Ethereal. Exquisite. Graceful.

That’s the best way to describe the viewing experience one receives when fixated on the B-2 Stealth Bomber. It’s almost hard to describe; its design, along with its prowess and maneuverability, compliment one another seamlessly — incredible that this plane is just that: a metal machine made by humans, and not a creature formed by the evolution of eons.

But, it is. And was, with its virgin flight on July 17, 1989.

Check it out in this recently-released footage by its original creator, the monster defense contractor Northrop Grumman: