UFO Sightings in Evanston, Illinois
14 documented UFO sightings in Evanston, Illinois since 1959, peaking in 2001 (2 reports); most often described as disk.
- Total sightings
- 14
- Span
- 1959–2018
- Peak year
- 2001 (2 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Disk
1959–2018 · peak 2001 (2 reports)
Best documented case here
One strong report — not the whole list. Open it, then hop to related signals on the case page.
Evanston, IL, USA
Witnesses in Evanston, Illinois watched a disk-shaped object with lights remain stationary above them at roughly a 45-degree angle, in a sighting lasting five to seven minutes in July 1963.
Open full caseEvanston · IL, USA
Multiple flying objects emitting light, close together. ((anonymous report))
Evanston · IL, USA
Orange light, non-blinking, appearing to follow passenger jet
Evanston · IL, USA
Object emerged from clouds and disappeared again
Evanston · IL, USA
Red laser light beam in Evanston, Illinois
Evanston · IL, USA
Locagion: over Lake Michigan, seen from South Blvd. Beach in Evanston, IL. 200-300 yards from shore @ about 10:00PM. A hovering obje
Evanston · IL, USA
4 circleing lights went around in 1 rotation then it went back in to 1 big circle. Then it broke off again in to 4 little ones.
Evanston · IL, USA
Bright circular object spotted hovering over a baseball field on a clear night for several minutes.
Evanston · IL, USA
Triangle-shaped craft hovered for about 15 sec. then streaked off
Evanston · IL, USA
I looked up and saw a streak of light and then it slowed down. I couldn't tell exactly how far away it was...but it didn't seem too far
Evanston · IL, USA
I saw a bright light similiar to a starburst fade out and disappear and then faded back to a very bright light. It was about 3:10 a.m.
Evanston · IL, USA
An large orange disk hovered quietly over a park a few blocks away to the northwest.
Evanston · IL, USA
A witness in Evanston, Illinois reported a roughly 90-foot, gray, saucer-shaped object with white spinning lights on its underside, during a five-to-six-minute sighting in August 1972.
Evanston · IL, USA
In 1959, a group of witnesses in Evanston, Illinois, reported a distant object appearing in the same part of the sky on three consecutive nights, each for about 20 minutes.