Overview
- Project Fear, a small YouTube crew, published infrared footage this week that they say was recorded roughly two months earlier near Groom Lake and shows the thermal silhouette of an unknown stealthy aircraft.
- Observers note several silhouette traits that match public F-47 renderings, including small forward canards, a delta planform and signs consistent with two engines.
- The U.S. Air Force has not commented and independent experts say the footage is low-detail and unconfirmed, with alternative IDs offered such as an NGAD-era X‑testbed or an unmanned stealth demonstrator.
- YouTuber Anders Otteson and the crew say the clips were made with an InfiRay HCH50R thermal camera after repeated weekly night observations using infrared optics and night‑vision gear.
- Area 51 is a long-standing restricted test site and the F-47 program remains classified with only two official renders and no flown prototype, so verified imagery would alter public understanding of current U.S. flight testing and likely draw renewed scrutiny of test operations.