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)
Tinley Park · IL, USA
Three red lights return to Tinley Park,Il
Tinley Park · IL, USA
3 red lights, in triangular shape, moving very slowly
Tinley Park · IL, USA
I think this may have been man made because of the slow speed involved, like drifting in the breeze.
Tinley Park · IL, USA
Three Red Lights Over Tinley Park, 10/31/04
Tinley Park · IL, USA
3 red lights moving slowy started in triangle and rotaed the form a spaced apart line
Orland/Tinley Park · IL, USA
red-orange lights - same as reported in august
Tinley Park · IL, USA
3 Red Lights over Tinley Park, IL
Tinley Park · IL, USA
Three red lights in a triangle formation moving toward the west and then moving toward the east and disappearing one by one.
Tinley Park · IL, USA
3 red lights in the sky on Halloween night in Tinley Park--Eastern Sky
Tinley Park · IL, USA
Three lights form a triange in the easter sky.
Tinley Park · IL, USA
I reported this on august 21 about the ufo's over Tinley Pk. and again, they have come back. Tonight 10/31/2004 at 7:45pm 3 more red li
Tinley Park · IL, USA
Thee red lighted objects moving without any noticable sound toward the East, suddenly disappeared.
Tinley Park · IL, USA
There were three red dot in triangle shape, that seemed to be much higher than planes passing through.
Tinley Park · IL, USA
Three red lights seen flying over Tinley Park, IL on Halloween, at least 12 witnesses.
Frankfort · IL, USA
3 red lights in formation traveling southeast slowly and faded out one by one.
Orland Park/Tinely Park · IL, USA
UFO sightings over Orland Park IL and Tinely Park IL
Tinley Park · IL, USA
3 small bright red lights evenly spaced but at a far distance moving in unison then coming together
Matteson · IL, USA
3 very bright red lights.
Tinley Park · IL, USA
Three red lights in overhead sky.
Tinley Park · IL, USA
Slow moving red lights.
Tinley Park · IL, USA
3 red lights
Tinley Park · IL, USA
3 red lights sitting still for 20 minutes then moved very slowly and vanished one after another
Tinley Park · IL, USA
Three red lights moving slowly in the sky.
Tinley Park · IL, USA
Red Lights (UFOS) above Tinley Park, IL on October 31, 2004.
Tinley Park · IL, USA
The triangular formation of red lights witnessed on Aug.21st in Tinley Park, IL reappeared on Oct. 31st.