Light UFO Sightings in Illinois
888 light-shaped UFO sightings reported in Illinois since 1955, peaking in 2004 (74 reports).
- Total sightings
- 888
- Span
- 1955–2022
- Peak year
- 2004 (74 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1955–2022 · peak 2004 (74 reports)
Tinley Park · IL, USA
bright red lights moving slowly across the sky
Orland Park · IL, USA
3 solid red lights moving slowly across the sky in a triangular formation. 1 light stopped the other 2 rotated around it to form and eq
Atkinson · IL, USA
Iridescent U.F.O. spotted by four eye witnesses over Northwest Illinois Sunday night at around 7:50 p.m.
Chicago · IL, USA
Light seen of Lake Michigan in Chicago
Tinley Park · IL, USA
A different take on the three lights above Tinley Park, IL 0n 08/31/04
Oak Forest · IL, USA
red ligths in the sky 3 of them
Chicago · IL, USA
Large "Star" Moved Across Night's Sky
Melroe Park · IL, USA
Three unknown flying objects.
Galena · IL, USA
Moving star like light, flashes, changes direction, then fades away ((NUFORC Note: Iridium satellite flash. PD))
Woodridge · IL, USA
The light appeared, traveled at a low speed, shook and took off.
Carterville · IL, USA
Small shining dot flies straight North ((NUFORC Note: Possible satellite. PD))
Farmer City · IL, USA
Saw a neon bright blinking light in straight line in middle of afternoon disappear behind a cloud.
Villa Park · IL, USA
I SAW BRIGHT GLARING OBJECTS THAT GENERATED A MOTOR SOUND AND THEN SUDDENLY BOLTED AWAY.
Tinley Park · IL, USA
Red Light Hovering Motionless In the Sky
Winnebago County (west of) · IL, USA
bright light with an even brighter light on its left side sorta hoovering for a while then began to rappidly move faster.
Downers Grove · IL, USA
Object decellerated, stopped, hovered, and then accellerated upward at fantastic rate of speed.
unknown · IL, USA
I saw a light travel horizontially south to north, then dive, then dissapear.
St Charles · IL, USA
No outline visible other than the bright light.
Lake in the Hills · IL, USA
Flashes of light
Chicago (west suburbs) · IL, USA
2 soft white lights, one disappears and reappears quickly next to the other during a sunset.
Rockford · IL, USA
Light hovered for at least an hour with colors of white, green and red.
Rockford · IL, USA
Spectral kind of light 20 degrees above the horizon than vanished.
Bartlett · IL, USA
Mysterious white orbs in night sky - moving in a repetitive sequence - within the same circular area - which stayed in the same spot .
Grafton · IL, USA
Bluish white light that moved and faded away
Poplar Grove · IL, USA
TWO brightly lit UFO's spotted near Poplar Grove, IL