It was a weather balloon, not space debris, that struck a United Airlines plane
a day ago
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- A United Airlines flight (UA1093) from Denver to Los Angeles experienced a mysterious impact, damaging the front window.
- The cause was identified as a collision with a WindBorne weather balloon, confirmed by the company.
- WindBorne Systems, a weather prediction company, uses small, affordable balloons for weather data collection and AI modeling.
- Online investigators, including YouTube creator Scott Manley, helped link the collision to a WindBorne balloon by matching flight and balloon data.
- Images showed significant damage to a 737 MAX aircraft's front window and injuries to a pilot from glass shards.