What if you had a drone with nuclear propulsion that was was pilot less, and flown remotely.
This would explain everything.
Clearly, a highly classified project.
Everything except why some classified black group is testing these things among our aircraft and pilots in restricted training zones in such a way as to risk equipment loss and pilots lives.
Not saying some black group isn't doing such, just saying the Pentagon is going to be royally p!ssed if that is the case.