Rocky Mountain News, Sat., Dec 5, 1992
Associated Press--

SECRET US AIRPLANE FLIES 5,280 MPH
BRITISH MILITARY-AFFAIRS JOURNAL SAYS

London--
The US Air Force is operating a new generation of secret spy
planes capable of reaching eight times the speed of sound, "Jane's
Defense Weekly" said Friday.
In a report prepared for next week's issues, the military-affairs
magazine said the triangular-shaped planes have been in service
since 1989.
"We've been working on this report for about three years," Jane's
editor, Paul Beaver said in a telephone interview. "The evidence
has grown overwhelming-all we need now is a photograph to prove that
it exists."
Beaver quoted the report as saying the $1 billion plane, dubbed
Aurora, could reachcruising speeds of Mach-8 - or 5,280 mph, more
than 2 1/2 times the official world record.
The defense establishment continues to deny the existence of
Aurora, he said.
Chris Hudson, 30, a trained aircraft observer, told Jane's that
while working as an oil-drilling engineer in the North Sea in 1989
he saw a bizarre wedge shaped plane flying between two F-111
fighter-bombers and a Hercules tanker.
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