1 - The Black Vault

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From Directorate-of-Air-Staff
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Operations & Policy
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MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Room 6/73, Metropole Building, Northumberland Avenue, London,
WC2N SBP
Telephone (Okecl dial) 020 7216 2140
(Swi1chboard) 020 7216 9000
(Fax)
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Halesworth
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Your Reference
Our Reference
D/DAS/64/3
Date
8 August 2001
Thank you for your e-mail message of 4 July concerning the object you found in Rendlesham
Forest, Suffolk. I apologise for not replying sooner, but we have recently moved buildings and
this has caused some disruption to our norinat working practices.
With regard to your question about the USAF base near Rendlesham Forest, you may wish to be
aware that there were two RAF bases occupied by US forces in the vicinity ofRendlesham Forest.
However, RAF Bentwaters was sold in May 1997 and is no longer Ministry of Defence property.
Part ofRAF Woodbridge was also sold and the remainder (now known as Woodbridge Airfield)
is used by the Army.
I suggest that you do not tamper with the object any further, but hand it in to the Police who will
decide if any further enquiries are necessary.
Yours sincerely,