The case record
What was reported?
RAF and USAF radar personnel tracked unusual targets; aircraft were vectored toward them.
The dates are bounds supplied by the workbook; they do not establish the exact day of an event.
- Reported date
- 13 Aug 1956 – 14 Aug 1956
- Witnesses
- Military radar operators / aircrew · Multiple
- Investigation
- USAF / Project Blue Book
Evidence in the record
Radar; military testimony
Competing explanations
Official and research context
Unresolved
Conventional explanations
Radar anomalies, meteors and misidentifications proposed
Arguments that remain contested
Multiple radar and visual elements remain debated
Locations & timeline
Coordinates are representative. Area and route labels do not imply exact paths or object positions.
- Primary reference location
RAF Lakenheath–RAF Bentwaters airspace
Lakenheath / Bentwaters
Reported event location · Approximate area radius: 50 km
52.405°, 0.554° · multipoint · High - Linked location
RAF Lakenheath
Lakenheath, Suffolk, UK
Radar / military site · Approximate area radius: 1 km
52.409°, 0.561° · point · High - Linked location
RAF Bentwaters
Rendlesham, Suffolk, UK
Military / radar site · Approximate area radius: 1 km
52.128°, 1.435° · point · High
Record notes
Secondary markers should include both air bases.
Imported starting record; individual claims and source links await editorial verification.
Original dataset status: Unresolved / disputed