A friend of mine and I were out in the Smokey Mountains and we heard this jet. We knew we were in the supersonic corridor established for the Raptors being tested out of Dobbins AFB in Georgia, and we both know what a Raptor and an F-16 (the typical chase plane of the Raptors) look like from ground as they fly over.

This aircraft was neither, it was black, it was fast and it was VERY LOUD!!! I really want to know what thing was. We saw it coming over a mountain top and it was headed directly towards us, then my friend hit the button of the carmera right before it went behind some trees and it was good timing because we got this shot.

Sorry it's so blurred, it's the best we could do with what we had and how fast the thing was going.

Thanks to anyone who can offer an idea as to what it was.\

Originally posted by bios...then my friend hit the button of the carmera right before it went behind some trees and it was good timing because we got this shot.

Your description doesn't seem to match the images, it appears to be just coming out from behind a tree.

Unless the wide end was the front?

What are you talking about? This was a cheap digital camera (Sony Cybershot) and there is a slight delay when you push the button.

So as the plane was going behind the trees my friend pushed the button - perfect timing as it got the plane as it came out from behind the trees.

There is cloud cover and obviously the 'plane is below it. It would be helpful to know how high was the cloud cover in your area at the time. The blurring in the picture is a bit confusing since you don't say exactly in which direction the 'plane was going.

Looks like the Aurora aircraft, but who knows what the government is toying with.

Even though it's blurry, I flagged your thread

Here ya go...

Judging by the shape I would venture to guess that it was either an

F-117 stealth fighter



Or a B-2 stealth bomber



It looks to me more like an f-117 stealth fighter to me...

[edit on 10-10-2009 by gimme_some_truth]

Stealth fighters are not flying anymore - they are retired.
This picture was taken 2 weeks ago in the Smokey mountians.

well its obviously a delta wing design. What did it sound like. Must have been REALLY loud being that close to the ground.

I feel a bit awful for posting this, But is it possible the pic was taken from inside a vehicle and the object is just a moth type insect on the window ?


There is a straight structure in the top right hand corner which could be a window/door frame.

The trees are close to being in focus so i would have thought a low flying plane would have been also been close to being in more focus than shown, However a moth on the window so close would be way out of focus.

Also i'm not sure the object is showing 100% symmetry as a plane would.

Apologies if i'm wrong but i have seen fraudulent pics on this site, So i always air with caution.