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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.

This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

Redactions have been made to protect the identity of eyewitnesses, the location of government facilities, or potentially sensitive information about military sites not related to UAP. No redactions have been made to any files released under President Trump's directive concerning information about the nature or existence of any encounter reported as a UAP or related phenomena.

**A Navy F/A-18 pilot encountered the same unidentified object every day for 2 years. In 2023 he testified under oath. The object is still officially unidentified.**

Lieutenant Ryan Graves was flying training missions off the coast of Virginia Beach in 2014 when his squadron began tracking an object on radar that wouldn't move. When they got close enough for a visual — dark gray metallic cube, suspended inside a transparent sphere, no propulsion, no heat signature.

It passed within 50 feet of the lead aircraft.

They reported it every single day. For two years. The DoD said nothing.

In 2023, Graves testified before the House Oversight Committee under oath — the first active military UAP witness to do so. In 2026, the Pentagon released the file through war.gov/ufo.

The object remains officially unidentified.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fZiBLgzWcUc

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