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)
Elk Grove · IL, USA
I saw a chevron shaped metallic craft.
Winfield · IL, USA
Orange lights in shape of inverted 'Y' flew 200 ft. overhead traveling East.
Chicago · IL, USA
Notched disc with slow wobbly movement at O'hare Terminal 3 observed at close range in daylight.
Beach Park · IL, USA
Disappearing cigar shape
Chicago (over NW Indiana?) · IL, USA
Bright orange reddish lights flickering over lake Michigan ((Chicagoland area))
Springfield · IL, USA
Object was hovering just below the clouds for about two seconds. Then the object just shot up in the air. Object was white, but looked
Chicago · IL, USA
A 5 Year Old takes a Picture of a UFO over Chicago!
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
report on local news of ufo in oak lawn - Does this news report even excist? or joke told by friend
Chicago · IL, USA
Weird Lights on the North side of Chicago 8/14/08
Elmhurst · IL, USA
Too fast for a balloon or blimp, too colorful and soundless
Bolingbrook · IL, USA
vapour trail heading straight up from western sky with craft heading in NE direction in IL
Wauconda · IL, USA
Bright silver cigar-shape ( no visible wings ) moving towards the N.East. viewed over Bangs Lake.
Mundelein · IL, USA
Blue rounded light in sky seen traveling at high speed.
Mount Pulaski · IL, USA
Bright, hovering disk over Mt. Pulaski, Illinois
Chicago · IL, USA
Multiple blinking orange orbs over downtown and north side of Chicago
Mokena · IL, USA
Oval object traveling at the speed of a small plane , there was no sound coing from this object, golden in color.
Rolling Meadows · IL, USA
2 Orange Fireball lights with random blinking pattern seen hovering 300 ft. above Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg Il
Chicago · IL, USA
Ball of light hovering near Midway airport...
Yorkville · IL, USA
Power goes out, brite high in the sky moving all over
South Elgin · IL, USA
Redish Sphere moving at high speed across the night sky.
Lake in the Hills · IL, USA
Small town Lake in the Hills, IL sees triangle formation similar to the ones over Tinley Park 4 years ago,
Gurnee · IL, USA
Pulsating lights: white.red &green
Darien · IL, USA
A fast moving white rectangular image was observed that quickly disappeared in the distance.
Tinley Park · IL, USA
Low flying craft quickly moving across the sky with flashing red and white lights.
Elmwood Park · IL, USA
On the morning of july 4 2008, I went outside to the front lawn of my apartment to watch the 4th of july parade in Elmwood Park IL. I h