Rendlesham Lone Ranger

A Security Policeman’s Perspective from the East Gate

In December 1980, a series of unexplained events occurred near RAF Bentwaters and RAF Woodbridge in Suffolk, England. These events would later become known worldwide as the Rendlesham Forest Incident.

Major Rehfeldt was a young U.S. Air Force Security Police airman stationed at Bentwaters during that time. Standing guard at the East Gate and working patrols across the base, she experienced firsthand the unusual atmosphere surrounding the installation and the strange occurrences that many airmen would later struggle to explain.

In this presentation, shares her personal experiences serving at Bentwaters during the Cold War, the environment on base leading up to the Rendlesham events, and the human side of a story often told only through official reports and speculation.

Drawing from her book Rendlesham Lone Ranger, she explores what it was like to be a nineteen-year-old airman placed at the center of one of the most mysterious cas in UFO history.

Her talk also examines the broader environment of Suffolk during that era, including Cold War radar experiments, the pressures faced by Security Police, and why many witnesses remained silent for decades.

This presentation offers a rare perspective from someone who was there, standing watch when history quietly unfolded in the forest beyond the gates.