Lake Huron Shootdown — Fighter Jet Video
On February 12, 2023, a U.S. Air Force F-16 shot down an unidentified object over Lake Huron, Michigan, on orders from the White House. The incident was part of a four-day period in which the U.S. military shot down four objects over North American airspace following the Chinese balloon shootdown. A classified video recorded by the fighter jet during the intercept is included in the May 2026 Pentagon archive release — the first time cockpit footage from this engagement has been made public.