McCain the Prisoner
During the early years, John McCain happened to become a prisoner of war as his airplane had to crash-land due to an attack from Vietnamese soldiers. It fell in the water, and by the time he managed to reach the shores, he was held by the Vietnamese party and kept as a hostage.
Test Aircraft
Like many other aircraft that were developed on US soil, this one also caught the attention of the public as a cover-up by the government. Many thought it was an alien spacecraft as it was based in Area 51.