I wonder about that visual description. I mean what were they doing? Flying formation with it? Matching it’s speed and rate of turn. If this thing is as described, it would be damned hard to get a visual on unless they flew formation with it — which, BTW, seems to contradict the “we almost had a mid-air with it”. That seems to suggest a high closure rate.
Maybe there’s an answer to all this, I don’t know. Without the visuals I’d say that this is a radar glitch with the new ASEA sets on the Super Hornets. Or possibly this is an artifact of the new combat systems piecing together a piece of airspace from multiple airborne radar perspectives? What are the F-35’s seeing?
Flying formation not necessary. Post 17.
Without a visual, I’m not impressed with electrical ‘blimps”
Atmospheric conditions, along with new or updated technology can be uncommon but real situation giving “false positives”.
Tell me when they find a chunk of metal or technology that cannot be explained and I’m listening.
Last night pictures of two were captured by many over Kansas City. In fact a meteorologist even told people to go out and get images.