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		SideburnsOfDoom 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: United MAX Hit by Falling Object at 36,000 Feet Yes, however this incident appears to have been caused by an object smaller and denser than a bird. Likely candidates are 1) some metal payload dangling from a defunct high-altitude balloon and 2) space rock.

rurban 3 months ago [–]

It will be upgraded from incident to accident also soon, given the photo of the captains arm. And we didn't see the FO arm, who is in ED

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