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‘Right Wing, Red Outfit': New Details
Emerge in Latest LAX ‘Jet Pack' Sighting
FAA recordings add new information to the latest of 3 reports of a person
flying in a ‘jet pack’ near the approach path to LAX.
The NBC4 I-Team has obtained new records that add additional detail to the
latest reported “jetpack” sighting near LAX. Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4
News on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021.
Air traffic control recordings and documents show the latest jetliner pilot
to report seeing what looked like a person flying in a jetpack near Los Angeles
International Airport offered a description of the flying-person’s clothing,
according to records obtained from the FAA by the NBC4 I-Team under the Freedom
of Information Act.
A Kalitta Air cargo pilot, using the call sign “Connie 363,” made the most
recent report July 29 while lining up for final approach to the south runways at
LAX, according to an FAA recording made directly from its communications
network.
“Connie 363, possible jet pack man in sight at position Gate,” the pilot
said while descending through 5,000 feet near the 710 and 105 freeways.
“Was he off your left or right sir?,” the controller asked.
“Uh, right wing, red outfit,” the pilot replied.
The controller, working from a remote air traffic control center referred
to as “So Cal Approach,” then warned other pilots to be on the lookout for the
flying object.
“Attention all aircraft use caution for the jetpack. He is just north of
the final around 5000 at 'Gate' last reported.”
Minutes later, the same controller asked a FedEx cargo pilot to look for
the object.
“FedEx 326 heavy let me know if you see that, uh, jet man. He was reported
just up here right just now,” she said.
“I'm looking I have no [inaudible] so far, I’ll let you know, FedEx 326
heavy,” the pilot replied.
“Okay, they're all calling them Iron Man,” the controller said.
The incident was summarized in an FAA “Mandatory Occurrence Report,” which
are used to document a variety of unusual events. The initial report, also
obtained by the I-Team, said an LA County Sheriff’s Department helicopter crew
was notified about the sighting, as it was reported in airspace above an area
patrolled by the sheriff’s department.
Minutes later, the same controller, while apparently briefing another air
traffic controller, said that no other pilots in the same area at the same time
saw anything similar.
“Man in the jet pack was reported right here about 15 minutes ago now and
no one else reported them so I think he got scared,” the controller said.
Multiple law enforcement sources have told the I-Team that, to date, no
corroborating witnesses or evidence -- like cell phone video -- have been found
for the July, 2021 report. The first two pilot reports in August and October,
2020 have reportedly led to similar dead ends.
The I-Team has confirmed that sometime after the second sighting in 2020 an
LAPD helicopter crew recorded video of a flying object that resembled a,
“scarecrow,” possibly being carried aloft by balloons. The LAPD denied our
request for a copy of the video, which has been shared with both the FBI and
FAA.
The FBI said Wednesday there was no new information to share publicly on
the case, characterizing it as an open, ongoing investigation.
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