A kite appears to have hit a passenger jet as it flew near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Saturday afternoon, United Airlines said.

The airline said it was aware of reports that a kite hit United Flight 654, and that the flight from Houston landed safely.

“Customers deplaned normally,” it said, “and upon inspection there was no damage to the aircraft.”

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Department, which patrols Reagan National and Dulles International Airport,…