The saga of the mysterious jetpack guy at Los Angeles International Airport continues this week as a 747 pilot spotted a dude flying 15 miles away from the airport at about 5,000 feet altitude.
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Before getting to the article, let's review the story thus far.
First, jetpack guy was sighted last August:
Then, a month later, jetpack guy was sighted again.
Around Christmas, a pilot got video of jetpack guy:
Since then, things have been rather quiet. We were busy with election squabbles, petty tyrants, Covid jabs, and whatever new term Biden was coining on a given day...
While we were distracted, it seems jetpack guy was planning, preparing, and growing stronger:
An airline pilot near Los Angeles International Airport may have spotted a jet pack on Wednesday night, according to a new report.
"A Boeing 747 pilot reported seeing an object that might have resembled a jet pack 15 miles east of LAX at 5,000 feet altitude," a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spokesman said in a statement, according to CBS-LA. "Out of an abundance of caution, air traffic controllers alerted other pilots in the vicinity."
Here was part of the conversation between air traffic control and pilots:
ATC: Skywest 3626, use caution. The jet man is back, let me know if you see him.
ATC: Skywest 3626, did you see the UFO?
Pilot: We were looking, but we did not see Iron Man.
What does jetpack guy want?
Is he a human, or merely a drone?
Will will ever find out his secret identity, or will he remain a mischievous flyer who disappears like the infamous D.B. Cooper?
I don't know, but what an amazing time to be alive.
