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)
Rockford · IL, USA
Bright orange object seen over Rockford, IL, many witnesses.
Volo · IL, USA
orange fireball with a strange shape craft in the middle base height of cloud ceiling was 7,000 ft and 8,500 ft overcast object was mov
Volo · IL, USA
I saw an orange fireball in the sky that looked like a sphere with two blades one on front and one in back
Rockford · IL, USA
I was with a few friends outside of a friend's house in their driveway at about 11:00 pm. While socializing, I saw what I thought to be
Rockford · IL, USA
Small, fast, bright, silent UFO streaks across Rockford sky at super speed, disappears into cloud
Mokena · IL, USA
Steady Red/Orange light very bright until it went into cloud cover and faded from view
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
Maybe Nasa Missle Launch or we have an orange Chariot
Plainfield · IL, USA
While outside in my backyard tending a fire pit while seated, facing south my 8 year old son facing north pointed up in the sky just ov
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
Two round orange with white flaming lights on top
Morton · IL, USA
On 9/12/2011 around 2:30 AM I was half sleep when I heard a weird humming noise outside. I woke up and went outside to see what it was
Belleville · IL, USA
a quick moving fire ball in the sky.
Quincy · IL, USA
We stopped by the park by near the river eating arby,s and we noticed that one star was out just one then we noticed it wasnt a star it
Glenarm · IL, USA
For the past few weeks I have observed a star in the sky that appeared to be changing colors. ((NUFORC Note: Sirius. PD))
Glenarm · IL, USA
Shape changing star explodes into a beautiful rainbow, and returns to original shape
Bartlett · IL, USA
Red disk shaped UFO over bartlett Illinois
Naperville · IL, USA
Me and my wife were traveling north on rt 59 when I happened to look up I saw 15 to 20 red lights in the sky. Two formations looked lik
Girard · IL, USA
A set of bright orange lights in the sky
Lake in the Hills · IL, USA
Strange glowing orange orb UFO lights northwest Chicago il
Crete · IL, USA
52 yr. old woman saw 6 lights in field in crete illinois. kids with flashlights?
Round Lake Beach · IL, USA
I Saw two bright spherical amber colored objects, one floating above the other. Both objects were stationary.
Ottawa · IL, USA
line of 15-20 reddish orange "fireballs" flying above tree line
Glenarm · IL, USA
Corkscrew chemtrail in air from unknown object
Kappa · IL, USA
2 lighted boomerang shaped flying objects seen neat El Paso Illinois
Christopher · IL, USA
Spotted a green light in the sky moving south to northwest, no trail very fast over my home to the horizon in a down direction as if to
Wheeling · IL, USA
2 militar aircraft chasing 2 ufos for 30 minutes