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)
Champaign · IL, USA
Interesting “Flashing” lights over Illinois in Casseopeia 7-15-06 10:00 pm.
Chicago · IL, USA
Circular, silver stationary object over Chicago close to Ohare Airport at high altitude.
Chicago · IL, USA
This is just to bring your attention to a report I made 7/16/06 of a Circular object sighting close to Ohare Airport(5 miles), and anot
Villa Park · IL, USA
I believe I was abducted by Aliens
Lebanon · IL, USA
triangle shaped "thing" with intense white lights and a "haze" around the outside of it flew over my home and there was no sound comin
Plainfield (near Shorewood) · IL, USA
2 low flying lights traveling east near Caton Farm Road and Red Hawk Drive, visible for 10 seconds.
Wadsworth · IL, USA
A silent white rectangle movved slowly across the sky above woods.
Crystal Lake · IL, USA
UFO Sighting in Crystal Lake
Chicago · IL, USA
Silent wobbling disk with white-illuminated underside moving southwest above downtown Chicago
Chicago area · IL, USA
black rectangle in cloud over chicago area
Martinsville · IL, USA
hovered were silent and acelerated very fast when left and had green and blue flashing light goin around the entire craft
Marion · IL, USA
Red Object Over Marion, Illinois
Willow Springs · IL, USA
Next to the UPS building on Willow Springs rd. I was looking up at the cumulos clouds gathering and saw 2 saucer shaped crafts just hov
Aurora · IL, USA
((HOAX??)) I seen a Cross shaped figure in the somewhat dark sky.. ((NUFORC Note: Student report. PD))
Fox Lake · IL, USA
Hazy Red Oval shap with blurred moving light. Static in the sky. Became smaller in shape the dissapeared.
Carrollton · IL, USA
Strange Strobing light in the Southern Sky
Warrenville · IL, USA
White Light Streak/Burst
Normal · IL, USA
Bright green circular object flew slowly outside over our neighbor's house, then all of a sudden it was gone.
Lyons · IL, USA
red blue white circil large lights flashing no sound moving fast
Raddle · IL, USA
silent object with a curved V shaped amber lights sited in the country near the Mississippi River at approximately 10:40pm.
Canton · IL, USA
A large black triangle with 3 lights was seen outside of Canton, Illinois on 5-1-06.
Chicago · IL, USA
Brief sighting of globular object at extremely high altitude and speed entering and then leaving atmosphere.
Bloomington · IL, USA
Series of stationary lights in the sky, unmoving and constant for apprx an hour and ten minutes.
Bloomington · IL, USA
Noiseless, motionless, seemingly shapeless object hovers over rooftops around midnight.
Canton · IL, USA
Orange glowing oval shoots sparks