Chilean officials can’t identify a strange IR signal seen by its Navy

Re:Chilean officials can’t identify a strange IR signal seen... by 1024core on Saturday January 07, 2017 @06:24PM (#13347277)

SR-71 ? Could explain the fact that it wasn't detected by radar. And the twin exhausts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird

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Re:Chilean officials can’t identify a strange IR signal seen... by hydrogen18 on Saturday January 07, 2017 @08:33PM (#13347722)

That's a unique theory, especially considering the SR-71 is anything but stealthy.

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Re:Chilean officials can’t identify a strange IR signal seen... by empath75 on Saturday January 07, 2017 @09:02PM (#13347818)

And decommed.

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Re:Chilean officials can’t identify a strange IR signal seen... by PhantomGremlin on Saturday January 07, 2017 @10:36PM (#13348090)

And would stall well above 130 knots.

FWIW here's a story by a former SR-71 driver that makes it clear that the plane isn't capable of flying that slowly.

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