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)
Chicago · IL, USA
In the sky in Logan square area southern direction. I saw a number of bright objects in a high orbit over Chicago forming a hexagon.
Romeoville · IL, USA
Bright lights in the southwest sky in Illinois.
Roselle · IL, USA
3 pulsing red/orange lights heading south to north at a slow pace.
Chicago · IL, USA
Unidentified flying object spotted in Chicago this morning.
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
Their back again! 2 Identical Lights that look like bright stars.
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
Possible drone flyby?
Warrensburg · IL, USA
Temporary hovering light that changed colors, then vanished.
Goreville · IL, USA
Yellow-orange flashing object in Southern Illinois near Interstates 57 and 24
Dekalb · IL, USA
Flaming sphere.
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
Invisible Object Flying with Sun glarinng off it.
Naperville · IL, USA
Light above Naperville.
Tinley Park · IL, USA
Bright red lights flashing look like lights in a triangle formation. Noticed small moving obj's in the sky with red and blue lights.
Mount Prospect · IL, USA
((NUFORC Note: Witness provides no information about the event. PD))
Chicago · IL, USA
Unkown object seen in Chicago.
Chicago · IL, USA
Flash of short white light over Chicago similar to lightning followed by a bigger bright blue flash.
Galatia · IL, USA
Kite-shaped thing with blue/white light flew in front of suv hovered over field to my right.
Effingham · IL, USA
Watched all 3 travel together then 1 hover while the other 2 appeared and disappear.They were all white and at times looked comet like.
Bloomingdale · IL, USA
Three lights, 2 bright then grew dim. All disappeared.
Chicago Heights · IL, USA
My sister called me and told me to immediately go outside and look in the sky. I watched dozens of Orange lights travel from north to s
Hometown · IL, USA
Round object with a set of very dim red lights on it. Moved from West to East.
Avon · IL, USA
Large white circles in a straight row over Avon Illinois.
Macomb · IL, USA
There were two lights that appeared one right after the other, than jets were in the air and a formation of lights was spotted.
Griggsville · IL, USA
Row of amber lights in the sky.
Collinsville · IL, USA
Large T formation of objects. Fast moving. Amazing.
Gilson · IL, USA
Small brown iridescent sphere hovering in front of me while deer hunting.