In the village of Beck Row, Suffolk, which is situated next to RAF Mildenhall, residents reported brightly lit aerial vehicles hovering above their houses and over the base itself. Casseem Campbell, 28, said he had seen objects above his house in Beck Row.

A number of unidentified drones have been spotted over three United States Air Force bases in England over the last six days, U.S. officials said on Tuesday. "Small unmanned aerial systems were spotted in the vicinity of and over RAF Lakenheath,

The Air Force didn’t identify who was behind the incursions, but said officials determined there was no impact on residents or critical infrastructure.

The drones appeared at different times between Wednesday and Saturday and hovered over the Royal Air Force’s Mildenhall, Feltwell and Lakenheath bases

Small, unmanned craft were seen flying over four bases in England, the U.S. Air Force in Europe said. The Pentagon said that there had not been “any significant mission impact.”

Unidentified drones have been spotted flying over three bases used by the United States Air Force in Britain, the two countries have confirmed.

The U.K. sent military personnel to help jam and track the drones after sightings.

Sixty RAF personnel have been deployed to assist the US Air Force (USAF) in its investigation. It has also emerged a fourth US airbase has been targeted. "Protection of our personnel and bases is of course our highest priority,