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)
Lockport · IL, USA
I first saw 2 faint yellow lights chasing each other east through the sky. 10 minutes later I saw 20 similar lights flying in a perfect
Norris City · IL, USA
MADAR Node 115
Northbrook · IL, USA
MADAR Node 148
Carterville · IL, USA
I was doing astrophotography of Jupiter when objects came into view
Northbrook · IL, USA
MADAR Node 98
Highland · IL, USA
I witnessed a triangular shaped air craft with 4 lights flying at low altitude with no noise and at slow stall speeds
Chicago · IL, USA
Was looking for the low clouds to move so I could take a picture of the full moon at 11:25pm CST. I saw a large,low-flying disc flying
Chicago · IL, USA
I saw a large,low-flying disc flying North near the bottom of the clouds.
Beardstown · IL, USA
Appears like stars faded away as if to fade to black.
Chicago · IL, USA
Massive triangle zooms over Chicago’s west side
Norris City · IL, USA
MADAR Node 115
Rockford · IL, USA
Triangle light in the sky with a beam of light coming down from the middle.
Sublette · IL, USA
No summary available.
Orland Park · IL, USA
Object was flying in numerous directions while flashing red white and green. Then started to flash bright white and second object appe
Warsaw · IL, USA
Thought it was a drone just floating around.then no movement at all and appeared to be a star argued with my girlfriend about it. I gra
Crystal Lake · IL, USA
Very fast flashing white lights, almost like a strobe light. The flashing stopped and there steady red and green light. Then it disappe
Payson · IL, USA
MADAR Node 97
Chicago · IL, USA
I was on a commercial jet on final approach into Midway airport near Chicago. We were Over Lake Michigan at approximately 1k feet and I
Springfield · IL, USA
((NUFORC Note: Source of report includes no information. Anonymous report. PD))
Aurora · IL, USA
I was looking up at the stars, and I saw quite a large star. At least I thought it was a star until it began to behave abnormally. It w
Downers Grove · IL, USA
Six Circular shaped objects of various colors. Some multi colored green and red, some white, one solid red. Appeared in the sky moving
Troy · IL, USA
Orange globe caught my eye almost directly overhead but off to the west about 20 degrees. Going NNE about as fast as a helicopter might
Johnsburg · IL, USA
7 lights over the Fox river, 3 in formation and 4 following behind.
Chicago · IL, USA
Observed 2019 Sept one high speed aircraft leaving con trail 63 at Harlem due west 35000 ft maybe less fuel consumption real fast 45 m
Round lake beach · IL, USA
3 bright lights slowly disappearing one by one into the sky