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RainCaster

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10. Here's a voice of reason- hail

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Mon Oct 20, 2025, 01:28 AM

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https://viewfromthewing.com/new-cockpit-photos-may-show-what-struck-the-united-737-injuring-a-pilot-and-sparking-space-debris-fears/

Lots more details in the article, but this appears to be the synopsis.

The impact signature and radome peppering appear to be textbook hail. That’s not something you usually see at 36,000 feet, but here’s an FAA circular talking about hail and thunderstorms above 35,000 feet. Hail can be ejected and fall well away from a storm’s core, often in apparently clear air.

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