Formation UFO Sightings in Illinois
153 formation-shaped UFO sightings reported in Illinois since 1946, peaking in 2004 (16 reports).
- Total sightings
- 153
- Span
- 1946–2022
- Peak year
- 2004 (16 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Formation
1946–2022 · peak 2004 (16 reports)
South Elgin · IL, USA
White-silverish round objects that started out perfect V formation, split up, circling and doing other shapes till disappeared.
Orland Park · IL, USA
military craft over Chicago
Darien · IL, USA
I know nothing about aviation. I saw 3 objects pulsating in the night sky, thought to be helicopters but very high. Objects had red & g
Rockford · IL, USA
For about three minutes, we watched a formation of orangish lights all taking turns twinkling, then fading out.
Rockford · IL, USA
9-11 orange-red lights in formation appear twice in 1 hour which can remain perfectly still then travel exceedingly fast.
Rockford · IL, USA
It was a formation of 9 lights that were changing position relative to each other (about the size of the big dipper or bigger)
Rockford · IL, USA
Formation of 10 yellowish glowing targets (night sighting) drifted SW to NE at 5-10 MPH, 1500' AGL then extinguished one at at time.
Rockford · IL, USA
Red dot formations
Rockford · IL, USA
Rockford, illinois formations shown on TV news program today.
Peoria · IL, USA
looked like a three color mercedes cymbol
Peoria · IL, USA
two more showed up!
Rockford · IL, USA
Saw 5 orange lights in the sky viewed them for awhile they formed the big dipper then dimmed out
Barrington · IL, USA
6:05PM CST. In my car driving south I see a ball of blue green light coming towards me. I stop my car.This ball stops over the road for
Macomb · IL, USA
orange lights, fixed in sky no apparent object
Champaign · IL, USA
i was riding in the car and i looked out the window and saw some strange lights in the sky. i thought it was just and air plane but the
Bloomington · IL, USA
walking my dog early in the a.m. just happened to look up and saw what looked like two stars at about that distance folllowing each ot
Mt Sterling · IL, USA
3 orange fireballs in triangle formation - 1 triangle shaped craft without sound.
Manito (outside of) · IL, USA
3 circular shaped ufos changing formation more than 4 times
San Jose · IL, USA
Coming home from voting in "96" my wife and I noticed 7-8 craft off to the west. Flying very erratically, almost looked like they were
Navoo · IL, USA
Group of four or five high-alt. lights. Very fast and seemingly random and craftily steered slowing and speeding flights.
Morris · IL, USA
Formation of three lights in a vertical triangle hovered with no sound and vanished with no sound.
Waterloo · IL, USA
Giant Chevron
Chicago (near) · IL, USA
3 specks of light/triangle formation/got brighter&larger/moved fast to rt side of commercial airplane.
Rockford · IL, USA
Several round objects in a straight line formation
Chicago · IL, USA
The event was exactly the same as reported last year 1997 over the city of Arizona. There were 5 circular lights hovering over the hous