![The famous three golf balls at RAF Fylingdales on the north Yorkshire moors before being replaced with a modern single unit Stock Photo - Alamy The famous three golf balls at RAF Fylingdales on the north Yorkshire moors before being replaced with a modern single unit Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/A50N99/the-famous-three-golf-balls-at-raf-fylingdales-on-the-north-yorkshire-A50N99.jpg)
The famous three golf balls at RAF Fylingdales on the north Yorkshire moors before being replaced with a modern single unit Stock Photo - Alamy
![A tour of RAF Fylingdales in the early days with giant futuristic 'golf ball' radars - Teesside Live A tour of RAF Fylingdales in the early days with giant futuristic 'golf ball' radars - Teesside Live](https://i2-prod.gazettelive.co.uk/news/nostalgia/article23249724.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200c/0_Aerial-view-showing-the-three-huge-radomes-each-as-tall-as-a-five-storey-building-which-house-tracking-aerials-84ft-in.jpg)
A tour of RAF Fylingdales in the early days with giant futuristic 'golf ball' radars - Teesside Live
![IN PICTURES: Incredible photos show what was inside the 'golf balls' at RAF Fylingdales | The Scarborough News IN PICTURES: Incredible photos show what was inside the 'golf balls' at RAF Fylingdales | The Scarborough News](https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjkwZGM5ZTdjLWQ2MWYtNGUwMS1hMDk1LTg2YjIyZGY4Y2YzMTplY2EwNGM5MC1hNDUzLTQwMzctYThlMC1jMWM5NzdlYWEzNTM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
IN PICTURES: Incredible photos show what was inside the 'golf balls' at RAF Fylingdales | The Scarborough News
![IN PICTURES: Incredible photos show what was inside the 'golf balls' at RAF Fylingdales | The Scarborough News IN PICTURES: Incredible photos show what was inside the 'golf balls' at RAF Fylingdales | The Scarborough News](https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjcxNzI1NzVjLTliYzAtNGQ4ZC04ODg0LWM5ZWIzODM3OTU4ZDowOTllNjYyNi1iNDM4LTQ4OTEtYmJlZC1jNGI2MGQ5NmE1YjA=.jpg?width=1200&enable=upscale)
IN PICTURES: Incredible photos show what was inside the 'golf balls' at RAF Fylingdales | The Scarborough News
![Fylingdales North York Moors England 1988. Photographed just before the “Golf Balls' were taken down. Royal Air Force Fylingdales or more simply RAF Fylingdales is a Royal Air Force station on Snod Fylingdales North York Moors England 1988. Photographed just before the “Golf Balls' were taken down. Royal Air Force Fylingdales or more simply RAF Fylingdales is a Royal Air Force station on Snod](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2ENHAXD/fylingdales-north-york-moors-england-1988-photographed-just-before-the-golf-balls-were-taken-down-royal-air-force-fylingdales-or-more-simply-raf-fylingdales-is-a-royal-air-force-station-on-snod-hill-in-the-north-york-moors-england-its-motto-is-vigilamus-translates-to-we-are-watching-it-is-a-radar-base-and-is-also-part-of-the-ballistic-missile-early-warning-system-bmews-as-part-of-intelligence-sharing-arrangements-between-the-united-states-and-united-kingdom-data-collected-at-raf-fylingdales-are-shared-between-the-two-countries-its-primary-purpose-is-to-give-the-british-and-us-2ENHAXD.jpg)
Fylingdales North York Moors England 1988. Photographed just before the “Golf Balls' were taken down. Royal Air Force Fylingdales or more simply RAF Fylingdales is a Royal Air Force station on Snod
![Fylingdales Golf Balls early warning centre now demolished North Yorkshire Moors aerial view Stock Photo - Alamy Fylingdales Golf Balls early warning centre now demolished North Yorkshire Moors aerial view Stock Photo - Alamy](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/b0cnfc/demolition-of-old-spherical-radomes-of-raf-fylingdales-with-local-b0cnfc.jpg)
Fylingdales Golf Balls early warning centre now demolished North Yorkshire Moors aerial view Stock Photo - Alamy
RAF Fylingdales on Twitter: "On this day 58 years ago the golf balls on Snod Hill became operational providing early warning against a ballistic missile attack. As part of @UKSpaceCmd @RoyalAirForce Fylingdales
![RAF Fylingdales celebrates 30 years of giant pyramid at North York Moors site | The Scarborough News RAF Fylingdales celebrates 30 years of giant pyramid at North York Moors site | The Scarborough News](https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTI2ODg1Njk2.jpg?width=1200&enable=upscale)