Mass Sightings & UFO Encounters

Sam Maranto, Illinois Director of MUFON “Mass Sightings and UFO Encounters.” Sam is an investigative researcher best known for his work on the Tinley Park Mass Sightings of 2004, the O’Hare Gate C-17 UAP incident of 2006, and others. These mass sightings have been featured in several television programs such as the History Channel’s UFO Hunters episodes “Invasion Illinois & Aliens at the Airport”, Dateline NBC’s “10 Best UFO Encounters” and many more. Two other noted investigations were “The Lake Cook Car Incident of 2008” and the “Chicago Mothman Saga of 2011.” Each of these incidents has been featured in popular television shows and other media. As a guest, Sam has always emphasized that UFO/UAP phenomena are genuine, and each account must be evaluated on its own merit. Sam is a media consultant, a MUFON Field Investigator since 2001, a StarTeam Member, a photo analysis team member for MUFON, and the MUFON State Director of Illinois since 2007. His experiences with this phenomenon go back decades.