The unmanned aircraft crashed in the mountainous area of Machikhel late Saturday.
Taliban members have claimed they shot down the drone, but neither the U.S. nor the Pakistani government has confirmed that.
"A US drone crashed, apparently due to some technical fault," a military official in the northwestern city of Peshawar told AFP.
Security officials in the region confirmed the crash, saying it fell in the mountains.
The crash site has been surrounded by militants, one security official said, refusing to confirm claims by some Taliban that the drone was shot down by insurgents.
Militants had taken away parts of the wreckage, a security official said.
The United States uses drone strikes to target Taliban and al-Qaida militants inside Pakistan. The drone program is unpopular with the Pakistani people, who say it is a violation of sovereignty and a threat to civilians.
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