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)
Lemont · IL, USA
Brightly lit craft hovers above tree line, moves off into distance
Chicago · IL, USA
fast moving bright orange light seen flying through sky in chicago then suddently dimmed and vanished
Chicago · IL, USA
Bright, Oval, Slow Moving, Single-Aircraft with blinking colorful lights hovering over Chicago, IL 10:30PM 6/19/2011
Moline · IL, USA
The UFO I saw was near an airport, Quad Cities International Airport to be exact, so the craft I saw may just be a normal plane or Je
Crystal Lake · IL, USA
Didn't know this Object was in the clouds till I got home and looked at the picture. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Quincy · IL, USA
Seven unusual objects passed over Quincy Illinois observed by four people two of them experienced pilots.
Rockford · IL, USA
Very large object glides across opening in clouds for a brief view.
Antioch · IL, USA
((HOAX??)) A lighted boomerang shaped object in the sky.
Lemont · IL, USA
Very bright light in heavily travelled airspace. ((NUFORC Note: Could not have been ISS at 23:00 hrs.. PD))
Harvard · IL, USA
two bright stationary lights one dim light originating from bright light moving away then fading.
Chicago · IL, USA
lightning was behind a cloud and this tear drop shaped bright light with a dark spot in the middle was in the dark in front of the clou
Salem · IL, USA
MY SON AND GRANDSON WHO LIVE 4 BLOCKS SOUTH OF ME WERE OUTSIDE ON THEIR POOL DECK.THE CALLED ME AT 9:48PM AND REPORTED SEEING A LAR
Schaumburg · IL, USA
Three small spheres come together to create the shape of a triangle
Riverwoods · IL, USA
May 2nd 2011 UFO sightings
Naperville · IL, USA
Clear sky, Highly reflective Round Object leaking fluid or vapor.
West Chicago · IL, USA
white light zigzagged, came down, went up, headed north until out of sight
Chester · IL, USA
Noiseless triangular craft I have very detailed sighting
Chicago · IL, USA
flying objects near chicago o'hare air port (footage capture)
Bolingbrook · IL, USA
Red fireballs
Manteno · IL, USA
Bright red Orbs, hovered and disepeared during storm
Manteno · IL, USA
Dancing Lights in the NE sky, 3 bobbed up while 3 bobbed down. stayed in complete line. after 10minutes i could not see them anymore
East Dundee · IL, USA
fireball hovering hovering over east dundee
Lake Bluff · IL, USA
Intense Streak of Light Traveling North of Chicago
Highland Park · IL, USA
4 square lighted windows in the sky-stationary- above the tree line.
Lake Zurich · IL, USA
Triangle of light in sky over Lake County, IL.