A Delta Airlines plane carrying 52 passengers and six crew members was hit by fireworks as it prepared to land at a Chicago airport on Saturday night.
The flight from Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport to Midway International Airport "made contact with a firework while on descent," a Delta spokesperson told the BBC.
"The flight safely landed and taxied to the gate," they added. There were no injuries and the incident was reported to aviation authorities.
"We just had a firework hit our plane," a pilot told air traffic control, a recording of the incident shows. The pilot said it had occurred at about 200ft (61m), according to BBC reporting.
"We're just hoping it was just a mortar that went off underneath but definitely felt a big bang."
Before the incident, air traffic controllers were heard warning that fireworks were present. "Delta 1076... use caution, there are multiple homes near the approach end shooting off fireworks," the BBC reported an air traffic control officer saying.
"There have been multiple reports as you can imagine," the controller added on the radio. "The city is aware. They said they would notify the Chicago police, but you know, I don't know what they will do."
The Chicago Police Department told the BBC the aircraft "was struck by an unknown object" and that it caused "minor paint damage".
A separate plane made a hard landing in New York City
In a separate incident, eight people were rescued from a seaplane after it made a hard landing in the East River, New York City, shortly after 12 p.m. on Sunday.
The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) noted that two of the eight passengers had been lightly wounded, but declined medical treatment at the scene.
The eight people were a pilot, a crew member, and six passengers, officials said, according to The New York Times.
The plane landed upright in the water, FDNY said.
The plane was identified as a Kodiak 100 seaplane that was built last year, according to Federal Aviation Administration records.
The plane's owner is not publicly listed, CNN reported.