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Lakenheath-Bentwaters

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Twin RAF bases tied to a 1956 radar-visual pursuit that remains a key British UFO case

Status — Confirmed

  British Radar Alerts

On 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.12 The event became one of the most analyzed Cold War UFO cases.345 See the Lakenheath-Bentwaters incident for full sortie logs.

  References

  1. en.wikipedia.org

  2. nicap.org

  3. afhra.af.mil

  4. bbc.co.uk

  5. nationalarchives.gov.uk

Published on August 13, 1956

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