Air China midair with UFO at FL240

[markis10]

Air China Plane Struck by Unknown Object and Forced to Return | China Navis

Either a bird strike or a UAV given the altitude and damage.

 

[cove]

If the plane was at the reported height it would be very unlikely to be a bird.
Looks like it needs a panel beater.

 

[samh004]

Isn't the RADOME (or front nose is a RADOME isn't it?) usually plastic anyway, so perhaps more flexible than the rest of the fuselage on anything but a 787

That's a pretty big dent, are we sure they didn't run into the terminal on their last flight and no one noticed

 

[markis10]

If the plane was at the reported height it would be very unlikely to be a bird.
Looks like it needs a panel beater.

1% of reported birdstrikes occur above 10000 FT, highest reported bird strike is at 39000 and birds have been spotted at 54000 FT.

 

[Hvr]

As the numbers of drones increase I reckon there will be more mid-air collisions.

 

[ash.1111]

Strange that there's no blood marks!