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Lake Huron Object Shootdown
On February 12, 2023, an F-16 shot down an octagonal object 'with strings attached' over Lake Huron. It was the fourth unidentified object shot down in eight days. Despite extensive searches, the debris was never recovered from the lake. The Pentagon never identified its origin.
2023
Lake Huron, Michigan, USA
5+ witnesses
An octagonal object disappeared into Lake Huron.
The Event
February 12, 2023:
- Lake Huron
- Michigan airspace
- F-16 Fighting Falcon
- Object destroyed
- Over water
The Object
Description:
- Octagonal shape
- With strings attached
- 20,000 feet altitude
- Small size
- Unusual configuration
The Shootdown
Military action:
- AIM-9X Sidewinder
- Fourth in 8 days
- Last of the series
- Over Great Lakes
- Debris sank
The Recovery
Search effort:
- Navy divers
- Coast Guard
- Deep water search
- Nothing recovered
- Search suspended
The Mystery
Unknowns:
- No origin identified
- No nation claimed
- Purpose unknown
- Debris lost forever
- Case unresolved
The Aftermath
What followed:
- Pentagon briefings
- Congressional questions
- No explanations
- “Benign” claimed
- But never proven