Fireball UFO Sightings in Illinois
308 fireball-shaped UFO sightings reported in Illinois since 1958, peaking in 2012 (36 reports).
- Total sightings
- 308
- Span
- 1958–2020
- Peak year
- 2012 (36 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Fireball
1958–2020 · peak 2012 (36 reports)
Chicago · IL, USA
Brilliant multi-colored light hanging in the east-southest sky for over half an hour. ((NUFORC Note: Venus. PD))
St. Charles · IL, USA
I think there were humans aboard this giant ufo craft, The air forces span for hours. ((NUFORC Note: Star or planet? PD))
Rockford · IL, USA
Bright glowing object exiting earth's atmosphere w/ object ejmitted from glow at very fast speed
Ottawa · IL, USA
Driving west along Interstate 80, outside (west) of LaSalle/Peru, IL. Saw round green light object with a trail of light behind to the
Canton · IL, USA
Loud stationary craft that would grow with what looked like fire and then it would drop a luminous "pod"
West Dundee · IL, USA
A extremely large and brillant green ,and from my point of view curving with the earth moving so fast it could be missed with a blink o
Chicago · IL, USA
Falling fireballs above Chicago then flared up again while making circles
Ladd · IL, USA
We saw a bright firball going WNW and it lasted for about a minute and a half befor it burned out and probably landed as a meteorite. W
Elgin · IL, USA
orange fireball ball in east sky glowed for 2-3 minutes at about 4:17-4:20
West Dundee · IL, USA
hovering, flashing object in night sky
Chicago · IL, USA
Bright white object in sky of north side Chciago traveling west at a fast speed.
Chicago · IL, USA
A large, green ball of fire fell out of the sky over Chicago, viewed from just North of the city
Decatur · IL, USA
Was approaching Illiopolis IL on Interstate 72 headed east. Object came straight down all the way to the ground. It was huge, as bright
Chicago · IL, USA
they started out like comets from the sky converting into circle of lights moving side to side
Steger · IL, USA
We saw this light, almost like a ball of fire, going west to east at a fast clip, about the distance of a yard stick, it traveled.
Bartonville · IL, USA
on July 30th, clear sky at 11:18pm a Fireball came from West to East in a steady manner that made no sound
El Paso (rural) · IL, USA
Large Meteor Re-Enters of El Paso
Newton · IL, USA
Bight Fireballs in the sky
Tinley Park · IL, USA
3 bright Orange lights over Tinley Park, IL slow moving
Orland Hills · IL, USA
Fire balls in the sky, form triangle, lasted 5 minutes. Second Sighting 45 minutes later lasted 5 minutes.
Tinley Park · IL, USA
3 Bright Red objects spotted in the atmosphere moving and blinking with NO SOUND!
Chicago · IL, USA
brilliant beautiful orb over lake
Chicago · IL, USA
fire ball moving horizontally across sky
Wheaton · IL, USA
A large, comet-like oval green fireball with a short dark yellow tail passed overhead sotheast to northwest for about 5 seconds.
Elmhurst · IL, USA
early morning green glowing ball of light