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)
Millstadt · IL, USA
BRIGHT BLUEISH BALL OF LIGHT WITH TAIL, ILLUMINATED A 2000 SQ.FT. AREA FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS.
Old Valmeyer Bottoms-Valmeyer · IL, USA
Blue bullet shaped light appeared 200-400ft above ground level. Traveling slightly slower than a meterorite, and lasting approx. 30 se
Granite City (5min.from St.Louis,MO.) · IL, USA
A blue-green light moved so fast across the sky I had to turn my head to keep up with it.
Alton · IL, USA
This report is being entered for an aquaintance of mine who told me to contact this sight and inform you. He saw that "blue/green ball
Dupo · IL, USA
Flying object beamed a large blue light across the ground as the object moved from south to north . We were directly in the path of th
Columbia · IL, USA
Neon light blue ball passing east to west across the sky
Freeburg (outside of) · IL, USA
Blue light going from the east to the west very fast, no sound thought it was fireworks at the time.. After talking to everyone at the
Caseyville · IL, USA
At first I thought it was a firework. But it was to high very high in the sky. I waited for another. Then I thought what was that? It w
Casey · IL, USA
Crafts emit beams of what looks like smoke from their front end, and then follow these emissions
Palatine · IL, USA
Oblate diamond shape that disappeared and reappeared in the sky with light patterns around it.
Murphysboro · IL, USA
The witnessed reported to me she saw a irradescent,green,cylindar object move horizontal across the sky going South to North. She first
Chicago · IL, USA
Three single file white lights, moving in unison, south to north, making no sound.
Peoria · IL, USA
Two people see UFO hovering at a distance of 10 feet.
Oak Brook Terrace · Dorathy Drennon Park in, IL, USA
It all happened at a park there was a U.F.O in the sky.
Unknown Lake · IL, USA
Triangle craft over Illinois highway
Libertyville · IL, USA
I saw a disc shaped object glowing with a very bright, white light. It was the brightest and softest light I have ever seen. Even tho
Freeport · IL, USA
Bright triangular object, slow speed and low sound, spotlight appeared on our group, 4 other objects seen on horizon.
Freeport · IL, USA
Huge, black,silent, triangular craft seen moving low over house with 2 witnesses present. What was this thing?
Neoga (6 mi. west) · IL, USA
A 300 TRIANGULAR SHAPED CRAFT, WITH HUNDREDSOF RED DOT LIGHTS, FLEW DIRECTLY OVER HEAD,MAKING NO NOISE, 200 HUNDRED FEET OVER TREE LINE
Carlinville · IL, USA
In the night, I was awoken by the prescence of a groteque, glowing ship, with a glow as so sinister in a cloak of shadows IT was with.
Virden · IL, USA
UFO {SAUCER SHAPE} IN THE CLOUDS
Crystal Lake · IL, USA
I was laying on the sofa looking out the window at 2:00am with the Moon and Mars in the sky and all of the sudden I saw an orange-red b
Lombard · IL, USA
While my friend and I were out sledding by my house we saw a comet-like object and eventually nine other similar objects appeared.
Sumner · IL, USA
Mother, 2 daughters, rept. 2x large white lights in sky, surrounded by multiple white and blue, smaller lights.
Karnak · IL, USA
At about 8:00 at night I was sitting outside staring at the stars when I saw a streak of green light followed by an explosion.Right bef