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A United Airlines flight was diverted last week after its windshield was cracked by an object. Now a weather balloon company says it’s “quite likely” their balloon did it. By Aimee Ortiz A weather ...

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A United Airlines plane appears to have collided with a weather balloon while cruising over Utah at 36,000 feet last week, fracturing layers of its windshield and forcing an emergency landing. A ...

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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, and a weather balloon may have been what caused the crack, ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. A United Airlines plane appears to have collided with a weather balloon while cruising over Utah ...