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Is this a fairing?

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nwdiver

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Nice drone shot.

For bonus points, name that SC (not the OP :)).
The hotel is the exact same plan as Hampton Inn in Tremonton, UT, down to the entrance road, and the large empty lot beside it. But supercharger is in the wrong location, and the colors are off of most things. And it’d be really weird for a fairing to be here. I’m gonna guess somewhere in southern Arizona, New Mexico, or Texas.
 
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Van Horn, TX.

No, I’ve never been there. Figured it out based on the known route from SpaceX to the Cape, the scenery, and the shape of the building.

@nwdiver your second photo makes it even more likely that the object is indeed an F9 fairing.

Here is the Google Maps satellite view.

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Okay, not quite the exact same plan, but close. Nice sleuthing. (Attached is satellite view of Tremonton)
 

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