Windshield at 36,000

[Delldude]

Unknown impact at altitude. Pilot hit with glass but okay. It's not known what impacted it. Photos in the article.

United Flight 1093 departed Denver International Airport (DEN) bound for Los Angeles (LAX) on 16 October 2025, operating a Boeing 737 MAX 8 registered N17327. The flight climbed uneventfully to FL360. Then, somewhere about 180 nautical miles southeast of Salt Lake City, something slammed into the windshield with explosive force.

The outer glass fractured. One of the pilots was injured. In photos shared online, the captain appeared to have injuries consistent with shattered glass: his forearm bloodied, shards of broken glass strewn across the flight deck. Scorch marks appeared across the impacted section. Whatever hit the aircraft left no debris, no residue, and no clear explanation.

The Mystery At 36,000 Feet: What Hit United Flight 1093?

Something slammed into United Flight 1093 on 16 October while cruising high above Utah. Nobody knows what it was.

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[Foxfyre]

Unknown impact at altitude. Pilot hit with glass but okay. It's not known what impacted it. Photos in the article.

United Flight 1093 departed Denver International Airport (DEN) bound for Los Angeles (LAX) on 16 October 2025, operating a Boeing 737 MAX 8 registered N17327. The flight climbed uneventfully to FL360. Then, somewhere about 180 nautical miles southeast of Salt Lake City, something slammed into the windshield with explosive force.

The outer glass fractured. One of the pilots was injured. In photos shared online, the captain appeared to have injuries consistent with shattered glass: his forearm bloodied, shards of broken glass strewn across the flight deck. Scorch marks appeared across the impacted section. Whatever hit the aircraft left no debris, no residue, and no clear explanation.

The Mystery At 36,000 Feet: What Hit United Flight 1093?

Something slammed into United Flight 1093 on 16 October while cruising high above Utah. Nobody knows what it was.

avgeekery.com

Wow. Scary. But you have to think it was something manmade with the impact either accidental or deliberate. Perhaps forensics will be able to better identify the source?

 

[martybegan]

Unknown impact at altitude. Pilot hit with glass but okay. It's not known what impacted it. Photos in the article.

United Flight 1093 departed Denver International Airport (DEN) bound for Los Angeles (LAX) on 16 October 2025, operating a Boeing 737 MAX 8 registered N17327. The flight climbed uneventfully to FL360. Then, somewhere about 180 nautical miles southeast of Salt Lake City, something slammed into the windshield with explosive force.

The outer glass fractured. One of the pilots was injured. In photos shared online, the captain appeared to have injuries consistent with shattered glass: his forearm bloodied, shards of broken glass strewn across the flight deck. Scorch marks appeared across the impacted section. Whatever hit the aircraft left no debris, no residue, and no clear explanation.

The Mystery At 36,000 Feet: What Hit United Flight 1093?

Something slammed into United Flight 1093 on 16 October while cruising high above Utah. Nobody knows what it was.

avgeekery.com

 

[OKTexas]

Unknown impact at altitude. Pilot hit with glass but okay. It's not known what impacted it. Photos in the article.

United Flight 1093 departed Denver International Airport (DEN) bound for Los Angeles (LAX) on 16 October 2025, operating a Boeing 737 MAX 8 registered N17327. The flight climbed uneventfully to FL360. Then, somewhere about 180 nautical miles southeast of Salt Lake City, something slammed into the windshield with explosive force.

The outer glass fractured. One of the pilots was injured. In photos shared online, the captain appeared to have injuries consistent with shattered glass: his forearm bloodied, shards of broken glass strewn across the flight deck. Scorch marks appeared across the impacted section. Whatever hit the aircraft left no debris, no residue, and no clear explanation.

The Mystery At 36,000 Feet: What Hit United Flight 1093?

Something slammed into United Flight 1093 on 16 October while cruising high above Utah. Nobody knows what it was.

avgeekery.com

From the apparent scorching, it was probably a piece of space junk.

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[Delldude]

Foo Fighter midair?