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)
Blue Island · IL, USA
Bright white light in the sky.
Sterling · IL, USA
At first we thought it was a helicopter put it was to low and there was no no noise the there was another one and another and so on til
Hanover Park · IL, USA
Red/orange silent sphere
Hoffman Estates · IL, USA
Red, green, orange flashing small lights - no craft abservable - over an hour in the sky above us.
Springfield · IL, USA
Orange fire ball in springfield, il
Arlington Heights · IL, USA
7 circular orbs viewed traveling near fireworks displays in northwest Chicago area.
Edwardsville · IL, USA
Brightly light moving across sky and dimming until gone. ((NUFORC Note: Possible satellite?? PD))
Chicago Heights · IL, USA
Orange glowing lights over Chicago Heights, IL
Naperville · IL, USA
Observed a firey orb on a southwest heading out of the northeast during Bolingbrook fireworks show.
Chicago · IL, USA
BEAMS RED THEN FADES TO ORANGE
Chicago · IL, USA
RED/ORANGE ORBS ACCROSS THE NIGHT SKY
Springfield · IL, USA
We were sitting outside when one of the witnesses said look at that flashing light over there.(we were facing south) We all thought it
Aurora · IL, USA
Fireball-like object seen in Aurora, IL
Channahon · IL, USA
3 amber glowing lights crossed the sky silently around 9:25pm. Have video and pics.
Chicago · IL, USA
Observed and photographed five silent stationary discs. Two with red lights underneath and three with white lights.
Bolingbrook · IL, USA
Fiery orb, traveling on SW vector from NE.
Tiskilwa · IL, USA
My camp counselor, some cabin mates, and I saw a “black triangle UFO ”at night at summer camp in Illinois in 2012.
New Lenox · IL, USA
Huge glowing orange sphere over New Lenox IL seen by 4 witnesses
Fox Lake · IL, USA
Slow moving strange red lights over Pistakee Lake.
Aurora · IL, USA
Circular orange fiery object floating 50 meters above the ground spotted in Aurora, IL
Poplar Grove · IL, USA
Reflective triangle flew extremely fast
St. Charles · IL, USA
We all looked north and saw an orange light or spherical object slowly moving across the sky and as it slowed down the light faded and
Montgomery · IL, USA
Saw more than 25 circular red light objects traveling very slowly above boulder hill.
Montgomery · IL, USA
20 or more red/orange lights seen by 2 eyewitnesses over boulder hill in Montgomery Il
Gurnee · IL, USA
Line of Red lights Flying over Gurnee/Waukegan area