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)
Kirkland · IL, USA
one large light moved slowly across the sky at a very high altitude. four smaller lights seemed to come from within the large light as
Groveland · IL, USA
1985 GROVELAND, ILLINOIS UFO - FLYING SAUCER
Kankakee · IL, USA
On the evening of June 20, 1985 I observed what appeared to be an Unidentified Flying Object at around 21:00 hrs. At the time, I was
Chicago · IL, USA
i saw a u.f.o in chicago in a area called lincoln park it hoovered above us for about 5 minutes it was a circular object with flashing
St. Charles · IL, USA
Object pulses in the red-blue-purple spectrum.
Countryside · IL, USA
Grey, triangular shaped craft with green, blue, and white lights slowly floating over car.
Joliet · IL, USA
Driving with Mom and saw a grey disk hovering over trees on the corner of our street
Kirkland · IL, USA
((HOAX??)) Dammed scared and we all went home. Noone believed us and we just didnt talk about it anymore
Maroa · IL, USA
Enormous luminous disc seen over farmstead in broad daylight
Peoria County · IL, USA
In the summer of 1983, while driving home from work in a rural setting, I saw a huge reddish orange cigar shaped object that looked lik
Taylorville · IL, USA
UFO SIGHTED UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL IN TAYLORVILLE, IL.
Granite City · IL, USA
i observed this object quite a few years ago, my mother and i were in her car on the road i live on and noticed a saucer shaped object
O'Fallon · IL, USA
Disk seen hovering over residential area in O'Fallon, IL
Murphysboro · IL, USA
I saw a beam of light hit the ground,about 1 foot wide
Highland Park · IL, USA
I stood below a very large silent floating cylander with spokes and lights projecting out of it.
Arcola · IL, USA
Driving home at night I became mesmerized by a flying vehicle in my lane of traffic--football shaped on one end.
Steger · IL, USA
revolving diamond (football) like, fast, noiseless, three sided with 3 green lights per side. Chicago bound.
Elgin · IL, USA
A circular object with alternating flashing lights
Chicago · IL, USA
Silver metallic disc observed at Roseland little league baseball field.
Belleville · IL, USA
Multi-colored lights/in my bedroom/child
Murphysboro · IL, USA
I was camping out with a friend in another friend's Christmas tree farm north of Murphysboro. We had dragged two lawn chairs out into
Gurnee · IL, USA
Five UFO's over Gurnee, Waukegan IL area
Brighton · IL, USA
glowing tree stump scares campers in brighton IL in 1981
Arenzville · IL, USA
Orange, house-shaped craft
Decatur · IL, USA
During a raging snowstorm, I saw a dark object flying at about 5 MPH in the middle of the road between the trees, using a bright search