X user @pepislela reported sighting an RQ-170 Sentinel drone flying very high and fast during the 59-minute reporting window ending 2:15 a.m. UTC on Dec. 26, 2025, stating in a post on X, "I just saw it. It certainly flies very high and fast." @pepislela described observing the drone with binoculars due to limited camera zoom and added, "It seems crazy to me but I think it's an RQ-170 Sentinel 🤪 1/2," according to the post linked at https://x.com/pepislela/status/1999911723416068569, published within the period from 1:15 a.m. to 2:15 a.m. UTC. The report was referenced by multiple X users over the past hour, including @luiscarrasquelR, @Arr3ch0, @Flightwatcher1, @r4streando, @LatAmMilMVMTs, @AirAssets, @sipjack1776, @Norbey_Marin_, @daopz, and @DIFUNDELOYA. This sighting coincides with U.S. Air Force E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node aircraft callsign BACN07, registration 22-9047, tracked on the ground at Luis Muñoz MarÃn International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as reported by X user @FrozenFrequency during the preceding reporting window ending 1:15 a.m. UTC. X user @SA_Defensa noted a substantial buildup of resources behind Hangar 200 at José Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, including barbed wire around containers, in posts from the prior period.
