Case Evidence · CE-V99-145
USAFE-AFAFRICA statement: small unmanned aerial systems spotted near and over RAF Lakenheath, Mildenhall, Feltwell and Fairford since 20 Nov 2024; numbers, sizes and configurations varied; not assessed as hostile; operators not identified
Documented2024-11-20 to 2024-11 · Official military statement
Record
- Date / period
- 2024-11-20 to 2024-11
- Reported event / document
- USAFE-AFAFRICA statement: small unmanned aerial systems spotted near and over RAF Lakenheath, Mildenhall, Feltwell and Fairford since 20 Nov 2024; numbers, sizes and configurations varied; not assessed as hostile; operators not identified
- Evidence type
- Official military statement
- Original data accessible?
- Partly (public statement only)
- Verification status
- Official acknowledgement
- Competing explanations / missing data
- The statement does not identify the systems or operators; radar, counter-UAS and incident logs are not public
- Next step
- Seek MoD Police and USAFE FOIA releases, radar and C-UAS logs, and the helicopter near-miss record
- Source ID
- SRC-V99-136
Why this grade
Documented From Case Evidence's Verification status ("Official acknowledgement"). Grade rules.