World's most secretive plane seen flying over Area 51 'confirming' longstanding rumor

A YouTuber has seemingly confirmed a rumor about a secret plane that was said to have connections to Area 51.

When it comes to conspiracy theories here in America, there aren’t many as fascinating as those connected to Area 51, the highly classified US base in the Nevada Desert.

In case you aren’t up to date with the latest in military or air force protocol, the US isn’t big on letting unauthorized individuals have access to their classified bases.

And this is part of the reason why Area 51 conspiracies continue to persist: this massive secret of what could be going on there.

Have we got a time travel machine under lock and key? Are secret aliens slowly reshaping the world, or is it just a US military base located in Groom Lake where the newest tech is tried out?

Area 51 is historically pretty secretive about what happens at the military base (Getty/Satellite image (c) 2023 Maxar Technologies)

Well, while it is more fun to imagine all the wacky and wondrous things that could be happening, some aviation enthusiasts feel they have confirmed at least one rumor attached to the base.

This comes after aviation enthusiast Michael Rokita captured footage of a rather peculiar aircraft, the US Air Force’s top-secret RATT55 jet.

It was spotted soaring over Nevada and was even captured landing and entering a hangar at Area 51, Hangar 18.

Despite being a very rare plane to spot, especially considering there are rumors there was only one ever made and that it was decommissioned, it is built very distinctly.

The RATT55 has a large nose, a hump on the top, a hump on the belly, and 'big protrusion in the back.

It is specifically designed for in-flight radar cross-section testing' is a specialized aircraft designed for in-flight radar cross-section testing. This ultimately means it evaluates the stealth profiles of other aircraft midair.

A Reddit user got a glimpse of the plane at a local airport only a few months ago (3rd_rock_misfit/Reddit)

This would be particularly useful if you wanted to test just how stealthy your own stealth planes were, before they get put into action.

Using a Nikon P1000 camera and a custom binocular-smartphone setup, Rokita overcame technical challenges and was able to photograph the plane and have enough footage to upload to his YouTube page.

So, while interesting, if you were hoping for your tin-foil alien suspicions to be confirmed, no luck this time around, but no harm in keeping your eyes on the stars all the same.