The Chicago O'Hare UFO incident is one of the most captivating UFO sightings in recent memory, taking place on November 7, 2006, at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. The incident occurred in the late afternoon, around 4:15 PM CST, and involved multiple witnesses, including 12 United Airlines employees and several other individuals outside the airport.
The sighting began when a ramp employee at Gate C-17 noticed a strange, metallic, saucer-shaped object hovering silently above the gate. The object was described as being dark gray in color, approximately 6 to 24 feet in diameter, and completely silent. Intrigued and concerned, the ramp employee alerted the flight crew, who also observed the object. Soon, several other United Airlines personnel, including pilots, airline management, and mechanics, reported seeing the same object.
The UFO remained stationary for about five minutes, hovering just below the cloud cover. Witnesses described the object as having a sleek, disc-like shape with no visible markings, lights, or other features. Suddenly, the object shot upwards at an incredible speed, piercing through the cloud layer and leaving a clear, blue hole in the clouds, which was visible for several minutes after the object's departure.
Despite the numerous eyewitness accounts, the object did not appear on radar, and no air traffic controllers reported seeing it. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) initially denied any knowledge of the incident but later conducted an internal review of air traffic communications tapes. This review revealed that a United Airlines supervisor had contacted an FAA manager about the UFO sighting.
The FAA ultimately dismissed the incident as a weather phenomenon, specifically a "hole-punch cloud," which can occur under certain atmospheric conditions. However, this explanation did not satisfy many of the witnesses, who remained convinced that they had seen something extraordinary.
The Chicago O'Hare UFO incident received widespread media coverage and sparked significant debate among UFO enthusiasts, skeptics, and the general public. Some believe the sighting was a genuine encounter with an extraterrestrial craft, while others think it was a natural weather phenomenon or a misinterpretation of something more mundane.
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