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)
Monee · IL, USA
Was hovering near side of I 57 hwy pretty low, triangular with 3 red lights
Greenville · IL, USA
White, Glowing dots in the Sky.
Lewistown · IL, USA
Ring doorbell caught image of light and spaceship
Springfield · IL, USA
I seen several moving lights above the clouds . They're moving in a circles and across each other but no clear image of craft! Its a cl
Country Club Hills · IL, USA
My mother was driving from west to east on Central Avenue toward Cicero Avenue. It was Thursday, February 27, 2020 between 4pm and 4:30
Breese · IL, USA
Pulsating line of lights. (("Starlink satellites??))
St. Francisville · IL, USA
String of white lights moving in a line across the sky. (("Starlink" satellites??))
Norris City · IL, USA
MADAR Node 115
Northbrook · IL, USA
MADAR Node 148
Waterloo · IL, USA
Lights like stars moving in a straight line at a steady pace and evenly spaced apart. (("Starlink" satellites??))
Shelbyville · IL, USA
green and yellow and appeared to be on fire and vanished before hitting earth
Highland · IL, USA
Bright object was seen that flew at an incredible speed and pulsed in and out of view unlike anything I have seen before.
Lisle · IL, USA
Top Shaped Object Moves Back and Forth in Sky Over Parking Lot
Payson · IL, USA
MADAR Node 97
Chicago · IL, USA
I saw a very big circle like thing in the sky with very strong lights in purple lavender pink color flashing very strong over trees rig
Chicago · IL, USA
My wife and I saw approx. 12-15 round white lights traveling in N/E in a straight line, (("Spacelink" satellites.))
Troy Grove · IL, USA
There was a line of very noticeable lights traveling north east over middle Illinois. ((NUFORC Note: Starlink satellites? PD))
Rockford · IL, USA
The event was already occurring when I became cognizant. Numerous lights that appeared ((NUFORC Note: Starlink satellites? PD))
Lisle · IL, USA
Line of 8 to 10 spheres, star sized lights traveling SW to NE across the horizon, perfect line. ((Starlink satellites?))
Huntley · IL, USA
Lights in night sky moving in a straight line formation. ((Starlink satellites?))
Huntley · IL, USA
Lights in night sky moving in a straight line formation. ((Starlink satellites??))
Herscher · IL, USA
14 bright objects thay appeared like stars in the sky evenly spaced with no sound. ((NUFORC Note: Starlink satellites? PD))
Aurora · IL, USA
Sequencial Lights Disappearing at the Same Location in the Sky. ((Starlink satellites?))
Morrison · IL, USA
12 starlike lights traveling faster than an airplane separated equally and would disappear in the same spot. ((Starlink satellites?))
Coal City · IL, USA
Clear night, observed 7-10 lights in a vertical row in sky. Appeared like star constellation. (("Spacelink satellites??))