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)
Hampshire · IL, USA
2 glowing football field sized cigar shaped craft seen during sunset moving away from each other.
Cedarville · IL, USA
Witness rptd a shiny, reflective, cigar-shaped obj pass over his field of vision while driving on HW 26. ((MUFON CMS case.))
Romeoville · IL, USA
Reporting 8-10 blue flashing streaks move up and down in Chicago area skies at a very fast speed; fire works or display!
Chicago · IL, USA
A red light flashed through the sky then stopped, lights flashing between red and green, moving erratically, changing size, distance.
Bloomington (just N of; on I-55 N) · IL, USA
Large triangular hovering object with very bright white and red lights. ((anonymous report))
Springfield · IL, USA
Rural road outside of Springfield w/ my daughter and in the sky was a very low flying slow moving cigar shaped obj.((anonymous report))
Champaign · IL, USA
((HOAX??)) Walking to class and hovering craft making some sort of cracking noise. ((anonymous report))
Carbondale · IL, USA
Large light formation over Jackson County, Illinois.
Springfield · IL, USA
Lights in the sky.
Vienna · IL, USA
Flashing lights seen flying overhead, completely silent.
Naperville · IL, USA
Strange blinking red light, along with a green object.
Plato Center · IL, USA
Blue falling sphere very nearby followed by helicopters.
Plato Center · IL, USA
Brilliant Blue Falling Orb, Followed by 2 Helicopters.
Pawnee · IL, USA
Very bright orange flashing lights.
Arlington Heights · IL, USA
Triangular Object dashed off into the sky. ((anonymous report))
East Moline · IL, USA
Two star-like objects one flew over the top of me hovered over the top of me. Didn't make any noise real bright like a star.
Mahomet · IL, USA
bright white flashes high in sky
Batavia · IL, USA
In 10 minute intervals, I saw lights that looked like stars that moved around, then disappeared. ((anonymous report))
Champaign · IL, USA
Giant, orange half Circle in Sky near Champaign
Springfield · IL, USA
3 very slow flying objects w/ red flashing light going due S, very high, maybe 100 mi apart
Wilmette · IL, USA
White round light flying quick, like a shooting star, but closer to the earth. Flew with a low quick sweep east to west, then shot up t
Springfield · IL, USA
Just after 3pm, I went outside to smoke a cigarette. Its a beautiful clear day here today and I noticed that the sky was really blue fo
O'Fallon · IL, USA
Driving W on 64 just before Caseyville exit and 255 North ramp. At first I saw a bright object in the top. ((anonymous report))
Leland · IL, USA
Green shape changing spot in multiple photographs East sky in morning. ((anoymous report))
Bloomington · IL, USA
2 bright star like lights moving quickly overheard. ((anonymous report))