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)
Carbon Hill · IL, USA
1 very low, just over trees, moving very slow from east to west movement. Ran into house after a few minutes, came back out and before
New Lenox · IL, USA
Three Triangle UFO's seen in the southwest sky in New Lenox Illinois by 7 witnesses.
Chicago · IL, USA
UFO's Flahing Intense Bright Light
Manhattan · IL, USA
Orange fireball steadily moves across sky then stops for 5 minutes (not UFO, a firework caused this!)
Fox Lake · IL, USA
A bright orange orb appeared in the southern sky moving north. The orb stopped for a few seconds the started heading south at a high ra
Brownstown (south of) · IL, USA
Brown paper sack light, no sound, no running light.
Steger · IL, USA
Multiple luminescent reddish radiating lights in a line pattern that each changed course then faded into distance.
Crete · IL, USA
Orange Spheres over Crete, IL
Tinley Park/Oak Forest · IL, USA
2 Glowing orbs of light went over my yard in Tinley Park, IL about a minute apart on July 3rd at 9 pm.
Eldorado · IL, USA
Hundreds of people witness 6 different ufo's checked out and seemed threatened by a fireworks display in southern IL
Barrington · IL, USA
Eight Bright Triangular Shaped Orange Lights Traveling Across Sky
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
Red glare visible atom shaped object in shy
Crystal Lake · IL, USA
Reddish lights over Crystal Lake/Barrington area twice in 3 weeks pics by seprate parties taken.
Joliet · IL, USA
20-25 fireballs over Joliet, Il.
Beecher · IL, USA
Saw triangle shaped craft. 1 light on tip, 2 on back. made triangle over town.
Rockford · IL, USA
Single orange fireball that moved slowly East to West, stopped and slowly disappeared.
Beecher · IL, USA
Three lights in Beecher, Illinois.
Lockport · IL, USA
Two orange triangles moving simultaneously behind each other, then after 20/30 seconds, disappear on a clear stary night.
Chicago · IL, USA
Another mysterious vehicle observed, Chicago fireworks display, July 4, 2011.
Streamwood · IL, USA
Orange Glowing Orb low across from SE to NW a Yearly 7/4 site.
Elgin · IL, USA
Fireball in sky separating into two!
Chicago · IL, USA
Three white strobing lights in a triangular pattern
Machesney Park · IL, USA
5 orange objects in the sky
Chicago · IL, USA
Like an airplane
Litchfield · IL, USA
One round fireball hovering over central illinois then dissapearing