UFO Sightings in Illinois
4,055 UFO sightings reported in Illinois since 1946, peaking in 2012 (270 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 4,055
- Span
- 1946–2025
- Peak year
- 2012 (270 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1946–2025 · peak 2012 (270 reports)
Top cities in Illinois
Chicago
1952–2021 · peak 2012 (29 reports)
Tinley Park
1971–2021 · peak 2004 (92 reports)
Rockford
1964–2022 · peak 2001 (42 reports)
Springfield
1979–2021 · peak 2020 (8 reports)
Oak Lawn
1946–2020 · peak 2010 (10 reports)
Orland Park
1995–2019 · peak 2005 (15 reports)
Peoria
1966–2020 · peak 2012 (7 reports)
Naperville
1997–2022 · peak 2001 (4 reports)
Northbrook
1999–2022 · peak 2020 (16 reports)
Bloomington
1972–2020 · peak 2012 (5 reports)
Oak Forest
2003–2016 · peak 2005 (18 reports)
Aurora
1995–2022 · peak 2012 (5 reports)
Plainfield
1999–2020 · peak 2016 (5 reports)
Joliet
1979–2021 · peak 2012 (5 reports)
Palatine
1961–2021 · peak 2012 (4 reports)
Crystal Lake
1968–2021 · peak 2011 (4 reports)
Norris City
2018–2022 · peak 2018 (13 reports)
Elgin
1982–2021 · peak 2013 (4 reports)
Frankfort
1996–2017 · peak 2004 (4 reports)
Lombard
1997–2019 · peak 2013 (4 reports)
Lemont · IL, USA
round object with lights on sides and in center
Newton · IL, USA
Bight Fireballs in the sky
Coal Valley · IL, USA
I was on my way to work, when I spotted a VERY low flying air craft with very bright lights traveling quite slowly across the sky.
Stonefort · IL, USA
Big yellow ball in a hurry...
Collinsville · IL, USA
Triangular aircraft with bright white light hovered silently over houses.
Rockford · IL, USA
ball shaped thing hovering at a low altitude that rose straight up and out of site within a minutes
Fayetteville/New Athens · IL, USA
LARGE triangular object with lights hovering over a field
Chicago · IL, USA
3 shape-changing objects, interacting with each other, seen flowing southward over downtown chicago
Chicago- West Suburbs- Rt 171 · IL, USA
Black triangle that morning, sat hovering for unknown period of time, and left southbound. Estimated Rt.64-Rt.171.
Chicago · IL, USA
Light moving fast over Chicago
Belleville · IL, USA
Odd looking thing in the sky.
Downers Grove · IL, USA
Five red lights pass in formation over DuPage County IL, from North to South , on Jan 13 at 9:20 pm.
Morton · IL, USA
3 lines become 1 ((NUFORC Note: Student report. 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?
Chicago · IL, USA
Chicago UFO - Sears Tower
Chicago · IL, USA
I saw something strange in the sky today. I was facing north in chicago next to the lake. A bright object which you would think was a
Naperville · IL, USA
Silent Translucent U shaped craft, Slow moving, Full moon, light Snowy night , Fast jet after
Homer Glen · IL, USA
Low flying quiet with lights flashing
Springfield · IL, USA
Triangle seen hovering in the Sky
Rockford · IL, USA
A diamond shaped object was found near Rockford Illinois.
Elmhurst · IL, USA
Bright flashing point of light
Nason · IL, USA
moving vanishing star
Tinley Park · IL, USA
series of exploding white, green, orange lights in NE area of Tinley Park within 5 mins
Machesney Park · IL, USA
15-20 minutes of Extreme light in the sky with very strange noises.