Pilots Spot Person Flying Jet Pack Near Los Angeles Airport
- FAA confirms China Airlines crew’s reported seeing device
- Pilots on two aircraft reported a similar sighting in August
Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California.
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Authorities are investigating the second report in less than two months that a person apparently flying a jet pack was spotted by airline pilots near Los Angeles International Airport.
The crew on a China Airlines Ltd. jet arriving in Los Angeles saw the flying object at about 1:45 p.m. local time on Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said in an emailed statement. It was about seven miles (11 kilometers) northwest of the airport at an altitude of 6,000 feet (1,829 meters), which would put it close to the city’s downtown.