# Ghost1

**URL:** <https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/ghost1/100796>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [September 28, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/ghost1/100796 "2026-09-28T13:56:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![eprn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/eprn/32/133061_2.png) [@eprn](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/eprn)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/ghost1/100796/1 "2026-09-28T13:56:56Z")

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I heard a very loud jet from CLE. FlightAware identified it as GHOST1, “positions only”. I wonder what sort of aircraft.

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**Author:** ![MC130E](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/mc130e/32/137074_2.png) [@MC130E](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/MC130E)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/ghost1/100796/2 "2026-09-28T14:48:53Z")

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Hi,

Those would have been good to see visually. They have a nice 250 paint job.

It was a flight of at least two NASA (commercial registration) Northrop F-5 fighters. GHOST1 was flight lead and the only one with a transponder on, but the second one tested the transponder on taxi out, then probably went standby for the formation.

N591em GHOST1  
n593em GHOST3

FAA registrations:  
[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N591em](https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N591em)  
[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=n593em](https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=n593em)

FA has one good photo of each:

> **[Tail N591EM (page 1) - FlightAware](https://www.flightaware.com/photos/aircraft/N591EM)**
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> Airplane Photos & Aviation Photos - View, Search, or Upload Photos! Over 1,000,000 pictures

> **[Tail N593EM (page 1) - FlightAware](https://www.flightaware.com/photos/aircraft/N593EM)**
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> Airplane Photos & Aviation Photos - View, Search, or Upload Photos! Over 1,000,000 pictures

Regards,  
-Dan

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**Author:** ![eprn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/eprn/32/133061_2.png) [@eprn](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/eprn)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 12:08pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/ghost1/100796/3 "2026-09-29T12:08:52Z")

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Wow. Thank you so much!