Since the Cold War era, the United States has worked to build the world's most advanced stealth aircraft, which produced the famous U2 spyplane, the SR-71, the B2 bomber, and most recently, the Air Force's impressive B-21 Raider, the world's first sixth-generation-aircraft. However, for decades there have been rumors about other aircraft that have been designed at Lockheed's legendary Skunk Works facility.

Did programs like the mysterious and long-rumored "Aurora" actually exist? And could Lockheed engineers like the famous Kelly Johnson have even been inspired to build such stealth planes after he and several employees observed a genuine UFO? We look into all these questions this week on The Micah Hanks Program. 

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Show Notes

Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode:

• NEWS: Flight Day 26: Orion splashes down, concluding historic Artemis I mission 
• U.S. Department of Energy to Make Major Fusion Energy Announcement This Week
• Scientists discover new possible clue in Amelia Earhart mystery   
• Debris find offers new clues to MH370 mystery 
• B-21 RAIDER: World Gets First Look at B-21 Raider
• US Air Force unveils new B-21 Raider stealth bomber, most advanced military aircraft 
• Fog machines, short lenses, no iPhones: Managing the B-21′s rollout 
• Defense Business Brief: Behind the scenes at B-21 unveiling 
• Here's What We Know About the World's First Sixth-Generation Aircraft

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