Can this just fly off of your car?

I drive a 2001 Ford Escape. I took it to the car wash and was vacuuming it. My mom was with me and started flipping out and going "What happened to the luggage rack?!" Long story short, somehow, like the rack has came off and I have no clue where it went. I thought it may have came off in the car wash and ran and got a manager, but he looked, showed me the surveillance footage, and the rack was already gone before I entered the car wash. What the heck could have happened to it? Do you think it just flew off in the street? I'm in shock! Like, how can it just be gone? I hope it hasn't like flown off and hit anyone or anything.

You see how it has those bars on the top, well I also had like bars inside there to lay the luggage on. What do you think happened to it?

Thanks for the rack, fits my ole bugs just fine, Oh I had to straighten out some of it. I transport dead hogs with it… Thanks again, never know what you'll find along the road…

The rack was probably stolen.

The may have flown off, but some lowlife probably stole them.

You're the type of people that drive around with a tail light out for months because you just don't notice the little things until… Derp!