At first, it appears to be a plane of some sort, but the wings are too short. They seem to be cut off in the middle of wing, going towards the fuselage. Also, the engine pods look too long for the plane. The object, which appears to be man-made is flying high enough (about 20,000 to 25,000 ft) to leave contrails.

UFOArea's reader Frank S. writes:

"I took the pic in northeast Philadelphia, in a park next to the Delaware river. There are always planes going over because the airport is somewhat close. I know their flight paths from observing over the years.
But this plane stood out because it was so high, that it couldn't have taken off at the airport (Philadelphia International).

Also the chemtrail that was very thick and stayed around for hours after I've taken the pic. It was a very clear sky at the time, but got hazy soon after several other planes had gone over.

I showed it to an Air Force friend on mine. He said it looked like an unmanned drone but he had no idea why it would be in this area. "
So I wonder if you have ever seen anything like this?

Thanks to Frank S. for sharing the image with us and to Lawrence H. Myers for his assistance.

We encourage our readers to send us your comments so that we can identify this unknown craft. Your comments will be posted below.

Comments from our readers:

It looks like an aerobatic (stunt) plane to me. Was there an air show in the area, or was somebody practising for one?

Trevor

Using my imagination the image I am getting in my Mind is that it is a small secret robotic control aircraft. It appears to be an Osprey design connected to a Rocket Engine. This meant it can take off like a Helicopter, but can race across the sky as a Rocket. When it gets ready to land it has a moveable wing. This is just a 3D image I see.

Bumble Bee Smith

There's a possibility this is a TR-1/U-2 spy plane. Normally, they are black, but I think NASA may have a white one used for atmospheric research. They have an incredible climb rate after take off. I may be wrong, but I want to say the climb angle approaches 70 degrees.