Credit, LAPD
A police helicopter registered what appears to be a Halloween decoration flying over Los Angeles
Looking back on the last year of what appeared to be a person using a jet thruster (jetpack) and the flight over Los Angeles, United States, created so much mystery that it prompted the FBI, the US Federal Police, to investigate the matter.
Now, investigators have claimed that the flying figure was probably not a man, but a set of balloons.
Images taken by police from a helicopter show what appears to be Halloween decorations that have taken off and blown up. More specifically, the flying object looks like a representation of the film character Jack Skellington. Jack’s Strange World, Tim Burton.
Since last year, three commercial airline pilots have reported seeing a “boy wearing a jetpack” flying 915 meters above Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
“We just passed a man in a jetpack,” one pilot told air traffic controllers in August 2020.
“It’s not every day that you hear this!” The controller replied.
After recommending that pilots remain vigilant about the situation, the controller said: “This can only happen in LA (Los Angeles).”
In October 2020, another crew fired a . reported to see jetpack Flying northwest of LAX.
In July this year, a third sighting was reported by a Boeing 747 pilot.
After more than a year of investigation, the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) said it found no other witnesses who may have seen the flying object.
“The FAA worked closely with the FBI to investigate all jetpack sightings,” a spokesman said. “So far, none of these scenes have been verified.”
“One possible hypothesis is that the pilots saw the balloons.”
The plane landed at LAX Airport; American Airlines pilot tells BBC balloons pose risks along the way
Jet-propeller manufacturers, however, were skeptical about this possibility, as most of these instruments could not carry enough fuel to fly for more than a few minutes – even more to reach more than 900 m.
Former American Airlines captain Mark Weiss said it is unusual for a plane to have balloons on its way – and it could pose some risk.
“If it comes towards you, you may have to make a sudden maneuver – putting passengers at risk,” he told the BBC, adding that another problem could arise if the balloon had the potential to “destroy the engine”. Have potential metal parts.
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