Officials said the pilot was safe and in stable condition at a local hospital. 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 Lightning II crashed during a scheduled training event at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, causing a massive fireball and spreading debris not far from the fence line, a video verified as authentic by officials showed.

The pilot declared an emergency and ejected before the plane went down Tuesday afternoon, military officials said.