The investigative unit of TV station Arizona Family discovered and looked into the illicit drone incursions into the test zone, and has now provided the additional details into the collision with a military jet. It occurred at 1,745 feet, when the pilot of an F-16 pilot witnessed the impact between the UAV and his aircraft. Despite the high speed of the collision, the fighter plane suffered no notable damage.

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A subsequent inspection following this plane’s immediate return to base confirmed no damage resulted from the impact.

The location of that strike lies within highly restricted area R2301E, which is part of the Barry M. Goldwater Range used by the US military for pilot training and sensitive ground exercises.

In addition to their presence in that banned area, some of the drones sighted were operating at altitudes of 20,000 feet – well beyond the capabilities of most consumer UAVs, and a height even amateur thrill-seekers wouldn’t often dare.

It’s also unlikely the drones are among what a top US military official recently revealed were “probably over 1,000” monthly UAV incursions across or around the US southern border. While the military test flight zone is down in that general area, former fighter pilots told Arizona Family that the extreme altitudes involved lead them to conclude the invading craft “belong to one or several foreign governments, hoping to gather information about US. air power.”