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Explosive video of US fighter jet shooting down UFO over Michigan revealed in new declassified files

Nypost · · 239 words · By Emily Crane
Government Transparency Military Operations UAP/UFO Disclosure
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8 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Explosive video released in the Pentagon’s latest UFO dump on Friday shows the moment a US fighter jet took down a mysterious object flying over Michigan’s Lake Huron.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that a US F-16 fighter jet shot down an unidentified object over Lake Huron, Michigan. One source specifically mentions a Pentagon video released on May 22, 2026, showing the event.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From January 28 to February 4, 2023, a high-altitude balloon originating from China flew across North American airspace, including Alaska, western Canada, and the contiguous United States. On February…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Chinese_balloon_incident
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On February 11, 2023, an octagonal unidentified flying object was detected over northern Montana. It disappeared until it was spotted the next day in Wisconsin, flying at 20,000 feet over the Upper Pe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Lake_Huron_high-altitude_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Several high-altitude airspace security events were reported in February 2023, initially over North America, then over Latin America, China, and Eastern Europe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_high-altitude_object_e…
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“The infrared clip captured the moment the F-16 jet zeroed in on the unidentified object after it surfaced over the lake in February 2023.”
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Web search results confirm an F-16 was used to shoot down an object over Lake Huron. Wikipedia confirms a high-altitude object was tracked over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in February 2023.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On February 11, 2023, an octagonal unidentified flying object was detected over northern Montana. It disappeared until it was spotted the next day in Wisconsin, flying at 20,000 feet over the Upper Pe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Lake_Huron_high-altitude_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lake Huron ( HURE-on, -⁠ən) is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is shared on the north and east by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the south and west by the U.S. state of Michi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Huron
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Wendat people (also known as the Huron) were an Iroquoian-speaking confederacy in present-day southern Ontario prior to the 1670s. The Wendat Confederacy consisted of several allied nations and wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendat_people
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“The craft, which appeared to be shaped like a diamond, was quickly struck with what the Department of Defense described as a “weapons system.””
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While the event of the shoot-down is corroborated, the specific description of the craft as 'diamond-shaped' and the specific quote regarding a 'weapons system' are not found in the provided evidence snippets from other sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since January 2026, the United States Department of Defense has conflicted with the artificial intelligence company Anthropic over the use of its products for military purposes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic–United_States_Depart…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and military forces, found…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_defence
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of Defense (DoD), also referred to as the Department of War (DoW), is an executive department of the United States federal government charged with coordinating and supervi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_De…
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“The new footage was among the 222 declassified files made public on the Department of War’s website on Friday.”
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Two separate web search results explicitly mention the release of 222 files on the 'Department of War's website' on a Friday, linked to an order by Donald Trump.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Friday night death slot (also Friday evening death slot) is a perceived graveyard slot in American television. It implies that a television program in the United States scheduled on Friday nights …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_night_death_slot
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Public holidays in Italy are established by the Italian parliament and, with the exception of city or community patronal days, apply nationwide. These include a mix of national, religious and local ob…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Italy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It has a strength of 234 members, all of whom are democratically elected using the first-past-the-p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembl…
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“More than 50 previously classified videos were released in the latest tranche, including various encounters with military aircraft.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic homepages for Fox News, CNN, and AP, or Wikipedia entries for the number 50. No specific evidence confirms the number of videos in the tranche.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 50 or fifty may refer to: 50 (number), the natural number following 49 and preceding 51 one of the following years 50 BC, AD 50, 1950, 2050 .50 BMG, a heavy machine gun cartridge also used in sniper…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 50% may refer to: One half, an irreducible fraction "50%", a 2006 song by Grandaddy from Just Like the Fambly Cat "50% (Official Hige Dandism)", a 2024 song by Official Hige Dandism from Cells at Wor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50%
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 50-50 club may refer to: 50–50 club in Major League Baseball, players who have achieved 40–40 club#50–50 season|50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in one season Shohei Ohtani, the only Major League Ba…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50–50_club
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“One video appeared to show four unidentified aerial phenomena create a formation over water in Iran back in August 2022.”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists only of dictionary definitions for the word 'released'. There is no factual evidence regarding UAPs in Iran in August 2022.
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web search NEUTRAL — RELEASED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of release 2. to give freedom or free movement to someone or…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/released
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web search NEUTRAL — to allow or cause (something) to fall, escape, etc.: The pilot flew over the target and released the bombs. n. a freeing from jail, burden, debt, pain, emotional strain, etc.:[countable] a release fro…
https://www.wordreference.com/definition/released
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web search NEUTRAL — In air defense, weapons and crews which have been released from commitments and states of readiness. When so released, they are given a time at which a state of readiness will be resumed.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/released
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“Another clip from a US Coast Guard’s infrared sensor appeared to show an object flying near a plane over the Southeastern US in April 2024.”
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The Mirror reports that footage from a US Coast Guard infrared sensor from April 2024 shows an object near a plane over the southeastern US. No other independent source corroborates this specific clip.
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web search NEUTRAL — Among the newly released material is footage captured by a US Coast Guard infrared sensor in April 2024, which appears to show a mysterious object flying near an aircraft over the south-eastern United…
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/new-ufo-files-reveal-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) safeguards the maritime interests of the United States and the environment around the world.U.S. Coast Guard's Auxiliary and Boating Safety Division. Contact. For maritime …
https://www.usa.gov/agencies/u-s-coast-guard
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web search NEUTRAL — The U.S. Coast Guard on Tuesday assisted in the rescue of passengers after a small plane crashed about 80 miles off Melbourne, Florida. A Coast Guard C-27 aircraft was launched to search for the downe…
https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/10-survive-small-plane-cra…
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“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that the documents, photos and videos of what are officially known as “unidentified anomalous phenomena” have long fueled speculation.”
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The evidence provided consists of general Wikipedia and government pages for the Department of Defense. There is no evidence of a statement made by a 'Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth' on a Friday regarding these documents.
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web search NEUTRAL — The United States Department of Defense (DoD), [4] also referred to as the Department of War (DoW), [a] is an executive department of the United States federal government charged with coordinating and…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Department of Defense (DOD) provides the military forces needed to deter war, and to protect the security of the United States.
https://www.usa.gov/agencies/u-s-department-of-defense
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web search NEUTRAL — Defense News is a global website and magazine about the politics, business and technology of defense, serving senior military and industry decision-makers.
https://www.defensenews.com/
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