Officials said the pilot was safe and taken to Bassett Army Hospital for further evaluation. The incident was captured in a dramatic video that shows the jet falling out of the sky before it smashes into the ground,

An F-35 fighter jet crashed during a training exercise in Alaska on Tuesday. The pilot experienced an “in-flight malfunction” but was able to eject from the aircraft, Col Paul Townsend, from the US air force, said in the wake of the incident at the Eielson air force base.