Circle UFO Sightings in Illinois
421 circle-shaped UFO sightings reported in Illinois since 1952, peaking in 2012 (33 reports).
- Total sightings
- 421
- Span
- 1952–2022
- Peak year
- 2012 (33 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Circle
1952–2022 · peak 2012 (33 reports)
Canton · IL, USA
two sets of five/six bright yellow lights too high to be an animal, too low/big to be aircraft /star appear out of nowhere in rural IL
Rolling Meadows · IL, USA
We saw a circular object flying low in sky with 3 bright blue rotating lights, and it was silent.
Moline · IL, USA
fire ball crashes in flooded field... local news says crash in another state
East Hazel Crest · IL, USA
During a perfectly clear sunny day, I witnessed a large black circular craft hover high in the sky.
Steger · IL, USA
One bright orb going East while a much dimmer one went South/West. ((NUFORC Note: Possible satellites?? PD))
Beach Park · IL, USA
Hovered and shook then rapidly shot to the south towards Chicago over Lake Michigan.
Gifford · IL, USA
a orange/red ball of light flew in east central illinois [champaign county] followed by low flying jets in the same pattern.
Lenzburg · IL, USA
bright blue light with a beam and circler craft
Lenzburg · IL, USA
bright light with a beam and craft
Troy · IL, USA
2 bright lights near St. Louis that flew in a circular, erratic pattern
Lombard · IL, USA
White flat circle with pulsating lights in sky
South Elgin · IL, USA
2 lights high in sky that looked like 2 comets following the same path. ((NUFORC Note: ISS and Space Shuttle in formation? PD))
Chicago · IL, USA
Circle light ball in a city,traveling perfectly straight and at the same height all the time.
Red Bud · IL, USA
Large circular object with red blinking lights over Red Bud, IL Sunday Night
Burr Ridge · IL, USA
I live in burr ridge illinois and was walking our dog east bound on our street at around nine oclock on the 15th of August. I enjoy wa
Clarendon Hills · IL, USA
Observable with changes in direction. No real detail 99% of the time with some brilliant exceptions.
Midlothian · IL, USA
floating circle object over midlothian, IL
South Elgin · IL, USA
10 orange/red round objects size of a large plane lights at night - this happened during fourth of July fireworks, 500 Lights On Objec
Chicago · IL, USA
3 red lights seen over Chicago
Streamwood · IL, USA
Large Orange Hazy Glowing Circular Orb Moved E to West over Streamwood, Il. (prob. O'hare Airport too)
Willowbrook · IL, USA
I was sitting at the red light in traffic when for no apparent reason my eyes focused on the sky, it was partly cloudy day sunny, when
Waltonville · IL, USA
UFO fleet witnessed in Southern Illinois, during the summer of 2009.
Roscoe · IL, USA
My son and I saw two object that we thought were stars but they were kind of dancing around...opposite sides of sky
Naples · IL, USA
NAPLES ILLINOIS 2 BRIGHT LIGHTS WITH SOMETHING HOUVERING BELOW THE LIGHT
Homer Glen · IL, USA
There was a circular object with 3 lights on it, 2 yellow and 1 red, that moved downward at one point and came to complete stop.