A US F-15 pilot who was shot down over Iran in April says he witnessed a coordinated swarm of Iranian drones before his aircraft crashed. According to reports, the pilot described the drones as resembling a “jellyfish” formation and recalled being swarmed or attacked in a way that left the encounter unclear. The account is described as coming from a post-incident debrief with US intelligence officials, where the pilot shared what he saw. Multiple outlets report that the description has prompted an unresolved debate within parts of the US intelligence community about what the pilot actually witnessed, including whether the drone formation was as described and what role it played in the incident. One report also characterizes the pilot’s description in more speculative terms, but the shared core detail across coverage is the “jellyfish”-like formation of drones observed before the jet was downed. The incident remains subject to differing interpretations as officials assess the pilot’s account alongside available information from the event.