UFO-like ‘drones’ targeted police helicopter over air base before vanishing: report Stepheny Price Sat, November 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM UTC 4 min read UFO-like ‘drones’ targeted police helicopter over air base before vanishing: report Newly released police logs and video footage contradict official explanations of a near-collision between a U.K. police helicopter and unidentified aerial objects over a U.S. air base last year, an encounter authorities had previously dismissed as a routine fighter jet sighting. According to documents the Daily Mail obtained through Britain’s Freedom of Information Act, the Nov. 22, 2024, flight forced a National Police Air Service (NPAS) EC135 helicopter to take emergency evasive action after reporting that two fast-moving craft "targeted" and pursued the aircraft over RAF Lakenheath, a major U.S. military installation in Suffolk. The pilots described a steep dive to avoid a crash as the objects matched their speed, roughly 165 knots (190 mph), for several minutes before disappearing from view. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Nick Pope, who formerly investigated UFOs for the U.K. Ministry of Defence, told Fox News Digital the episode shows how unidentified aerial phenomena , or UAP, have evolved from a fringe curiosity into a legitimate defense and aviation issue. Source Of 'Ufo' Panic, Drone Mystery Claims Responsibility For Frenzy: Report The U.S. government is compelled to investigate reports of UFOs to identify any issues regarding threats to national security. "This disturbing incident perfectly illustrates why the UAP issue has gone from fringe to mainstream," Pope said. "Whatever people’s beliefs, this is a serious safety-of-flight matter that demands urgent attention and action." Pope stressed that simply labeling such encounters "drones" can obscure what might be much more complex. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement " ‘Drone’ has become a convenient shorthand for anything unexplained that people see in the skies," he said. "So, we really don’t know what we’re dealing with here." Reporter's Notebook: Military Whistleblowers Testify To Congress About Unexplained Ufo Encounters A UFO in the sky. He added that the lack of data sharing between agencies and the tendency to downplay sightings could make the danger worse. "I hope it doesn’t take a tragedy before something more is done," Pope said. "There’s chronic underreporting of these sorts of incidents, so the true extent of the problem is likely far more serious." Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Logs cited by the Daily Mail say the NPAS crew called the encounter an "unprovoked pursuit" shortly after 10 p.m. while patrolling near the base. House Witness Testifies Ufos Nearly Activated Russian Nuclear Missiles During 1982 Incident "They had to perform an emergency dive and described that they were pursued in the dive by two drones who matched their speed … and then pursued them for several minutes out of the area," one police entry states. Another notes the pilots "felt that drones had targeted them and chased them off at approximately 140 knots [161 mph]." Additional police reports between Nov. 20-22 recorded roughly 20 drone sightings across RAF Lakenheath, RAF Mildenhall and RAF Feltwell. Logs described "10-15 drones … potentially into base airspace" and said aircraft were temporarily grounded after crossing flight paths. Advertisement Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ufo-drones-targeted-police-helicopter-210024800.html