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Unidentified Drones Over Uk

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Daily Mail16 Oct

In February this year, Royal Air Force jets nearly collided with two unidentified objects over the North Sea during military exercises; one incident involved an Airbus Voyager tanker refueling a Typhoon fighter jet, and another occurred when a Typhoon was engaged in simulated combat training. Both sightings took place at altitudes far above legal limits for drones and were not detected by radar systems. The RAF is…

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Evening Standard17 Oct

RAF jets encountered unidentified drones during training exercises over the North Sea in February. The first incident involved an Airbus Voyager tanker near Cromer, Norfolk, which nearly collided with an unknown object. A second event occurred days later when a Typhoon jet pilot noticed a black circular object while practicing maneuvers. Though commercial drones typically cannot fly higher than 400 feet to avoid air…

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RAF jets reported 'close encounters with two unidentified drones in British skies' this year Daily Mail · stated as fact

The Papers: 'Mystery drones over UK' and 'Troops heading to Poland for war games' BBC · stated as fact

Unidentified drones in near-misses with RAF jets over North Sea Evening Standard · stated as fact

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16 Oct
The objects - neither of which showed up on radar - were reported to authorities by the RAF, with 'multiple different external investigations' currently ongoing.
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Where to start RAF jets reported 'close encounters with two unidentified drones in British skies' this year Daily Mail

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17 Oct Unidentified drones in near-misses with RAF jets over North SeaRAF jets encountered unidentified drones during training exercises over the North Sea in February. The first incident involved an Airbus Voyager tanker near Cromer, Norfolk, which nearly collided with an unknown object. A second event occurred days later when a Typhoon jet pilot noticed a black circular object while practicing maneuvers. Though commercial drones typically cannot fly higher than 400 feet to avoid air…Evening Standard
17 Oct The Papers: 'Mystery drones over UK' and 'Troops heading to Poland for war games'
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16 Oct RAF jets reported 'close encounters with two unidentified drones in British skies' this yearIn February this year, Royal Air Force jets nearly collided with two unidentified objects over the North Sea during military exercises; one incident involved an Airbus Voyager tanker refueling a Typhoon fighter jet, and another occurred when a Typhoon was engaged in simulated combat training. Both sightings took place at altitudes far above legal limits for drones and were not detected by radar systems. The RAF is…Daily Mail

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