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United 737 Max Windshield Crack at 36,000 Feet Linked to Balloon Strike
At 36,000 feet over Utah, the United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 experienced a violent collision in the air, crushing the exterior panel of the cockpit windshield and raining glass on the flight deck, ...
A recent United Airlines emergency landing appears to have been the result of a collision with a weather balloon over Utah.
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Object That Damaged 737 MAX Windscreen Could Have Been a Weather Balloon, Company Says
WindBorne, which builds and operates long-duration weather balloons, said it is in contact with the NTSB and FAA.
WindBorne Systems says one of its weather balloons may have struck a United 737 MAX 8, an event initially thought to involve space debris.
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