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)
Chicago · IL, USA
UFO observation and alien visit
Willow Brook · IL, USA
While sitting In our living room my girlfriend was alerted to the window due to a helicopter passing over, It was then she noticed an o
St.Rose · IL, USA
4 trinagular crafts seen in illinois
Aviston · IL, USA
4 craft seen hovering in illinois
Rockford · IL, USA
there were 4 of them and when the last one connected with the third one they looked just like the leader .
Chicago · IL, USA
2 shapes appearing to be round hovering in the western sky. They had red and green lights and were moving up and down, left and right l
Chicago · IL, USA
Two strange light formations flying over Chicago at night.
Burbank · IL, USA
Outside taking pictures again and all of a I at my pictures and there I seen a blue object. ((NUFORC Note: Lens flares. PD))
Burbank · IL, USA
Was outside taking pictures of the sky; all of a I at my pictures and there I seen a blue object. ((NUFORC Note: Lens flares. PD))
Taylorville · IL, USA
We were traveling west just outside of Assumption, IL going towards Taylorville IL. Myself,my daughter, my neighbor,her stepson and my
Decatur · IL, USA
Me and my good friend saw something very unusual at the zoo.
Burbank · IL, USA
Outside taking pictures of the sky and there I seen a blue obj. ((NUFORC Note: Lens flares))
River Forest · IL, USA
Teardrop craft with revolving lights moving in opposite direction
Elk Grove Village · IL, USA
Orange tear drop craft flying in the west.
Sullivan · IL, USA
bright light fading to moving light
Barrington · IL, USA
At 10:34 P.M., I was sitting on my deck stargazing. It is cool,clear evening. I am facing north. I noticed a bright yellow satellite or
Chicago · IL, USA
An oval ball of light hovering there
Wenona · IL, USA
Bright lights In Central Illinois
Dwight · IL, USA
3 huge transparent triangles with the dot to dot affect moved east then up at a gradual speed after getting our alert when they spun.
Champaign · IL, USA
Bright light, very distant. Color and sligh shape changing for 5 minutes then dimming out to nothing.
Knoxville · IL, USA
I wonder if anyone will believe what I just saw!
Elmwood · IL, USA
I saw a bright blue light slowly decend from the sky, a lot bigger, brighter, and slower than a shooting star.
Crystal Lake · IL, USA
Musical Tones heard during thunderstorm in Crystal Lake
Crystal Lake · IL, USA
Heard a repeating pattern of music notes during a severve thunderstorm
Bloomington · IL, USA
seen red and green light above the clouds as i was driving home. the lights came from the west going east and then disappeared. no nois