Regional Jet 900 (CRJ900)
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Confusion; Distraction; Situational Awareness; Time Pressure
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Conflict NMAC; Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Aircraft; Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors
Flight progressed without incident and as normal. At 150-200ft on a visual approach into ZZZ on [Runway] XXR; I heard a loud bang and saw out of my lower left hand field of view a black blur go by. When I opened up my eyes from being startled; I saw my window shield had cracked across the entire window. I told my First Officer that my window had just cracked and to continue with the landing. Since I saw a black blur I thought it was a bird; I told ATC that we had hit a bird and got a cracked windshield. They asked if we needed to roll the trucks; I said negative because we were so close to landing. I donned my O2 mask to protect my eyes and face. The First Officer landed the aircraft without further incident. I then took controls; taxied off the runway and into the gate without further incident.On recollection of the events that transpired and the facts now known after the fact that everything has happened; the only possibility I can rule out is a bird strike. After we parked and shut down the aircraft I went outside to inspect the aircraft and did not see evidence of a bird strike. No blood; guts or feathers. As per drone strike; it is also hard to say; because I did see a black blur go by my window at the time. Now I cannot say for certain if that black blur was for sure a drone or my eyes/mind reacting to the loud bang that was associated with the window cracking. However on post flight and talking with my First Officer; she did clam to see a black blur as well.
CRJ-900 Captain reported damage to aircraft window after an encounter with an object. The Captain reported object was possibly UAV; definitely not a bird.