The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating an incident that took place on Thursday involving a United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX that made an emergency landing after its windshield cracked at 36,000 feet. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said Tuesday the board is reviewing a report from WindBorne Systems, which believes one of its weather balloons may have been struck by the aircraft. The jet, operating as Flight 1093, was en route from Denver to Los Angeles with 134 passengers and six crew members when it diverted safely to Salt Lake City.

Homendy told Reuters the incident “in the wrong situation could have been really devastating for the aircraft and those on board.”

The event initially raised speculation that the damage might have come from space debris, but WindBorne sa

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