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)
Chicago · IL, USA
Three UFO'S slowly and silently floating over my house in Chicago. Two bright red, one white 07/04/2018.
Chicago · IL, USA
Red light seen over Lake Michigan from Chicago over Sears Tower. 30-40 minute. Color changes.
Hampshire · IL, USA
I thought it was a shooting star, but it was much closer and larger and flew across the sky over the corn and bean fields for 10 second
Edwardsville · IL, USA
Seen 2 veetical circle bright lights moving up towards space at a very high speed until it disappeared in space. ((anonymous report))
Rock Island · IL, USA
Light green neon light flashed across the sky. ((anonymous report))
Mt. Prospect · IL, USA
Bright fireball moving North to South over Mt. Prospect.
Norris City · IL, USA
MADAR Node 115
Lake in the Hills · IL, USA
Started as one light and then split into 3, one heading north, one heading west, and one heading east
Peoria · IL, USA
((HOAX??)) Long, big, bright White Cylinder over my place in daylight. ((anonymous report))
Peoria · IL, USA
Bright, White, Long, Huge Cylindrical Object above my place. ((anonymous report))
Norris City · IL, USA
MADAR Node 115
Springfield · IL, USA
Red ball steadily across night sky followed by second one 4 min later
Millstadt · IL, USA
((HOAX??)) Bright disappearing lights in the sky. ((anonymous report))
Rockford/ Cherry Valley · IL, USA
I was on my way home from work. I saw two bright lights in the sky. I brushed it off at first thinking it was just two planes.
Loves Park · IL, USA
Object Photographed Near Loves Park Illinois
South Bend · IL, USA
Witness looked up and observed the object for approx 20 secs then grabbed his cell and started filming. ((MUFON report))
Dunlap · IL, USA
((HOAX??)) It hovered over a field for about three minutes then flew over us.
Norris City · IL, USA
MADAR Node 115
Plainfield · IL, USA
Red/White Light seen over field off of Praire Grove Dr. and Wingstem St. next to nearby Middle School.
IL · USA
Alien appeared on rhe back of a semi, we have pictures! ((NUFORC Note: Reflection of head lights off the rear door of a truck. PD))
Norris City · IL, USA
MADAR Node 115
Norris City · IL, USA
MADAR
Matteson · IL, USA
I was in my yard and a star proceeded to move approximately 7 inches in the sky, southwest to northeast, revealing a triangular shape e
Pontoon beach · IL, USA
3 glowing dots that moved in formation of crescent type shape 20 seconds and glowing yellow orange. Dots were originally whitish-blue.
Wheeling · IL, USA
4 white lights moving from the center of the circle towards the perimeter and then back to the center.((NUFORC Note: Adv. Lights??PD))