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)
Olney · IL, USA
Thought I was star gazing, but found out there were no stars.
Carpentersville · IL, USA
3 slanted white dots sitting there with no movement.
Chicago · IL, USA
I was driving in my car heading west on Belmont street around 5200 west 3100 south and was approaching the intersection of Long and Bel
Gardner · IL, USA
Low flying green blinking sphere
Carrier Mills · IL, USA
Flashing colored light in sky disappears.
Mokena · IL, USA
White/yellow spheres sited in the night sky,
Irving · IL, USA
Stationary triangular pulsing red lights seen in Irving, IL on 05/27/12 at 17:30 hours.
Bartlett · IL, USA
A fireball was seen across the western sky of Bartlett, Il.
Olney · IL, USA
Orb down the road.
Centralia · IL, USA
Bright light, oval shaped craft, went really fast.
Worth · IL, USA
Wierd object in the sky.
Ridgway · IL, USA
This fireball was different than most I have seen.. it was a lot higher in the sky ... but still was too low and slow to be a plane.. (
Melrose Park · IL, USA
I awoke at 4:22 AM, to let my dog out. As I opened my door to let the dog out, I noticed what, at first, I thought was an airplane in
San Jose · IL, USA
Brillant blue oval botton red dome top bright white light back soundless going slowly
Oak Forest · IL, USA
Series of 14 to 20 yellowish flame lights.
Dekalb · IL, USA
Two mysterious hovering changing coloreds lights in dekalb il. ((NUFORC Note: Possible star? PD))
Genoa · IL, USA
It appeared as a triangular molten metal fast moving object, traveling from the south in a straight line.
Seneca · IL, USA
Saw a bright light that was white/blue/green in color while driving down interstate and then it suddenly turns off.
McHenry · IL, USA
Brilliant white light, moving from south to north over McHenry, IL. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of International Space Station. PD))
Lake Villa · IL, USA
Dome-shape aircraft at very low altitude, transparent, blueish color, & had what appeared to be a flickering flame of fire inside
Atkinson (near) · IL, USA
Bright Pulsing light high in the sky Over I-80 around Mile 26 in Illinois
Joliet · IL, USA
Lights in triangle formation, solitary fireball over interstate 55 near Joliet, Illinois
Decatur · IL, USA
Strange lights above decatur ill.
Windsor · IL, USA
Sighting of a UFO traveling over Rural Central Illinois.
Collinsville · IL, USA
Bright orange non-blinking sphere that made no audible sound heading from southwest to northeast.