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)
Carterville · IL, USA
Flat craft with egg-shaped profile
Lemont · IL, USA
big fire balls 20ft tall and 30ft wide. when they left they left burn marks.
Steeleville · IL, USA
BALL OF FIRE STREAKED DOWN FROM THE SKY.
St. Charles · IL, USA
I first would like to thank you for acknowledging my e-mail regarding the "3 objects" that I saw last week and on am sorry for not gett
Rockford · IL, USA
MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN 11TH STREET AND STOPED THEN VANISHED.
Rockford · IL, USA
It was was going at high speeds, and was triangular.
Lake Forest · IL, USA
Flourescent white-green 'fireball' from NW Corner of sky in Illinois
Greenfield · IL, USA
The ufo had two very bright lights side by side it was moving slowly and made a hovering sound.
Wheaton · IL, USA
awe struck by two lights on a collision coarce only to stop and become a single parallel line
Martinsville · IL, USA
very low silent and moved very slowly and stoped sometimes to hover
Urbana · IL, USA
7 to 9 large, bright amber lights moving from southwest to northeast over Illinois
Urbana · IL, USA
Orange lights observed over Urbana Illinois
Urbana · IL, USA
approximately 11 bright orange objects sighted travelling SW to NE at 23:40 on 02/02/02 in Urbana, IL.
Champaign · IL, USA
Four orange/amber lights seen over Champaign, IL.
Dix · IL, USA
I walked my dog and saw a UFO.
Breese · IL, USA
Pinpoint of light with astonishing speed and unbelieveble direction change.
Byron · IL, USA
disapparing lights
Ottawa · IL, USA
Bright silver object(s) on I-80
Belleville · IL, USA
Againt blue object in the sky gets chased away by 2 planes.
Rockford · IL, USA
UFO above E. State Street, Feb. 27, 2002, about 19:00 hrs.
Chicago · IL, USA
2nd hand account
Chicago · IL, USA
we saw the same UFO that others saw at NBC Tower that was hoovering near the Sears Tower on 2.28.2002 around midnight. we work at 222 S
Cherry Valley · IL, USA
I was driving home from work about 6:35 pm, going W. on State Street in Cherry Valley,(small town just east and a bit south of Rockford
Freeport (north of) · IL, USA
Orange lights in stephenson co. Illinois
Barrington Hills · IL, USA
Unusually low, flying object, with bright lights hovering just above trees