Unknown UFO Sightings in Illinois
427 unknown-shaped UFO sightings reported in Illinois since 1959, peaking in 2019 (30 reports).
- Total sightings
- 427
- Span
- 1959–2022
- Peak year
- 2019 (30 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Unknown
1959–2022 · peak 2019 (30 reports)
Norris City · IL, USA
MADAR 115
Mattoon · IL, USA
Cloaked UFO in daytime over Mattoon, Illinois, watertower is huge. ((NUFORC Note: "Sighting" explained away by witness. PD))
IL · USA
I looked up and the brightest light I've ever seen flashed and then watch a dim glow like a light bulb losing the Electric I'm going ou
Orland Hills · IL, USA
Bright Green lit craft moving quickly appeared and dissapered into nothing
Lake Shelbyville · IL, USA
This is kind of crazy. But I'll write the details and you decide. 10:30 on august 20th. 2017. Lone point, lake shelbyville. Campsite 64
Chicago · IL, USA
Strange craft with flashing lights was flying over Cicero on the 4th of July. ((anonymous report))
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
Mothman? UFO? Black balloon that poped in the air? ((anonymous report))
Edwardsville · IL, USA
Witnessed 6 solid lights extremely high up. Thought at first they were stars, but as I watched a little longer, they were moving very
Des Plaines · IL, USA
Just about every night, there is a loud sound coming from the sky. It gets loud, then it decreases in sound. ((anonymous report
Dolton · IL, USA
((NUFORC Note: Source provides no information. PD)) ((anonymous report))
Franklin Park · IL, USA
This was no airplane
Orland Park · IL, USA
Low, BRIGHT white light.
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
UFO Light 5 times brighter than the brightest star that was outside. ((anonymous report))
Elwood · IL, USA
Large contrail running south to north then turned 90 degrees to the west. This contrail was 200% larger and seemed very low to the grou
Peoria · IL, USA
Entities in my home November 15, 2016.
Danforth · IL, USA
Craft with multiple bright lights on the bottom hovered and flew in a curvilinear path over the cornfields. After several minutes movi
Cicero · IL, USA
Yesterday afternoon at approximately 2:00pm my 7 year old son noticed a beam of light that appeared to be coming from the sky into our
Elmhurst · IL, USA
UNKNOWN OBJECT FLYING IN ELMHURST, ILLINOIS.
Rock Island · IL, USA
((HOAX??)) Large black silent object with smaller black sphere trailing. ((anonymous))
Joliet · IL, USA
At approximately 21:35 we heard a very loud noise coming from the sky. It sound like a very loud jet plane.
North Riverside · IL, USA
Bee-like flying light like the sun "star color brightness" and size of the moon from my bed!
Ottawa · IL, USA
White light steady glow.
Sterling · IL, USA
Two different ufos and an alien/robot figure.
Wheaton · IL, USA
Object hovering for 1 minute, brightly lite and loud. Then moved past slowly. I called FAA to see if they knew what it was.
Ottawa · IL, USA
Transparent object, flying low overhead, then turning to fly away, once noticed.