VIDEO: Bizarre Aircraft Spotted Near Secretive Lockheed Martin Facility Sparks UFO Frenzy Online

A video of the bizarre aircraft was posted online last week, but went viral recently. The footage was reportedly recorded at Lockheed Martin’s secretive Helendale radar-cross section facility in California. A high-ranking official at the company declined to comment on the issue.

Social media users went into a frenzy after a video showing a weirdly-shaped object resembling a flying saucer went viral. The footage was posted by a netizen called Ruben Hofs, who claims that he took it from TikTok. The video shows a black object being transported on the back of a flatbed trailer.

Warning! The following video contains strong language.

The video: pic.twitter.com/Unhq9lsHwE

— Ruben Hofs (@rubenhofs) September 22, 2021

Hofs also posted a picture showing the area where the enigmatic object was transported from.

Coincidentally, this morning I stumbled upon a very interesting tiktok video of an unknown shape on a flatbed trailer. The scaffolding in the background got my interest and this appears to be the Helendale Radar Cross Section Facility. Also, this does not seem to resemble the pic.twitter.com/Yo9WcKrDkQ

— Ruben Hofs (@rubenhofs) September 22, 2021

His posts triggered a torrent of comments, with users divided on what is depicted in the video.

pic.twitter.com/PXltsJLmGA

— Roko's Basilisk of Camelot (@NeuroDark_19) September 23, 2021

That’s definitely not something everyday citizens are supposed to see. Holy hell.

— Tyranny Objector (@TimWhatshisface) September 29, 2021

Many netizens deemed that the object is the latest prototype of a stealth fighter.

A slimmer and sleak version of Flight of the Navigator comes to mind. Whoever leaked this? Is gonna have a visit by the NSA.

— 🇻🇨Mr Lawrence🇬🇧🇬🇩🌸 (@Mr_Lawrence4) September 23, 2021

Looks like a loyal wingmam with a hull form evolved from the x-47B. Seems too thin to carry kinetic weapons so possibly a sensor/electronic warfare platform?

— Blue Proton (@blue_proton) September 23, 2021

Others considered it a UFO.

It's look like saucer spacecraft with warp drive pic.twitter.com/4cgkLOi5m9

— StarDrive Engineering Company (@swage99) September 23, 2021

A ufo!

— daCADman (@daCADman) September 23, 2021

Many users were concerned that individuals can easily record videos at Lockheed Martin’s secretive facility.

If this IS a top secret project, why and how is the government allowing folks running around with cellphones to take photos of it and post them in the clear? I am as fascinated to see this as the next person, but neither I nor anyone should see it so freely.

— Ben Sharp (@TrekOn777) September 23, 2021

Working at a classified US testing site. Sees unknown military equipment so thinks 'quick, better upload this to a Chinese state controlled video app and circulate to the world'. That used to be called treachery....

— Midnight Savant (@midnight_savant) September 22, 2021

Others claimed that the object wasn’t intended to fly, or that it was a fake one.

the yellow support beams on the truck seem to terminate in hardware on the top of whatever it is the trucks carrying.

I doubt its a flying anything
v pic.twitter.com/umYbySJHEF

— Michael West (@_my_pov) October 1, 2021

Shadows seem wrong on the rear of the trailer and lighting on top of the craft is also off.

I am going with a moderately “ok” fake.

— Josh Tisdale (@joshtisdale) September 24, 2021

Still others contended that the object was of little importance if it was being transported in broad daylight.

May be a very practical example of why most conspiracy theories are bogus. When it comes to secrets, humans are inherently leaky. Any conspiracy theory that relies on a large group of people keeping a big juicy secret is suspect.

— DreamingBits (@dreamingbits) September 29, 2021

Let’s just say that if they are rolling that thing out in the open, they do not care about that plane as much as you think. The government has underground facilities to keep people from seeing more important things. Such as the next fighter jet and space weaponry.

— VortexNebula (@VortexNebula1) October 1, 2021

As mentioned earlier, the footage was reportedly recorded at the Helendale radar-cross section facility, which is run by Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Development Programs, commonly known as Skunk Works. Introduced during the Second World War, the programme has been responsible for the creation of several top US military and spy and fighter aircraft, including U-2, F-22, and F-35.

Head of Skunk Works Jeff Babione has been grilled on the issue by journalists, but he declined to comment.

"Can you tell us anything about [the object]?", said reporter Marcus Weisgerber while addressing Babione during a military event hosted by Defence One news outlet.

"I can't", Babione replied. Weisgerber then asked whether the video compromised security at the facility. "We’re good”, Babione replied.