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)
Pickneyville (east of) · IL, USA
I look up to the east and saw a triangle fully lite up. The whole triangle was lite up. It moved north. ((anonymous report))
Aurora · IL, USA
An a Brightly Sphere was seen around the area flying very slowly, ((anonymous report))
Lake Villa · IL, USA
3,4 hovering lights
Forest Park · IL, USA
I live in. 5th floor condo in Forest Park. It faces east with an excellent view of downtown Chicago, through the floor to ceiling glass
Chicago · IL, USA
Two round silver objects flying behind an airplane
Sugar Grove · IL, USA
Sriving home when I noticed in the sky there was a big bright shaped sphere of light in the middle of the dark sky.
Schaumburg · IL, USA
((HOAX??)) Exactly at midnight 12 teardopped shapespacecrafts filled the sky and raced in oval shaped patterns very quickly
Brookfield · IL, USA
Flying red ball seemed to stop and then continue on. ((anonymous report))
Barrington · IL, USA
3 Orange Lights Hovering in Night Sky over Barrington, Illinois.
Bethalto · IL, USA
Orange light traveling from NE to SW at speeds comparable to satellites, there was no sound.
Mattoon · IL, USA
Me and my brother were leaving thanksgiving dinner, I was in my car and my brother stared pointing up, I got out and saw a very bright
Wheeling · IL, USA
Triangular craft with dark red globular lights observed 11/23/18 @17:15 CT in Wheeling, IL, for 10 sec. alongside Illinois I-9.4
Chicago · IL, USA
Partally Transparent Rectangle that went full transparent
Barrington · IL, USA
1st time me & dog have both been in observance of 3 orange lights, all in one line, spaced closely to one another.
Addison · IL, USA
UFO sightings near Addison, IL. ((anonymous report))
Carlinville · IL, USA
Bright white light
Henry · IL, USA
Very large orb of light making a quick downard zigzag motion before disappearing. It was a very light blue.
Rockford (south of) · IL, USA
Long, thin rectangular object crosses full moon, in what appears to be an orbit.
Danville · IL, USA
Unknown object in sky.
Evanston · IL, USA
Multiple flying objects emitting light, close together. ((anonymous report))
Norris City · IL, USA
MADAR Node 115
Elgin · IL, USA
Saw a black stationary orb in the sky in Elgin. ((anonymous report))
Norris City · IL, USA
MADAR Node 115
Chicago · IL, USA
30- to 50 flashing object in the sky not moving for a while and then slowly moving to the east . Two of them stayed behind for a little
Peoria · IL, USA
7 red-orange orbs in Peoria, IL sky on 9/14/18