The Denver Channel: Navy identifies mystery plane over Denver; Its mission still a secret
DENVER -- A plane shrouded in mystery captured the attention of thousands on Wednesday. Nobody knew why a high-altitude plane circled the City of Denver for hours. Now the Navy has some answers.
Denver7 tracked IRON99 as it traveled from the West Coast to Oklahoma, where it eventually landed at Tinker Air Force Base, however it spent roughly an hour in Denver, circling in a racetrack-style holding pattern over the city.
A clear day allowed thousands to see the flight path and contrails created by the large swept wing, four-engine plane.
Read more ....