{"type":"locations","slug":"lakenheath-bentwaters","title":"Lakenheath-Bentwaters","url":"https://disclosdex.com/locations/lakenheath-bentwaters","description":"Twin RAF bases tied to a 1956 radar-visual pursuit that remains a key British UFO case","date":"1956-08-13T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Base"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","status":"confirmed","lat":52.4176,"lng":0.518,"connectionCount":1,"content":{"markdown":"## British Radar Alerts\n\nOn 13 August 1956, radar operators at RAF Bentwaters tracked fast-moving objects, prompting jets from RAF Lakenheath to intercept. Pilots reported bright lights circling their aircraft before rapidly departing.[^1][^2] The event became one of the most analyzed Cold War UFO cases.[^3][^4][^5]\nSee the [Lakenheath-Bentwaters incident](/events/1956-lakenheath-bentwaters-incident) for full sortie logs.\n\n\n[^1]: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Project_Blue_Book_report_-_1956-08-7069309-Bentwaters-Lakenheath-England.pdf\n[^2]: https://cufos.org/PDFs/cases/1956_08_13-14_GB_SFK_Bentwaters-Lakenheath-RAFs_CUFOS_MultiWit_RVbr.pdf\n[^3]: https://www.nicap.org/reports/lakencon.htm\n[^4]: https://www.nicap.org/reports/laken.htm\n[^5]: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/ufos/","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[{"ref":{"type":"events","slug":"1956-lakenheath-bentwaters-incident","title":"Lakenheath-Bentwaters Incident","url":"https://disclosdex.com/events/1956-lakenheath-bentwaters-incident"},"direction":"outbound","weight":1}],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/locations/lakenheath-bentwaters","title":"Lakenheath-Bentwaters","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/locations/lakenheath-bentwaters","license":"CC-BY-4.0"},"continent":"Europe"}