John Burroughs
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The visual record
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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 relicensedBurroughs was with Penniston on the first night and says the VA acknowledged injury linked to the incident in 2015. The corpus cites him with Halt and Penniston.
Who
| Role | USAF security policeman at Rendlesham in 1980; later received VA disability for injuries he attributes to the event |
|---|---|
| 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
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
“I Saw a Mantis Alien In a Government Facility!” -Lyn Buchanan | EARLY RELEASE 28 May 2026
Named in 3 uploads (automatic name matching, 4 mentions)
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 ▶
ms, did he say they 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 r