Sometimes I wonder about this too. Looking at you, Kat.If unsettlingly clear information tangential to a black project started getting discussed on a forum like this, would there be one or two respected members here who would guide away/explain away conversations happening? Maybe deride the very discussion that was happening?
Most probably a stylised illustration of a "generic hypersonic accelerator-type configuration"Any thoughts as to this one ? Came across the image snippet online so iv no idea provenance ? Presumably a fictional manned scramjet test aircraft ?
I remember hearing rumors about the same story as well after relocating to Southern California in the late past millennium - I believe there may even have been a related AW&ST article about it at the time?This may be off topic but I was an engineer working in Pasadena, when the local paper broke the story on the seismic tracking of flying objects returning from the Pacific range. I believe it was a real story and caught the operators of whatever it was off guard. The story disappeared instantly IIRC. To me, the items important in that story were as follows. 1- the seismograph system in southern California could track flying objects in 3D. 2-Each object of different configuration generated a unique signature. 3-The system could give approximate dimensional values. 4-The system could give approximate gross weight values.
So there is a stealth proof system for tracking and identifying pretty secure from any sort of "spoofing". Could this concept have been developed into a space dropped system of micro-seismographs into suspicious areas that could give early intel warnings of developing, and using any type of aerial system?
ArtieBob
Tremors in Bornholm: Acoustic pressure waves from unknown source
Published 16-05-2023
Tremors recorded on the Danish Baltic island of Bornholm over the weekend were not caused by earthquakes, but by pressure waves in the atmosphere.
quite a few according to this KC-135 boom operator
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From what I remember from reading about the “Aurora Project” that the plane basically flew very high and could basically bounce off the atmosphere causing greater speed. Tom Clancy wrote about it. He had his ear to the pentagon back in the 80’s. His books were fictional but his description of US military equipment and doctrine were spot on. Watch the interview of Caspar Weinberger Reagan’s Sec of Def talk about the similarities and accuracy of his books. He also stated he Clancy had better “spies.” Read “Red Storm Rising” it’s basically the playbook of what Russia is doing in Ukraine. Quite a few similarities.If unsettlingly clear information tangential to a black project started getting discussed on a forum like this, would there be one or two respected members here who would guide away/explain away conversations happening? Maybe deride the very discussion that was happening?
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his assigned with SCI clearance was mid to late 2000s assigned to Edwards….
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Dough Nuts: STD prevalent to Bakers.Doughnuts on a rope over Rhodes yesterday, 11 June 23, 1630hrs UTC.
I did feel a rumble but I put that down to the gigantes I had for lunch.View attachment 701309
The aircraft? Boeing 737-800 heading SW to Tel Aviv.
Chris
Nice!Beautiful Aurora art. Thought this needed to be placed here. Found the art of Aurora without the story from the magazine it was featured in.
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Exactly why I placed this one here, the full version without any words on itNice!
A cropped version appears on the cover of Bill Sweetman's Aurora: The Pentagon's Secret Hypersonic Spyplane, Motorbooks 1993. The artist is credited as Kerry Leslie.
They did! It came in a pack with the SR-71 and the TR-3A! It goes for quite a bit of money on ebayGaloob had a toy of this, as I recall.
Yeah, needed to be at least the size of a Blackbird, 100+ft long overall.The darkstar in TG maverick was way too small, it would not carry enough fuel to meet a tanker. Made for good movie story-line.
They never claimed it was a full scale prototype did they though? Could have just been a subscale demonstrator.Yeah, needed to be at least the size of a Blackbird, 100+ft long overall.
I seem to remember it (the prop) was sized/scaled to fit the available filming location/hangarThey never claimed it was a full scale prototype did they though? Could have just been a subscale demonstrator.
Pretty sure that was supposed to be the operational model, haven't seen the movie.They never claimed it was a full scale prototype did they though? Could have just been a subscale demonstrator.
What year is that study from? Judging by this image from Bill Sweetman's Aurora book, I think it may be from 1989. And thanks for the link.
There is a huge possibility that the upcoming real life SR-72 demonstrator
Sources?There is a retro picture of Lockheed's black aircraft that shows the Aurora but in an SR-72 like design. There is a huge possibility that the upcoming real life SR-72 demonstrator is actually the Aurora in said picture. Or it might be one of the Auroras(every Aurora aircraft in the Aurora program has a complete different airframe) that will be and must be disclosed since it's now low-tech(or still high but then again low tech) and the fact that it's still top secret for 38 years. Or it might be project DOLOS(the extension project of project Aurora) but, the real answer is that the SR-72(nor its demonstrator) won't happen anytime soon. PS: Compare it with the Darkstar. Almost exactly the same.
I'll send the source of the site I found. At least understand that it's been 38 years now since Aurora was first heard and seen. https://www.retrothing.com/2007/03/lockheedmartin_.htmlPlease provide an exact trace of this illustration to a verifiable source/link under https://www.lockheedmartin.com/. Otherwise I call BS.
*DO NOT* merely *send* the link - post it right here out in the open. But if it doesn't end either in .gov or lockheedmartin.com, don't even bother.I'll send the source of the site I found. At least understand that it's been 38 years now since Aurora was first heard and seen.
Actually let's just face the fact that we need the Aurora to go public, it's been 38 years and 8-ish months. I won't even send the link, this is for Lockheed Martin to understand that all illegal operations are from their black project aircraft.*DO NOT* merely send the link - post it right here out in the open. But if it doesn't end either in .gov or lockheedmartin.com, don't even bother.
I extremely strongly detest and resent your wimpy dodge on providing verifiable sources for your outlandish claims, but any allegations of illegal operations clearly require verifiable proof. What is your objective evidence?Actually let's just face the fact that we need the Aurora to go public, it's been 38 years and 8-ish months. I won't even send the link, this is for Lockheed Martin to understand that all illegal operations are from their black project aircraft.