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)
Greenfield · IL, USA
UFO's in Greenfield, IL
Naples · IL, USA
NAPLES ILLINOIS 2 BRIGHT LIGHTS WITH SOMETHING HOUVERING BELOW THE LIGHT
Morris · IL, USA
Fast moving lights in trees.
Homer Glen · IL, USA
There was a circular object with 3 lights on it, 2 yellow and 1 red, that moved downward at one point and came to complete stop.
Lockport · IL, USA
saw 3 bright white lights in a triangle shape for approximately 2 minutes and it vanished
Byron · IL, USA
Bright light over camp ground near Byron ILL.
Steger · IL, USA
eleven cylinder objects seen over chicago suburbs in illinois
Bloomington · IL, USA
slowly moving star like object
Frankfort · IL, USA
Triangle UFO in Frankfort ILLINOIS
Frankfort Square · IL, USA
Following a Triangular UFO
Champaign · IL, USA
fast moving triangle with neon green light at each end, making no sound as it moved
Countryside · IL, USA
I saw a pitch black object in the sky then ounce it crossed the street It emitted Bright white lights but then changed form.At firs
Chicago · IL, USA
Craft stationary over highway during high traffic
Lake Villa · IL, USA
It's a first for me!
Fox River Grove · IL, USA
3 large lights in a large triangle pattern
Crystal Lake · IL, USA
light beams and light rays at 4:45 am
Gurnee · IL, USA
It was a mysterious light that headed our direction and then turned off never making a noise.
Joliet · IL, USA
traveling lights over joliet
Hoffman Estates · IL, USA
Massive 1/4 km+ sized UFO near Chicago
Chicago · IL, USA
12 spheres spotted over NW Side of Chicago-light colored. Traveled NE.
Riverside · IL, USA
light blinks out in front of my eyes
Mokena · IL, USA
3 red orbs in Mokena, Illinois heading towards Tinley Park.
Mokena · IL, USA
We saw 3 red lights over the sky near Tinley Park.
Mokena · IL, USA
We saw three red lights, in a triangle, in Mokena IL
Riverside · IL, USA
Bright spere flying through the sky