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)
Barrington · IL, USA
orange spheres vivble at dusk
Elgin · IL, USA
Four orange/reddish objects seen and video taped
Elmhurst · IL, USA
4 unidentified objects appeared in night sky in a formation of a "Y" hovering for several minutes.
Chicago · IL, USA
ufo in fireworks display
Lombard · IL, USA
light in the sky over lombard on 7/4 coming from the east
Hawthorn Woods · IL, USA
Glowing orange craft seen over Hawthorn Woods, IL on 07-04-08 at 23:35
New Lenox · IL, USA
Red -Orange object in early evening sky
Ottawa · IL, USA
We seen two white coma shaped smudges in sky followed by two dirty orange lights hovering.
Park Ridge · IL, USA
((HOAX??)) It looked like lightening in a huge circular sphere.
Chicago · IL, USA
Flashing white light was traveling across the sky from south to north, at an incredible speed, and gone within seconds.
Lansing · IL, USA
Meteor objects leading toward formation of triangle lights.
Glenview · IL, USA
4 SLOW ASCENDING OBJECTS HEADING EAST WITH RED FLAMES
Chicago · IL, USA
One of them seemed to fade away
Naperville · IL, USA
Large flying triange with Squared off tips made humming noise in the clear early morning sky.
Aurora · IL, USA
I was sitting in my loft when I noticed an amber colored orb floating about 6 miles away. It was sort of pulsating, and then it suddenl
Park Ridge · IL, USA
((HOAX??)) Orb shot a beam into my face.
Chicago · IL, USA
it was right over my house and i was haveing a sleep over i dont know how many people there were out side thogh i saw it from outside m
Chicago · IL, USA
Fighter Jet over Chicago
Northlake · IL, USA
Possible UFO, around commercial Jet plane
Belleville · IL, USA
Brite White Light in Southwest Sky Near STL.
Machedney Park · IL, USA
Bright light on ground level doing impossible manuevers-then triangular low flying aircraft -3 white lights flys over house-NO NOISE
Park Ridge · IL, USA
((HOAX??)) It was a very large and extremely bright white orb moving slowly in a SW direction slightly southeast of O'Hare Airport.
Mundelein · IL, USA
bright light, over the North suburbs of Chicago
Dorsey · IL, USA
Bright light crosses sky, hovers, then shoots off into the sky, disappearing in 2-3 seconds.
Peotone · IL, USA
Bright light got dimmer, emitted another light, both faded out.