REF: UAP/2000s/173Unexplained
2006-11-07
Chicago O'Hare saucer
O'Hare Intl Airport, Chicago · USA·Airport mass sighting·2000s
Unexplained
§ ASummary
United employees & pilots saw a metallic disc hovering over Gate C17 before it shot up punching a hole in clouds; FAA initially denied reports then FOIA showed tower discussion; no investigation ('weather phenomenon').
§ BWitnesses
12+ United Airlines employees incl. pilots
§ CEvidence & Documentation
FAA tower tapes (FOIA); Chicago Tribune reporting (Jon Hilkevitch)
§ DOfficial Investigation
FAA declined to investigate
§ EStatus Assessment
Unexplained; FAA attributed to weather without inquiry
§ FVerifiable Sources
Chicago Tribune 1/1/2007; FAA FOIA tapes; NARCAP TR-10 report
§ GCross-referenced cases6
2004-11-14🇺🇸 USA
USS Nimitz 'Tic Tac' encounter
Carrier group radar + FLIR + pilot intercept
2004-08-21🇺🇸 USA
Tinley Park lights
Repeat mass-video events
2008-01-08🇺🇸 USA
Stephenville lights
Mass sighting + FAA radar reconstruction
2008-05-14🇺🇸 USA
Needles, CA object & retrieval convoy
Object fall + rapid response
2004-03-05🇲🇽 Mexico
Campeche FLIR incident
Military IR video
2004-2019 (fleet)🌐 Global
'Metallic orb' global fleet observations (AARO era)
Sensor-tracked orb class