Long article from the HERC crew about the collision by the F-35B. Appears the F-35B pilot closed TOO FAST but there could be other explanations but not in this good story from the SUPER J crew:
‘We're leaking fuel and we might be on fire’ How a Pair of KC-130J Pilots, Crew Saved Their Plane After a Collision with an F-35 - USNI News
...things quickly spiraled as the F-35B, call sign “Bolt 93,” collided with the tanker.... “It was a really violent collision,” recalled Wolff,..."