Chicago Tribune, Tribune staff report, 10:03 a.m. CDT, August 24, 2010
On The Colbert Report Monday night Stephen Colbert interviewed author Leslie Kean about her new book on UFOs and hearkened back to the most popular story in chicagotribune.com history.
About 4 minutes, 20 seconds into the interview, Kean mentioned the Tribune's Jan. 1, 2007, story that described a possible UFO sighting over O'Hare International Airport a few months before.
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"What do I type into the old Googles to get it?" Colbert asked, his fingers tapping at an invisible keyboard.
"You can put in Chicago O'Hare and you'll get it... [and] UFO," Kean replied.
It appears someone out there did just that. According to Google Trends, the term "chicago o hare ufo" saw a spike in search volume Monday night.
The hubbub over the purported sighting brought back memories of the early days of 2007. According to site traffic reports, Jan. 1 story was -- and remains -- with 1.6 million pageviews to date, the single most popular story or column in the history of chicagotribune.com.
The initial story spurred several follow-ups and was even (surprise) fodder for some conspiracy theories.
Enjoy.
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