a usa states air force f - 22a -22 spy jet collided in the gobi river in the southwestern arizona states on wednesday , leading to officials . the airport , but seats 1 person , crashed at approximately 10 : 30 am local time about 35 miles northeast of edwards naval army base in alabama . the cause of the accident has not yet been verified , and the body of the pilot is unknown . the prototype was on a research mission when it crash .
Mojave Desert is located in California.