Alleged Picture of Aurora

I've been searching the forums to try and find this picture, but with no luck, so I decided to put ut up here.

Here's some history of this mythical plane:

In March 1990, the magazine Aviation Week & Space Technology first broke the news that the term "Aurora" was inadvertently released in the 1985 US budget, as an allocation of $US455 million for "black aircraft production" (emphasis added) in FY 1987. Note that this was for building aircraft, not research and development.[5] According to Aviation Week, Aurora referred to a group of exotic aircraft projects, and not to one particular airframe. Funding of the project allegedly reached $US2.3 billion in fiscal 1987, according to a 1986 procurement document obtained by Aviation Week. However, according to Ben Rich, former director of Lockheed's Skunk Works (now the Lockheed Advanced Development Company), Aurora was the code name for the B-2 stealth bomber competition funding, and no such hypersonic plane ever existed.[6]

Wikipedia: Aurora (aircraft)

[atsimg]http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/bae119a841ca.jpg[/atsimg]

Picture source

There's something peculiar about the shadows, or lack thereof, but I would like if anyone could try to prove if this is real or fake. It would also be interesting if anyone could try and translate the writings as well, it's mostly unintelligible to me.

[edit on 14/8/10 by Droogie]

Looks like a UAV. Maybe Taranis or something.

Where is the photo from?

reply to post by fieryjaguarpaw


Sorry, forgot to add the source, I'll edit my OP and insert it.

reply to post by Droogie
It's a known hoax. I'll post back when I find the link.

reply to post by Kandinsky


Ok, thanks. Please do so.

making it a known hoax allows plausible deniability.
i'm not saying i beleive but it is possible

Here are a few links for you, 1 from ATS the other outside sources:

www.fas.org...
www.abovetopsecret.com...
www.rense.com...

Just do a google search, plenty will come up. Unfortunately I don't have a definitive answer as to if it's real or not. I do personally believe that there is way more advanced aircraft than the F-22, F-35, B2's. I mean, if the US is willing to participate in a terrorist exercise with Russia recently with 2 x F-22's, they must be old tech by now.

Come on, you don't show your hand in a poker game, do you

Did no one notice the German in the label?

Big flag I would think

reply to post by Droogie
I've run out of time to find the site that explained it. Sorry! I usually get link then post

There's a member who runs a thread exposing aviation hoaxes and I believe he also showed how it was hoaxed. You'll notice the shadows of the onlookers are in conflict with the shadow of the 'craft?' Underneath the 'aurora' is a conventional craft and a normal works photograph. The hoaxer had overlaid the triangle and photoshopped it onto the pinboard image with sepia to suggest age. The writing's in German to imply Project Paperclip. By releasing a supposed photograph of a photograph on a pinboard, it proved hard to prove hoax.

Aviation fans can be pretty hardball guys and someone recognised the original image. The site I was looking for had a side by side presentation. I assumed it was Forgetamori.com but it's not there.

Somebody better take those stars back. Hopefully the right link will be posted before I come back again.

reply to post by Kandinsky


I appreciate you taking the time to try and dig it up, I trust your word, but it would be interesting to read through the detailed explanation though.

i remember the 1st time i saw an f-117.
i thought they were just being used in area 51 but i was young then.

reply to post by Droogie


I believe this is the photo he is referring to:

[atsimg]http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/8c198ce03dc7.jpg[/atsimg]

Using a stretch function in photoshop, and other tampering techniques to give it an old authentic look, and voila!

[edit on 14-8-2010 by TortoiseKweek]

Anyone got a highest res source for this please? Hoax IMO, and definitely not British.

reply to post by Droogie


Droogie.....

Yup.....Kandinsky's right.....

T'is a hoax.

Kind regards
Maybe...maybe not

reply to post by Maybe...maybe not


That's nice .... give me no credit for my hard work!

reply to post by TortoiseKweek
You got starred

ETA: The member with the aviation hoaxes thread will know the details. It's a great thread and ran for a long time.



[edit on 14-8-2010 by Kandinsky]

reply to post by TortoiseKweek


I gave you another one!

Cheers!

reply to post by Maybe...maybe not


Thanks! I must say, I enjoy your posts! Keep it up

reply to post by Kandinsky


Not my thread but I did post on this particular subject.

About 3/4 of the way down.

DeBunked Thread Ideas

The thread is always worth reading if you are unsure about a photo or plane rumour, also nice and sticky so easy to find.

Hope this helps,
Jensy

NEW PICTURES OF AURORA

check these pictures I found!!!!!
I haven't seen these anywhere on ATS
Aurora for sure!!!!

Let me know what you think...


and..


Wauwwww!!!
There are also pictures from other "black-aircraft" on this site
Great one!

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