Evidence 06

Lake Huron Shootdown Video

F-16 infrared footage of the February 12, 2023 object and a kinetic interaction.

DOW-UAP-PR071 Lake Huron video

Validity 6.8

Notoriety 9.4

Discussion Heat Very high

This is the official visual record attached to the already famous February 12, 2023 Lake Huron object shootdown.
AARO describes it as likely infrared sensor footage from a U.S. military platform in NORTHCOM.
The official description says the footage appears to show a kinetic interaction, followed by the subject fragmenting in a radial pattern suggesting a high-energy event.

Strong as a rare released intercept video tied to a known national-security event, rather than a standalone ambiguous clip.
Limited because the clip is only 46 seconds, object detail is sparse, and the broader February 2023 balloon/benign-object context still matters.

The event had major public notoriety in February 2023, so its heat does not depend only on same-day reaction to this release.
The debate is whether the video adds meaningful anomaly evidence or mainly documents a shootdown whose target may still have a conventional explanation.

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