CNN, citing four people familiar with the account, reported the U.S. F-15 pilot
whose jet was shot down over Iran in April recalled that, before ejecting, he
observed multiple Iranian drones circling in a coordinated 'jellyfish'
formation. The sighting has prompted intense debate within U.S. intelligence and
remains unresolved; if the pilot did see a coordinated swarm, it would represent
a significant advance in Iranian drone capability. The pilot described the
drones as appearing interconnected and moving as a single unit, with smaller
drones positioned under larger ones 'like legs,' and likened the configuration
to 'alien' technology.
