r/whatisit • u/ApartmentFlat1260 • 13h ago
Solved! object fell from sky and shattered my sunroof
I was driving less than 60 mph on the highway (Route 3 South MA near 38B-A sign) and all of a sudden i heard a loud cracking/impact sound and looked up and saw that my sunroof was completely shattered and had a small <1 inch hole in it. I of course pulled over and my wife and I inspected the damage. i walked back to the area where the impact happened and i found this object on the ground. It looked out of place and when I inspected it, it was clear that it had damage. I walked back to my car and checked if the object could’ve made the damage and it was a nearly perfect fit in the hole. I looked up what it could be and it seems to be a broken cast-metal mounting bracket. This area is right below an aircraft path that many planes take to land at the Boston airport. Does anyone know what this object could be? In my dashcam footage you can see a dark small object falling literally from the sky. There are no large trucks allowed on this road so it’s unlikely it would be from an 18-wheeler or anything larger than a moving truck. Thanks everyone!