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)
Orland Park · IL, USA
Orland Park UFO sighting blue lights.
Glenview · IL, USA
Separate very bright white lights me in different directions.
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
Blink One Time White and Blink One Time Red but Nothing There At All. ((anonymous report))
Plainfield · IL, USA
Outside taking pics of clouds saw nothing with until looked at pics on cell phone shocked to see a gray sphere with white square specs,
Braidwood · IL, USA
Bright orange light/Dome- or Bulb-Shaped Craft.
Canton · IL, USA
On Sunday, May 29, 2016 at approximately 10:00 pm I saw two (2) rectangular shaped objects moving parallel to one another.They came
Blue Island · IL, USA
Two objects were seen trailing each other approximately 400 ft. apart with a orange glow. No sound; commercial aircraft's were in area.
Palatine · IL, USA
3 orbs of brilliant, pulsing white light & indistinct shape seen in a diagonal formation on the horizon in the SE sky.
St. Charles · IL, USA
Took pictures, they were very bright white lights in a perfect formation with no movement .. 5-6 in two sections of the sky to the dire
West Frankfort · IL, USA
Three red lights are in perfect triangular form, they appear a lot closer than an average star. The top one was brightest an the lower
Elgin · IL, USA
Triangle of lights in the sky to the south.
Berwyn · IL, USA
I didn't see this until I was going through the pics I took on the computer. I was facing east and the ceiling was about 2900 ft.
Mount Carmel · IL, USA
Extremely bright non flickering red light moving quickly over town and disappears in the west.
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
UFO flying fluently over Deja Brew in Oak Lawn, Illinois.
Cairo · IL, USA
Falling star that evolved and grew in size and color, to end in a brilliant green ball of trailing light. ((NUFORC Note: Meteor? PD))
Chicago · IL, USA
A fireball, moving east to west, was a solid mass with a long, trailing tail. It was blue, green,and red. Colors were vivid and very vi
Rochelle · IL, USA
Camping at campsite with three others. Object red in color with flame center or orange center traveling East to west approximately 900'
Plainfield · IL, USA
Bright White/Grey light moves across Plainfield, Illinois.
Elmhurst · IL, USA
UNKNOWN OBJECT FLYING IN ELMHURST, ILLINOIS.
Rock Island · IL, USA
((HOAX??)) Large black silent object with smaller black sphere trailing. ((anonymous))
Peoria · IL, USA
Glowing ball shaped object, flashing red/green/blue and very bright in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: "Twinkling" star? Sirius? Anon. PD))
Ashton · IL, USA
The object changed color. ((anonymous))
Yorkville · IL, USA
Traveling single light, changed direction, appeared to get brighter, then faded to nothing.
Lake Villa · IL, USA
Fire ball in the sky, no sound
Plainfield · IL, USA
Spot light