From Fox News: Declassified documents revealing a United States military aircraft was previously struck by an unknown flying object is raising eyebrows as experts point to other unexplainable sightings suggesting otherworldly technology flying within the country’s airspace.
The incident occurred in January 2023, after an unidentified object collided with the left side of an F-16 Viper jet participating in training exercises near Gila Benda, Arizona, an Air Force spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital.
The flying object struck the clear “canopy” at the top of the aircraft and was first spotted by an instructor pilot sitting in the rear of the plane, officials said. An initial investigation determined no damage was done to the near $70 million jet, with officials ruling against a possible bird strike.
Authorities ultimately determined the aircraft was struck by a drone, but the location and operator of the device have yet to be determined, the spokesperson said.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) documents reported four encounters with unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) that day, including the collision, according to War Zone.
“According to military personnel I’ve personally met with, there were objects 200 miles off the East Coast that were extensively loitering and had no visible means of propulsion,” James Fox, a director who makes films about UFO activity. “So a report from 2023 about an actual impact with a UAP doesn’t really surprise me.”
An unclassified document released by the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office revealed that the Department of Defense reported 757 incidents involving Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs) from May 1, 2023, to June 1, 2024.
Of these encounters, 708 occurred in the air, while only 49 were marked as “case closed.” The department also received 18 reports of UAP incidents near nuclear infrastructure, launch sites, and weapons.
“None of these resolved cases substantiated advanced foreign adversarial capabilities or breakthrough aerospace technologies,” the report states.
While many of these encounters are eventually explained, Fox says some are not. And some open up even more questions.
“A small percentage of these objects display a technology that’s just light-years beyond anything that we or anybody else on the planet has,” Fox said. “Which would imply, once you do the process of elimination, if it isn’t Russia or China, and if it’s not us, what’s left?”
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