This reminds me of the old Twighlight Zone tv show, where passenger William Shatner (Star Trek first Capt Kirk for you youngsters) is a passenger, looks out the window and sees this little ghoul, monster what ever, on the wing tearing the wing and engine apart. Trouble is he's the only one to see it. Goes crazy in the end, but after landing the wing and engine ARE torn up.
So they were damn lucky to have someone report the bird. Could have pecked his way through the nacelle and created all sorts of damage during flight.
Very smart captain, no?
