2023 · Lake Huron, Michigan
An F-16 shoots down a UAP
Part ofOrdered to fire
WhenFebruary 12, 2023
WhereLake Huron, Michigan
Backing3 independent
Evidencesensor data, official records
Days after the Chinese balloon, U.S. jets shot down three more unknown objects. The last fell over Lake Huron to an Air National Guard F-16. Its infrared video, now released, shows the target, then a strike that blows it apart in a radial spray. The debris was never recovered. The day after, Eglin AFB aircrew filmed another UAP, also released.
Evidence, in date order (3)
- Feb 2023NORADofficialConfirmed the shoot-down at the time Wikipedia: 2023 high-altitude object events
- 12 Feb 2023war.gov (DVIDS)sensor dataF-16 infrared video of the target and the strike war.gov video (on DVIDS): F-16 shoots down a UAP over Lake Huron
- 13 Feb 2023Eglin AFB aircrew (war.gov, DVIDS)sensor dataSeparate video of another UAP the next day war.gov video (on DVIDS): Eglin AFB aircrew observe UAP, Feb 13, 2023
How plausible · High
NORAD confirmed an F-16 shot down an object and the infrared video is released; debris was never recovered.
- ●●Access Fighter pilot.
- ●●No gain sought Official.
- ●●Character record NORAD.
- ●●Checkable details check out Released video.
- ●●Fits the documented skeleton Three shoot-downs that week.
- ●●Physical traces or official reaction Infrared video.
Plausibility weighs how well an account fits where secrecy hides the documents by design, so missing records never count against it. Strength measures what is documented. Assessed 2026-10-23.
On the record
- The F-16's infrared video of the shoot-down (on DVIDS).
- Eglin AFB aircrew video of a UAP, February 13, 2023.Eglin AFB aircrew film a UAP (13 February 2023)Narsarsuaq lights
- NORAD confirmed the shoot-down at the time.
Claims
The object was not a hobby balloon, and its debris was quietly recovered.speculationSourced, unconfirmedbelievers
On 10 January 2023 an object passed horizon to horizon about 100 ft overhead at about 150 mph, silent, 'a bright orange upside-down burning quartz crystal'; the witness ties it to the objects shot down in February 2023, 'not a balloon', and has a video and seven other witness statements.10K Live! UAPDA, Crash Retrieval Research, Q&A and MoreEglin AFB aircrew film a UAP (13 February 2023)Narsarsuaq lightsfirsthandLead'dead fish' (pseudonymous chat witness, MUFON 12789)
Where
Lake Huron, Michigan
44.8°N 82.4°W
war.gov files on this case (1)
Video"USAF ANG F-16C (callsign [CALLSIGN]) Shoots Down UAP over Lake Huron with [Weapon System], 12 Feb 2023"DOW · Release 02 · 2023
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Sources
- Wikipedia: 2023 high-altitude object events
- war.gov video (on DVIDS): F-16 shoots down a UAP over Lake Huron
- war.gov video (on DVIDS): Eglin AFB aircrew observe UAP, Feb 13, 2023
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