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)
Normal · IL, USA
Tonight 02/05/2012 at around 11:20 pm, I saw and called someone else out to see a light that seemed to be hovering, spinning, we could
Hoskins · IL, USA
I was in hoskins and UFO was flying near 294 expressway
Carpentersville · IL, USA
Unlit Triangular Flying Object in Night Sky
Glenarm · IL, USA
Red/whi/blu diamon shaped disc hovers over Glenarm, Illinois
Arlington Heights · IL, USA
3 black triangles flying very quickly northwest over Arlington Heights
Streamwood · IL, USA
Object was first seen over the tree line coming down Schaumburg Rd before crossing barrington rd. The light was mostly bright blue with
Vienna · IL, USA
Bright light that began to dim, it was rotating and flashing orange, yellow and red colors then picked up speed and it was gone.
Tinley Park · IL, USA
Array of lights over Tinley Park, IL. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of star or planet, we suspect. PD))
Highwood · IL, USA
Flying Disk North of Chicago
Hinsdale · IL, USA
Lower than an airplane could fly, was a silver disk/saucer with orange lights moving very, very slowly across the cloudy dark sky.
Chicago · IL, USA
Low flying brown rectangular object
Chicago · IL, USA
Red Flying object over lake shore Dr, Chicago, IL
Beardstown · IL, USA
There was a triangular shape with three red/orange lights hovering over Beardstown on the west end, seemed to be moving very slow, no s
Oswego · IL, USA
Oswego, IL lights in sky, possible disc
Marengo · IL, USA
6-10 lights moving in the distance
Gardner · IL, USA
Unexplained bliking lights in Illinois.
Ingleside · IL, USA
Jupiter-like Object Shrinks Down and Disappears. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of ISS?? PD))
Athens · IL, USA
Triangular UFO turns into 2.
Collinsville · IL, USA
Object in the sky not moving, changing light colors from red, blue and pink. Numerous sides.
Texas City · IL, USA
Sitting out by a bonfire in an area near a hwy and inter-county bike trail, a few friends and I observed 4 low flying fireball craft.
Westchester · IL, USA
Bbrightly lit rectangle in the sky!
Murphysboro · IL, USA
Pinkish light zig zags in sky.
Kankakee · IL, USA
Me and friend see a meteor-like UFO in the sky.
Murphysboro · IL, USA
At 6:22 pm Me and my friend where standing out side looking at the planet x that is close by then I spotted a very bright light that ca
Sterling · IL, USA
5 orange and red flashing lights flying west in a formation