The UFO Phenomenon

UFO collides with US fighter jet, cracks canopy, over Arizona

By T.K. Randall
May 20, 2025 ·  13 comments

An F-16 in flight (file photo). Image Credit: US Air Force According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the incident - which occurred on January 19, 2023 - involved an F-16 Viper fighter jet being struck by an unidentified object over Arizona.

The aircraft had been flying in restricted airspace over Gila Bend at the time.

The object itself, described as an "orange-white UAS" (uncrewed aerial system), struck the rear of the plane's canopy, causing the glass to crack. Fortunately, there were no reported injuries.

Furthermore, at least three other reports of unknown objects were also made in the area, which encompasses the Air Force's Barry Goldwater Range near the Arizona-Mexico border. The incident is just one of 22 cases involving US fighter pilots encountering or colliding with unknown objects over the state in less than a year.

A recent report by the Department of Defense's All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) also revealed that there have been hundreds of such incidents across the United States.

Exactly what the UFO was in this particular case remains unclear, although there is some speculation that it may have been a drone operated by persons unknown.

The findings of official investigations into the collision continue to remain under wraps.

Source: Mail Online | Comments (13)

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