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December 26, 1980

On December 26, 1980, witnesses report the first of several sightings of unexplained lights near RAF Woodbridge, in Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, an incident called "Britain's Roswell". The year's #1 song was "Call Me" by Blondie. Dennis Kruppke, Randy Orton, Bijou Phillips would arrive in the same year.

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1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1980th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 980th year of the 2nd millennium, the 80th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1980s decade.

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On December 26, 1980

  1. 1980 Witnesses report the first of several sightings of unexplained lights near RAF Woodbridge, in Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, an incident called "Britain's Roswell".

    1980 UFO report in Suffolk, England

    The Rendlesham Forest incident was a series of reported sightings of unexplained lights near Rendlesham Forest in Suffolk, England, in December 1980, which became linked with alleged UFO landings. The events occurred just outside RAF Woodbridge, which was used at the time by the United States Air Force (USAF). USAF personnel, including deputy base commander Lieutenant Colonel Charles I.

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Born on December 26, 1980

Todd Dunivant 1980– American soccer executive and former player
Ceylan Ertem 1980– Turkish singer-songwriter

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Dennis Kruppke 1980– German footballer
Randy Orton 1980– American wrestler
Bijou Phillips 1980– American actress and model
Sean Avery 1980– Canadian ice hockey player and model
Charlie Hunnam 1980– English actor
Shao Jiayi 1980– Chinese footballer

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