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)
Abingdon · IL, USA
i couldnt believe we were seeing this thing right above us.it was very spooky!
Highway 24 (near St. Louis) · IL, USA
saw a triangle shaped craft, drove under it, it imploded into orange ball of light and shot straight up.
Dixon · IL, USA
saw what we thought was a helicopter in trouble. disk was approx 35feet above ground and sitting motionless making no noise approx 40 f
Galconda · IL, USA
Class III Encounter
Scott A.F.B. · IL, USA
Observed 1 object moving app. 200 kts., traveling east to west, altitude app. 3000 ft.
Roscoe · IL, USA
At the time I was about thirteen years old, but I remember it well. We lived near big apple orchard and had just finished picking a b
Champaign · IL, USA
Black silhouette in twilight sky, almond shaped UFO moving N to S at constant speed and low altitude
Cherry Valley (outside of) · IL, USA
8/24/1990 cherry valley,il. triangle observed for approx. 15min. then next thing sitting in car parked on side of road missing 2hrs.
Riverside · IL, USA
Rectangular shaped craft with two rows of three bright lights.
Lewistown · IL, USA
Bright Light Lewistown, Illinois Late 1980's or early 1990's.
Danville (rural) · IL, USA
object hovered in place south of our vantage point very close. Had no sound, faint feel of electric charge in air, strobing lights in
Waterloo · IL, USA
Giant Chevron
Melvin · IL, USA
Saucer shaped object with three layers, very close encounter, several witnesses, most memorable event in my life.
Carol Stream · IL, USA
saw disk out window
Chicago · IL, USA
The Saucer Tried To Land On Our Snow-Covered Field As We Crossed To Reach Our School.
Jacksonville · IL, USA
Three gold circle UFOs fly in formation, warp drive away and disappear.
Kewanee · IL, USA
Reddish-orange sphere seen outside Kewanee, IL
Kewanee · IL, USA
HBCCUFO CANADIAN REPORT: Large glowing sphere was positioned almost directly overhead.
DuQuoin · IL, USA
My sister-in-law and I pulled up in the drive of their homeand she said, "What is that thing?"
Beardstown · IL, USA
seen 2 gold circular shaped lights in northeast region of sky. The first light slowly dimmed out, and then a second gold light jus
Peoria · IL, USA
well this happened when i was about ten and im 16 now.At that time i shared a room with my sister.It was night time and for some reason
Chicago (near) · IL, USA
3 specks of light/triangle formation/got brighter&larger/moved fast to rt side of commercial airplane.
South Elgin · IL, USA
flashing, tall, white strobe lights over an Illinois cornfield
Bloomington · IL, USA
In 1989, I was 14 years old and lived in Bloomington, IL, at that time with a population of around 60k people. I lived in a regular nei
New Lenox · IL, USA
1989 Sighting 2 main ships many small (USA, Illinois)