2006
HALL II · November 7, 2006
O'Hare Airport — Gate C17
United ramp crew sees a disc above a 737
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
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At least a dozen United Airlines employees — pilots, ramp workers, and management — reported a disc-shaped object hovering over Gate C17 below the cloud layer, before it accelerated upward and punched a circular hole through the overcast. The FAA initially denied any reports, then released audio tapes confirming the sighting after a Chicago Tribune FOIA request.
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