The U.S. Air Force’s secret stealth spy drone apparently has broken cover.
An aircraft matching the description of the bat-wing RQ-180 flew high over Edwards Air Force Base in California in broad daylight sometime in early October, its twin engines trailing a long, puffy contrail.
Photographer Rob Kolinsky snapped at least one good photo of the mystery-plane.
On Saturday, he briefly posted the picture on Instagram. “This thing flew over my house several weeks ago and I still have yet to identify it,” Kolinsky wrote.
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Update #1: Not So Secret: US Air Force's Secret Stealth Drone Winds Up on Instagram (Science Times)
Update #2: Possible Photo Of Highly Secret RQ-180 Aircraft Surfaces Online (Aviation Week)
WNU Editor: I am impressed that the photographer was able to get a picture.