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)
Midlothian · IL, USA
saw what looke like 2 airplains heade south one had a white light one had a red light. One was in front of the other. I got ot of my ca
Arlington Heights · IL, USA
This object is in the SE sky, to the left of the moon and has been seen each night for 4 days. It is even there when the clouds are so
Geneva · IL, USA
Two non-blinking red lights moved south to north. The lights covered 90 degrees of arc in approximately one minute. There were no whit
Burtons Bridge · IL, USA
Horizon to horizon in 10 seconds. Fireball (short tail & enormous vapor trail).
Chicago · IL, USA
WHILE DRIVING EASTBOUND ON I-90; OBJECT MOVED IN AN ARCH ACROSS THE HORIZON, SOUTH TO NORTH DIRECTION, MOSTLY WHITE IN COLOR. FROM MY P
Normal · IL, USA
another fireball on 11/16/99
Chicago · IL, USA
saw a bright white light, what appeared to be a type of firework missile, but this was different because of the intense brightness and
Mundelein · IL, USA
I saw a fireball, very low in the horizon, it was greenish in color with a tail that was white and green. It moved west to east
Downers Grove · IL, USA
It looked a lot like a comet and it was red and orange until it came closer thaen it became a neon green then it looked like it landed
Aurora · IL, USA
Large "meteor". Greenish color at head. Sparkling tail, golden-flecked. Traveling in arching trajectory West to East out of sight.
Barrington · IL, USA
6:05PM CST. In my car driving south I see a ball of blue green light coming towards me. I stop my car.This ball stops over the road for
Farmer City · IL, USA
Five bright white lights in a line, traveling west to east in East horizon, two front lights slightly dimmer, lights quivering.
Chicago · IL, USA
probably the biggest, brightest metour ive ever seen. green, broke into 10+pieces,2-3 times longer than halebopp,hit lake mich? very im
Woodstock · IL, USA
Saw something in the sky looked like fireworks but travel to far and to long.
St.Charles · IL, USA
Walking my dog, bright light came out of west high overhead, no noise, green, orange, yellow tail, chunks dropping off object, it cross
Elgin · IL, USA
Ok, I was pulling out of the bank parking lot with a friend, and when I was pulling out, in the sky i saw the object falling towards th
Taylorville · IL, USA
A bright burning light or fireball traveling North to South, that gradually disappeared.
Oakbrook · IL, USA
a large bright light, green in color with a tail with 2 smaller balls in the tale, floating from east to west below the planes circling
Sycamore · IL, USA
Witness described a fireball like object with a large multi-colored head (basketball or two) with a large tail extending behind it 10 h
Chicago · IL, USA
Triangular shaped, solid bright white with bright white tail, moving very fast over north/downtown Chicago, directly towards Lake Michi
Chicago · IL, USA
Green fireball followed by tail of red going northeast across sky
Crystal Lake · IL, USA
Nov 16,1999 Meteor, fireball sighting
Urbana · IL, USA
Objects were shaped like short contrails. But upon accelleration a round object appeared at the front of the contrail
Bloomington · IL, USA
light
Oak Brook · IL, USA
a green-blue light comes out and down out of a cloud, and goes back into the cloud