[World Wide Web Report] According to a report by the New York Post on October 19, when a United Airlines Boeing 737 passenger plane was flying at high altitude, the cockpit windshield of the aircraft was hit by an unknown object. The glass broke and the pilot was injured. The plane was forced to make an emergency landing.

According to reports, the passenger plane flew from Denver to Los Angeles on the 16th local time, and was forced to make an emergency landing in Salt Lake City after the accident. Photos circulating on the Internet show bruises and bleeding on the pilot's arm, and the characteristics of his injuries are consistent with cuts by glass. Another photo showed that the windbreak of this passenger plane was broken, and the marks on the fuselage and glass indicated that the plane was probably hit.

According to the report, it is not uncommon for an aircraft to collide with birds, hail and other objects when flying at low altitude, but this passenger plane was flying at an altitude of more than 10,000 meters when it was hit, and these impactors are usually not encountered at this altitude. Some people on the Internet speculate that the impactor may be space junk or even a meteorite.

In response to this accident, United Airlines issued a statement saying, "On Thursday (16th), the flight landed safely in Salt Lake City to deal with the damage of its multi-layer windshield. We have arranged for other planes to send passengers to Los Angeles later that day, and the maintenance team is making every effort to get the plane back in operation."

According to reports, the aircraft is still parked in Salt Lake City.