Van Nuys, California: Student pilot in a Cessna 172 sees what looks like a jetpack flyer
On May 9, 2021, a student pilot flying a Cessna 172 with an instructor at Van Nuys Airport, California, saw “what appeared to be a person on a jetpack” for about six seconds at 2,400 feet, 400–500 feet from the plane.
Background
A student pilot flying a Cessna 172 with an instructor at Van Nuys Airport saw “what appeared to be a person on a jetpack” for about six seconds. The sighting took place at 2,400 feet, with the figure 400–500 feet from the plane. Eberhart cites John Greenewald's report on the FBI's Los Angeles “jetpack” case files in The Black Vault (October 2025). The account follows the entry in George M. Eberhart's chronology UFOs and Intelligence (CUFOS) and the sources cited there; it is not an independent determination by From Beyond Space.