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Kite confiscated after apparently hitting United plane in Washington area

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A kite appears to have hit a United Airlines passenger jet as it flew near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Saturday afternoon .

The airline said it was aware of reports that a kite hit United Flight 654 , and that the flight from Houston landed safely.

The kite was "briefly confiscated" from someone in Gravelly Point because it was flying in restricted airspace.

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