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)
Chicago (xxxx W 55 St. · by Midway Airport), IL, USA
siglent circluar black craft was in front of a full moon. it flu up to the top then right then left then vanished From - Fri Sep 10 19:
Havana (Rural Route) · IL, USA
Fireball crafts being launched from a larger craft.
Chicago · IL, USA
In the Summer of 99 in Chicago I witnessed a UFO up close
Greenville · IL, USA
Green fireball of double ball pattern (colon configuration : with one tail) observed.
Millstadt · IL, USA
Blue Hovering Light
Chicago · IL, USA
For 5 to 10 minutes two witnesses observe a stationary cigar shaped object not consitant with the shape of a blimp while driving down I
Barrington Hills · IL, USA
pinpoint of light moving SSE, became brilliant with a flash, picked up speed and disappeared. Very high altitude. Clear starry night.
Livingston · IL, USA
While driving on I-55 near Livingston, Il saw bright light in sky, much larger than the stars
Morton Grove · IL, USA
I to saw what looked like a comet at about 12:30 PM. I was out on the drive way with a friend large comet with a long tail. It was very
Naperville · IL, USA
The object had a bunch of lights on it when all of a sudden they all went out but 1 light and flew off into space.
Wheaton · IL, USA
Over the past several weeks my family and I have been seeing strage lights in the sky. The first time I saw the object I believed it wa
Thornton · IL, USA
a loud sound and light entered my room
Chicago (southwest side) · IL, USA
Slow moving, then rapid moving to out of view disc shapes object in night sky
Kankakee/Dwight (between; rural) · IL, USA
Multiple small aircraft flying in formation, but one is tumbling without losing ground to others.
Georgetown · IL, USA
They were about the same size of a small engine airplane
Greenville · IL, USA
Green fireball in typical "meteor" pattern observed.
Machesney Park · IL, USA
Exiting my car after returning from work, I noticed a unusual light to the left of true north at about ll oclock. It "blinked out" aft
Frankfort · IL, USA
I was in my backyard swimming and I looked up and say a triangle.
Plainfield · IL, USA
I witnessed an extremely bright purple flash followed by a white light blinking and moving at high speed from north to south
Heyworth · IL, USA
AN UNUSUAL object
Potomac · IL, USA
Strange light appeared in northern sky at about 15 degrees above horizon. Moved slowly upward and then faded out of sight.
Westchester · IL, USA
Sighting of an unidentified flying Object in the sky which had a shape similar to the structure above the capital building in Washingto
Rockford · IL, USA
My friend and I were outside at about 23:30 PM in the summer. We were standing in the street looking for the moon when we saw a disk li
Quincy · IL, USA
was in the western sky, was flashing bright colors and looked as if once in a while shot off a red light. moves northwest and gets lowe
Oak Park · IL, USA
2 unidentidfied objects moving east-west. The first with 3 lobes, the second a rectanglular object with light at "front".