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)
Chebanse · IL, USA
Last night we had severe thunderstorms. I was 7 or 8 minutes from home and out in the country. To my right up in the clouds I thought I
S. Beloit · IL, USA
IT LOOKED LIKE A REG STAR,WHEN I STARTED TO LOOK AT IT FOR MAYBE 1 MIN. OR SO IT GOT VERY BRITE VERY HOT WHITE THEN IT SEEMED TO GO UP
Des Plaines · IL, USA
Seen objeck going from N-E to S-W. Looked Like a black hourglass and was moveing up and doun in and out of clouds.
Buffalo Grove · IL, USA
I saw an object that displayed Intelligence, bright light and great speed.
Woodstock · IL, USA
I looked up in the sky and saw a green luminous cigar shaped craft. Right when I saw it it took off . A few seconds latr it came bac
Penfield · IL, USA
We seen two flying objects standing still in the sky about 30 feet in the air. They began to come straight down then disappeared.
Channahon (near Joliet) · IL, USA
I saw these three Lights in the sky, as the came closer, the stopped, hovered, rotated, and then began to move towards me. I sped off,
Texico · IL, USA
a boomerang shaped flying object with numerous lights was seen hovering
Glenview · IL, USA
We were watching a movie when one of my freind saw something out of the window. he called all of us over to look at it. A couple days l
Chicago (near O'hare airport) · IL, USA
saw craft heading west, suddenly turning southwest, saw what looked like 2 satellites firing a rocket at craft. Craft wobbled and sate
Brighton · IL, USA
The object moved very low and slow, triangle in shape, big, black, and very quiet.
Bedford Park · IL, USA
A glowing green sphere, with a white rectangular light behind it, emerged and then streaked westwardly. As it streaked it slightly gre
Manito (outside of) · IL, USA
3 circular shaped ufos changing formation more than 4 times
Farina · IL, USA
((HOAX??)) Flaming eyeball floats across the horizon then a glow in sky makes a streak above us in a 60* angle
Elizabethtown · IL, USA
Triangular object traveling south crossed the highway in front of us hovered then turned east and left with no sound.
Bartelso (outside of) · IL, USA
I found a oval shape object hovering over a flooded field at aprox 50 to 75 ft. I watched the object for aprox 1 min. Craft then went
Schuyler County · IL, USA
Bright orange-yellow lights that had similarty to flares and appeared in various patterns.
Bartlett · IL, USA
at 6:24 P.M. i saw a cigar shaped object w/ red lights and one white light on the nose,it was moving west/northwest.very fast and slowe
Naperville · IL, USA
I was retiring for the nite and got into bed in my darkened bedroom and as I turned my head toward the two windows to my left that I co
Kinaid · IL, USA
Triangular flash of 7 fast moving lights-speed of sound.
Naperville · IL, USA
I was retiring for the night and got into bed. The room was dark and the window was slightly open. As I turned my head to the left as I
Iola · IL, USA
((HOAX??)) A massive flaming/glowing eyeball floats by then min later a streak of light from space making a 60* angle above us.
Scott AFB (outside of) · IL, USA
driving back from wv around 2am feeling very sleepy,i rolled windows down and radio up to stay awake..i seen a lightahead on left side
Chicago · IL, USA
A couple friends and i witnessed a possible ufo sighting at about 2 am. In the northeast quadrant we saw a bright white object tht ca
Bourbonnais · IL, USA
I was traveling home from visiting my dad in Carle Hospital on 113 heading towards Custer Park, IL. It was dark out I was in farm count