【10月18日】看軍聞學英語

■泰戈爾

原文：

One source described the Strike Eagle pilot seeing a "minefield of drones" in the skies over Iran, before their jet went down.

Many questions remain about the complex mission to rescue the crew of the U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle that came down over Iran and what led to it. Now, the reported testimony of the Strike Eagle pilot involved describes a ‘jellyfish-like’ swarm of drones in the sky, moments before they ejected from the stricken jet.

According to a report from CNN, the pilot recounted seeing "multiple Iranian drones hovering in the air, moving as one, in a formation that resembled a jellyfish." The report is based on statements from four unnamed sources said to be familiar with the matter.

Needless to say, the veracity of the report should be treated with caution, especially bearing in mind the highly dynamic and confused nature of the situation. However, CNN claims that the account was taken seriously enough to prompt debate within the U.S. intelligence community.

The report suggests that, during a post-incident debriefing, the F-15E pilot told intelligence officials that they saw: "Multiple drones interconnected and moving as one with smaller drones below the bigger drones like legs. Real alien shit."

Those words are not from the pilot themselves, but are said to be from one of the sources familiar with the witness account.

中譯：

一名消息人士描述，這架戰機在墜毀前，飛行員在伊朗上空看到了「無人機地雷陣」。

關於在伊朗上空墜毀的美國空軍F-15E「打擊鷹」（Strike Eagle）戰機機組人員的複雜搜救任務，以及導致該起事件的原因，目前仍有許多謎團。如今，據報涉事「打擊鷹」飛行員的證詞描述，在他們從受損戰機中彈射逃生前的幾分鐘，天空中出現了一個「類似水母」的無人機蜂群。

根據美國「有線電視新聞網」（CNN）的報導，該名飛行員回憶道，他看到「多架伊朗無人機在空中盤旋，整齊劃一地移動，編隊外觀就像一隻水母。」該報導是基於4名據稱熟悉此事的匿名消息人士的陳述。

不用說，鑑於當時局勢高度動態且混亂的本質，對該報導的真實性應保持謹慎態度。然而，CNN聲稱，這份敘述受到了足夠的重視，並在美國情報界內部引發了辯論。

報導指出，在事件發生後的任務歸詢中，這名 F-15E 飛行員告訴情報官員他所看到的情景：「多架無人機相互連結並整齊劃一地移動，較小的無人機位於較大無人機的下方，看起來就像觸手一樣。簡直就像外星人的玩意。」

這些話並非出自飛行員本人，而是據稱來自一位熟悉該目擊證詞的消息人士。

-關鍵軍語-

※eject：彈射逃生

※debriefing：任務歸詢