It was an otherwise quiet Saturday night at the Los Angeles International Airport control tower when an American Airlines pilot radioed in with an unbelievable report:
“We just passed a guy in a jet pack" latimes.com/california/sto…
“We just passed a guy in a jet pack" latimes.com/california/sto…
Though jet packs make frequent appearances in movies and other popular culture, they are actually very rare.
There are only a handful of companies around the world that make them latimes.com/california/sto…
There are only a handful of companies around the world that make them latimes.com/california/sto…
It’s possible that the recent sighting near LAX was indeed a person flying with a jet pack.
But the altitude at which the person was reported flying makes it seem “highly unlikely,” says the executive director of the Vertical Flight Society latimes.com/california/sto…
But the altitude at which the person was reported flying makes it seem “highly unlikely,” says the executive director of the Vertical Flight Society latimes.com/california/sto…
He thinks the sighting may have been of an electric drone — perhaps one with a mannequin attached.
Regardless, the FBI has so far been tight-lipped about its investigation into the sightings latimes.com/california/sto…
Regardless, the FBI has so far been tight-lipped about its investigation into the sightings latimes.com/california/sto…
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