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)
Peoria · IL, USA
Fireball sightings in Peoria, Illinois.
Springfield · IL, USA
Not the first time the first was one flew over three mins. later 4 flew over in a row tonites started to fly over and just dissapered t
Wheaton · IL, USA
A green and red light warped through the sky faster than any modern aircraft and disappeared.
Virden · IL, USA
Dark gray winged shaped object traveling at a high rate of speed on October 26, 2014.
Alton · IL, USA
Metallic object over Alton, Illinois.
McLean · IL, USA
Bright, hovering bright light seen over Central Illinois
Highland Park · IL, USA
Large light, like a star, moving in the north west direction over Lake Michigan, visible from Chicago northern suburbs.
Johnsburg · IL, USA
Viewed Blue and red spinning lights in a circular/oval motion seen through a semi-hi powered telescope from my yard.
Glen Ellyn · IL, USA
10 to 30 red/orange objects flying slowly and together through sky.
Decatur · IL, USA
I wanted to report the sighting I saw was identified as lights from a Halloween store people reported it on facebook and the manager of
Orland Park · IL, USA
UFO of red dots flying in sky.
Plainfield · IL, USA
((HOAX??)) Red and green lights gliding across the sky, then lowering down.
Carlyle · IL, USA
Circular craft with green and red lights.
Batavia · IL, USA
Shiny sphere following a plane turned 180 degrees, and vanished into the sky!
Antioch · IL, USA
Orange fireball disks.
Henry · IL, USA
Row of BRIGHT WHITE LIGHTS Over I-39- Central Illinois.
Saint Charles · IL, USA
Saw a series of lights changing colors in the SE sky.
Collinsville · IL, USA
Rectangular shape over Collinsville.
Decatur · IL, USA
Four Illusive grayish transparent lights bouncing in patterns around each other. ((NUFORC Note: Advertising lights?? PD))
Joliet · IL, USA
Red dancing lights in the sky. Looked like they were dropping red flares from crafts.
Port Barrington · IL, USA
Orange fire ball with an orange ring around it.
Plano · IL, USA
Orange flare that rose in the southwest sky and continued on overhead to the northeast until no longer visible.
Waukegan · IL, USA
Strange white plane or new model plane accompanied by a black helicopter.
Woodridge · IL, USA
Three Glowing Lights In A Row.
Skokie · IL, USA
Looked like a Blue Star, that flew SE from its NorthWest location and faded out of sight.