In November 2006, something odd appeared in the late afternoon skies above one of the world’s busiest airports.

More than a decade later, no simple explanation exists for what had been observed by a crew staff at O’Hare International Airport, which was described by those who saw it as a circular or disc-shaped object hovering over Gate C17. The story has become one of the most widely-discussed and often cited cases in modern times involving a multiple-witness observation of unidentified aerial phenomena and has been cited in countless books and articles on the UFO subject. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we reopen the case files on the Chicago O'Hare UFO Incident and look at its implications for aviation safety.

Chapters in This Episode

• Intro   0:00
• News   4:17
• Incident at O'Hare Part I: Introduction   20:57
• Part II: Hilkevitch Reports   39:30
• Second Hour   46:27
• Part III: The Witnesses   49:52
• Part iV: The Investigation   1:05
• Conclusion   1:32

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Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode:

• NEWS: Mystery of Interstellar Visitor ‘Oumuamua Gets Trickier
• FDA Authorizes Convalescent Plasma As Emergency Treatment For COVID-19
• First ever double hurricane could hit the Gulf of Mexico
• The O’Hare UFO Incident
• PRELUDE: The Truth Is Out There: Peter Davenport takes UFO reports seriously
• ORIGINAL NUFORC REPORT: National UFO Reporting Center Entry for O’Hare Sighting
• HISTORY: Chicago O'Hare International Airport UFO sighting occurred on November 7, 2006
• Chicago Tribune: In the sky! A bird? A plane? A ... UFO?
• FAA SKEPTICS: FAA skeptical of UFO report at O’Hare
• NARCAP INVESTIGATES: “Report of a UAP and its Safety Implications over Chicago O’Hare”
• WRAP: UFO Sightings Pose Danger to Aviation

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