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Unidentified Drones Over Uk

16 Oct to 17 Oct

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Caitlin LengDaily Mail
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Michael HowieEvening Standard

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Unidentified Drones Over Uk. (2026, October 17). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/86182

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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.
2 outlets · Daily Mail

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17 Oct Unidentified drones in near-misses with RAF jets over North Sea
Evening Standard
17 Oct The Papers: 'Mystery drones over UK' and 'Troops heading to Poland for war games'
BBC
16 Oct RAF jets reported 'close encounters with two unidentified drones in British skies' this year
Daily Mail

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