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)
Woodridge · IL, USA
Bright white light moving to a stop and slowly dimming out
Rockford · IL, USA
We saw a large reddish light in the Southern sky, visible in one spot for about 10 minutes, at 10:20 pm, June 26, 01, in Rockford Ill.
Marion · IL, USA
Seen up close as seueral circularly rotating lights red blue green red blue green.
Alsip · IL, USA
i was walking home from my aunts looking at the stars. then i saw some unusual light in the sky. it looked like thunder but to many d
Columbia · IL, USA
A rectangular, yellow band of light from an object that made very quick, precise movements in any direction.
Bolingbrook · IL, USA
IT WAS DARK GRAY AND HOVERED IN ONE PLACE IN THE SKY FOR AWHILE ,AS IT HOVERED IT KIND OF WOBBLED ,THEN IT WENT UP HIGHER IN THE AIR AN
Joliet · IL, USA
Fifty foot across sphere about 60 feet above a busy street in a bright sunny day. but hidden in the trees of a park and golf course
Joliet · IL, USA
Bolingbrook sighting in Illinois on May 17th 2001
Palatine · IL, USA
Metallic, missile shaped object flying extremely high above the clouds.
Schaumburg · IL, USA
Slow moving East Moving light intecepted by fast moving North Mover
Buckner · IL, USA
The object was there for 3 seconds and it turned at a 90 degree angle and was gone in 2 seconds.
Chicago · IL, USA
Curving streak of light zooming astonishly fast seen last night over Chicago, and I got it on tape!
Northbrook · IL, USA
standing in the field west of wood oaks jr. highschool, I saw,in the south, 1ball of light (resembling the shape of a roman candle, but
Mount Carmel · IL, USA
At an area just west of Mount Carmel Il, my wife and I both witnessed fire-like orange lights that varied in speed size and brilliance.
Canton · IL, USA
Saw ufo spining with lights
Schaumburg · IL, USA
The Titanic tear appeared with a gust and vanished without a trace.
Batavia · IL, USA
My mother and I were driving home from the last choir concert of the year when I was in 8th Grade...we came up to the corner just befor
Wildwood · IL, USA
At night saw 2 objects in the distance which remained stationary for about 10-15 minutes then seperately moved away
Edwardsville · IL, USA
We were coming down the exit ramp from hwy 255 north bound on "new poge road" exit near woodriver/edwardsville. I thought I w
Rockford · IL, USA
There were seven of them. Five were bunched up and 2 were spread out. They kept moving at high speeds. They were round and shining l
Collinsville · IL, USA
Was on my backporch smoking a cigarette when all of sudden a dime size at arms lenght fireball appeared in North East skies.A very bril
Atwood · IL, USA
something overhead causes house to shake
Rockford · IL, USA
rockford, il lights
Machesney Park · IL, USA
moved stopped flashed moved BIg flash diisapear
Rockford · IL, USA
For about three minutes, we watched a formation of orangish lights all taking turns twinkling, then fading out.