DOW-UAP-PR071, "USAF ANG F-16C (callsign [CALLSIGN]) Shoots Down UAP over Lake Huron with [Weapon System], 12 Feb 2023"
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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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Redactions present in this record. Black bars protect identities of eyewitnesses, locations of facilities, or non-UAP-related sensitive material.
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.