A video appeared on the network showing an aircraft of an unknown model. The video published in TikTok was noticed by open data specialist Ruben Hofs, writes The Aviationist .
The footage shows how the mysterious dark-colored vessel is transported on a trailer.
The expert calculated that the video was shot in the area of the radio polygon for testing the designs of invisible aircraft in the city of Helendale in the US state of California. Nearby, in the city of Palmdale, there is also an enterprise Skunk Works, one of the branches of Lockheed Martin, which is engaged in secret developments.
Hofs noted that he discovered the recording by accident and initially it seemed to him that the props for filming were shown there. "I checked what I saw with Google Earth (...) and I realized that this is not just a beautiful prop, but probably a project of a conceptual design that is being tested there, " he said.
It is noted that it is not possible to accurately determine the object shown in the video. However, there are versions that we are talking about the Next-Generation Air Dominance model — a joint project of the US Air Force and US aircraft manufacturers to create a sixth-generation fighter.
Varvara Koshechkina
