A UFO slammed into a US fighter jet over Arizona, cracking the canopy protecting the pilot, and forcing the $63 million plane to land, new reports have revealed.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the F-16 Viper fighter jet was hit by an ‘orange-white UAS’—which stands for uncrewed aerial system, better known as a drone—on January 19, 2023.
Within a day of this collision, there were three more unidentified aircraft sightings over the Air Force’s Barry Goldwater Range, where the fighter was damaged, the documents stated.
Barry Goldwater Range is an expanse of desert along the Arizona-Mexico border where the military practices air-to-air and air-to-ground combat.
Military accidents, like aircraft collisions, can often lead to costly investigations and raise questions of government liability and potential federal insurance payouts.
The FAA’s report of the F-16 collision revealed that the fighter was flying in restricted airspace near Gila Bend, Arizona, when it was hit by the object in the rear of the canopy, the glass bubble which protects the pilot.
