Cessna 206 Stationair (N852LR)

Back on 1/31/15 I was at the airport and snapped this shot. It is of an immaculately kept Cessna 206H taxiing to the active. But what attracted my attention was the stabilized(?) pod hanging under the “N” of the registration number. I never gave it too much thought until this morning when I read the AP article (and Sqwak) in the link below. Looks like the cat’s out of the bag.

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/s/fbi-behind-mysterious-surveillance-aircraft-over-us-cities-070836765--politics.html