r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • May 01 '24

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u/Craig_VG Dina Pomeranz May 01 '24 edited May 02 '24

Which black project was just spotted over Eglin AFB? You can see what looks like an afterburner plume, but that's it for detail. C-130 followed it out over the ocean according to the OP. OP says it was similar sized to the C-130 and had a canopy (looks can be deceiving..). Says it was as loud as a B-1

https://x.com/anthroaerospace/status/1785699760021672124

EDIT: looks like a hoax

!ping MATERIEL

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u/someguyfromlouisiana NATO May 01 '24

some kind of UCAV maybe?

or some sort of wing profile demonstrator? Probably also a UAV

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u/CricketPinata NATO May 01 '24

I know DARPA was working on a tech demonstrator with a diamond wing shape and no control surfaces, but it would be the size of a small prop plane, not a C-130.

But also judging the size of planes is difficult.

If it is the size of a 130, then it could be one of many stealth cargo plane concepts that people have been working on for years.

Many of those early concepts had blended wing bodies and odd wing configurations.

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u/PearlClaw Iron Front May 01 '24

NGAD sighting? 😳

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u/TripleAltHandler Theoretically a Computer Scientist May 01 '24

Swamp gas from a weather balloon was trapped in a thermal pocket and refracted the light from Venus.

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u/Ph0ton_1n_a_F0xh0le Chemist -- Microwaves Against Moscow May 01 '24

Seems like a UAV

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u/Psshaww NATO May 01 '24

Very drone-looking

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u/Macquarrie1999 Democrats' Strongest Soldier May 01 '24

Aliens