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)
Lena · IL, USA
Orange Spere Moving Very Slowly Then Disapeared.
Troy · IL, USA
Orange ball of light.
Montgomery · IL, USA
Four objects so high I could not distinguish shape even with binoculars.
Springfield · IL, USA
Balls of lights going higher in the sky then coming back down. there were 4 to 9 of these strange shapes. Witnessed by 2 adults. They w
Chillicothe · IL, USA
7/27/13 : 9:10PM Between Henry and Chillicothe IL. Duration 2 minutes overcast sky. Three orange spheres in a triangular shape.
Fithian · IL, USA
Floating orange fire moving slowing, then quickly in a SE direction.
Many · IL, USA
Strange items on weather radar.
Tinley Park · IL, USA
Four Yellowish bright lights seemed to move in the same direction where two of them later moved in the opposite direction.
Orland Park · IL, USA
3 lights in a triangle and singular lights followed.
Springfield · IL, USA
Red fire ball hovering and then lights going dim as it descended to above set of trees then lost it.
Collinsville · IL, USA
I saw a black oval craft with a green light rotating around it.
Arlington Heights · IL, USA
Black object flying toward clouds abruptly stop and then descend staight down and disappear.
Bourbonnais · IL, USA
We saw 2 balls of white/yellow light in the sky, one disappeared while the other moved further away out of sight.
Chicago · IL, USA
Strange lights seen over Chicago skys
Lake Villa · IL, USA
Orange/red silent object with very bright flashes of light.
Chicago · IL, USA
We saw what I can only describe as a "box kite with a pulsating red/blue light inside."
Prospect Heights · IL, USA
Orange spheres spotted over Northwest suburbs of Illinois.
Barrington · IL, USA
Three bright objects verticle stance. Top two fire orange with moving outer shell . One pretended to be part of satellite tower.
Crestwood · IL, USA
Not shooting starts as i initially thought., 3 UFO'S WITH LINE OF 8 LIGHTS SHOOTING THROUGH THE SKY.
Niles · IL, USA
Black horizontal object floating with low lying clouds over Niles, IL
Schaumburg · IL, USA
Bright circular light moves and fades to black.
Towanda · IL, USA
Hurrying outside and looking straight into the sky we all see a large, circular, red/orange light slowly moving across the sky coming.
Sycamore · IL, USA
Three color shifting orbs move to close triangle then shoot straight up one at a time on same path
Joliet · IL, USA
Several fireballs over Joliet, IL.
O'Fallon · IL, USA
Green light streaked across sky