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)
Eureka · IL, USA
Huge bright light sits still right under the clouds, then gets bright and slowly moves up into the clouds and disappearing.
Pingree Grove · IL, USA
Numerous triangular objects flying over the cornfields.
Ottawa · IL, USA
White light steady glow.
Joliet · IL, USA
Orange burning light over Joliet, Il
Jonesboro · IL, USA
Flash of light.
Pingree Grove · IL, USA
Orange sphere seen in Pingree Grove, IL.
Pontoon Beach · IL, USA
Orange slow moving lights over Pontoon Beach, IL.
Chicago · IL, USA
5 Reddish orange lights over Chicago, drifting slowly by
Mundelein · IL, USA
I seen a green light fall in like a shooting star in early evening while letting my pups out. ((NUFORC Note: Orionid meteor?? PD))
Olney (Musgrove Park) · IL, USA
Orange glowing object traveling south to north near Musgrove Park, Olney, IL. ((NUFORC Note: Report from pilot. PD))
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
I thought I would share but wasn't sure if it was a UFO.
Brownstown · IL, USA
Bright light dancing in central southern Illinois sky.
Plainfield · IL, USA
Bright light with some red that simply disappeared.
Villa Grove · IL, USA
Object in low lying cloud bank.
Illinois (location not specified) · IL, USA
Moving balls of light.
Oswego · IL, USA
2 fireballs making no noise. 1 flew above the other, then the one high took off into the clouds. Lower veered right, disappeareared.
Morton Grove · IL, USA
White oval light circled around for almost an hour. ((NUFORC Note: Possible advertising lights?? Anonymous source. PD))
Romeoville · IL, USA
Bright red light in sky, moving erratically.
Naperville · IL, USA
While walking I heard a loud airplane noise and looked up and saw one small round object in the sky. I leaned forward and saw that this
Cary · IL, USA
Unusual bright orange light/orb over Cary, IL.
Swansea · IL, USA
Moving around in a way that not possible through normal flight
Grayslake · IL, USA
Orange oval seen moving south to north 9 witnesses.
Marquette Heights · IL, USA
Strange aircraft spotted hovering over Marquette Heights
Orland Park · IL, USA
strange glowing light spinning and light of this object got brighter
Glenarm · IL, USA
2 lights star like moving in unison leaving atmosphere.