A French man ejected himself from a fighter jet after taking a surprise joyride through the skies, a French government report published recently revealed.

According to documents first obtained by BuzzFeed News, the 64-year-old man participated in flight training last year at the Saint-Dizier airbase in eastern France.

To make matters worse, the man, who was not identified in the report, didn't even want to be on the jet – a Dassault Rafale B, which is used by the French Air Force. He is an executive at a military weapons company, and the flight was a surprise from his co-workers. According to the report, he had no military experience and expressed no desire to be on a fighter jet.

The situation, according to the report, caused him distress – but he felt as if he couldn't turn down the offer because of "social pressure" from his colleagues, one of whom was a former Air Force pilot.

His heart was beating at a rate of 120 to 145 beats a minute leading up to the flight, the report said.

During the flight, the man – stressed and overwhelmed – neglected to tighten his seat straps or his helmet, causing him to float in the jet while in midair. He tried to hold on to his seat handle and accidentally pushed the eject button – opening the parachute and losing his helmet in the process.

He was taken to the hospital with moderate injuries after landing in a field by the airbase.

French military health regulations advise that passengers aboard a fighter jet must undergo a medical assessment 10 days before the flight. Given the surprise element of the man's flight, the military ignored the recommendation and performed his medical visit just a few hours before takeoff.

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