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Object that hit United flight's windshield may have been weather balloon, company says

Headline from ABC 7 Chicago, on the newest of 2 developments

A United Airlines flight was diverted to Salt Lake City after an object struck the plane's windshield, causing it to crack and injure the pilot.

ABC 7 Chicago's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. United flight diverts due to crack in one layer of the windshield

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Newest

    Object that hit United flight's windshield may have been weather balloon, company says

    Headline from ABC 7 Chicago ·

Reports & sources

12 articles, oldest first.

  1. CBS News

    United flight diverts due to crack in one layer of the windshield (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    A United Airlines flight diverted to Salt Lake City last week after the pilots discovered a crack in one of the layers of the windshield.

  2. FOX Business

    United Airlines flight diverts after windshield cracks at 36,000 feet (opens FOX Business)

    Published

    FOX Business's feed description

    United Airlines Flight 1093 diverted to Salt Lake City after the crew discovered windshield damage on a Boeing 737 traveling from Denver to Los Angeles.

  3. Seattle Times

    A weather balloon may have cracked a United 737’s windshield (opens Seattle Times)

    Published

    Seattle Times's feed description

    A weather balloon may have cracked the windshield of a United Airlines flight last week, forcing it to divert to Salt Lake City, a weather balloon company said. Transportation officials...

  4. ABC 7 Chicago

    Object that hit United flight's windshield may have been weather balloon, company says (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

    Published

    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    A United Airlines flight was diverted to Salt Lake City after an object struck the plane's windshield, causing it to crack and injure the pilot.

  5. WHEC Rochester

    A United Airlines emergency landing likely caused by collision with a weather balloon (opens WHEC Rochester)

    Published

    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    A recent United Airlines emergency landing appears to have been the result of a collision with a weather balloon over Utah. Layers of the aircraft's windshield fractured during the flight last week. Windborne Systems says it started looking into the incident Sunday, not long after the National Trans…

  6. CBS News

    Weather balloon may have hit and cracked United plane (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    A United Airlines flight diverted to Salt Lake City after the pilots discovered a crack in one of the layers of the windshield. A weather balloon hitting the windshield may have been the culprit.

  7. The Boston Globe

    Weather balloon may have cracked jetliner’s windshield (opens The Boston Globe)

    Published

    The Boston Globe's feed description

    a California-based weather balloon company said one of its balloons may have struck a United Airlines plane on its way from Denver to Los Angeles last week. The plane safely in Salt Lake City.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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