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)
Maryville · IL, USA
Large orange sphere materialized over cornfield, sped off traveling S to N, disappeared in mid air
Oswego · IL, USA
This was an object that was a rectangular shape with blue on the outering of it and then red and white on the inside of it.
Rock Falls · IL, USA
Bright white light moving in a weird pattern.
Wheaton · IL, USA
It was fast and silent.
Bloomington · IL, USA
Craft appear in photographs at Bloomington, IL regional airport
Tinley Park · IL, USA
25-35 red orange lights/circular and rectangular craft
New Lenox · IL, USA
Walking my dog, facing south in New Lenox, IL, we saw a light move across the sky at a very fast speed, lasted a second or less.
Algonquin · IL, USA
Moving starlike light circled around area over the course of night, dimming out at dawn
Middletown · IL, USA
At 10:15 last my family decides to go star gazing. We were looking for constellations when we noticed two bright yellow/
Middletown · IL, USA
A replay of what has been happening since 6/1/2012 here in Middletown, a lot of UFOs moving all over in our sky.
Godfrey · IL, USA
Saw the light falling from the sky very quickly and disappear before hitting ground. ((NUFORC Note: Meteor? Anonymous report. PD))
Naperville · IL, USA
Golden Circular vehicles seen in Naperville.
Chicago · IL, USA
Black drone shaped UFO flies slowly over Chicago and ORD on June 18, 2016.
South Barrington · IL, USA
Two chevron shaped objects, one with white lights one with red lights, could stand still and could move quickly with no sound
Carol Stream · IL, USA
Witnessed a starlike object moving around in the night sky in various patterns.
Lombard · IL, USA
My girlfriend and I were sitting at a Ted light at a busy intersection and while looking around I seen 3 green circle lights in the sky
Orland Park · IL, USA
Blue-green disk holding position in western sky.
Schaumburg · IL, USA
There was a big light that looked like a blood moon then we realized that the object was giving off a red aura Then slowly floated away
Shelbyville · IL, USA
I seen a silver looking cigar shaped craft flying with no contrail intersect under a jet flying with a contrail.
Round Lake · IL, USA
Retired Police Ofc. Seen a Planet or bright star shaped white object moving fast- West of Chicago 05/05/16 2100 Hrs.
Buffalo Grove · IL, USA
Circular object with multiple lights arround the outside and hovering noise coming from it.
Marion · IL, USA
At approximately 10:30 pm I stepped out into the backyard and observed a white light in the shape of an orb streak across the sky. I th
Schaumburg · IL, USA
Seen two, three paired circles rotating and converging into single circle and coming back to its original position n doing same thing a
Carlinville · IL, USA
The red lighted object was seen slowly flying over the sky north of Carlinville, IL, towards the small town of Nilwood.
Skokie · IL, USA
Silver shining disk flew overhead in front of my car in sky. Occurred in broad daylight. Bright day with clouds. No wings on this airc