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
aircraft hazard
Chicago · IL, USA
I saw three objects passing by the moon from the East. Traveling fast, I didn't think three planes where traveling so close. Ilooked th
Bradley · IL, USA
Banner-like object seen drifiting westward about 1915 in the evening of 08/30/02.
I-355 (Cook County) · IL, USA
I was driving on Interstate 355 South when I saw a huge lit up object in the sky 4 miles away. When I got closer to it I could see tha
Chicago · IL, USA
it was bright white and fast
Mount Prospect · IL, USA
summer nights
Taylorville · IL, USA
bright, white circular light
Orland Park · IL, USA
Glittery silver UFO sighting!
Troy · IL, USA
Rectangular object traveling at a high rate of speed, south to north, dimly illuminated, visible for approx. 5 seconds
Evanston · IL, USA
4 circleing lights went around in 1 rotation then it went back in to 1 big circle. Then it broke off again in to 4 little ones.
Decatur · IL, USA
Sparkling UFO sighted outside of Decatur Illinois on Friday, June 7th, 2002 @ 23:00
Evanston · IL, USA
Bright circular object spotted hovering over a baseball field on a clear night for several minutes.
Rockford · IL, USA
The object looked like a long triangle that was moving through the night sky.
Hoffman Estates · IL, USA
Orange fireball across the sky over Hoffman Estates IL
Chicago · IL, USA
Craft Orbiting the Moon...
Western Springs · IL, USA
What seemed to be a satellite, grew to full moon brilliance, faded out, then kept on trucking.
Oak Hill/Elmwood/Brimfield · IL, USA
Reddish/Orange Sphere in Western Peoria County
Vernon Hills · IL, USA
STREAK OF FIRE IN AFTERNOON SKY.
Salem · IL, USA
Me and another person have witnessed a pinball-like object gliding through the sky on multiple occasions.
Mount Prospect · IL, USA
Hexagonal formation of white lights with a blue light offset from the center and a bright red flashing light
Galesburg · IL, USA
2 Fast, Small, Yellow Orbs.
University Park · IL, USA
At one point the lights changed as I was talking to the police and came closer to the building I was watching from.
South Elgin · IL, USA
White-silverish round objects that started out perfect V formation, split up, circling and doing other shapes till disappeared.
Rockford · IL, USA
I was looking at the stars outside on the ground on Saturday and I seen three shaped cigars following each other they four lights on ea
Wadsworth · IL, USA
ME AND MY FRIEND COULDN'T FALL ASLEEP SO WE WENT OUTSIDE HIS HOUSE JUST TO GET SOME AIR. I WAS TALKING TO HIM AND MY BACK WAS FACED TO