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)
Payson · IL, USA
MADAR Node 97
Sycamore · IL, USA
I was driving home from my sisters around 11:30pm at night Wednesday, Aug 5th 2020. About a mile from home I noticed a bright object in
Iuka · IL, USA
Translucent metallic sphere full of color
Lockport/Romeoville · IL, USA
I was doing food delievry late at night to Lockport,IL from Romeoville at a little after 2am and I saw a string of lights low in the sk
Mundelein · IL, USA
Black shimmering triangular Object flying north to south slowly. Then slowly flew straight up until disappearing.
ALSIP · IL, USA
White cylinder object no wings, no means of propulsion, no sound, flying South 1000 feet in air, rapidly accelerates and is gone
Payson · IL, USA
MADAR Node 97
Alton · IL, USA
Five (5) individual craft/lights, blinking green and steady red, high pitched whine faintly heard, east to west movement over Missouri
Northbrook · IL, USA
MADAR Node 98
Tinley Park · IL, USA
We went out in back yard with dogs and my sister asked if I seen the red light? I saw the red orb come over the tree in my back yard, I
Chicago · IL, USA
I was leaving a friends home in the Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago and happened to be looking up and witnessed a bright green ligh
Morton Grove · IL, USA
Bright red light over North suburbs of Chicago.
Northbrook · IL, USA
MADAR Node 98
Payson · IL, USA
Just a few deg S of the sun, which was sitting on the horizon and at about 30 degrees angle above the horizon,
Payson · IL, USA
MADAR Node 97
Belvedere · IL, USA
I was driving and saw a circular dark disk-like aircraft with multiple lights on the underside. It was flying low and looked like it wa
Sycamore · IL, USA
Not that well versed in use of computer. I could send a very detailed description in an e-mail. A ufo was reported that same night in B
Holiday Shores · IL, USA
On my way home from work I happened to look up and seen a Triangle shaped object with 1 red light and 4 white blinking lights.I started
Galesburg · IL, USA
Something really freaky has been happening to me and my girlfriend. There's a pretty large lake hearing Galesburg. We like to go on wal
Peoria · IL, USA
Multicolored flashing moving light in sky
Naperville · IL, USA
July 3, 2020: Moving object in morning sky. Link to photo included.
Plainfield · IL, USA
I was sitting in my backyard the night of July 4th watching fireworks. I saw a red light above my head at first I thought it was a dron
Plainfield · IL, USA
Unbelievable fireworks in the heavens multiple orbs spotted, extensive video photos several witnesses
Greenville · IL, USA
((HOAX??)) Craft moved across the Southwest night sky in southern Illinois. ((NUFORC Note: We question the measurements. PD))
Chicato · IL, USA
Redish/Orange orbes with phone camera footage in Chicago from a rooftop during 4th of July.