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)
Cicero · IL, USA
Orange orbs spotted in a triangle formation outside Chicago.
Bloomington · IL, USA
7 low flying, in formation aircraft seen over Bloomington, IL.
Jonesboro · IL, USA
Oddly shaped craft and 7 red lights
Chicago · IL, USA
Black large triangle slowly moving behind Chicago highrises.
River Grove · IL, USA
On a clear night an Orange ball of light moving silently across the sky until it disappeared
Park Forest · IL, USA
I spotted, then observed the large bright light for 40 minutes before going back to bed. I selected "oval" from the drop-down
Schiller Park · IL, USA
Possible ufo crash.
Chicago · IL, USA
Police, FBI, & Military Cordon Off Areas of Downtown Chicago Durring Mass Sighting As Military Aircrafts Chase UFOs Overhead.
Chicago · IL, USA
t was like nothing I've ever seen in the sky before it wasn't plane it wasn't helicopter our wasn't a blump it wasn't a jet or rocket
Olney · IL, USA
Odd "fireball" like object in Olney, IL.
Worth · IL, USA
There is a half moon I believe tonight, as I was walking out my apartment I look up and saw white blue ish circle fly past my partment
Salem · IL, USA
Saw triangle shaped purple green and red UFO on interstate heading from Salem to Luka.
Loves Park · IL, USA
Object moves across the sky, and then hovers. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Venus?? PD))
Glen Ellyn · IL, USA
Orange objects movie across night sky with no noise.
Wheaton · IL, USA
Three orange light following each other, east to west.
Christopher · IL, USA
Triangular orange fireball moved vertical 1/4 mi, then horizontally several miles, until disappearing.
Naperville · IL, USA
Mysterious single light south of N'ville zipping very fast up, down, sideways, angling upwards, then downwards blinking at times.
Sterling · IL, USA
Two different ufos and an alien/robot figure.
Wheaton · IL, USA
Object hovering for 1 minute, brightly lite and loud. Then moved past slowly. I called FAA to see if they knew what it was.
Lombard · IL, USA
Formation of lights hovering very low with no noise, one after another, for several minutes.
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
Large white bright light moving left to right and looked like it was coming down as if it was going to land. Then stood still in the s
Marseilles · IL, USA
Various self piloting fireballs. Succeeded by red light craft.
Ottawa · IL, USA
Strange fire-like lights in the sky (3 total) near Ottawa, IL, that extinguished after a few minutes, leaving only a red light.
Jonesboro · IL, USA
Fireball.
Mount Morris · IL, USA
4 orange glowing objects sighted flying in single formation.