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)
Peoria · IL, USA
Circular rotating solid light gets followed by solid red light, and at the same time a c130 takes off headed to same area.
Oak Forest · IL, USA
Saw a decent sized traveling light floating quietly and slowly around 5 am on sep 7 2016 in chicago il.usa
Stonefort · IL, USA
3 orange lights in southern Illinois.
Oswego · IL, USA
Very large ball/triangle of light that was blue/green appeared in night sky and flew for a quick 3-6 seconds. ((anonymous report))
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
UFO Flying thr whole street of Cicero above traffic as high as planes fly.
Champaign · IL, USA
Two lights, one following the other until both disappeared, then one light at equal speed going the opposite direction.
Winthrop Harbor · IL, USA
This looked like 2 lights that were about 3 inches apart if you were measuring from about 12 inches in front of your face. They were o
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
Light in Sky Swirled (August 10th 2016). ((anonymous report))
Rantoul · IL, USA
Two white lights seen by two separate people 30 minutes apart in same location, central IL.
Matteson · IL, USA
My friend and II saw altogether 9 glowing bright orange orbs in the sky.
Hometown · IL, USA
Lighted objects floated over Oak Lawn and Hometown, July 4th, 2016.
Ottawa · IL, USA
(a silent) streak of light, bright white, dropped at aprox. 80 degree angle nothing remarkable about the event, except with in 2 minut
Wonder Lake · IL, USA
Approx. 10 bright orange lights appeared from the E, moving slowly and silently, about tree top high, to the W. ((anonymous report))
Shorewood · IL, USA
Very bright red light moving slowly E to W, then went straight up and disappeared. ((NUFORC Note: Witness is commercial pilot. PD))
Murphysboro · IL, USA
Bright ball of light seen above the horizon line, zoomed away quicker than possible.
Rock Falls · IL, USA
Bright white light moving in a weird pattern.
Tinley Park · IL, USA
25-35 red orange lights/circular and rectangular craft
New Lenox · IL, USA
Walking my dog, facing south in New Lenox, IL, we saw a light move across the sky at a very fast speed, lasted a second or less.
Algonquin · IL, USA
Moving starlike light circled around area over the course of night, dimming out at dawn
Marion · IL, USA
At approximately 10:30 pm I stepped out into the backyard and observed a white light in the shape of an orb streak across the sky. I th
Carlinville · IL, USA
The red lighted object was seen slowly flying over the sky north of Carlinville, IL, towards the small town of Nilwood.
Glenview · IL, USA
Separate very bright white lights me in different directions.
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
Blink One Time White and Blink One Time Red but Nothing There At All. ((anonymous report))
Mount Carmel · IL, USA
Extremely bright non flickering red light moving quickly over town and disappears in the west.
Yorkville · IL, USA
Traveling single light, changed direction, appeared to get brighter, then faded to nothing.