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)
Illinois (central area; in-flight · 31,000 ft.), IL, USA
bright elongated object sighted from airliner over central Illinois in blue midday sky at much higher altitude than 31,000 ft.
Eldorado · IL, USA
2 space ships in the sky
New Douglas · IL, USA
Bright blue-white transparent sphere in my house.
Chicago · IL, USA
Falling fireballs above Chicago then flared up again while making circles
Chicago · IL, USA
brief expansion of a wand of light, that dissapeared as quickly as it appeared.
Chicago/Ohare · IL, USA
1 craft changing shape and color at same time following a md-88 or 90 above it crew of plane never knew.
Chicago · IL, USA
daylight observation: moving brilliant hi alt star-like object, spherical
El Paso · IL, USA
Bright Flashing Light In Western Sky w/ Multi-Colored Lights
Murphysboro · IL, USA
Cylindrical object, 4-5x wider than long travelling west to east at high altitude with no navigational or strobe lights
South Elgin · IL, USA
3 black craft,changed shape & became metallic silver as they gained altitude then sat in triangle formation
Elgin · IL, USA
White lights with blue and red flashing lights around it
Moline · IL, USA
The day was clear with high alto stratus.This happened at the Quad-city skyraiders model aircraft field and about six witness.The runwa
Chicago · IL, USA
oval-shaped UFO sighted around noon southeast of the Chicago Loop
Chicago · IL, USA
Strange Lights in sky never seen before in hovering manner
Champaign · IL, USA
four objects moving northwest to southeast with flashing eratic red and white bright lights. fast and eratic
Oswego · IL, USA
A UFO on 4th of July
Orland Park · IL, USA
LARGE TRIANGLE WITH VERY BRIGHT LIGHTS TRAVELING WEST FROM ORLAND PARK IL.
South Hollan · IL, USA
blinking light moving from east to west, then shot south with no banking then disappeared. Approximate time was 5 seconds.
Maroa · IL, USA
What looked like a star got really bright then returned to normal and moved across the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Iridium satellite? PD))
Martinton · IL, USA
Photograph of a storm later revealed a ufo-like object hovering above the cornfield.
Mahomet/Farmer City · IL, USA
While driving my 8 y/o daughter spotted an unusual craft and pointed it out to me and my girlfriend. This was a triangular shaped craf
Schaumburg · IL, USA
**Constant light moving in zig-zag pattern...faded away***
Lake Villa · IL, USA
Past midnight I spotted a fast, triangular shaped craft with 3 lights(white and red) shoot over the horizon.
Tinley Park · IL, USA
Well not as brilliant as the previous sightings in Tinley park that I have witnessed before, but aroung 9:55pm Sat night we were swimmi
Mundelein · IL, USA
Fast moving light near chicago moving from south to north