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)
Morton grove · IL, USA
I was on my roof and noticed an orange/firey ball circling around in the sky. It appeared as a Chinese lantern but it wasn't one.
Niles · IL, USA
Very bright 1 foot in diameter ball of artificial light traveling at high speed over Niles, Illinois.
Chicago · IL, USA
saw what I thought was an airplane on fire. It moved over the city and picked up heading southwest on the opposite side of my building
Ottawa · IL, USA
Transparent object, flying low overhead, then turning to fly away, once noticed.
Mokena · IL, USA
Dark orange fireball settles in the west.
Rolling Meadows · IL, USA
Orb that pulsed on and off, that fly across the fly like shadows and if the go faster they light. They appear every other day here.
Liberty · IL, USA
Diamond shaped brilliant white light with red light in eastern sky at 12 o’clock descended to 6 o’clock position rapidly – lights did n
Rather not say. · IL, USA
While outside for a smoke I noticed an unusually large and very bright light moving very slowly towards town. The thing that interested
Jonesboro · IL, USA
Directly south I watched a solid white light descend from sky from about 80°, moved really slowly.
Glenarm · IL, USA
Brighter Mars red lights horizontal to ground.
Crestwood · IL, USA
Fireballs over Illinois.
Chicago · IL, USA
As I open my front door, I noticed a soundless amber light streaking through the scarcely clouded night sky coming my direction.
Palatine · IL, USA
A grayish square shaped structure floating through the sky in Palatine, Illinois.
Fulton · IL, USA
Numerous spheres moving across sky.
Oswego · IL, USA
Fireball type lights moving in sky
Algonquin · IL, USA
5 Yellow/Orange moving lights seen in sky over Algonquin, Illinois.
Niles · IL, USA
Flying object, with alternating randomly alternating red and green lights and a blinking white light. 29 second recorded video.
North Aurora · IL, USA
Fire-propelled, non-lantern, non-drone UFO very visible and caught on video.
Chicago · IL, USA
This was NOT a firework.
Crystal Lake · IL, USA
Red light.
Machesney Park · IL, USA
Strange triangular orange -red hovering object.
Ottawa · IL, USA
Five balls of light falling from Ottawa, IL, sky.
Justice · IL, USA
6 orange/red balls sighted in Justice, IL.
Chicago · IL, USA
Possible ufo encounter.
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
Slightly Invisible Object UFO Turns Into Two UFO's In Space