Mistaken Identity?

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - Stealth Tech

Experimental Aircraft

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See

"Current Designations of U.S. Unmanned Military Aerospace Vehicles"

and

Info On UAVs

http://www.aeromech.usyd.edu.au/AERO2600/docs/Emerging_Technologies/assignment_2002/0057324/Derrick%20Yap-0057324/avtech3.htm
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What "White Ops" Flying Vehicles Could We Be Seeing Up There?

Predator calls Nellis home
The RQ-1A Predator is a medium-altitude,
long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle system. It is a
Joint Forces Air Component Commander owned
theater asset for reconnaissance, surveillance, and
target acquisition in support of the Joint Force
Commander. The Predator is designed to be employed
in moderate risk areas, minimizing the risk to human
life. Examples include areas where enemy air defenses
have not been fully suppressed, open ocean
environments, and biological or chemical
contaminated environments. Nellis Air Force Base has
two Predator squadrons.

General Characteristics
Primary Function: Airborne Surveillance Reconnaissance and Target Acquisition
Contractor: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Incorporated
Power Plant: Rotax 912 four cylinder engine producing 81 horsepower
Length: 27 feet
Height: 6.9 feet
Weight: 950 pounds empty, gross 2,250 pounds
Wingspan: 48.7 feet
Speed: up to 80 mph (70 knots)
Range: up to 400 nm
Ceiling: up to 25,000 feet
Fuel Capacity: 665 pounds (100 gallons)
Payload: 450 pounds
System Cost: $40 million (1997 dollars)
Inventory: Active force, 5; ANG, 0; Reserve, 0

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UAVs -- Disc Shaped Versions

(Small @10 Feet/Hovering/Slow Moving)