I've been digging through the released "UFO Files" from the Pentagon. President Trump ordered the files released, and there is a lot of interesting, mind-blowing stuff in there. Included in the second batch is a video from one of our own F-16 fighters from Minnesota.

Do you remember the Chinese spy balloon saga? They sent a huge balloon with surveillance equipment, and it floated across North America. It was shot down when it was finally over the East Coast. The government then ordered multiple other unidentified objects to be shot down.

One of them happened to be floating over the Great Lakes. An F-16 fighter jet operated by the 148th Air National Guard took off from Madison, Wisconsin. They were assisting the Wisconsin Air Wing at the time. The 148th Fighter Wing is based out of Duluth, Minnesota, and serves as an intercepting force covering North America, including the Great Lakes.

Nick Cooper - TSM Duluth
Nick Cooper - TSM Duluth
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The video is from one of the F-16s involved. You can see it track the UAP, and the moment the object explodes when it was hit by a sidewinder missile.

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Canadian authorities recovered debris from the lake and believe it was a private weather balloon.

The released file doesn't tell us much, besides sharing the video and the date of February 12, 2023. It was uploaded to a classified network at the time. It was just released this last Friday, May 22.

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For each state, we’ve also included details of famous UFO sightings in that state. Of note is that almost three-quarters of all UFO sighting reports in the United States occur between 4 p.m. and midnight, and tend to peak between 9 and 10 p.m. Food for thought next time you're out scoping for alien life. Keep reading to see which states have had the most UFO sightings.

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