"USAF ANG F-16C (callsign [CALLSIGN]) Shoots Down UAP over Lake Huron with [Weapon System], 12 Feb 2023"
Forty-six seconds of infrared footage, uploaded to a classified network days after the February 12, 2023 Lake Huron shootdown, appears to show an airborne object fragmenting in a radial pattern consistent with a weapons impact. The uploader-defined title names an F-16C and a specific weapon system, though both remain redacted, and AARO flags an unresolved chain-of-custody for the file. If authentic, this would be one of the only known sensor recordings of a U.S. military engagement with an unidentified object — making it one of the more consequential entries in this collection regardless of what the object ultimately turns out to be.
On March 6, 2026, eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records allegedly held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community. The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) identified a collection of responsive materials held on a classified network. Many of these materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody.
AARO assesses that this video, whose uploader-defined title is, “USAF ANG F-16C (callsign [CALLSIGN]) Shoots Down UAP over Lake Huron with [Weapon System], 12 Feb 2023,” is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the United States Northern Command area of responsibility in 2023. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in February 2023.
Video Duration: 00:00:46 Video Description: At the 11 second mark, the sensor focuses on an area of contrast in the center of its field-of-view. At the 20 second mark, the footage appears to depict a kinetic interaction between two distinct areas of contrast, with the initial subject of the footage fragmenting in a radial displacement pattern that suggests a high-energy event.
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