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)
Tinley Park · IL, USA
I saw 3 red flashing/blinking lights in sky 1:00am 10-1-05 over Tinley Park IL
Oak Forest · IL, USA
3 red lights altered formations and each indiviadual light disappeared at different times
Tinley Park · IL, USA
3 red lights in Tinley Park
Posen/Midlothian · IL, USA
3 Red Lights slowly flew over South Suburbs of Chicago at 1am 1Oct05, then disappeared one at a time.
Oak Forest · IL, USA
red dots seen in sky formed triangle
Evergreen Park · IL, USA
Two red lights sitting in the sky, but I couldn't not make out an object.
Oak Forest · IL, USA
There were 3 red lights, sometimes they were in a trianlge and than in straight line. they went away one by on. After 1:00 am
Tinley Park · IL, USA
sitting in my yard 1:10 am i saw three red lights above my house in a triangle form i shined a light on it when i noticed it came close
Manhattan · IL, USA
Tinley Park Lights Are Back!!!
Oak Forest · IL, USA
it lasted for about one minute
Alsip · IL, USA
RED LIGHTS SEEN IN ALSIP ILLINOIS
Crestwood · IL, USA
3 small lights formed a triangle then straight line, took a digital picture, zoomed in a saw 3 lights inside each individual
Hillside · IL, USA
Initially observed a white dot in the northwestern sky which prompted me to obtain my binoculars to obtain a closer look. I then observ
Oak Forest · IL, USA
3 red lights over chicagoland area
Posen · IL, USA
3 Red lights in triangle formation moving slowly and silently
Tinley Park · IL, USA
Seen over the Tinley Park, IL. area. Three red lights hovering in the sky. Changed from red to green and back again.
Chicago · IL, USA
I saw a red lite moving accross the sky very slowly and totally silent.
Lake Villa · IL, USA
Bright stationary red light on a partially cloudy night in an area of the sky in which no stars were visable. This was not a star/plane
Mokena · IL, USA
as i was out in the driveway of my home and walking towards the field in my backyard i notice int he west sky 2 round lights gaining an
Park Forest · IL, USA
I saw 3 round strange looking objects in the sky
Bartonville · IL, USA
Pekin IL,
Orland/Tinley Park · IL, USA
Odd lights performing maneuvers never seen before near Chicago.
Joliet · IL, USA
A large flash in the sky, only for a short time.
Chicago · IL, USA
Multicolored strange object over Chicago. ((NUFORC Note: Possible twinkling star. PD))
Hickory Hills · IL, USA
one object with three strobe lights pulsating - been over 10min in one position then moved very fast thru other position .