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)
Pekin · IL, USA
6 objects that apeared to be stars moving through the sky. no tail or trail. inteligent control
Lovington · IL, USA
Whatever I saw was very odd, and I had never seen anything like it before.
Lombard · IL, USA
White lights with orange pellet trail
Arlington Heights · IL, USA
CLEARDAY SIGHTING.
Zeigler · IL, USA
Orange fireball in the sky.
Chicago · IL, USA
Not a clear object, but a very clear light, 3 blinks and movement.
McHenry · IL, USA
Pulses of steady white light, 10 seconds apart, 10-15 degrees covered in 1 minute.
Romeoville · IL, USA
Orange/Yellow/Red Sphere or Orb seen in Romeoville IL in night sky followed by low flying helicopters TWO seperate sightings.
Cordova · IL, USA
Multi-colored translucent parachute-shaped UFO flashes briefly in the sky falling to ground, indiscernible size. Jellyfish-looking obje
Chicago suburbs (I-294S) · IL, USA
Saw very bright neon blue light moving at impossible speeds and doing impossible maneuvers near power plant while with one other witnes
Ingleside · IL, USA
A daylight glowing object that shape shifted, was very high altitude and made zipping movements
Galatia · IL, USA
Aircraft with three large triangles of lights, one red triangle with two white triangles on each side rose from a nearby field.
Chicago · IL, USA
That t i was looking S out my window at a full moon. To the right and lower i seen a red object slowly pulsing.
Metropolis · IL, USA
This happen around 8/20/13. We were on a train working and we're sitting still in a railroad siding waiting on trains.It was a clear n
Alton · IL, USA
15 objects over Alton, Il.
Chicago · IL, USA
Red fireball orbs and about two triangles ascending from chicago lake michigan
Chatham · IL, USA
My son and I looking to the North, saw 3 circular orangeish/red objects moving quick smooth pace, Easterly towards the West. Objects w
Lisle · IL, USA
08/24/13, 21:35, lisle, il, circle shaped object with red below, two minutes.
Hickory Hills · IL, USA
Round fireball passing through the sky of Hickory Hills Illinois
Woodstock · IL, USA
Large!!!! group of "star formation" lights traveling east to west, fast rate of speed, between stars and clouds.
Bloomington · IL, USA
2 Fireballs flying low.
Fairview Heights · IL, USA
Star-like object that pulsed brightly and dimmed multiple times then became stationary
Grayslake · IL, USA
8-31-2013 at 21:30 a yellowish –red fireball (1) observed over south Grayslake.
Ingleside · IL, USA
Orange bright orb gliding high in the sky that dimms to one small white and red light.
Chicago · IL, USA
Unidentified object observed during daylight by crew of Lake Michigan sailboat.