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  "title": "Reported drone activity at RAF Lakenheath draws official response",
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  "evidence": "The Record obtained separate statements from US Air Force Europe and the UK Ministry of Defence. ABC quotes the Air Force and a Pentagon briefing. ABC does not supply a second independent identification of drones. The sources document official reports and responses, not the identity of an individual object.",
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  "url": "https://droneincidents.com/incident/raf-lakenheath-drone-reports-2024-11/",
  "citation": "DroneLedger, “Reported drone activity at RAF Lakenheath draws official response”, dossier raf-lakenheath-drone-reports-2024-11, revision 1, updated 2026-10-15. https://droneincidents.com/incident/raf-lakenheath-drone-reports-2024-11/",
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