Sphere UFO Sightings in Illinois
246 sphere-shaped UFO sightings reported in Illinois since 1964, peaking in 2012 (21 reports).
- Total sightings
- 246
- Span
- 1964–2021
- Peak year
- 2012 (21 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Sphere
1964–2021 · peak 2012 (21 reports)
Pingree Grove · IL, USA
Orange sphere seen in Pingree Grove, IL.
Swansea · IL, USA
Moving around in a way that not possible through normal flight
Chicago · IL, USA
Police, FBI, & Military Cordon Off Areas of Downtown Chicago Durring Mass Sighting As Military Aircrafts Chase UFOs Overhead.
Fulton · IL, USA
Numerous spheres moving across sky.
Joliet · IL, USA
Two orange fire balls moving strangely.
Mount Vernon · IL, USA
Small object hovering over a neighbor's house.
Fox River Grove · IL, USA
5 bright reddish to orange sphere like aircraft moving from south to north in the sky east of Cary, IL . no sound or typical blinking a
Woodson · IL, USA
2 orange spheres seen East of Woodson, Illinois and south of Woodson-Franklin Rd..
Chicago · IL, USA
Unidentified flying object spotted in Chicago this morning.
Dekalb · IL, USA
Flaming sphere.
Effingham · IL, USA
Watched all 3 travel together then 1 hover while the other 2 appeared and disappear.They were all white and at times looked comet like.
Avon · IL, USA
Large white circles in a straight row over Avon Illinois.
Gilson · IL, USA
Small brown iridescent sphere hovering in front of me while deer hunting.
Gurnee · IL, USA
Bright yellow-orange lights moving west over Lake County, IL.
Crete · IL, USA
Red/Blue/White lights from one source in SSE Sky south of Crete, Illinois, sudden acceleration after hovering.
Danville · IL, USA
Reddish sphere seen from georgetown Ill in sky North East of Danville Illinois
Batavia · IL, USA
Shiny sphere following a plane turned 180 degrees, and vanished into the sky!
Skokie · IL, USA
Looked like a Blue Star, that flew SE from its NorthWest location and faded out of sight.
Oregon · IL, USA
Very fast, white, UFO streaks across entire sky.
Niles · IL, USA
Police Officer observed 2 silent red spheres with shimmering white halos moving east in "wing-man" formation.
Brookport · IL, USA
Red lights over southern Illinois.
Greenville · IL, USA
Fast moving amber sphere headed north, turned west and then disappeared.
Carol Stream · IL, USA
Orange pulsing light over Carol Stream.
Murphysboro · IL, USA
Witness observed a large metallic sphere traveling from north to south. No sound. ((NUFORC Note: MUFON report. PD))
Joliet · IL, USA
Red or orange-red flaming globe hovering at about helicopter flight height.