Video released by the Department of Defense shows a Russian fighter jet making a flyby dangerously close to a U.S. Air Force F-16. The encounter occurred on Sept. 23 when the F-16 was sent to intercept Russian aircraft flying in international airspace near Alaska.

A Russian fighter jet crossed the path of an American F-16 last week coming within 50 feet of the nose of the American jet, said North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), which said the Russian pilot’s action "endangered all.

Military officials have released new video of a startling encounter between a Russian fighter jet flying near Alaska and a U.S.