Pilots Spot A 'Man In Jetpack' Some 3000 Feet In The Air, Above LA Airport

In many sci-fi movies one finds an person flying next to a plane. In reality that doesn¡¯t usually happen because, a) planes fly at a great height and b) it is dangerous.

However this turned into a reality recently in Los Angeles.

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An American Airlines flight spotted an unidentified man flying a jetpack at an altitude of 3,000-feet above the Los Angeles Airport. Reportedly two different pilots spotted the person, one saying that the man was flying just 30 yards away from his aircraft.

According to CNN, the American Airlines pilot spotted the 'guy in a jetpack' while approaching LA International Airport at around 6:30 PM on Sunday.

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"Tower, American 1997. We just passed a guy in a jetpack," the pilot reportedly said in the audio log. He also added that the person was 300 yards away from the left side of the plane, which at the time was flying at an altitude of 3,000-feet.

"American 1997, okay, thank you. Were they off to your left or right side?" the air-traffic controller asked the pilot.

Another pilot reported seeing the 'guy in a jetpack'. He reported it to air traffic controllers, who immediately sent out a warning to all other airline crew in Los Angeles.

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¡°JetBlue 23, use caution, the person in a jet pack reported 300 yards south of the LA final at about 3,000 feet, 10 mile final,¡± the controllers reportedly said.

The sightings were confirmed by the Federal Aviation Administration and the FBI also took note of the incident.

Well, was the man taking an air walk or shooting a video for his YouTube followers? More details on that will only be revealed if and when the person is found.