their radio communication had failed.”
During the encounter, a voice communicated telepathically with the personnel, conveying complex information.
“A voice came into his head... it responded we are you.”
After the encounter, the personnel were debriefed, faced threats, and experienced psychological effects.
“You airmen have been exposed to something that we have known about for longer than any one of you in this room are aware of.”
Received telepathic information and insights.
Observed multicolored lights and a triangular object.
Felt the warm surface of the object.
Heard voices and radio chatter.
Felt disoriented and had a sense of altered perception.
Experienced a sense of paralysis and disorientation.
Radio communication failed during the encounter.
Appearance: hairless, large eyes, clothing, and apparatus attached
Message: None
“They were almost there was in light there was bright light and there was movement.”
Five Observables (2/5)
A triangular object with multicolored lights was observed in the forest, described as having a glass-like texture.
This encounter is unique due to the involvement of multiple military personnel, the extensive documentation, and the psychological effects experienced post-incident.
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Larry Warren
First-Person
Contact Experience Triad
John Burroughs & Jim Penniston
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Unnamed Security Personnel
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Unnamed RAF Police Dog Handler
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