No, it's not a UFO - KOAM TV 7

A U.S. Navy drone making its way through the Four States has prompted calls to our station about a "UFO" sighting.  One reluctant caller simply said "it must be a movie prop".

Actually, it's a Northrop Grumman X-47B naval unmanned drone and it's en route to a naval air station in Maryland.  When we spoke with officials the drone was under a tarp and on a trailer near Asbury, Missouri.

The drone is a tailless, autonomous, unmanned aircraft developed by the U.S. Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration program.  This is a demonstration program only, with the drone being tested for technical issues.

The drone is being designed to operate from an aircraft carrier at sea.