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)
Montrose · IL, USA
Ball of light chased by U.S. military.
Rantoul · IL, USA
4th of July UFO.
Orland Park · IL, USA
Long lasting flashing light flashing on and off same duration for the 20 min. I checked on it. No other objects. ((anonymous report))
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
Not a satellite. ((anonymous report))
Wonder Lake · IL, USA
Orange lights rising from West to East in the Northern sky.
Arlington Heights · IL, USA
Airplane-sized light seen in night sky going abnormally fast before extinguishing.
Bridgeview · IL, USA
Bridgeview, IL, blue light. ((anonymous report))
LaFayette · IL, USA
Bright white light. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect a sighting of the planet, Venus. PD))
Chicago · IL, USA
Notice an object over Chicago west of the moon, I waited an hour to see if it moved. ((NUFORC Note: Venus. PD))
Kirkland · IL, USA
Reddish orange light that got brighter and dimmed out, twice, the second time getting brighter and dimming out even quicker.
Glendale Heights · IL, USA
Observation of red light that stopped and changed direction at a very high speed multiple times.
Glendale Heights · IL, USA
Oservation of a craft that stopped and changed direction a a very high speed multiple times.
Chicago · IL, USA
On February 20, 2017 at 8:11 P.M. I ((name deleted)),((teenager)), saw multiple UFOs outside my window on my Southwest Airlines flight.
Chicago · IL, USA
Blue light flew across the sky on the highway.
Chicago · IL, USA
Bright white light moving over Chicago.
Woodridge · IL, USA
Bright orange light in sky. Got out cell phones to take pic & bright beam of light shot down from sky as I clicked pic IMG_0428.JPG.
Multiple · IL, USA
3 objects spotted separately, shaft of light aimed at one of them.
Schaumburg · IL, USA
Orange-red lights traveling in formation quickly over suburban sky
Highland Park · IL, USA
When I got off the highway 294 on Lake Cook road I noticed 5 lights. At first I thought it was a one group, but very soon I realized th
Green Garden Township · IL, USA
Very low bright light hovering near Manhattan, Illinois..... ((anonymous report))
Springfield · IL, USA
I noticed in the south eastern sky a greenish red flashing light. ((NUFORC Note: Possible star or planet? PD))
Aurora · IL, USA
Orange Light Sighted In Sky.
Chicago · IL, USA
Bright, flickering, flamelike light out over Lake Michigan. Stationary, not a plane. Not a lantern, there were extreme winds.
Oregon · IL, USA
5 lights, maybe shapes, in a strange alignment, in the western evening sky
Northbrook · IL, USA
Sept. 4 2016, a bright white light streaks over Northbook from west to east