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)
Lemont · IL, USA
MULTIPAL YELLOW-ORANGE LIGHTS RISING IN NORTHERN SKY THEN DRIFTING EAST
Evergreen Park · IL, USA
Several bright copper-colored lights moving across the sky.
Alsip · IL, USA
Elongated rectangular object flying slower than an airplane, but faster than a blimp.
Lockport · IL, USA
5 red/orange ovals traveling SW to NE in a straight line , spaced equally apart.
Lockport · IL, USA
Five UFO's went past the three of us
Morris · IL, USA
Unexplained "formation" of red lights that slowly disappeared.
Arlington Heights · IL, USA
Around 12:30 am Wednesday morning, me and my friend witnessed an orange orb-like object hover across the sky. We had been sitting in a
Blue Island · IL, USA
As I entered my place of business I suddenly looked up west and noticed a blue flame in the sky streaking across at a 45 degree angle m
Chicago (1/2 Hour out of) · IL, USA
Bright Light @ Great Speed
Wheaton · IL, USA
Orange fly object over Wheaton, IL.
Bourbonnais · IL, USA
Metallic blue round object over bourbonnais, IL dashes out of sight in 3 seconds
Carpentersville · IL, USA
Illinois Sky bright orange round object of light. Drone or UFO?
Chicago · IL, USA
V shaped craft.
Edwardsville · IL, USA
5 yellow orange fireball/orbs seen by 3 people in Southern Illinois near 20 miles from St.louis
Chicago · IL, USA
((HOAX??)) It was big and shiny in a teardrop shape. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Huntley · IL, USA
We were sitting in our backyard around a bonfire when we saw a craft fly up out of the eastern sky. It moved westerly over our house.
Palatine · IL, USA
Red orb increasing light intensity and rapid movement away straight up
Plainfield · IL, USA
Low level brightly colored reddish orange object flying over Plainfield, IL 9-3-12 at 9:05 PM
Moline · IL, USA
Orange/Yellowish square to triangle appeared directly over house in Moline, IL
Buffalo Grove · IL, USA
4 large circular lights moving in the same pattern from the center to 4 corners. ((NUFORC Note: Advertising lights? PD))
Benton · IL, USA
6 orange circle in shape bright lights. They were in a diagonal line. Evenly spaced apart. Coming up from the ground to the sky. Th
Waukegan · IL, USA
09/09/12 16:36 WKGN IL. APPEARANCE OF METAL FURTHER AWAY, UP CLOSE A WHITE RING OF LIGHT, ROTATING IN THE MIDDLE REFLECTING LIGHT
Madison · IL, USA
I KNOW PLANES AND HELICOPTERS AND THIS WAS NOT EITHER
Piper City · IL, USA
Large silver vertical object hovering
Gurnee · IL, USA
Strange sound that hovered in sky early in morning