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)
Midlothian · IL, USA
We wre standing infront of my house on the street i looked to the east and saw three redish orange lights in thenight sky, they were in
Country Club Hills · IL, USA
Standing on back patio. Looked above. 85 degree angle. Size of a star. Emitted 2 pulsating beams of high intensity white light. Noth
Springfield · IL, USA
Triangle with with red/blue/yellow lites.
Frankfort · IL, USA
Three red/orange objects in tight triangular formation flying low and slow north to south.
Joliet · IL, USA
5 orange balls of lights in V formation over Joliet, IL
Rockford · IL, USA
Eight globes like if they were full of fire inescapable from the bright globe flew silently over Rockford, IL.
Chicago · IL, USA
3 orbs in triangle formation (or 3 lights on a really big triangle?) over Chicago going NE to SW
Elmhurst · IL, USA
Intimidating Looking Red Disk Southwest of O'Hare Airport
Carol Stream · IL, USA
Orange Triangular Object Over Carol Stream IL
Midlothian · IL, USA
Group of orange lights flying close together
Plainfield · IL, USA
Three exremely large white bright lights in the shape of an obtuse triangle hovering over Joliet and could be seen from Plainfield, IL.
Lombard · IL, USA
BRIGHT RED OBJECT WITH AN ORANGE LIGHT ON THE UNDERBELLY WITH NO OTHER LIGHTS AND NO NOISE WENT OVERHEAD IN A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION
Mundelein · IL, USA
Observed two orange/red balls cross the sky from NE to SW one after the other.
Zion · IL, USA
Large bright light appeared for 10 seconds and then dissapeared. ((NUFORC Note: Witness formerly in U. S. Navy for 20 years. PD))
Round Lake · IL, USA
Red lights moving se to nw
Bourbonnais · IL, USA
Orange lights that moved in a strange, cohesive pattern in the south sky of Bourbonnais, IL.
Chicago · IL, USA
Observed 3 orange orb like shapes moving north to south in direction just east of downtown Chicago. Altitude less then 5k feet. Orbs a
Bartlett · IL, USA
Lights 2 of them moving circular direction northwest sky over Bartlet
Oak Forest · IL, USA
Bright red light moving slow with no blinking lights or noise
Bartlett · IL, USA
Triangle and lights flashing.
Chatham · IL, USA
3 white Orbs oval in shape seen flying over Chatham, IL (Sangamon County)
Vernon Hills · IL, USA
Unusual Red Triangular Light Formation
Hoffman estates · IL, USA
White object over Hoffman Estates Illinois
Arlington Heights · IL, USA
Formation of three orange/red orbs, followed by another orb several minutes later pass overhead.
Plano · IL, USA
5 Fireball objects in sky over far western Chicago suburbs.