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Darien · IL, USA
I thought at first it might be a helecoper, but there was no sound coming from it, nothing
Franklin Park area · IL, USA
Aurora Borealis-like lights near Franklin Park in late 1970's.
Paxton · IL, USA
White beacon of rotating white light followed by the same in green
Mt. Vernon · IL, USA
UFOs reported to police in IL, (60 mi NW of Mt. Venon, IN) ((NUFORC Note: Report by Francis Ridge, experienced UFO investigator. PD))
Murphysboro · IL, USA
We had just finished playing a ballgame in Murphysboro, Illinois and began our trip home to Decatur. We were driving through the Shawne
Scott AFB/Centralia (between) · IL, USA
i have missing time saw no craft was with wife at time was headed to her mothers in mt vernon ill.realized we had time we couldn`t acco
Chicago · IL, USA
Orange light different from landing aircraft at O'Hare Airport shot up, then to the right and then out of site in about 5 seconds.
Ottawa · IL, USA
I was amazed when I came to this site and looked up the date that I saw my strange encounter. Some one posted on the same date that the
Calhoun · IL, USA
A report from Calhoun, IL in May 1974 described a close encounter reported by three witnesses, during which telephone service was reportedly affected.
Quincy · IL, USA
A witness in Quincy, Illinois, described a bright blue-white light in September 1970 and reported an unexplained gap in memory afterward, an incident lasting about three hours.
Geneseo · IL, USA
Early morning abduction
Geneseo (outside of) · IL, USA
Questionable Abduction
Moline · IL, USA
A witness in Moline, Illinois described a series of sightings, including a dull silver object, spanning the late 1960s to late 1970s; this report is dated June 1969, lasting fifteen minutes.
Chicago · IL, USA
I've have seen a real alien up close.
Rockford · IL, USA
Close encounter experience. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Oak Park · IL, USA
In Oak Park, Illinois on July 7, 1965, witnesses reported an unidentified aerial light that hovered motionless for hours before performing unusual, rapid maneuvers over about ten minutes.
Jacksonville · IL, USA
In late 1959, a witness in Jacksonville, Illinois, reported bright lights from a hovering, unidentified object that emitted a repetitive electrical-sounding noise, for about a minute.
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.
East Peoria · IL, USA
Fast streaking object in the sky with high-pitched whistling sound and NO contrails