{"type":"documents","slug":"2006-chicago-ohare-airport-report","title":"Chicago O'Hare Airport Report","url":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2006-chicago-ohare-airport-report","description":"Witness statements described a saucer hovering above the United terminal before shooting skyward","date":"2006-11-07T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Report"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","disclosureRating":6,"connectionCount":2,"content":{"markdown":"## Summary\n\nFederal Aviation Administration logs and employee testimonies detail a metallic disc over Chicago O'Hare that punched a hole through the clouds. Officials later attributed it to weather phenomena despite multiple witnesses.[^1][^2][^3][^4]\n\n<PDF src=\"https://www.narcap.org/s/NARCAP_TR-10.pdf\" />\n## Evening sighting\n\nUnited Airlines workers and pilots at [O](/locations/ohare-airport)'Hare International Airport reported a metallic saucer above the terminal. The object hovered silently for several minutes before shooting straight up through the overcast and leaving a hole.\n\n## Official reaction\n\nThe [FAA](/organizations/faa) initially denied knowledge, then released radio recordings acknowledging the calls. Officials suggested weather or a hole-punch cloud yet witnesses insisted on a solid craft.\n\n[^1]: [NARCAP Technical Report 10: O'Hare UAP safety report](https://www.narcap.org/s/NARCAP_TR-10.pdf)\n\n[^2]: [NUFORC UFO Sighting 53392](https://nuforc.org/sighting/?id=53392)\n\n[^3]: [NUFORC UFO Sighting 53541](https://nuforc.org/sighting/?id=53541)\n\n[^4]: [CBS/AP: UFO At O'Hare? Officials Say Weird Weather](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ufo-at-ohare-officials-say-weird-weather/)","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[{"ref":{"type":"locations","slug":"ohare-airport","title":"O'Hare Airport","url":"https://disclosdex.com/locations/ohare-airport"},"direction":"outbound","weight":1},{"ref":{"type":"organizations","slug":"faa","title":"FAA","url":"https://disclosdex.com/organizations/faa"},"direction":"outbound","weight":1}],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2006-chicago-ohare-airport-report","title":"Chicago O'Hare Airport Report","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/documents/2006-chicago-ohare-airport-report","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}}