A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer, tail 86-0108, is currently airborne. It originated at Minot Air Force Base which is a nuclear weapons-equipped base, flying southwest over North Dakota at 22,000 ft.
This is a strategic bomber capable of carrying 75,000 lbs of cruise missiles and conventional ordnance—one of the most lethal non-nuclear platforms in the U.S. arsenal.
Its appearance on public radar is highly unusual, and likely deliberate. This could possibly be a show of force as opposed to the tankers and cargo lifts we saw earlier.
