A United Airlines Boeing 737-8 diverted to Salt Lake City last month after striking a Washington-based weather balloon at 36,000 feet, showering its flight crew with glass and leaving the captain with minor injuries, according to a National Transportation Safety Board report released on Thursday.
UAL Flight 1093 was en route from Denver to Los Angeles on Oct. 16 when the collision occurred at 6:43 a.m. MDT near Moab. None of the 111 passengers and crew, aside from the captain, was hurt.
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