DEVELOPING: Venezuelan F-16 fighter jets from the Bolivarian National Armed Forces flew low over Bolivar Avenue in Maracay on December 24, prompting residents to rush out believing they were U.S. aircraft and eager to celebrate, according to an X post by @JuanBorrelli2 shared by @InquisidorVZLA just minutes ago in the past 29 minutes ending at 10:45 p.m. UTC. @JuanBorrelli2, who claims to have witnessed the event, described the disappointment as locals left their premises only to realize the planes were Venezuelan F-16s that remained overhead, as posted via https://x.com/InquisidorVZLA/status/2004675523213938782 during the reporting window from 10:16 p.m. to 10:45 p.m. UTC on December 26. This report emerges amid recent U.S. Air Force activities, including KC-46 tankers at McGuire AFB and over 47 aircraft positioned at Homestead Air Reserve Base, as detailed in prior reports from earlier on December 26, potentially heightening regional awareness of American military movements near Venezuela. A separate X post by @managuac noted the sunset in Caracas today, shared at https://x.com/managuac/status/2004677675122909238 within the same 29-minute window.
