This incident involves a reported physical collision between a commercial aircraft and an unidentified object at cruise altitude over the North Atlantic.

New York Oceanic airspace handles thousands of transatlantic flights daily, and the NOSID intersection is a standard waypoint for oceanic crossings. The incident was deemed significant enough for ARINC to broadcast an advisory to all aircraft on frequency.

On May 22, 2025, at 2257 UTC, New York ARINC issued an advisory on HF frequency 8846 kHz, alerting all aircraft in a 50-nautical-mile radius of the NOSID intersection.

According to the advisory, a flight reported that another aircraft had struck a "small linear object" at flight level 350, with additional activity reported somewhere between 3,000 and 5,000 feet above that altitude. The controller stated he had "no other information on this object or what was the result of it."

Multiple flights acknowledged the advisory, including United 3024, United 665, United 1820, United 1526, WestJet 2461, and Quebec Quebec Echo 208.

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A commercial aircraft struck a "small linear object" at 35,000 feet over the North Atlantic. New York ARINC issued an advisory on HF frequency 8846 kHz alerting traffic to the incident, which occurred in the vicinity of the NOSID intersection within New York Oceanic airspace. The advisory was broadcast to multiple flights including United, WestJet, and other carriers operating in the region.

Commercial flight crew operating in transatlantic corridor. Report relayed via ARINC radio advisory to all traffic on frequency.

Report ID: COM-2025-790

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