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)
Lombard · IL, USA
Black sphere
Greenville · IL, USA
Green Fireball in lightning pattern observed.
Chicago (about 50 miles south of · I-55 south), IL, USA
Appearing as a plane reflecting sunlight, would disappear and reappear for approx.5min, a second appeard "danced" around eachother and
Dixon · IL, USA
It was a black triangle,around light on each corner that didn`t glow out,it took all the noise out of the air when it went over head
Macomb · IL, USA
orange lights, fixed in sky no apparent object
Montrose · IL, USA
It was one craft that left many
Pekin · IL, USA
bluish white light moving to the east,faster than a normal aircraft,in a straight horizontal path,no flashing lights,observed light mov
Granite City · IL, USA
One large, orangeish light seen initially during thunder storm. Another similar light appeared a good distance away.
Oglesby · IL, USA
aLL LIGHTS WENT OFF , BUT, ELECTRONIC EQUIPTMENT CAME ON , EVEN THOUGHT THERE WAS NO POWER ( THER WERE NO STORMS , THUNDER, LIGHTENING
Decatur · IL, USA
I was in my van with my 2 children, headed east on West Main Street. In the eastern sky we saw a round, red object with smoke behind i
Chicago (southwest suburbia) · IL, USA
Chatting in a car and getting ready to leave, we(two of us) saw a small white light fly at a medium plane speed from the NEE sky to the
Chicago (Irving Park Road) · IL, USA
Bringing my family home from the Forest Preserve, driving toward downtown throgh Irving Park Road my son Jose saw a triangular shaped
Rockford · IL, USA
flashback
Champaign · IL, USA
i was riding in the car and i looked out the window and saw some strange lights in the sky. i thought it was just and air plane but the
Lemont · IL, USA
Sighting of a triangular craft by my daughter and then myself. My daughter actually drove under the object. Describes it as an equila
Bradley · IL, USA
i saw what appeared to be a large triangular shaped object floating in the sky.
Lombard · IL, USA
I would like to respond to the 3-19-99 Illinois report. At midday in March (I'm not sure of date) I was driving near Rt. 53 in Lombard
Gurnee · IL, USA
a triangle black object
Chicago · IL, USA
I was inside my house and I looked up thru my skylight to see if there was a full moon. I saw a triangle shaped craft moving from sout
Chicago (Hwy. 531) · IL, USA
I viewed object heading west moveing very fast.Craft then changed direction heading east,craft again changed direction moved straight u
Orangeville/Lena/McConnell (between) · IL, USA
In the 70's when I was a little girl, there were 3 in a triangle formation. After all this time I have tried to forget. As of two yea
Chicago · IL, USA
Looking to the NNE at 5:20 A.M. I perchanced to see a fluorescent green fire fireball, about the size of a dime at arm's length. Trail
Edwardsville · IL, USA
the object followed my cousins car for about 30 minutesthen my cosins car stopped and then it left with a bang.
Carlinville (from · until almost Carrollton), IL, USA
While driving at 1900 hours after a late evening social work appointment I observed a large cigar shaped object which appeared to be a
Olney · IL, USA
Stargazing, saw a dimly lit V-shape coming overhaed from west t east, thought it was geese, but to fast-dissapeared to east in 8-10 sec