{"id":20783,"date":"2025-10-21T01:31:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T22:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=20783"},"modified":"2025-10-21T01:31:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T22:31:17","slug":"passenger-plane-hit-by-suspected-space-debris-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=20783","title":{"rendered":"Passenger plane hit by suspected \u2018space debris\u2019 (PHOTOS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An unidentified object broke the windscreen of a Boeing 737 MAX 8, reportedly injuring the pilot<\/p>\n<p>            A United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 has been struck by a mysterious object mid-flight, which some suspect may have been debris from space.<br \/>\nUnited Flight 1093 took off from Denver, Colorado, on Thursday with 140 people on board and was scheduled to land in Los Angeles. About 40 minutes after its departure, the aircraft began descending unexpectedly while flying over Utah and was diverted to Salt Lake City.<br \/>\nUnverified images on social media appear to show fuselage damage and broken glass in the cockpit, as well as blood on the pilot\u2019s arm.<\/p>\n<p>            \ud83d\udea8United Boeing 737 MAX 8 (N17327) flight UA1093 from Denver to Los Angeles diverted to Salt Lake City after reportedly hitting &#8220;metal space debris&#8221; at 36,000 ft. \ud83d\ude33The crew noticed a crack in one layer of the windshield and landed safely.A replacement aircraft later continued\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/OIDl5rq942\u2014 Turbine Traveller (@Turbinetraveler) October 18, 2025 <\/p>\n<p>According to aviation news website AvBrief.com, the captain said the plane was hit by \u201cspace debris.\u201d AvBrief added that investigators are focusing on the theory that the aircraft collided with a piece of a weather balloon.<br \/>\nPassenger Heather Ramsey told FOX 11 that the crew had announced over the intercom that the plane had\u00a0\u201ccollided with an object.\u201d<br \/>\nThe National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Sunday that it was investigating a cracked windscreen\u00a0on the aircraft. 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