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)
Carpentersville · IL, USA
strange light moving, stopping, moving more quickly then stopping.
Chicago · IL, USA
So it was after work around 1:45,i had gotten to the express way the 290 one,n the ramp to go towards indiana,for some reason i looked
Palatine · IL, USA
I saw an egg shped flying saucer in the sky at midnight, it was glowing in a green color. It flew so close to my house, I could see ali
McHenry · IL, USA
I saw some lights in the back yard and grabbed my camera to take pictures. The pictures just looked black after I took them so I never
Palmer · IL, USA
Three faintly illuminated lines slowly fly formed in a triangle over Illinois.
Creve Coeur · IL, USA
Red-green light viewed over central Illinois.
Des Plaines · IL, USA
bright orange light in sky hovers and disappears
Chicago · IL, USA
Burning-like object appears and quickly ascends over Lake Michigan in north part of Chicago
Lake Villa · IL, USA
TRIANGLE ARRANGED LIGHTS IN LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of U. S. Navy NOSS satellites? PD))
Chicago · IL, USA
Fast-moving low-flying light disappears over Chicago.
Yorkville · IL, USA
Bright round shaped ufo that shot straight up into the sky for about 3 weeks.
Coal Valley · IL, USA
Ball of Light Moving at Extreme Speeds
Loves Park · IL, USA
Triangle object with 3 lights , disappeared behind cloud
Bloomington · IL, USA
light crossed above interstate near bloomington, hung in air for a minute, then went behind us and suddenly shot up and dissapeared
Burr Ridge · IL, USA
White Light Streaked Across Sky, Greyish Shape Appeared With It Just Above Tree Level
Wheaton · IL, USA
Light shot out of tree line at constant level across the sky from east to west at extreme high rate of speed. No tail, did not radiate
Crystal Lake · IL, USA
Large Flaming Football-Shaped Object Over Crystal Lake, Illinois
North Aurora · IL, USA
Bright white light, jets out from high in the sky. (looked like a spotlight)
Bloomington · IL, USA
Bright Vertical Light Beams (no visible craft)
Elmhurst · IL, USA
orang/brownish ship with small blue lights and yellow-white larger lights with blue exhaust
Lincolnshire · IL, USA
1/4/2008 Lincolnshire il. Saucer View 45 Min. Perfect bottom of saucer type hole pushing down through cloud layer 1/4/2008
Bloomington · IL, USA
two lights hovering, then turning into 4 lights in a triangle pattern
Quad cities (near; over I-88) · IL, USA
The Craft had several brigth colored ligths, appear to be large, disappeared when it flew straight up, it's lights faded off
Dixon · IL, USA
Strange cyclical white noise heard, pulsed one second on, 2 off then faded.
Chicago · IL, USA
Bright object seen over Lake Michigan. ((NUFORC Note: Sirius?? PD))