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)
McHenry City · IL, USA
Unknown aircraft in northern Illinois
Deerfield · IL, USA
Strange, bright, blinking object over Deerfield, IL. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Venus, we wonder. PD))
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
Fast Moving Dim light Filmed going Past Bright Star
Des Plaines · IL, USA
Black Helicopter over house.
Dixon · IL, USA
Black "Boomerang" shaped aircraft hovering over field outside Dixon, IL on August 15, 2010
Geneva · IL, USA
Light/object in Western Chicago suburbs. ((NUFORC Note: Jupiter would be visible in the southeast sky, at this time. PD))
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
zoomed camera on light and filmed did not look light a plane no sound no blinking lights
Christopher · IL, USA
Bright light moving slowly with what appears to be aircrafts around it. ((NUFORC Note: Possible celestial bodies?? PD))
Morris · IL, USA
Four fireballs moving rapidly south at 9:45pm CST west of Chicago
Hanover Park · IL, USA
7 ufo's over hanover park il. triangle shaped 5 lights (gliding) in sync forward (stopped in mid ir for a while)
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
Purple light UFO 10 minutes after Power Outage
Blue Island · IL, USA
Possible UFO over Blue Island, Illinois
Caseyville · IL, USA
HUGE reddish - orange fireball seen in Caseyville, IL
Downers Grove · IL, USA
Two bright lights in sky that almost hit then turned and went in various directions at high rate of speed.
Chicago · IL, USA
Strange Craft Descends from Sky in Chicago and exits the night sky rapidly to the North East
Lincoln · IL, USA
Light(s) near a hot air balloon during a balloon festival at Logan Co. Airport. ((NUFORC Note: Possible lens flares? PD))
Hinckley · IL, USA
Bright lights hoving between trees and water tower
Aurora · IL, USA
UFO Sighting Over Aurora, IL Two Witnesses Involved
Odell · IL, USA
Unexplained event in the sky
Chicago · IL, USA
Fireball object over chicago midway airport! ((NUFORC Note: Report from experienced aviation professional. PD))
Chicago · IL, USA
Fireball object flying by Chicago midway airport area!
Elgin · IL, USA
10 bright orange noiseless spheres flew over head in single file at intrevals of 10 to 15 seconds moving from S to N.
Poplar Grove · IL, USA
Waiting for fireworks to begin saw two object flying southeast to northwest
Berwyn · IL, USA
Cloudy ring like figure moving puickly through the late afternoon sky in Berwyn, Illinois.
Rockford · IL, USA
A keen sighting of many in Rockford Illinois-