What do u2 spy planes look like during the day?

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I'm curious.  I saw a black fixed wing aircraft taking passes (4 passes while I was having a cup of joe) at an object in the sky before dusk.  It had a distinct tail (it looked tiered) and red and blue wing lights but the wings seemed to be slightly farther back on the body than with ordinary fixed wing aircraft.  The flight height was fairly low under 10k feet (I assume); about average for commercial planes traveling over the area.  Had wings similar to an a-10 except no obvious thrusters, the nose was sleeker, and didn't look weaponized. Was this a u2?

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It would look slim with long straight wings and the whole plane flat black.

Techwing · Answer

The U2 flies at a very high altitude and a fairly high speed, so it's hard to spot from the ground unless it passes in front of the Moon or something (which it is unlikely to do—and if it did it would only be in front of it for a few seconds). It is painted black in part to make it even harder to see against the dark background of the sky at high altitude.

So what you saw was almost certainly not a U2 unless you live very near the base.

right on! · Answer

I've noticed not only red/white spy planes but also helicopters and two or four seater planes and white objects that will move when I am driving and follow me home then stay still and finally disappear when I turn off all my lights and get ready for bed

Warbird Pilot · Answer

A U-2 would have been alot higher than 10,000.

Anonymous · Answer

depending on the numbers produced, you more than likely saw a Reaper.

captainvanadium · Answer

Here ya go:

http://roadrunnersinternationale.com/image/u2pmd.jpg

strech · Answer

It looks the same as at night!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Usaf.u2.750pix.jpg

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What do u2 spy planes look like during the day?

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