An aircraft carrying the U.S. Secretary of Defense was injured after colliding with a mysterious object in the air

U.S. media reported that an aircraft carrying U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth experienced an unusual air incident after colliding with space debris or a small meteor while flying at an altitude of over 11,000 meters.

Details of the incident

The incident occurred during the minister's flight from Denver to Los Angeles on a Boeing 737 Max, where the collision resulted in the windshield of the aircraft shattering and some control devices inside the cockpit being damaged.

Reports indicated that one of the pilots sustained minor injuries due to flying glass, while the crew managed to control the situation and land safely after taking the necessary emergency measures.

Another similar incident during the week

Media reported that this incident is not the first of its kind during the same week, as another Boeing aircraft carrying the same minister was forced to make an emergency landing in the United Kingdom last Wednesday after its windshield cracked while flying over the Atlantic Ocean on its way from Brussels to the United States.

Mystery surrounding the nature of the colliding object

So far, the U.S. Department of Defense or the Federal Aviation Administration has not issued any official statement clarifying the nature of the object that struck the aircraft, while preliminary sources suggest that the incident resulted from a small space object or debris from satellites.
Technical investigations are still ongoing to determine the source of the collision and its circumstances.