O'Hare Airport Chicago 2006 — UAP over Gate C17 · United Airlines Crew

Nov. 7, 2006, 4:15 PM: Over a dozen United Airlines employees (pilots, mechanics, ground personnel) observe a disc-shaped object over Gate C17. Hovered stationary for several minutes at approx. 1,500 feet. No lights, no markings. Then ascended vertically through the cloud cover at extreme speed — leaving a perfect circular hole in the clouds (visible for 20 minutes). United Airlines initially denied it — FOI request by Chicago Tribune: the report existed. FAA: Weather phenomenon. Chicago Tribune published the case on Jan. 1, 2007 — immediately the highest traffic in the newspaper's history. No radar contact — transponder-free zone over the airport. Professional witnesses, no incentive to fabricate.