Footage and photos captured the reckless behavior, showing the Russian plane flying close to an American F-16 fighter jet before veering off in front of it.

North American Aerospace Defense Command shared new visuals and additional information about the incident on Monday, writing on X in a statement attributed to Gen. Gregory Guillot, the commander of NORAD and US Northern Command, that it occurred on September 23 during a "safe and disciplined intercept of a Russian military aircraft" in the Alaskan air defense identification zone.