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2006 O'Hare International Airport UFO sighting

Also known as: O'Hare UFO incident, O’Hare Airport UFO sighting, O'Hare Airport UFO incident, O'Hare Airport UFO sighting, O'Hare UFO sighting, O'Hare UFO sighting incident, Chicago O'Hare Airport UFO sighting

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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 16 facts

perspectiveIn her book, Leslie Kean expressed that those who know the facts about the O'Hare Airport UFO incident continue to mistrust the United States government because it has demonstrated a willingness to avoid dealing with UFO incidents at all costs.

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.

accountA taped phone conversation between a United Airlines supervisor named Sue and an air-traffic controller revealed the controller's skepticism regarding the O'Hare UFO sighting, with the controller asking if the supervisor was 'celebrating Christmas' and stating, 'I haven’t seen anything, Sue, and if I did I wouldn’t admit to it.'

claimMeteorologists interviewed by Leslie Kean stated that the weather conditions on the day of the O'Hare Airport UFO sighting were too warm for the formation of hole-punch clouds.

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."

accountOn November 7, 2006, at approximately 4 p.m., a revolving, metallic-looking disk was observed hovering for several minutes about nineteen hundred feet above Gate C17 at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport before accelerating at a severe incline and leaving a circular hole in the cloud layer.

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 Chicago Tribune published an account of a UFO sighting at O'Hare Airport, which became the most-read article on the newspaper's website at that time, despite no witnesses being willing to go on the record.

perspectiveLeslie Kean wrote in her book that those aware of the facts regarding the O'Hare UFO incident continue to mistrust the U.S. government because it avoids dealing with UFO incidents at all costs.

claimMeteorologists interviewed by Leslie Kean stated that the weather conditions on the day of the O'Hare UFO incident were too warm for the formation of hole-punch clouds.

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.

perspectiveLeslie Kean argues that the government's handling of the O'Hare UFO incident demonstrates that it will avoid dealing with UFO incidents at all costs, leading to public mistrust.

accountOn November 7, 2006, at approximately 4 p.m., a revolving, metallic-looking disk was observed hovering 1,900 feet above Gate C17 at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport before accelerating away and leaving a hole in the cloud layer.