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
Bright white light moving over Chicago.
East Peoria · IL, USA
Trapezoid object over I-74 E between E. Peoria and Morton, IL approx. 7AM.
Woodridge · IL, USA
Bright orange light in sky. Got out cell phones to take pic & bright beam of light shot down from sky as I clicked pic IMG_0428.JPG.
Chicago · IL, USA
We saw a greenish white fireball drop out of the sky on the night of December 26th near O'Hare Airport.
Multiple · IL, USA
3 objects spotted separately, shaft of light aimed at one of them.
Schaumburg · IL, USA
Orange-red lights traveling in formation quickly over suburban sky
Rochelle · IL, USA
Cloaked craft over Illinois.
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
UFO Light 5 times brighter than the brightest star that was outside. ((anonymous report))
Villa Park · IL, USA
Dim orange orb.
Chicago · IL, USA
I saw a couple of little dots flashing red by the Chicago sky line. ((anonymous report))
Herod · IL, USA
Strange smoke/vapor trail over the Ohio River. Color white. ((NUFORC Note: Contrails. PD))
Highland Park · IL, USA
When I got off the highway 294 on Lake Cook road I noticed 5 lights. At first I thought it was a one group, but very soon I realized th
Elwood · IL, USA
Large contrail running south to north then turned 90 degrees to the west. This contrail was 200% larger and seemed very low to the grou
Ottawa · IL, USA
Cylinder shaped object over northern Illinois.
Peoria · IL, USA
Entities in my home November 15, 2016.
Naperville · IL, USA
Right above the movie theater, there was a round shaped object in the sky. There were red, blue and white flashing lights on the side.
Green Garden Township · IL, USA
Very low bright light hovering near Manhattan, Illinois..... ((anonymous report))
Springfield · IL, USA
I noticed in the south eastern sky a greenish red flashing light. ((NUFORC Note: Possible star or planet? PD))
Beecher · IL, USA
Flaming wing. Quiet. Traveling east to west.
Centerville · IL, USA
We where just sitting in the car an we seen 2 lights but it looked like car lights in the sky so that caught our attention knowing plai
Plainfield · IL, USA
Bright white object hovering Southward over Plainfield, IL.
Carlinville · IL, USA
Was driving in a rural area in Carlinville, IL, when we seen a very huge light in the N sky that appeared to have searchlights.
Sullivan · IL, USA
Me and my father were watching the space station on 10/1/2016. I walk into the house as my dad calls me out to see this burning ball th
Champaign · IL, USA
Rectangular silver panel with nothing else around it; below the clouds; made no sounds; took a sharp turn; gave me the creeps.
Chicago · IL, USA
UFO over Wrigley Field.