Hopefully United 1003, on takeoff from SFO (San Francisco) were wrong and it’s not a drone strike. Reported at 1300ft, but it’s not yet clear at what height it happened.
Funny how they go straight for drone. It shoud be an unidentified object at the first. Boils my piss.
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From the comments on YouTube:
@normanbrown3833
I was on the plane and spoke to the Captain after he had flown us to DEN on a replacement plane. He said that he had hit many birds in his career but this sounded very different which is why he chose to return. After inspection it was established that it was a bird but the DNA was being sent for testing.
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I edited your post to create the embedded player.
For this you need post only the YT URL, not the whole link.
So …
https://youtu.be/M1FbjYgRk2k?si=ljvlZvQjul7kSZ2S
… rather than …
[YouTube "We hit something" poss. Drone collision with a 737](https://youtu.be/M1FbjYgRk2k?si=ljvlZvQjul7kSZ2S)
Yep, best of luck getting DNA off a drone 
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So, working theory, the crows have started crafting their own chainmail.
Depends what (who) they’ve been ramming it into before trying to take out a jet airliner with it.
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I don’t know what the outcome of this was (other than a safe landing)
Bullshit call by the pilot… 
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The video header on youtube says:
“The FAA later reported: “Aircraft struck a bird on departure damaging the pilot side window””