Officials confirm that a kite reportedly struck a United Airlines flight from Houston to Washington D.C. while it was attempting to land on Saturday afternoon.

Dylan Oakes said he was at Gravelly Point in Arlington on Saturday afternoon when he saw a kite making contact with a United flight.

ARLINGTON, Va. ( WDCW) — A kite reportedly made contact with a United Airlines flight Saturday as the plane was approaching Reagan National Airport (DCA), the airline said. In a statement to Nexstar’s WDCW, United Airlines said it is aware of reports that a kite struck United Flight 654, which departed from Houston for Washington, D.C.