# The O'Hare Airport UFO – Hovering Over Chicago (2006)

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Podcast: [Mysteries of UFOs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mysteries-of-ufos-7053821)
Published: 2026-07-02T13:08:00+00:00
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## Resource

In November 2006, multiple employees at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago reported seeing a dark, disc-shaped object hovering silently above one of the airport gates. Witnesses included baggage handlers, mechanics, supervisors, and other airline personnel who were familiar with normal aircraft operations. The object reportedly remained motionless for several minutes before suddenly accelerating straight upward at incredible speed , disappearing into the cloud layer. Moments later, witnesses observed a perfect circular hole in the clouds where the object had passed, allowing sunlight to shine through before the opening gradually closed. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) acknowledged receiving reports but did not conduct a formal investigation, suggesting the cloud opening may have been a natural atmospheric phenomenon known as a fallstreak hole . However, many witnesses insisted the hole appeared only after the object shot into the clouds. The O'Hare Airport incident remains one of the most credible modern airport UFO cases, distinguished by multiple trained aviation witnesses, a daylight sighting at a major international airport, and the mysterious circular opening left in the cloud layer .

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