An unidentified fighter plane passed over Caracas, Venezuela, at 1:57 a.m. local time (5:57 a.m. UTC) on January 3, 2026, according to an X post by @joseugenio shared during the 29-minute reporting window from 5:45:45 a.m. to 6:15:23 a.m. UTC. Users reported another fire in Barcelona, Venezuela, on January 1, with many in Venezuela hoping it signals a U.S. attack on the Cartel of the Suns, as stated in an X post by @ElGanadorHenry during the same reporting window. These social media reports follow confirmed waves of U.S. military tankers, F-22 fighters, B-1B bombers and possible B-2s flying off the east and south coasts of Florida toward the Bahamas and Puerto Rico earlier on January 3, according to X posts by @HHunternight in prior reporting windows.
