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This 2023 Federal Aviation Administration release is a single-page Skywatch incident report, closed, with the primary code "unidentified aerial phenomenon." It covers September 25, 2021, when the crew of SkyWest flight SKW5329, an E75L flying from ACV to LAX, reported a manned jetpack off their left side. They were southeast bound at 11,000 feet, 17 nautical miles northwest of LAX. The jetpack was heading north below the aircraft, and the crew took no evasive action.
SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 15:34 09/25/2021 Status: Closed POD: DEN Reporting Facility: SCT Callsign: SKW5329 Aircraft: E75L Tail Number: Operator: SKW Origin: ACV Destination: LAX New Destination: Operator Type: Commercial Paged: YES REMARKS Aircraft observed a manned jetpack off the left side while SE bound at 11,000 feet, 17 NM NW of LAX. No evasive action was taken. The jetpack was traveling N bound below him and off his left wing. TY notified. SKYWATCH INCIDENT REPORT | DATE: 2021-09-25T15:34 | POD: DEN | PAGE 1 of 1
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