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Royal Air Force
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The Royal Air Force (RAF), founded in 1918, is the United Kingdom's aerial warfare branch and a government military organization. In UAP/UFO contexts, RAF personnel reported sightings, such as a flying saucer pursuing a Meteor jet at RAF Topcliffe in 1952 and radar-detected UFOs over Bentwaters and Lakenheath in 1956, prompting Venom jet scrambles that found no intruders. The RAF operated near UFO hotspots like Rendlesham Forest in 1980, involving USAF at RAF Woodbridge. UK MoD's DI55 unit, linked to RAF reports, handled over 300 sightings in 1967 before scaling down in 1969; UAP studies ended in 2000, deeming no defense threat. RAF continues active duty without dedicated UAP programs.
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North Sea: BA Boeing 737 and RAF Tornados Encounter Disc and High-Speed Aircraft
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Bishop Monkton Military Encounter: RAF F-4 Phantoms Chase UFO in North Yorkshire
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Hollesley, Britain: Triangle Hovers Near Rendlesham, RAF Denies Radar Contact
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Oxfordshire, Britain: RAF/USAF Track UFO for Four Hours
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Rendlesham Third Encounter: Larry Warren at Capel Green
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Halt Memo on Rendlesham Forest Incidents
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Rendlesham Second Encounter: Lt. Col. Halt Investigates with Team
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RAF Neatishead Radar Tracks UFO Over North Sea
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RAF Boulmer: Radar-Confirmed UFO Over British Air Base
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Berwyn Mountain Incident: Possible UFO Crash in Wales