Glitches on .mxf files - Canon XF300

We shoot on a Canon XF300 and recently I opened up a project and realized that all the footage on one card is filled with horizontal "glitches" that pop randomly throughout the screen. It seems to be on the actual footage because it exists even when viewing through the Canon XF Utility and opening in multiple programs. Unfortunately the CF card was formatted long ago for this project and the glitches went unnoticed after dumping the card and backing it up. I only just noticed as I sat down to start editing. It seems to get worse as I move through the files on that same card. The second card used that day has no glitches. Has anyone encountered this before and have a fix? I feel like the problem is on the actual footage. Maybe the card was corrupt?

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