A flight in the US was forced to make an emergency landing last Thursday after a piece of suspected space debris smashed into its windshield.

The pilot of United Flight 1093 from Denver to Los Angeles reportedly suffered cuts to his arm after glass flew into the cockpit, though none of the 130 passengers on board were injured.

The plane diverted to Salt Lake City and is currently undergoing repairs, according to a statement from United Airlines.

“On Thursday, United flight 1093 landed safely in Salt Lake City to address damage to its multilayered windshield,” the statement read.

“We arranged for another aircraft to take customers to Los Angeles later that day and our maintenance team is working to return the aircraft to service.”

The flight was at a cruising altitude of 36,000ft at

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