Light UFO Sightings in Illinois
888 light-shaped UFO sightings reported in Illinois since 1955, peaking in 2004 (74 reports).
- Total sightings
- 888
- Span
- 1955–2022
- Peak year
- 2004 (74 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1955–2022 · peak 2004 (74 reports)
Nason · IL, USA
moving changing colored stars in big dipper
Wauconda/Lake Zurich (between) · IL, USA
Brilliant glowing red object in northern Illinois moving from the northwest to the south.
Chicago · IL, USA
it was up there with the stars, still and brightly shining then turned orange and darted away.
Naperville · IL, USA
5 bright orange glowing lights traveling over Naperville Illinois
Arlington Heights · IL, USA
Extra Star (What it looked like.) on the handle portion of the Big Dipper - Stationary then moved in a northerly direction.
South Elgin · IL, USA
A round shaped light with no movement. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Jupiter, or another celestial body?? PD))
Chicago · IL, USA
Amber/orange unknown light
Rockford · IL, USA
Hovering white light that dims then regains full white light while dropping in altitude slowly and then stopping to hover.
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
Oak Lawn Lights Crash HD 3D Effect
Hodgkins · IL, USA
at 11:17 pm I was at work taking a smoke break in baever oil co smoking area I obesereved a tiny white lite traveling south to north th
Jacksonville · IL, USA
Ball of light, west of city, was wiggling, observed for 20 min. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Venus? PD))
Lakewood (village of) · IL, USA
Group of red dots moving quickly
Vernon Hills · IL, USA
Red light object sighted over east Vernon Hills, IL / west Lake Forest, IL
Lockport · IL, USA
Bright Lights in SW suburbs of Chicago
Bartlett · IL, USA
Light followed by military next day.
Tinley Park · IL, USA
There back.................sighting in the east sky at 6"15 pm and I watched them Move close to each other and than in a straight f
Bridgeport · IL, USA
3 Lights
Monee · IL, USA
incredibly bright white solid light that hovered for 5-10 minutes then disappeared
Peotone · IL, USA
Green light followed by white trail in Illinois.
Aurora · IL, USA
Large, bright, amber, flaring light over Aurora, IL
Franklin Parl · IL, USA
Two star like objects moving very slow east in the sky. Then all of a sudden they both disapperead instantly. To far up to be an airpla
Barrington · IL, USA
two fast moving dim lights over chicago subburb
Chicago · IL, USA
It was 4:30 in the morning. Me and my friend were watching the Metorer shower. We noticed what we thought was a star in the sky was i
Normal · IL, USA
I saw a Small Light in the sky, Then it moved away quickly.
Palatine · IL, USA
Bright anomolus light seen streaking over Chicagoland