Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines

[Uncwilly]

This was spotted today using a biological optical sensor. It was recorded with a CMOS device.

[storm5510]

Originally Posted by Uncwilly

This was spotted today using a biological optical sensor. It was recorded with a CMOS device.
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A U-2. Any idea of how far up it was?

[Dr Sardonicus]

Originally Posted by storm5510

A U-2. Any idea of how far up it was?

It appears to be below the clouds. The clouds look like cirrus, which are usually around 20,000 feet. So probably less than 20,000 feet.

[Uncwilly]

Originally Posted by storm5510

A U-2.

Actually an ER-2.

Originally Posted by Dr Sardonicus

It appears to be below the clouds.

Yes, it was quite low. The camera was part of a mobile phone. I was a under 10 miles from the airport that it was heading toward.

[tServo]

Originally Posted by Uncwilly

Actually an ER-2.

Yes, it was quite low. The camera was part of a mobile phone. I was a under 10 miles from the airport that it was heading toward.

Just curious. How do you know it was an ER-2 and not a U-2 ?

[Uncwilly]

Originally Posted by tServo

Just curious. How do you know it was an ER-2 and not a U-2 ?

Oops, I made an ERRor. The ER-2's are in a white livery. I was near a place the ER-2's are known to fly. The standard U-2s are not based at this location (this is their normal home base). It looks like a U-2R (which the ER-2s derive from) not the older versions. In a PM I can go into details of the sighting.