A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet was accidentally shot down after a “friendly fire” incident over the Red Sea over the weekend, but a source reportedly says a second jet was a mere 100 feet away from being struck by another U.S. missile.

U.S. Central Command confirmed Saturday that a jet was “shot down in an apparent case of friendly fire” by an SM-2 missile, adding that both pilots ejected safely and were recovered from the Red Sea. However, an anonymous Navy official now says a second missile narrowly missed a second jet that day, Fox News reported Tuesday.

The previously unreported near miss occurred when the guided-missile cruiser, part of the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, mistakenly fired a missile that struck the first F/A-18, according to the report. The jet was conducting operations off the USS Harry S. Truman at the time of the mishap, CENTCOM said.

The second jet, flying several miles behind the downed aircraft, “was forced to take evasive maneuvers after a second surface-to-air missile was fired from the cruiser USS Gettysburg, narrowly missing the second jet by just 100 feet while it prepared to land on the Harry S. Truman,” the Fox News report added.

A Navy official speaking to the outlet described the alarming moment when the first jet was hit.

“It was a tanker crew returning to land on the carrier about 10 miles out,” the official said. “They recognized the missile was guiding and punched out about three seconds before the missile hit the jet.”

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The incident reportedly caused frustration and raised concerns among fighter pilots and prompted questions about the training aboard the USS Gettysburg, the source added.

The Washington Examiner contacted CENTCOM but did not receive a response.