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)
Mokena · IL, USA
3 red orbs in Mokena, Illinois heading towards Tinley Park.
Alton · IL, USA
Light discovered in photo.
Plainfield · IL, USA
Yellow round shape object flying past our home ,never seen this before very weird
Lombard · IL, USA
quick, very bright stoplight green, pulsing, progressively vanishing light
Moline · IL, USA
Two seperate orbs pass slowly over my house.
Plainfield · IL, USA
there was somethin catching the light from the sun and it vanished after about 10 seconds
Rockford/Loves Park · IL, USA
Strange colorful ball of light over Loves Park IL late at night
Yorkville · IL, USA
Power goes out, brite high in the sky moving all over
Elmhurst · IL, USA
4 unidentified objects appeared in night sky in a formation of a "Y" hovering for several minutes.
Park Ridge · IL, USA
((HOAX??)) It was a very large and extremely bright white orb moving slowly in a SW direction slightly southeast of O'Hare Airport.
Chicago · IL, USA
Still UFO was observing something in the middle of the day
Lisle · IL, USA
Afternoon sighting of 15+ ufo's that changed colors and were the size of stars in the night sky.
Palestine (near) · IL, USA
Four witnesses see a large glowing circle exchanges fire with 6 fighter jets
Carpentersville · IL, USA
strange light moving, stopping, moving more quickly then stopping.
Chicago · IL, USA
Bright object seen over Lake Michigan. ((NUFORC Note: Sirius?? PD))
Springfield · IL, USA
Ball of light flicks out, reappears and explods into many balls of light that form a circle in the sky.
Chicago · IL, USA
UFO sighted at O'hare Airport, Feds try to cover it up!
Palatine · IL, USA
Strange star like objects spotted moving in the sky on a sunny afternoon
Bedford Park · IL, USA
A group of circular shaped lights - 30 - 50 in total seen by 7 people at 7:45am in Bedford Park, IL
Richmond · IL, USA
White light with white beam spotted across small field in rural Illinois
Chicago · IL, USA
Falling Green Orb in Chicago
Harrisburg · IL, USA
This is happening RIGHT NOW...its is a circle under the north star....its has a blinking light..red, then white, then yellow..it is jus
Freeport · IL, USA
Bright green object moving east inthe same direction Iwas moving.
Lemont · IL, USA
Approx. 50 craft flying in various formations observed across the evening sky.
Lemont · IL, USA
Orange lights over Chicago area 7/7/07