Jim Penniston
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American Alchemy · 0:26:40
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American Alchemy / Jesse Michels ↗YouTube-hosted preview and player; not relicensedAmerican Alchemy · 1:25:52
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American Alchemy / Jesse Michels ↗YouTube-hosted preview and player; not relicensedAmerican Alchemy · 1:31:48
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American Alchemy / Jesse Michels ↗YouTube-hosted preview and player; not relicensedPenniston says he approached a triangular object, touched its surface and later wrote down a binary sequence he received. His account has changed over time and is disputed by fellow witnesses. The corpus discusses the case.
Who
| Role | USAF security sergeant who says he touched a landed craft at Rendlesham Forest in 1980 |
|---|---|
| Side | military |
| Status | verified public figure (does the person exist and hold the stated position — not whether their claims are true) |
Interviews and appearances
- 0:26:40 "I Retrieved a UFO With My Helicopter!" -Jake Barber 30 January 2025 discussed ▶ YouTube
- 1:25:52 “I Saw a Mantis Alien In a Government Facility!” -Lyn Buchanan | EARLY RELEASE 28 May 2026 discussed ▶ YouTube
- 1:31:48 “I Operated a UFO… It’s Not What You Think” -Army Sergeant Lyn Buchanan 28 May 2026 discussed ▶ YouTube
Mentioned in the corpus
Passages this record cites, with the stamp of the block each quote sits in.
"I Retrieved a UFO With My Helicopter!" -Jake Barber 30 January 2025
- 0:26:40 ▶
accorded with other UFO Yeah, he did. Specifically, what's the guy from Rendlessham Forest in 1980? Uh, John Burroughs. John Burroughs and Jim Penniston. John Burrows had had similar symptoms that I did and had similar issues with his VA records as I did. So he also had sc
- 0:26:40 ▶ interview
- 0:26:40 ▶
“I Saw a Mantis Alien In a Government Facility!” -Lyn Buchanan | EARLY RELEASE 28 May 2026
“I Operated a UFO… It’s Not What You Think” -Army Sergeant Lyn Buchanan 28 May 2026
Named in 7 uploads (automatic name matching, 10 mentions)
- "Aliens Are Humans From The Future!" (Ft. Mike Masters & David Grusch) ×3
- "I Retrieved a UFO With My Helicopter!" -Jake Barber ×2
- UFO Skeptic Mick West Challenged To A Debate ×1
- “I Operated a UFO… It’s Not What You Think” -Army Sergeant Lyn Buchanan ×1
- “I Saw a Mantis Alien In a Government Facility!” -Lyn Buchanan | EARLY RELEASE ×1
- The Most Important UFO Investigator On The Planet (ft. James Fox) ×1
- UFOs Are Monitoring Nuclear Bases Globally (Ft. Robert Hastings) ×1
On the map
Rendlesham Forest / RAF Bentwaters–Woodbridge. Open the full map filtered to this record.
Sources on this record
- 0:26:40 "I Retrieved a UFO With My Helicopter!" -Jake Barber ▶
accorded with other UFO Yeah, he did. Specifically, what's the guy from Rendlessham Forest in 1980? Uh, John Burroughs. John Burroughs and Jim Penniston. John Burrows had had similar symptoms that I did and had similar issues with his VA records as I did. So he also had sc