Disk UFO Sightings in Illinois
232 disk-shaped UFO sightings reported in Illinois since 1947, peaking in 2007 (19 reports).
- Total sightings
- 232
- Span
- 1947–2025
- Peak year
- 2007 (19 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Disk
1947–2025 · peak 2007 (19 reports)
IL/IN state line (near; rural crop field) · IL, USA
In 1962, a witness near the Illinois-Indiana state line reported a disk-shaped craft hovering about 25 feet above a rural crop field, observed from as close as 10 to 20 feet.
Palatine · IL, USA
In 1961, a witness near a missile base in Palatine, Illinois, reported five orange disk-shaped objects bobbing up and down and side to side, over about thirty minutes.
Arlington Heights · IL, USA
Saucer shaped object hovering near flight path of O'Hare Airport at about same level as airplanes going in for a landing
Chicago · IL, USA
In 1961, a witness in Chicago, Illinois, reported a disk-shaped saucer in the sky over the city, remaining visible for about five minutes before it left.
Quincy (rural) · IL, USA
A witness near Quincy, Illinois reported a saucer-shaped object with lights and a dome atop it, seen for about seven seconds in May 1954.
Chicago · IL, USA
A witness in Chicago, Illinois reported a metallic, silver, round, saucer-shaped object, observed for about 45 minutes in April 1952.
Johnston City · IL, USA
A 13-year-old witness in Johnston City, Illinois reported watching an object in the sky on a warm July evening in 1947, observed for about 45 seconds.