Picture 1 - The entrance from the B1084
The Incident
The forest is the location of one of Britain's
most significant UFO incidents. Soon after Christmas in 1980,
military personnel reported seeing a conical flying object with
coloured lights moving in the area during the night. In the days
that followed, broken tree tops and holes in a triangular formation
were found in the ground. The incident was well documented, and
even includes an
audio recording made on the night of the sighting! (Audio file
linked from www.crowdedskies.com)
About the Cache
The Rendlesham UFO (Unknown Fortunes Obscured) is
a multistage cache and involves a five mile circular journey
through compacted gravel, dirt and some bridleway tracks over
slight gradients. Although it is perfectly possible to do this hunt
by foot, fat-tyred bikes are recommended. A gentle trial cycle over
the entire course was completed in an hour.
Start at the car park near the end of the disused Woodbridge
Airfield at:
Parking/Starting point: N52 5.429
E01 26.094
The given co-ordinates are for the first of three
micros that you need to find. These micros are hidden near specific
objects around the forest. Each contains parts, when combined, form
the co-ordinates for the final cache. Simply fill in the spaces as
you find each micro.
|
N 52 ( _ _._ _ _ + _ _._ _ _ )= _
_._ _ _ |
|
E 01 ( _ _._ _ _ + _ _._ _ _ )= _
_._ _ _ |
The cache is a metal box and its original
contents were:
- TRACKABLES: White Jeep TB, The Bin Bug TB
(starting its journey), 2006 Compass Rose Geocoin
- SWAPS: An unactivated TB, Mini pocket radio, LED
keyring light, Glasses repair kit, Magic trick, Water pistol, Deck
of playing cards, Emergency poncho, Glowsticks, Gel pen, Pen on
retractable cable, Mini clipboard & pencil, Mr Incredible toy,
Tennis ball.
Note
- Rendlesham forest is a working forest and there
may be temporary diversions in place during periods of felling
operations that may lengthen the trek. Make sure you have plenty of
time to complete the hunt!
- All micros are situated next to the
bridleway/cyclepath/footpath. Apart from the main cache, which is
about 100ft off the main path, there is no need to wander about the
undergrowth or depths of the forest.
- Carefully rehide all micros and cache back into
their original positions.
- Keep at least one trackable in the cache to make
it worthwhile for the next finder, and please log all items that
are taken or left behind.
- Try to avoid putting spoilers in the logs so
everyone can enjoy :)
- The Members Only status for the cache will be
lifted on 20th October 06.
*** Update - 22nd Aug 09***
Cache re-enabled after a long period out of
action. Lost micros have been rehidden in better nearby spots and a
permanent alien geocoin has been added to the main cache as an
extra incentive for finders.
The difficulty has been raised because the main cache is hidden
more effectively to avoid finders replacing it in the wrong
location and causing it to "travel". However fallen leaves could
make searches harder so I'll see how well this works before
deciding if anything needs to be changed.
Good luck!
*** Update - 20th Oct 2006 ***
As planned, the Members Only status was lifted to
make the cache available to everyone. New swaps and trackables have
also been added.
Well done to all the intrepid UFO hunters who have found this to
date, especially those who were tough enough to walk the entire
course!