DOW-UAP-PR071
USAF ANG F-16C (callsign [CALLSIGN]) Shoots Down UAP over Lake Huron with [Weapon System], 12 Feb 2023
- Agency
- Department of War
- Format
- Video
- Incident date
- 2023
- Place
- NORTHCOM
- Released
- Release 02, May 22, 2026
- Source
- DVIDS
- Topics
- Infrared / FLIR, Military aircrew, Shootdowns
Description from war.gov
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Machine summary
Written by Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Anthropic) on May 22, 2026, from the record's text and war.gov's description. It is not part of the record and can contain errors; check it against the document.
DOW-UAP-PR071 is a 46-second video record released by the Department of War on May 22, 2026, associated with an incident on February 12, 2023, within the U.S. Northern Command area of responsibility, specifically over or near Lake Huron. The record was identified in response to a March 2026 congressional request from eight House members seeking access to potentially UAP-related materials held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community. AARO assessed the footage as likely originating from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform. A user uploaded the video to a classified network in February 2023. The uploader-defined title references a USAF Air National Guard F-16C engaging an unidentified object with a weapon system.
The video's description notes a visible high-energy event at the 20-second mark consistent with a kinetic engagement, showing fragmentation in a radial displacement pattern. AARO has not rendered an analytical judgment on the object's nature or the event's validity. The record lacks a substantiated chain of custody, limiting its evidentiary weight. The February 12, 2023 Lake Huron shootdown is publicly known as one of four U.S. military intercepts of unidentified objects conducted over four consecutive days that month; this record appears to be sensor footage from that event. The aircraft callsign and weapon system designation are redacted.
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