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)
Naperville · IL, USA
Object was circular to oval shape with 3-4 dark areas (perhaps trapazoidal) on bottom and moved silently.
Chicago · IL, USA
A friend and I saw a silent swooping reflective object fly past into clouds, then back again ascending out of sight.
Loves Park · IL, USA
Trianglular object no sound flew over us as we were looking at stars.
Dana · IL, USA
a large silver blue tinted object
Darien · IL, USA
bright light in my window, stops, flies in oppisite direction.
Greenfield · IL, USA
Irregular shape with twinkling lights.
Greenfield · IL, USA
the perfect V over illinois
Ringwood · IL, USA
We witnessed 4 swirling balls of light that met in the night sky and dropped a shaft of light to the ground
Cahokia/Granite City · IL, USA
A black triangular craft with 4 lights green and blue moved slowly through the sky.
Chicago (O'Hare Airport) · IL, USA
UFO spotted over o'hare airport. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting by airline employee. PD))
DeSoto · IL, USA
I observed A very bright and long duration meteor rip through the skys over so. Ill. It was a very impressive show .
Geneva · IL, USA
Follow up
Chicago · IL, USA
have observed two spheres flying in trail formation west to east nearly collided into each other took evasive cws, one veered north out
Edinburg · IL, USA
A triangular object low across the sky
Glenn Ellyn · IL, USA
circular shadow on ground reveals nothing in the sunny sky to create it.
Burr Ridge · IL, USA
Black Triangle Floats over treeline
Cottage Hills · IL, USA
Guitar pick shaped aircraft hovering above trees.
Schuyler County · IL, USA
Observed bright green light fall with no tail, fragment into bright orange-yellow lights that remained in a stationary position.
Chicago · IL, USA
"glass" sphere tracking plane en route to Chicago Airport - April 2000
Springfield (??) (Schuyler County) · IL, USA
Observed bright red ovals.
Schuyler County area · IL, USA
Observed bright red ovals
Chicago · IL, USA
craft was "hoovering" but no fluctuations in space.As if it were somehow anchored.hoovering over an over pass.an array of lights on bot
Burlington Township · IL, USA
I was driving South on Rt. 23 just prior to dusk when I noticed luminous objects to the East. I decided to investigate and travelled E
Wood Dale · IL, USA
Driving home from work, I saw aircraft descending for ohara airport landing...four blocks from worksite, I looked back to watch descent
Kankakee (rural country area) · IL, USA
First noted as a bright star, but when looked at through binoculars it was noted to be green, red and white and spinning like police li