Bizarre ‘Jellyfish’ Like Object Seen Over Southern Idaho, Utah

An online debate has begun over September 2 footage shared by a man in southern Idaho that shows a strange, translucent object drifting at a low altitude east of Twin Falls.

Gem State residents are no strangers to witnessing unusual objects in the sky. A new video shared by a man near the community of Downey appears to show a 'jellyfish' like object moving slowly across the sky that some people are dismissing as a common tool used by meteorologists.

On average, Idaho is one of the leading states for reported cases of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) in the country, according to data found on the National UFO Reporting Center website.

Strange 'Jellyfish' Like Object Filmed In Sky Over Southern Idaho, Utah

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Downey, Idaho, is located 150 miles east of Twin Falls. A single, male witness there claims his footage of a mysterious, circular object filmed floating behind a mountain is legitimate, and not some sort of artificial intelligence (AI) stunt.

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Some who responded to his YouTube short over the past 18 hours are claiming the footage is nothing more than a weather balloon. These balloons are still used by weather scientists to study the Earth's atmosphere.

So far in 2025, there have been nearly 30 UAP reports filed by the NUFORC on witness claims in Idaho. Tuesday's case over Downey hasn't shown up on the active incidents archive on the center's website yet, but it might soon.

The witness claims to have footage of the same object over Utah that he's preparing to share with the public.