Federal Agency to Investigate Missing F-35 Fighter Jet: Spokesman

The U.S. Department of Defense is now investigating the disappearance of an F-35 stealth fighter jet earlier this week.

U.S. B-1B bombers, F-22 fighter jets, and F-35 fighter jets fly during joint drills between the United States and South Korea on Feb. 1, 2023, in a still from video. South Korea's Defense Ministry Handout via Reuters/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

A spokesman for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) says the agency will investigate the disappearance of an F-35 stealth fighter jet in South Carolina, which prompted a lengthy search for the aircraft before its wreckage was located on the night of Sept. 18.

When asked by an MSNBC anchor on Sept. 19 how the plane disappeared, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby responded, “That will be something that they will investigate.”