A United Airlines flight reportedly collided with a ‘shiny, red’ drone midair Wednesday morning.
The Boeing 737 reportedly hit the mysterious object over San Diego at around 3,000ft in the air.
The aircraft, identified as flight 1980, took off from San Francisco at 6.53am PST, according to flightaware.
‘United flight 1980 reported a possible drone strike just prior to arriving in San Diego,’ United Airlines told the Daily Mail in a statement.
‘The flight landed safely, and customers deplaned normally at the gate. Our maintenance team found no damage after thoroughly inspecting the aircraft,’ they added.
The aircraft had 48 passengers and six crew members on board,
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