Probably gonna get roasted BUT what are these high flying jets I regularly see over my house in NJ? Doesn't show on flight radar.

Posted by FLFD3978@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 26 comments

Saw 2 today back to back and I have seen them pretty regularly. Assuming military?

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Odd_Low_7301@reddit

They’re the cancer jets. Stand under their flight path for too long, and you’ll get cancer.

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pursuitoffappyness@reddit

Download FlightRadar24 and use the AR mode to point at them when they fly over next. You’re probably looking in the wrong area.

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FLFD3978@reddit (OP)

Didn't know they had that will check out! This plane was right over a smaller one that was showing on the radar but couldn't ID this one.

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TheDrMonocle@reddit

As you start using it more, you'll get better at matching. Distance can be hard to judge.

Some flights are blocked, be it private jets or military, but these all look like they should show up.

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twohedwlf@reddit

Your "Right over" is probably off by miles to the side.

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Imlooloo@reddit

Yeah this is a fun tool if you navigate around its interface.

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Available_Hunt7303@reddit

ive seen a plane that seemed pretty close above me but it was at the other end of my city

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Full-Injury1401@reddit

Hard to tell what color they are, if they're gray and blend in better then it's military but this very well could be a regular commercial flight.

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uzernaimed@reddit

Flight radar is a toy. Use https://globe.adsbexchange.com/

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Medical_Ad_573@reddit

I'd try SONAR. Planes move thru a SEA OF AIR, so...

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welcometoheartbreak@reddit

In all seriousness these jets are probably so far away from you that you’re looking in the wrong place on the map.

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2fast2nick@reddit

For sure. I’m surprised people in Vegas can see the SpaceX launches off the coast of California.

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TheVoicesSpeakToMe@reddit

Could be military. Wouldn’t surprise me. NJ is right under the flight paths of any plane flying from Europe/middle east, to say, DC or Philadelphia.

Could also just be a private aircraft of some sort. Rich guys that own 737s, a320s. You can ask the FAA to hide your ADSB from most websites. There are a few like ADSB Exchange that will let you track pretty much anything that’s putting out a signal.

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FLFD3978@reddit (OP)

Thx' !

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