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)
Plainfield · IL, USA
Spot light
Glenview · IL, USA
I witnessed for the second Saturday in a row, a very bright white light approximately straight overhead. The light is not constant but
Hickory Hills · IL, USA
1 or 2 lights that were maybe UFO's.
Kingston · IL, USA
5 hovering lights near Kingston, IL.
Hampshire · IL, USA
Light was always in the same place and always last 2-3 seconds. Scariest thing was it went from the ground to the sky and was blue.
Sterling · IL, USA
20 pulsing orange orbs fly a few miles before disappearing.
Northbrook · IL, USA
White lights that glowed in and out continuously and moved around. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of a planet in the E sky? PD))
Spring Grove · IL, USA
Flashing lights over McHenry. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of a star? PD))
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
Helicopter Chasing White Light. This is the 2nd time reporting this. 5/8/2012 now 11/7/2015
Algonquin · IL, USA
Driving south on the 700 block of Regal Lane my daughter and I saw at least 6 orange lights floating across the sky traveling North Nor
Schaumburg · IL, USA
When I first saw the light i thought it was a unusual looking star, It was very high in the sky, after ~30 seconds the light start
Athens · IL, USA
Orange and green lights on a dark obj. with no obvious noise, no obvious wings and no propellers
Eureka · IL, USA
Huge bright light sits still right under the clouds, then gets bright and slowly moves up into the clouds and disappearing.
Pontoon Beach · IL, USA
Orange slow moving lights over Pontoon Beach, IL.
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
I thought I would share but wasn't sure if it was a UFO.
Brownstown · IL, USA
Bright light dancing in central southern Illinois sky.
Plainfield · IL, USA
Bright light with some red that simply disappeared.
Villa Grove · IL, USA
Object in low lying cloud bank.
Illinois (location not specified) · IL, USA
Moving balls of light.
Morton Grove · IL, USA
White oval light circled around for almost an hour. ((NUFORC Note: Possible advertising lights?? Anonymous source. PD))
Cary · IL, USA
Unusual bright orange light/orb over Cary, IL.
Orland Park · IL, USA
strange glowing light spinning and light of this object got brighter
Glenarm · IL, USA
2 lights star like moving in unison leaving atmosphere.
Loves Park · IL, USA
Object moves across the sky, and then hovers. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Venus?? PD))
Wheaton · IL, USA
Three orange light following each other, east to west.