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Federal Aviation Administration

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How the Pentagon Started Taking U.F.O.s Seriously | The New Yorker newyorker.com The New Yorker Apr 30, 2021 8 facts

claimThe Federal Aviation Administration claimed the O'Hare UFO incident was caused by a "hole-punch cloud," but meteorologists interviewed by Leslie Kean stated it was too warm on that day for hole-punch clouds to occur.

accountThe Federal Aviation Administration initially denied having information about the O'Hare UFO incident, but a taped phone conversation between a United Airlines supervisor named Sue and an air-traffic controller revealed the controller mocking the report of a "flying disk" and stating, "I haven’t seen anything, Sue, and if I did I wouldn’t admit to it."

claimThe Federal Aviation Administration claimed that a reported UFO sighting was actually a 'hole-punch cloud,' which is a cirrocumulus or altocumulus cloud with a circular gap that occurs in below-freezing temperatures.

claimThe Federal Aviation Administration initially denied having any information regarding the O'Hare UFO sighting incident.

accountThe Federal Aviation Administration initially denied having information regarding a UFO sighting at O'Hare Airport, but media pressure eventually revealed a taped phone conversation between a United Airlines supervisor named Sue and an air-traffic controller.

claimThe Federal Aviation Administration claimed the O'Hare UFO incident was caused by a “hole-punch cloud,” which is a cirrocumulus or altocumulus cloud with a circular gap that occasionally forms in below-freezing temperatures.

claimThe Federal Aviation Administration attributed the O'Hare Airport UFO sighting to a “hole-punch cloud,” which is a cirrocumulus or altocumulus cloud with a circular gap that occurs in below-freezing temperatures.

accountThe Federal Aviation Administration initially denied having information regarding the O'Hare UFO incident, but media pressure eventually revealed a taped phone conversation between a United Airlines supervisor and an air-traffic controller.

Unidentified flying object - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 2 facts

accountThe Japan Air Lines flight 1628 incident, which occurred in 1986 over Alaska, was investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

accountThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) investigated the 1986 Japan Air Lines flight 1628 incident over Alaska, which involved a UFO sighting.

Steven M. Greer - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 1 fact

accountIn May 2001, Steven M. Greer held a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., featuring 20 retired Air Force, Federal Aviation Administration, and intelligence officers.