It wasn’t space debris that struck a United Airlines plane—it was a weather balloon

Speculation built over the weekend after one of the aircraft’s pilots described the object that impacted the aircraft as “space debris.” On Sunday the National Transportation Safety Board confirmed that it is investigating the collision, which did not cause any fatalities. However, one of the pilot’s arms appeared to be cut up by small shards of glass from the windshield.

Balloons said to not “pose a threat”

WindBorne has a fleet of global sounding balloons that fly…