Utah Man Solves Mystery of Windshield Crack on United Flight

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A Utah hobbyist, Ranse Parker, connected the dots between a weather balloon launched by WindBorne Systems and a United Airlines flight that cracked its windshield over Utah, suggesting the balloon may have caused the damage, prompting investigations and safety concerns.
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- The mystery of a cracked United Airlines flight’s windshield set social media abuzz. A Utahn says he solved it. The Salt Lake Tribune
- Object that cracked plane’s windshield at 36,000 feet identified by officials OregonLive.com
- A United plane that suffered a broken windshield while flying at 36,000 feet may have hit a weather balloon businessinsider.com
- Plane Windshield Cracks Mid-Flight After Being Struck by Object People.com
- A Weather Balloon May Have Cracked a United Plane’s Windshield The New York Times
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