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)
New Lenox · IL, USA
About a dozen fireballs passing overhead in single file but irregularly spaced. ((anonymous report))
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
Light in Sky Swirled (August 10th 2016). ((anonymous report))
Bourbonnais · IL, USA
10-12 yellow/orange globes traveling N to S Kankakee Co.; disappeared quickly in S. ((anonymous report))
Batavia · IL, USA
Black Sphere that was shiny...
Hazel Crest · IL, USA
10-12 yellow/orange fireballs moving in strange formation no sound and sequentially disappearing.
Chicago · IL, USA
My wife and I were in Chicago and we witnessed 8 orange/red/bright spheres slowly going overhead. I am ex Navy and stationed on the USS
Rantoul · IL, USA
Two white lights seen by two separate people 30 minutes apart in same location, central IL.
Rantoul · IL, USA
Ufo maybe?
Cicero · IL, USA
Yesterday afternoon at approximately 2:00pm my 7 year old son noticed a beam of light that appeared to be coming from the sky into our
Macomb · IL, USA
It was triangular in shape it looked like several spheres making connected making up the triangle. It had a weird glow to it, it was f
West Chicago · IL, USA
Craft just disappeared.
Lively Grove · IL, USA
Orange fireball heading east to west, then went upward and dissappeared.
Downers Grove · IL, USA
silent orange ball of fiery light over Downers Grove, Illinois
Matteson · IL, USA
My friend and II saw altogether 9 glowing bright orange orbs in the sky.
South Elgin · IL, USA
My family witnessed about 20 or more orange lights in the sky.... not too high up. They looked like they were hovering bot not moving
Joliet · IL, USA
cigar shape light glowing blue with white lights on right side and left side white with lights
Oswego · IL, USA
Orange fiery spree threw the night sky! ((anonymous report))
Hometown · IL, USA
Lighted objects floated over Oak Lawn and Hometown, July 4th, 2016.
Plainfield · IL, USA
I was at my neighborhood gazebo located next to a pond, when I saw a bright white light in the sky, it obviously wasn't a plane nor was
Ottawa · IL, USA
(a silent) streak of light, bright white, dropped at aprox. 80 degree angle nothing remarkable about the event, except with in 2 minut
Wonder Lake · IL, USA
Approx. 10 bright orange lights appeared from the E, moving slowly and silently, about tree top high, to the W. ((anonymous report))
Lake Zurich · IL, USA
In a 1-minute period, there were 3 fireballs heading north spced evenly apart.
Shorewood · IL, USA
Very bright red light moving slowly E to W, then went straight up and disappeared. ((NUFORC Note: Witness is commercial pilot. PD))
Murphysboro · IL, USA
Bright ball of light seen above the horizon line, zoomed away quicker than possible.
Macomb · IL, USA
High flying craft moving fast in short bursts, able to make fast corners