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)
Belvidere · IL, USA
Weird shaped unidentified flying object in Belvidere Illinois
Peoria · IL, USA
Bright burnt orange object moving at the speed simular to Space Station but bigger
Rockford · IL, USA
Ball of (green) light.
Omaha · IL, USA
I noticed the craft as it had just passed over Rt 1. i brought my semi to a stop and shut down the engine. the craft was very large,as
Aurora · IL, USA
Unaccountable anomaly in the night sky. Please read.
Sugar Grove · IL, USA
White lights in the clouds over US Rt 30, three separate witnesses, no alternate explanation to be found.
Matteson · IL, USA
A bright blue light all around it and a red light under it., it was not moving for about 10mins after that started moving very slow
New Lenox · IL, USA
Two witnesses watch 30ft disc fall from high altitude in seconds, change axis, stop 30ft over highway, pass slowly and silently between
Baylis · IL, USA
Strange lights and crasing object near Bayliss IL.
Country Club Hills · IL, USA
A saucer seen by 3 peole hat wen very slow,.
Morris · IL, USA
Strange object observed in sky near Dresden Nuclear Station, Illinois
Chicago (Albany Park) · IL, USA
U.F.O. Spotted (Albany Park Chicago) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 2011-10-19
Alsip · IL, USA
They were round in shap moving very fast up and down lights were flashing fast i seen at least four they were poping in and out for abo
Evergreen Park · IL, USA
Light-filled balloon-like objects [15-25]in the eastern sky drifted northward for about 3min.,stopped for 1min, then disappeared.
Fox Lake · IL, USA
About 15 fireballs in the sky, likely chinese lanterns.
Matteson · IL, USA
Triangle formation of 3 Bright White Lights in Sky over matteson IL
Matteson · IL, USA
Triangle Formation of Bright lights in SKY
Machesney Park · IL, USA
Bright orange lights over Machesney Park Illinois
Effingham · IL, USA
My husband and I were sitting in our hot tub and as I looked up I thought, “Wow, that is a large bird flying over us!” I didn’t know w
Rockford · IL, USA
3 red lights in rockford NOT planes!!!
Quincy · IL, USA
Passing from west to east, at approximately 3000 feet altitude, at 19:30 hours on Halloween night, a brilliant, white, oversized, star-
Round lake · IL, USA
2 orange balls of light hovering over a city I HAVE VIDEO !
Batavia · IL, USA
Orangish orb floating in SE sky. Moved off slowly then disappeared.
Ridgway · IL, USA
4 smaller objects went into 1 larger, brighter pulsating object that emitted a bright white light for 30sec
Milstadt · IL, USA
Red Glowing Objects flying in Milstadt September 4th, 2011