Unknown UFO Sightings in Illinois
427 unknown-shaped UFO sightings reported in Illinois since 1959, peaking in 2019 (30 reports).
- Total sightings
- 427
- Span
- 1959–2022
- Peak year
- 2019 (30 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Unknown
1959–2022 · peak 2019 (30 reports)
Tinley Park · IL, USA
Strange glowing redish orange light hovering over 88th Avenue in Tinley Park, IL
Lemont · IL, USA
Bright light observed hovering above the refinery and then changed directions twice as it flew off to the north.
Jacksonville to Ft. Pierce · IL, USA
Glowing fireball .... no gov't. agency "saw it." ((NUFORC Note: News article in "FLORIDA TODAY." PD))
Country Club Hills · IL, USA
Cloaked object, with lights to disguise it as an airplane when viewed from a more horizontal standpoint.
Orland Hills · IL, USA
Two red light just hovering
Tinley Park · IL, USA
UFO red lights in sky over tinley park, very descriptive explanation.
Tinley Park · IL, USA
2 red lights moving west to east
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
Chicago · IL, USA
UFO's seen at The Chicago Air Show!
Oak Forest · IL, USA
unusual stationary object above Crestwood Illinois
Montgomery · IL, USA
a slow moving light too far to be an airplane that faded away
Aurora · IL, USA
Darting star-like objects some bright some very faint,move up& down, zig-zag, & change diections rapidly
Manteno · IL, USA
UFO/Object tracked and observed over a 2hr plus time span that exhibited a clockwise circular motion with many colors. ((Sirius??))
Galatia Area (Harco) · IL, USA
Bright blue-white light in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Sirius. Just a guess. PD))
Urbana · IL, USA
I realize that this is out of the main stream of reports and does not follow your guidelines, but although I have seen a number of stra
Kildeer · IL, USA
Electro camoflage military?
Homer Glen · IL, USA
Low flying quiet with lights flashing
Machesney Park · IL, USA
15-20 minutes of Extreme light in the sky with very strange noises.
Wheeling · IL, USA
I saw an object with bright lights in the sky , at first i thought it was a airplane.But, it looked wird like it was a flying car, with
Chicago · IL, USA
Ths is in regards to the sightings in Tinley Park on Sept. 30/Oct. 1 2004. Although I did not see the objects, I was awake early that S
Matteson · IL, USA
3 very bright red lights.
Tinley Park · IL, USA
Three red lights in overhead sky.
Tinley Park · IL, USA
3 red lights
Tinley Park · IL, USA
3 laser red lights forming a triangle and at times a straight line traveled west to east slowly. after 20 minutes one disappeared. Ano
Orland Park · IL, USA
3 red lights were seen on halloween on late sunday night as we were coming home VERY FREAKY this has happend before ealier in august.