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)
Charleston · IL, USA
pin point of light hovering, then speeding off and just disapearing.
Granite City · IL, USA
TRIANGLE CRAFT IN ILLINOIS STRIKES AGAIN
Burlington · IL, USA
White disk in Burlington
Peoria · IL, USA
saw eight total lights in wide V formation for 5 seconds and then they disappeared.
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
object in sky sped up and slowed down and was very bright
Granite/East St. Louis · IL, USA
Dark Silver Circle
Chicago · IL, USA
Black object hovering across the sky.
Peoria · IL, USA
looked like a three color mercedes cymbol
Peoria · IL, USA
two more showed up!
Glenwood · IL, USA
Triangular object with very bright lights hovers over suburb, then vanishes.
Niota · IL, USA
flashes of light boggle a crowd's minds
Glenn Ellyn · IL, USA
I've seen the oval object as though all from small lights which was moving slowly in the air.
Palatine · IL, USA
round black object hovering over line of trees
Collinsville · IL, USA
3 white/grey objects seem to be separting from a larger object with smoke around them. She saw a huge fireball.
American Falls · IL, USA
My son, his cousin and I observed a blue-silver disk shaped object about 500 feet in altitude and less than 1 mile off the Interstate .
Dupo · IL, USA
The object hovered directly in front of us and appeared to be watching US!
Walnut Hill · IL, USA
while outside on my deck i noticed a noise to the east and when i looked up there was a object just sitting there
Carbondale · IL, USA
Bright light moving across sky at very fast speed & very high alttitude
Loves Park · IL, USA
long worm type object that changed shape. never decended but gained altitude and disappeared into clouds.
Rockford · IL, USA
small orange light suddenly changed shape and disappeared!
Highland Park · IL, USA
A fireball like object floated in the sky ahead for about 2 minutes and then dropped into the woods below never to be seen again.
Evanston · IL, USA
I saw a bright light similiar to a starburst fade out and disappear and then faded back to a very bright light. It was about 3:10 a.m.
Downers Grove · IL, USA
The gaurd of the building I work in was called by the gaurd of teh sister building asking what the "lights " were. he proceded outside
Palos Hills · IL, USA
Green plasma ball style object over Chicago, IL
Geneva · IL, USA
Blue Orb seen in Illinois.