Are these the drones that sparked US panic at RAF Lakenheath? Flashing lights seen near base days after America evacuated planes amid Iran threat

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The footage filmed on Friday shows what appears to be three drones floating in a chevron formation with white lights blinking intermittently near the RAF base

Published: 13:19 GMT, 14 November 2026 | Updated: 14:10 GMT, 14 November 2026

This is the moment suspected drones were filmed hovering over RAF Marham after emergency sirens rang out across nearby bases startling residents.

The footage filmed on Friday evening shows what appears to be three drones floating in a chevron formation with white lights blinking intermittently near the base which is the home of the F-35 Lightning stealth fighter jet.

More than 3,600 service personnel, civil servants and contractors work at RAF Marham near King's Lynn in Norfolk.

The video emerged after sirens blared from RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk and were heard near RAF Feltwell in neighbouring Norfolk following reports of suspected drone activity.

Residents described hearing 'war sirens' at about 5.30pm on Friday and an announcement over loudspeakers in an American accent instructing people to take shelter.

In one video of the apocalyptic scenes, sirens can be heard wailing in the pitch-black darkness of a local's garden.

The US Air Force confirmed that the alarm was raised at RAF Lakenheath due to 'suspected unauthorised drones' operating near the base.

A spokesperson said on Friday: 'This evening, USAF Security Forces personnel responded to suspected unauthorized drone activity over RAF Lakenheath.

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