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)
ForestPark · IL, USA
UFO, no trail. Just diamond shape moving across sky.
Elwood · IL, USA
UFO sound only
Millhurst · IL, USA
UFO Sighted In Millhurst IL
Rosemont/Darien · IL, USA
flashing changing lights over chicago for an hour or more
Des Plaines · IL, USA
Circular object over Des Plaines, IL traveling south at high rate of speed.
Chicago · IL, USA
Several UFO sightings in Chicago, IL during a four hour time span.
Mattoon · IL, USA
Three extremely bright, blinking, white-orange lights sighted East of I-57 near Mattoon.
St. Charles · IL, USA
Large arrowhead object with white lights around perimeter, flew over my hot tub.
Bolingbrook · IL, USA
Small, rectangles appearing to be copies of a section of sky moving about double satellite speed in straight line from SSW-NNE.
Mundelein · IL, USA
Faint Black Trail extending out in front of high altitude aircraft
Murphysboro · IL, USA
Rectangular, translucent object at a low altitude flies across the sky at high speed
Matteson · IL, USA
Very bright red light!
Schaumburg · IL, USA
Two oval shapes seen in Chicago western suburbs, moving south. Friday, Feb.2
Mt. Prospect · IL, USA
Bright green light over mt prospect, il
Naperville · IL, USA
Meteorite Sighting Sunday Evening February 4, 2007
Roselle · IL, USA
Box shaped cylinder moves siletly over suburbs of Chicago
Mt. Carmel · IL, USA
super bright lights ,
Palatine · IL, USA
Solid red lights over O'hare airport.
Peoria · IL, USA
glowing light in sky
Springfield · IL, USA
((HOAX??)) Witnessed a bright, disk shaped object seen flying from the sky to the ground at at close range. (Photos Taken)
Gridley · IL, USA
Triangle Ship spotted in Gridley Illinois with red and white sparkling lights
Arlington Heights · IL, USA
Axehead-shaped silent non-illuminated craft flying overhead at night.
Bensenville · IL, USA
i was sitting outside at my grandmas house, when i looked up to see the moon, after about 15 seconds, i saw 3 lights flying in perfectl
Chicago · IL, USA
Ball of changing light colors
Midlothian · IL, USA
V-shaped with two glowing orange lights tarveling southeast