Former Pentagon Official Says US Jet Shot Down UFO Over Michigan

Former Pentagon official Luis Elizondo said the Trump administration released new UFO files featuring a U.S. fighter jet shooting down an unidentified object.

The disclosure is significant because it suggests a level of military engagement with unidentified aerial phenomena that exceeds mere observation. If verified, the footage would provide rare evidence of a kinetic encounter between a conventional aircraft and an unidentified object.

Elizondo, a self-described UFO whistleblower, said the files were released to increase transparency regarding encounters involving military and civilian pilots. According to the reports, the footage shows an F-16 fighter jet firing on and apparently destroying the object over the state of Michigan ^[2].

This event is presented as part of a broader pattern of aerial anomalies. Elizondo said the government has ignored a history of dangerous encounters in the sky.

"We’ve been saying for the last eight years ^[1] … that there have been dozens upon dozens of these near‑air collisions that have occurred with military and civilian and commercial pilots," Elizondo said.

The release of these documents follows years of pressure from advocates and former intelligence officials to declassify materials related to unidentified aerial phenomena. The Trump administration's decision to release the files is described as an effort to move past decades of secrecy surrounding these events ^[1].

While the footage has circulated online, the specific technical details of the object and the circumstances leading to the engagement remain limited. The reports focus on the visual evidence of the jet's attack and the subsequent destruction of the target ^[2].