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United flight from Houston appeared to hit a kite while landing at D.C. airport

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A United Airlines flight from Houston appeared to have struck a kite while landing at Reagan National Airport .

The pilots reported the kite flying over Gravelly Point , a park just off the runway along the banks of the Potomac River .

Flying kites there is prohibited because of its proximity to landing aircraft.

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84

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83

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64

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formal

Language

English

Language complexity

56

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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