US YouTuber spots unusual activity in the sky at Area 51 and could have accidentally uncovered America's most secret vehicle
Published on Jan 28, 2026 at 6:19 PM (UTC+4)
by Grace Donohoe
Last updated on Jan 28, 2026 at 6:23 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Mason Jones
A YouTuber in the US has captured some unusual activity near Area 51, and the discovery may be one for the history books.
Footage of the night sky near the top secret base appears to show a mysterious aircraft, and the clip has quickly gone viral.
Lots of speculation has been generated from the latest sighting, with one possibility grabbing our attention.
Could this guy really have just uncovered America’s most secret vehicle while camping in the Nevada desert?
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Area 51: What you need to know
If you’re a fan of space or aviation, then you’re likely to have heard about Area 51.
The name is a nickname for a United States Air Force base in the Nevada Desert at Groom Lake, which is 135km north of Las Vegas.
What really goes on there, you ask?
Well, we don’t really know what happens behind the gates, with strict laws prohibiting people from entering.
However, new exciting footage has been released, and after watching, you won’t be able to believe your eyes.
The latest sighting
Creator Uncanny Expeditions, aka Anders Otteson, captured the footage while camping near the front gate at Area 51 and described the aircraft sighting as a ‘mystery Dorito-shaped aircraft’.
“I noticed some bright lights right over the ridge,” he said, but things get more suspicious by the second.
Now, we should note here that this isn’t the first instance of this happening, with a very similar sighting occurring in 2014.
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Na-cho average Dorito sighting
Now, even though a B-2 plane was also spotted flying before the sighting, which was later confirmed by another spotter, the Dorito plane was different.
The silhouette didn’t match up to that on the thermal camera of the other plane, and some unusual radio activity was captured that night.
Code names that consisted of food-related language were used to keep the activity under wraps, raising the question of other encrypted channels also being used for the Dorito.
The footage has gone viral, with many aviation enthusiasts speculating that it could be a top secret vehicle.
A military test flight is also an option, with Area 51 known to conduct them regularly.
Sadly, nothing has been confirmed, so we’ll let our imagination do the talking.
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Beginning her career as a lifestyle reporter and social-media manager, Grace joined Supercar Blondie in February 2025. Since coming on board, she has thrown herself into the busy daily writing schedule. Her editorial sweet spots include writing about luxury properties and the quirky features inside them that the one percent are investing in, as well as groundbreaking advancements in space exploration.
