Why the FBI Investigated a Nine Inch Nails Music Video

13 Sept 2026 / 2:14

While filming Nine Inch Nails’ “Down in It”, the crew attached a camera to a weather balloon to capture an overhead shot. The line snapped, the camera disappeared and its footage was discovered days later—without any context for the staged scene it contained. That discovery led investigators back to the band and forced the crew to explain exactly what the FBI was looking at. Could this DIY camera idea ever have worked? Tell us in the comments and watch the full Listener Land episode for more strange but true music stories. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/xR7BAo21kAg #nineinchnails #musichistory #fbi