1956
HALL III · August 13–14, 1956
Lakenheath–Bentwaters
Ground and airborne radar in coordinated tracking
RAF Lakenheath / RAF Bentwaters, Suffolk
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Over several hours on the night of August 13, 1956, ground radar at Bentwaters and Lakenheath tracked objects at speeds of up to 4,000 mph; airborne radar on a scrambled RAF Venom jet locked on, was overflown, and tracked the object as it took up station behind the fighter. The Condon Report later treated the case as 'the most disturbing UFO incident on record' from a radar-evidence standpoint.
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