Topic: pilot injury
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Mystery Solved: Weather Balloon, Not Space Debris, Hit United Flight
The damage to a United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX cockpit window was caused by a collision with a weather balloon from WindBorne Systems, resolving initial speculation about space debris or birds. Online investigators, including YouTube creator Scott Manley, played a key role by correlating flight d...
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Mysterious object from space strikes United Airlines flight over Utah
A United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX suffered significant cockpit windscreen damage from a high-altitude impact over Utah, prompting an NTSB investigation into the incident, possibly involving space debris. The multi-layered windshield construction prevented complete shattering, though the impact cau...
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