CALIFORNIA — Federal officials are now involved in the probe of ‘jet pack’ sightings over LAX Sunday.
Both an American Airlines pilot and a JetBlue pilot reported the strange sight to the control tower.
American Flight 1997: “Tower, American 1997, we just passed a guy in a jetpack.”
Tower: “American 1997, OK, thank you. Were they off to your left or right side?”
American Flight 1997: “Off the left side, maybe 300 yards or so, about our altitude.”
A Skywest pilot also reported the sighting:
Skywest Flight: “We just saw the guy passing by us in the jetpack.”
Tower: “Jet Blue 23, use caution, a person in a jetpack reported 300 yards south of the LA final at about 3,000 feet, 10 mile final.”
Jet Blue 23: “Jet Blue 23, we heard and we are definitely looking.”
Another pilot chimed in: “Only in LA.”
The Federal Bureau of Investigation told FOX-LA it “is aware of the reports by pilots on Sunday and is working to determine what occurred.”
No one was injured in the incident.
