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)
Galesburg · IL, USA
About 10 white dots flying at the same speed overhead, in a triangular formation. ((Starlink satellites?))
Collinsville · IL, USA
While on a walk with a friend of mine I was looking up at the stars and noticed one move slightly downwards and then return to its posi
Aledo · IL, USA
White disk, night, neighborhood, hovering. 4 minutes
Northbrook · IL, USA
MADAR Node 98
Northbrook · IL, USA
MADAR Node 148
Northbrook · IL, USA
MADAR Node 98
Oak Park · IL, USA
Flickering light moving across daytime sky
Kirkland · IL, USA
A disk went around my town and kept going to the stars until i could not see it anymore.
Forest Park · IL, USA
From my 5th floor balcony a single white light, no sound, from the South moving slowly North. Through binoculars I noted no other light
Mokena · IL, USA
Bright Pulsating/Shape-Changing Object.
Ottawa · IL, USA
Took three pics all within 15-20 seconds of each other. I was not taking a pic of the object and only notice it when reviewing pic.
Payson · IL, USA
MADAR Node 97
Winfield · IL, USA
Slow moving object with flashing red/white lights (not red and green like planes, I know bc we live near the airport and see planes al
Manito · IL, USA
What appeared to be a star was noted by one observer, stating that it looked to be blinking. As we turned our attention to the "st
Oquawka · IL, USA
Observed a single rectangular aircraft traveling from east to west maintaining a altitude of approximately 15,000 ft or less at roughly
Glenview · IL, USA
2 strange light objects move across the north suburban evening sky presumably undetected, . . . or not? Captured on video! !
Northbrook · IL, USA
MADAR Node 148
Elgin · IL, USA
We seen around 15 lights flying in The sky Triangle Circle and Line of lights in the sky from east side to the west
ROCKFORD · IL, USA
2 identically shaped objects with multiple bright lights in night sky. There was a center light with lighted "spokes" on both
Auora · IL, USA
28 in line lights evacuating from Orion's Belt. ((Starlink satellites))
Northbrook · IL, USA
MADAR Node 148
Burbank · IL, USA
I want to start off by saying I was sceptic about my experience and not sure who I could tell without sounding crazy, I did some resear
Chicago · IL, USA
Series of 12 white lines in linear order traveling NE through Chicago. not perfect line but path. ((Starlink satellites?))
Manteno · IL, USA
There were three aircraft flying extremely fast going north without any lights and they made no sound.
Manteno · IL, USA
Last night around 9:15 my wife and I were sitting in our backyard when my wife thought she saw a shooting star, I turned to look but wh