UFO Sightings in Illinois
4,055 UFO sightings reported in Illinois since 1946, peaking in 2012 (270 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 4,055
- Span
- 1946–2025
- Peak year
- 2012 (270 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1946–2025 · peak 2012 (270 reports)
Top cities in Illinois
Chicago
1952–2021 · peak 2012 (29 reports)
Tinley Park
1971–2021 · peak 2004 (92 reports)
Rockford
1964–2022 · peak 2001 (42 reports)
Springfield
1979–2021 · peak 2020 (8 reports)
Oak Lawn
1946–2020 · peak 2010 (10 reports)
Orland Park
1995–2019 · peak 2005 (15 reports)
Peoria
1966–2020 · peak 2012 (7 reports)
Naperville
1997–2022 · peak 2001 (4 reports)
Northbrook
1999–2022 · peak 2020 (16 reports)
Bloomington
1972–2020 · peak 2012 (5 reports)
Oak Forest
2003–2016 · peak 2005 (18 reports)
Aurora
1995–2022 · peak 2012 (5 reports)
Plainfield
1999–2020 · peak 2016 (5 reports)
Joliet
1979–2021 · peak 2012 (5 reports)
Palatine
1961–2021 · peak 2012 (4 reports)
Crystal Lake
1968–2021 · peak 2011 (4 reports)
Norris City
2018–2022 · peak 2018 (13 reports)
Elgin
1982–2021 · peak 2013 (4 reports)
Frankfort
1996–2017 · peak 2004 (4 reports)
Lombard
1997–2019 · peak 2013 (4 reports)
Chicago · IL, USA
Triangle shaped formation comprised of three fast moving balls
Tinley Park · IL, USA
Solid White Ball of Light Drifting across the sky
Palatine · IL, USA
((HOAX??)) We were walking home from blockbuster when we heard a huge roar over our heads.
Highland Park · IL, USA
Bouncing circular light stays around the same position on every clear night. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of a Sirius?? PD))
Glen Ellyn · IL, USA
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Inverness · IL, USA
Triangular shaped object see over Rt.14 - Rt. 68 in Inverness Illinois.
Rockford · IL, USA
Triangular shaped several white lights within
Caseyville · IL, USA
A triangle shaped low flying object was seen near Old Collinsville Rd in Caseyville, IL on January 16, 2007.
Grayslake · IL, USA
Grayslake, Ill. Silver saucer/disk shaped object hovering in the sky completely motionless at about 6000 feet.
Mokena · IL, USA
Triangular craft with red lights in Mokena, IL
Gurnee/Waukegan/N. Chicago · IL, USA
Large Slowly Pulsating Red Light Over Gurnee/Waukegan, IL.
Genoa · IL, USA
A white ball of light made several appearances of the course of several months while taking many shapes.
Dixon · IL, USA
orange disc
Bloomingdale · IL, USA
Strange white lights seen on object in sky.
Chicago · IL, USA
Green light over Chicago
Round Lake · IL, USA
THE SMALLER OBJECT SLOWLY MERGED WITH A LARGER OBJECT AND THEY DISAPPEARED, IN 1 SECOND IT WENT FROM APROX.1 MILE FROM EARTH INTO SPACE
West Dundee · IL, USA
String of 6-7 lights equally spaced apart, about 1000 ft up moving quietly West to East in the night sky.
Pomona (Wolfe Lake) · IL, USA
Triangel shaped object with planes
Ottawa · IL, USA
Driving west along Interstate 80, outside (west) of LaSalle/Peru, IL. Saw round green light object with a trail of light behind to the
Canton · IL, USA
Loud stationary craft that would grow with what looked like fire and then it would drop a luminous "pod"
Chicago · IL, USA
Very low and slow-flying aircraft
Summit · IL, USA
Midway airport area, sphere or disc hovering and then accelerating rapidly
Deerfield · IL, USA
Object with lights over Chicago on 12/15/06, with bright center light and lighted extensions from the center (spider like).
Green Oaks · IL, USA
Bright circle of light at very high speeds and an instant directional change.
Elmwood Park · IL, USA
luminous object traveling very slowly heading eastbound probably estimatied at 30mph, had a light making a weird noise passing the sout