 Item number SCP-312 Object Class, Euclid Special Containment Procedures SCP-312 is kept in a large life-form containment chamber at Site-19. As it does not require feeding, only researchers are permitted access to the chamber. All personnel entered in the chamber are provided with wide-brimmed hats and advised not to look directly upward. Description SCP-312 is an organism composed of very thin tissue layers, and filled with atmospheric gases at a slightly higher temperature than the surrounding air. It typically floats approximately ██ meters above the ground, although it will vary this in order to maintain its position relative to prey. SCP-312 is capable of creating a small, lenticular cloud around itself by releasing water vapor and manipulating air currents, and uses this as camouflage. Within the cloud, SCP-312 is visually similar to a large jellyfish, with a cap of approximately 2.5 meters in diameter, from which trails a tube of tendrils approximately 25 meters in length. SCP-312 preys upon large mammals and shows a strong preference for humans. While hunting, SCP-312 will stock its prey from its position directly above, manipulating air currents around it to maintain its relative position. Prey can escape by moving at a speed upwards of 30 kilometers per hour, or by entering a large crowd, which seems to confuse SCP-312 and cause it to switch targets. SCP-312's core is filled with a large cluster of eyes. The majority of the eyes are human in appearance, except for one large central orb. The other eyes are connected to the central one by the tendrils. This core can be observed through the tube of tentacles by prey looking directly upwards, or by a recording device above the targeted prey. So long as this core remains unobserved, SCP-312 will remain docile, and seems capable of surviving indefinitely without feeding. Although feedings do increase its mass and movement speed, as well as the number ███████. However, if a prey animal makes eye contact with the core, SCP-312 will become active, generating a narrow, controlled vortex, with the appearance of a long tube of cloud connecting to the lenticular cloud above with the ground. The prey is pulled into SCP-312's tentacle mass by a strong updraft within the vortex, paralyzed by a venomous sting by the tentacles, then digested. Within about a week, partially digested remains of the prey will fall from the sky where SCP-312 disappeared. After a successful hunt, SCP-312 will drift aimlessly until another prey creature comes nearby. Based on incident reports, the Foundation believes that there are at least three uncontained instances of SCP-312 in the wild. Every effort are difficult, because SCP-312 often follows a single person for months or years before its effects are triggered.