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)
Mundelein · IL, USA
Around 1:15 a.m. I witness a bright light over some clouds. At first looked like lightning but then it happen again same place or dist
Elgin · IL, USA
Twinkling, firely light surrounded by or in front a red circular shape moved across the sky before hovering and dissappearing.
Elgin · IL, USA
Firey orange orb seen in sky over Elgin, Illinois
Flossmoor · IL, USA
white lights hovering for 2 minutes enough for me to take a picture.
Mahomet · IL, USA
Changing lights over central ILLINOIS
Moline · IL, USA
fire ball crashes in flooded field... local news says crash in another state
Orion · IL, USA
fireball falling from the sky
East Hazel Crest · IL, USA
During a perfectly clear sunny day, I witnessed a large black circular craft hover high in the sky.
New Lenox · IL, USA
2 very bright stationary objects, both appearing to change shape, and one that was changing colors or had multiple colored lights.
Chicago · IL, USA
Individual shinning objects forming a triangle shape.
Steger · IL, USA
One bright orb going East while a much dimmer one went South/West. ((NUFORC Note: Possible satellites?? PD))
Crete · IL, USA
possibly many crafts
Lockport · IL, USA
Triangular Object
West liberty · IL, USA
A star wars aeronautic spectacle.
East Dundee · IL, USA
I clearly saw a triangle craft that glided overhead and changed the electricity of the air, but it was hard to focus on.
Chicago · IL, USA
Appeared At First Like An Airplane, But Was Defintely Not!
Skokie · IL, USA
shooting stars? - or - was it?
Plano · IL, USA
Daytime flying saucer that was in between its cloaking phase
Roscoe · IL, USA
Two Whitish triangular flying objects
Chicago · IL, USA
Saw a strange, fast flying object with NO lights heading Northbound LOW in the sky over Chicago.
Waukegan · IL, USA
Black Helicopter at local airport
Beach Park · IL, USA
Hovered and shook then rapidly shot to the south towards Chicago over Lake Michigan.
Chicago · IL, USA
FLAT BLACK COLOR DISC.
Cicero · IL, USA
A loud black triangle with red lights seen in Cicero, Illinois
Shelbyville · IL, USA
4 white lights in large square shape with 3 redlights in line in middle approx. 100 feet long