Paging Fox Mulder! The truth is not just “out there,” but it’s at O’Hare.
A dozen United Airlines employees report witnessing a UFO at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on November 7, 2006. A “mysterious elliptical-shaped craft sitting motionless over Concourse C of the United terminal” prompted radio calls to the tower, where controllers were unable to spot the object, neither visually nor on radar. Yet plenty of people on the ground — all employees of the airline — saw it.:
All the witnesses to the O’Hare event, who included at least several pilots, said they are certain based on the disc’s appearance and flight characteristics that it was not an airplane, helicopter, weather balloon or any other craft known to man.
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The pilots of the United plane being directed back from Gate C17 also were notified by United personnel of the sighting, and one of the pilots reportedly opened a windscreen in the cockpit to get a better view of the object estimated to be hovering 1,500 feet above the ground.The object was seen to suddenly accelerate straight up through the solid overcast skies, which the FAA reported had 1,900-foot cloud ceilings at the time.
Good stuff. And no, it’s not a weather balloon, that’s already been ruled out.
Making it even tastier for the conspiracy buffs, there’s even a coverup!:
Some [airline employees] said they were interviewed by United officials and instructed to write reports and draw pictures of what they observed, and that they were advised by United officials to refrain from speaking about what they saw.
Like United, the FAA originally told the Tribune that it had no information on the alleged UFO sighting. But the federal agency quickly reversed its position after the newspaper filed a Freedom of Information Act request.
Go read the whole thing.
Now THAT’S the way to start off the New Year. Thanks to the Tribune’s Jon Hilkevitch for making my day.
First off, happy New Year! May your 2007 be a good one, and may all your travels be safe.
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