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)
Mokena · IL, USA
3 red blinking lights in triangle formation and barely moving.moving into a single file line and than disapearing one by one.in
Tinley Park · IL, USA
A friend of mine called me and told me to look to the east and I saw three red lights in a triangle formation.
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.
Tinley Park · IL, USA
We saw 3 red lights in the Eastern sky traveling slowly in a straight line to the southeast. They then shifted into an L shape and held
Tinley Park · IL, USA
3 U.F.O.'s spotted in Chicago, IL.
Orland Hills · IL, USA
Fire balls in the sky, form triangle, lasted 5 minutes. Second Sighting 45 minutes later lasted 5 minutes.
Orland Park · IL, USA
Red lights appeared as in case 2.
Tinley Park · IL, USA
Three balls of red over Tinley Park, IL
Frankfort · IL, USA
We saw three bright red lights that formed a triangle, and the formation moved very slowly.
Tinley Park · IL, USA
Red Lights in Tinley Park Again
Tinley Park · IL, USA
Three red lights in a triangle formation float across the sky and disappear.
Tinley Park · IL, USA
Three Solid red Lights over Tinley Park Illinois.
Tinley Park · IL, USA
Red lights slowly move from East to West and back again
Tinley Park · IL, USA
3 red lights, flying in a single file line
Tinley Park · IL, USA
2nd time tonight-now a single red light in the Eastern sky of Tinley Park, IL
Tinley Park · IL, USA
A orangeish red light in the sky above Tinley Park Illinois around 171st street and 88th Ave. 10/31/04 about 9:30pm.
Tinley Park · IL, USA
Red Lights Seen Over Tinley Park
Tinley Park · IL, USA
Three intense red lights floated across the sky, at times in a triangle, at times in a straight line. There was no noise, and nearby he
Tinley Park · IL, USA
3 red lights for about 10:00 min then they went away
Tinley Park · IL, USA
Creepy, Peculiar, Red Dots
Orland Hills · IL, USA
Many reports of 3 circular red dots over orland and tinley illinois
Orland Park · IL, USA
Three red dots in triangular shape
Oak Forest · IL, USA
Three triangle red lights, then moved into one horizontal line, all three disappeared at one time
Chicago · IL, USA
What could it be ??
Chicago · IL, USA
Would it be possible they were stars?