SMRTR TechOct 20, 2025Wired

Mystery Object From ‘Space’ Strikes United Airlines Flight Over Utah

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A United Airlines flight from Denver to Los Angeles was struck by an unidentified object at 36,000 feet over Utah on Thursday, cracking the cockpit windscreen and causing minor cuts to the pilot's arm. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating, collecting radar data and examining the damaged windscreen to determine the object's origin. While the captain initially described it as "space debris," investigators suggest it could be a meteorite, hail, or an unregulated weather balloon.

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