Pentagon Releases New Video Of F-16 Shooting Down UFO Over Michigan

The second batch of the Pentagon’s UFO files has just been released.

One of the biggest videos released in the batch was of a F-16 shooting down a UFO over Michigan.

In the video a F-16’s infrared cameras can be seen zoning in on what appears to be a diamond like flying object.

The video continued to show the fighter jet shooting down the object with a missile.

Watch it here:

WOW! The Pentagon just released a video of an F-16 fighter jet SHOOTING DOWN a UFO

Insane footage

The second tranche of UFO files is now LIVE at https://t.co/QokBEphpDO pic.twitter.com/Pyi7NKzNyY

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 22, 2026

The Daily Mail provided a more in-depth report on the latest video released by the Pentagon:

The Trump Administration has released a fresh wave of UFO files, including never-before-seen video of a US fighter jet appearing to shoot down a mysterious object.

Stunning footage from the Pentagon showed the moment an F-16 fighter jet shot down an unidentified craft over Michigan’s Lake Huron.

Infrared cameras caught the moment when the small craft with round or diamond shape and jagged tail was struck by what the Pentagon called a US ‘weapons system’ on February 12, 2023.

The object is seen exploding during the violent collision, sending countless pieces of shrapnel in all directions.

In the military’s description of the incident, officials said: ‘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.’

In simpler terms, the Air Force used kinetic weaponry, likely a missile, to strike the UFO, causing it to ‘fragment’ or break up into several pieces after the high-energy explosion.

Here’s a another video that was released in the batch:

Pentagon releases 2nd batch of UFO files, including footage of UAP over Syria showing "instantaneous acceleration." pic.twitter.com/NW94Sc5jM7

— AZ Intel (@AZ_Intel_) May 22, 2026

ABC News reported more on the latest batch of UFO files released by the Trump administration:

The Pentagon unveiled another batch of its so-called UFO files on Friday, part of a rolling release of once-classified material ordered released by President Donald Trump.

Friday’s release included more than 50 previously classified videos and other documents related to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), the official term used by the federal government to describe UFO’s.

Among the newly released files are a video from an infrared sensor operated by the U.S. Coast Guard in April 2024 showing an object flying near a plane over the Southeastern U.S.

Another video labeled “Syrian UAP instant acceleration” was taken from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2021 and uploaded to a classified network in 2024, according to the Pentagon.

After multiple investigations, the Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) has found no evidence that any of these incidents are of an extraterrestrial nature — but military officials admit many remain “unresolved” and cannot be explained.

So far, the Pentagon has released over 200 files related to UAPs — which have long been an object of public fascination — following the directive from Trump.

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The Pentagon unveiled another batch of its so-called UFO files on Friday, part of a rolling release of once-classified material ordered released by President Trump.

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— ABC News (@ABC) May 22, 2026

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