Mystery: What Did I Hit?

[0TreeLemur]

While northwest bound last Friday at 8,000 ft near Neosho, Kansas, I looked up and saw this on the windshield.  It looks like I ran into a blob of viscous goo.  No discernable feathers.  Nothing that looked like blood.  Some tissue.  I heard/felt nothing.

Anyone have a similar experience?   I stopped for fuel in Goodland, Kansas, and the nice man who re-fueled the plane washed the windshield (!) destroying the evidence before I could get a good look at it.

Any guesses on what caused this strange snarge to appear on my windshield?  Let the good idea train roll.

 

[N201MKTurbo]

Big ass bug...

I once hit a bug at 14000 feet. What was a bug doing up there?

[N201MKTurbo]

What's the last thing to go through a bug's mind when it hits the windshield?

Its butt.

I know, we all heard that in grade school, but I couldn't help myself!

[N201MKTurbo]

It could be condensate from a secret government chem trail.

[0TreeLemur]

2 hours ago, N201MKTurbo said:

What's the last thing to go through a bug's mind when it hits the windshield?

I thought the answer to this question was "Big and Shiny!"

[Skates97]

3 hours ago, N201MKTurbo said:

Big ass bug...

I once hit a bug at 14000 feet. What was a bug doing up there?

I agree, we hit one at 10,500' over western Texas a few years back. It startled me because I heard it "pop" against the windshield, then watched it ooze up...

Poor bug, got stuck in a thermal, sucked up to 10,500', and then splattered across my windshield.

If it was a bird there would be some red mixed in there.

[hammdo]

What did the bug say to the windshield?

Thats me all over…

-Don

[Marc_B]

Geese and other waterfowl fly super high…bird poop?? 

I had a big splotch of yellow bug guts right in my view last month. Then flew in rain and my first thought was “awesome, this will clean it right off”…well, it was just enough moisture to make silver dollar bug guts turn to a salad plate of smeared guts running up the window. Wonder what Atc would think if I asked for 15 deg right so I can head deeper into the rain?!?

[Marc_B]

Ps. Moderator, should this be moved to the forum “Bug Reports & Suggestions”? 

[Schllc]

Looks like bird dookie to me. 

[takair]

OUFO….Organic UFO.  

[jlunseth]

Yeah, we hit a cloud of bugs at 12K over Raton NM a few years ago.

[Mcstealth]

That took guts!

 

[kortopates]

Clearly flying too low!


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[Echo]

Sitting on deck a couple nights ago, yes after adult refreshments I saw at least five bright lights in a string going away for long eenough to yell at my wife to come look at fhis three times.  Faded out more than disappearing over about ten seconds.  Sky was quite clear.  Any ideas what I witnessed?  There wer GA and commercial aircraft also in sky with wingtip and landing lights on.  Very cool and interesting visual sight.  Closest to the site I have seen on video would be countermeasures deployed...And then it hit your windshield.  Lol