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)
Skokie · IL, USA
What appeared to be stars like the others in the sky. One started to move and stop. Phone pulled out and recorded the rest this is my 3
LaSalle · IL, USA
20 star like lights in a stream moving across the sky (("Spacelink" satellites.))
Waukegan · IL, USA
Bright green pinpoint light moving very fast in the sky. (("Spacelink satellites??))
Chicago · IL, USA
Black Delta Wing Aircraft flying low over Chicago
Waukegan · IL, USA
Bright green pinpoint light moving very fast in the sky
Forest Park · IL, USA
My fiance and I have a condo and were out on our 3rd.floor balcony which faces East. We spotted a light that silently hovered and start
Payson · IL, USA
MADAR Node 97
Norris City · IL, USA
MADAR Node 115
Elmwood Park · IL, USA
They were also spinning around themselves and the biggest one was appearing flat at one angle, like a thick pancake
Sherrard · IL, USA
I saw a ball of white light shoot across the sky .
Chicago · IL, USA
Near Montrose and 90 we saw a curved having Trail in the sky and following inside the chemtrail was a silent craft barely able to see i
Aurora · IL, USA
6 strange lights that appeared to be operating as one but at the same time, independently.
Northbrook · IL, USA
MADAR Node 148
Byron · IL, USA
At first sight it was a bright white light and then changed into colored lights.
Vienna · IL, USA
Son has autism. He is honest and very aware of details. He was woken up from sleeping because he heard loud humming sound. He said he f
Northbrook · IL, USA
MADAR Node 98
Norris City · IL, USA
MADAR Node 115
IL · USA
I have seen them on multiple occasions I even know where they're at. You can see when they're going to their underground base they turn
Wataga · IL, USA
Around 6:20 pm on 12/22/2019. We seen around 15 lights flying in a perfect line ((NUFORC Note: Starlink satellites? PD))
Bradley · IL, USA
Triangle of distinct, fuzzy light points, traveling north to south on the western horizon at approximately 20:00
chicago · IL, USA
i was taking an exit Jackson from highway on 90/94 and looked at the highway to see how bad is traffic on other side and apparently saw
Thomson · IL, USA
lights flashing. ((anonymous report))
Northbrook · IL, USA
MADAR Node 148
Chicago · IL, USA
White stationary lights caught in Chicago on a time lapse video. ((NUFORC Note: Lens flares?? PD))
Virden · IL, USA
3 fast moving lights chasing each other through the clouds for about 10 15 minutes