Probably some kid with a beefed up Estes Rocket.
Not at 13,000 feet.
I thought it was 8hrs from bottle-throttle........not 8 seconds! Maybe he had too many "brownies". Well, at least he got a thrill over...........ummmm nothing. Amazing what you can see when your.............(I'll leave it open for your imagination)
So what part of this story insinuated the pilot was either drunk or high?