Investigators think a figure seen flying over Los Angeles was actually a life-size inflatable.
A police helicopter captured what appears to be an inflatable Halloween decoration floating over LA
The FBI launched an investigation after several pilots reported spotting "a guy in a jetpack" at 3,000ft above the city's LAX airport last year.Police helicopter footage apparently shows a Halloween decoration that broke loose and drifted into the sky. "The FAA has worked closely with the FBI to investigate every reported jetpack sighting," a spokesman said. "So far, none of these sightings have been verified."showed an object floating freely above Beverley Hills. The images were captured by a police helicopter in November 2020, about two weeks after the second sighting and around Halloween.
Mark Weiss, a former American Airlines captain, said although it was uncommon for balloons to get in the path of aircrafts, it could still be "a very startling experience" for pilots.