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NUFORC Report Index for State IL

Link Occurred City State Country Shape Summary Reported Posted Image
Open 02/06/1995 00:00 Bloomington IL USA Two truckers stop trucks, witness 3 "vertical slashes of light" beside highway. Both alarmed. Dramatic sighting. 02/06/1995 11/02/1999
Open 02/16/1995 23:45 Des Plaines IL USA FAA Regional Office calls to confirm multiple sighting reports received on previous evening. 02/17/1995 11/02/1999
Open 02/18/1995 18:00 Warren IL USA Woman w/ kids see 3 "space shuttle" type craft hover, streak. Eject smaller objects (!). Many witnesses. Good rept. 02/18/1995 11/02/1999
Open 02/20/1995 18:00 Warren IL USA 2nd sighting report of 6 strange objects hovering over town. Looked like space shuttle. Many witnesses. 03/08/1995 11/02/1999
Open 03/15/1995 22:40 Collinsville IL USA St. Louis resident calls to describe sighting over IL. Blue-green obj., slow flight, luminous, white tail. 03/16/1995 11/02/1999
Open 03/15/1995 22:32 Litchfield IL USA Young woman, boyfriend witness hovering blue-green object very close. Obj. headed east. Vague confusion after sighting. . 03/17/1995 11/02/1999
Open 04/22/1995 23:49 Oregon IL USA Local police relay rept. from youth, who had reported seeing saucer-shaped obj. w/ dome and marker lights. 04/22/1995 11/02/1999
Open 04/21/1995 23:49 Oregon IL USA Younth & friend witness saucer-shaped obj. w/ dome pass overhead. 2 lights on each side, red in front, strobe behind red. 04/22/1995 11/02/1999
Open 04/25/1995 02:30 Grape Creek IL USA Two youth witness flash in sky, then "vapor trail" streaking down. Witness green strobe, "like lightning," in woods nearby. 04/25/1995 11/02/1999
Open 04/22/1995 00:00 Danville IL USA Woman (77 yrs.) repts. witnessing strange obj. ascending "like jet plane" near Danville airport. Bizarre object. 04/26/1995 11/02/1999
Open 05/15/1995 12:30 W. Chicago IL USA Woman repts. stationary obj. in sky. Looks round, possibly reflecting sunlight. Started moving, then "just disappeared." 05/15/1995 11/02/1999
Open 05/24/1995 21:00 East Aurora IL USA Anonymous male caller repts. very bizarre obj. sighted in sky from Farnsworth (?), IL. (No details). 05/24/1995 11/02/1999
Open 07/07/1995 23:59 Aurora IL USA Man repts. object streaks overhead to SE horizon. 07/08/1995 11/02/1999
Open 07/22/1995 20:00 Springfield IL USA Man & mother report small, glowing, cigar-shaped obj. moving slowly across sky. Accelerated suddenly, streaked off. 07/24/1995 11/02/1999
Open 07/24/1995 22:30 Arlington IL USA Man repts. seeing "whole sky light up." Flash appeared to be from very high up, very bright, stationary, and cast shadows. 07/26/1995 11/02/1999
Open 07/27/1995 01:00 Belleville IL USA Man repts. seeing "silver cylinder" moving in sky. (Facts not complete.) 07/27/1995 11/02/1999
Open 08/19/1995 21:00 Hayworth IL USA Man reports 4 peculiar lights in night sky, which are visible on second night. (Possible stars?) 08/20/1995 11/02/1999
Open 10/15/1995 18:15 Godfrey IL USA Man & 2 sons witness, pursue in car, strange obj. in rural area. Was size, approx. color of moon. Odd shape, haze. "Winked out." 10/17/1995 11/02/1999
Open 11/05/1995 21:45 Champaign IL USA Woman & 9-yr. daughter heard "sirens" then noticed obj. sitting above nearby trees. Looked "like Xmas lights." Followed them. 11/05/1995 11/02/1999
Open 11/05/1995 23:20 Mascoutah IL USA Nurse returning home sees "bright white light shoot over her truck, straight ahead (of her)." Upset. Possible phy. effect on car. 11/06/1995 11/02/1999
Open 12/01/1995 23:40 Orland Park IL USA Man repts. seeing 4-5 very bright, multi-colored lights in southern night sky. Appear to move, but very little. (Twinkling stars?) 12/01/1995 11/02/1999
Open 12/09/1995 18:30 Springfield IL USA IL State Police/Morgan Co. Sher. relayed mult. repts. of peculiar, very brightwhite&blue flashes in sky. Seen by citizens, troopers. 12/10/1995 11/02/1999
Open 12/10/1995 23:00 Jolliet IL USA Man witnesses bright red streak of light travel from W to E in front of his car as he is driving N on highway. 12/12/1995 11/02/1999
Open 03/01/1996 22:15 Bath IL USA Woman, children, neighbors witness "big orange ball of light." Obj. dims, then reappears w/ red blinking light. Moves off fast. 03/02/1996 11/02/1999
Open 01/05/1996 01:30 Round Lake IL USA Woman sees 2 solid red lights move across sky, maneuvering, "mimicking one another." Stop, become green; 1 disappears, then 2nd. 01/11/1996 11/02/1999
Open 01/14/1996 21:00 Collinsville IL USA 01/14/1996 11/03/2005
Open 06/30/1996 22:00 Chicago IL USA Witness reports UFO's over city all week. FAA indicates multiple reports. Closest appeared oval shaped, metallic w/ strobe. 07/01/1996 11/02/1999
Open 05/21/1996 23:58 Charleston IL USA Four youth camping witness big white light, then huge triangular craft w/ 2 red lights on side. Obj. illuminated them with spotlight. 05/22/1996 11/02/1999
Open 12/02/1996 19:00 Sumner IL USA Mother, 2 daughters, rept. 2x large white lights in sky, surrounded by multiple white and blue, smaller lights. 12/11/1996 11/02/1999
Open 09/01/1979 00:05 Rockford/Belvedere (between) IL USA Disk Saw a very large object 1000-1500 ft in diameter having difficulty. Saucer shaped about twice the size of a quarter held at arms lengt 12/07/1996 03/07/1998
Open 02/25/1997 02:00 Crystal Lake IL USA Sphere I was laying on the sofa looking out the window at 2:00am with the Moon and Mars in the sky and all of the sudden I saw an orange-red b 03/04/1997 03/07/1998
Open 08/15/1970 20:00 Seymore/Farmer City/Weldon area IL USA Disk Large Aluminun-colored "Saucer" 03/18/1997 03/07/1998
Open 05/10/1997 04:10 Neoga (6 mi. west) IL USA triangle A 300 TRIANGULAR SHAPED CRAFT, WITH HUNDREDSOF RED DOT LIGHTS, FLEW DIRECTLY OVER HEAD,MAKING NO NOISE, 200 HUNDRED FEET OVER TREE LINE 05/11/1997 01/28/1999
Open 07/04/1997 21:15 Elmwood IL USA Light Unusual object descended from clouds. Not a firework, never came up from the ground. 07/04/1997 09/26/1998
Open 07/04/1997 21:00 Belleville area college IL USA Light while watching fireworks i saw and many otheres saw a bright blue light go over us farly fast and then disappear. every one was wowed 07/07/1997 09/26/1998
Open 07/04/1997 21:00 Belleville IL USA Light WHILE WATCHING MOVIE AT DRIVE-IN THEATER, THE ENTIRE AREA LIT UP FOR SEVERAL SECONDS WITH A BLUE-GREEN LIGHT. 07/08/1997 09/26/1998
Open 07/04/1997 21:45 East Alton IL USA Light We saw a bright blue-green object streak across the southern sky at a great rate of speed,travelling from east to west. 07/08/1997 09/26/1998
Open 07/04/1997 21:40 Collinsville IL USA Light A blue light streaked across the sky at high speed for a couple seconds. It was accompained by a crackling of burning sound. 07/07/1997 09/26/1998
Open 07/04/1997 21:35 Millstadt IL USA Light blue light traveling due west ended in red flash appeared to be close overhead. I think it was space junk or meteor due to similar sigh 07/07/1997 09/26/1998
Open 07/04/1997 21:30 Belleville (3.5 SW of Scott AFB) IL USA Light Royal Blue light moving very fast, east to west almost directly overhead. Small teardrop shape. 07/08/1997 09/26/1998
Open 07/04/1997 22:30 Columbia IL USA Light Neon light blue ball passing east to west across the sky 07/08/1997 09/26/1998
Open 07/04/1997 21:25 Olney IL USA Light Object flashed overhead, bright blue/green 07/08/1997 09/26/1998
Open 07/04/1997 21:35 Fairview Heights IL USA Light A blue light seen overhead moving east to west,very fast.It was not fireworks. 07/08/1997 09/26/1998
Open 07/04/1997 22:00 Dupo IL USA Light Flying object beamed a large blue light across the ground as the object moved from south to north . We were directly in the path of th 07/08/1997 09/26/1998
Open 07/04/1997 22:00 Alton IL USA Light This report is being entered for an aquaintance of mine who told me to contact this sight and inform you. He saw that "blue/green ball 07/09/1997 09/26/1998
Open 07/04/1997 21:45 Millstadt IL USA Light BRIGHT BLUEISH BALL OF LIGHT WITH TAIL, ILLUMINATED A 2000 SQ.FT. AREA FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS. 07/07/1997 09/26/1998
Open 07/05/1997 21:00 Caseyville IL USA Sphere At first I thought it was a firework. But it was to high very high in the sky. I waited for another. Then I thought what was that? It w 07/07/1997 01/28/1999
Open 07/04/1997 21:15 Granite City IL USA Light Fourth of july celebration. 07/08/1997 09/26/1998
Open 07/04/1997 22:00 Old Valmeyer Bottoms-Valmeyer IL USA Teardrop Blue bullet shaped light appeared 200-400ft above ground level. Traveling slightly slower than a meterorite, and lasting approx. 30 se 07/08/1997 09/26/1998
Open 07/04/1997 21:45 Belleville Community College IL USA Light During fire works display the blue object moved in the southern sky from east to west. Most people my have taken it for a miss fired fi 07/08/1997 09/26/1998
Open 07/04/1997 22:00 Granite City (5min.from St.Louis,MO.) IL USA Light A blue-green light moved so fast across the sky I had to turn my head to keep up with it. 07/08/1997 05/14/2002
Open 07/04/1997 21:45 Brighton IL USA Light While shooting fireworks, saw a bright blue object move horizontilly from east to west across the field in the back of the house. 07/08/1997 09/26/1998
Open 07/04/1997 21:45 Lenzburg IL USA Light Blue ball moving east to west lasting 3 -5 seconds then disappearing. Lit up surrounding area. 07/11/1997 05/14/2002
Open 03/06/1996 19:00 Frankfort IL USA Other Object was 50 ft. across the bottom, dome on the top, red, green, and blue lights on the sides; around 150 approx. off the ground. 07/12/1997 01/28/1999
Open 07/04/1997 22:45 Freeburg (outside of) IL USA Light Blue light going from the east to the west very fast, no sound thought it was fireworks at the time.. After talking to everyone at the 07/13/1997 09/26/1998
Open 12/13/1996 20:00 Karnak IL USA Cylinder At about 8:00 at night I was sitting outside staring at the stars when I saw a streak of green light followed by an explosion.Right bef 07/14/1997 01/28/1999
Open 07/24/1997 21:45 Murphysboro IL USA Cylinder The witnessed reported to me she saw a irradescent,green,cylindar object move horizontal across the sky going South to North. She first 07/27/1997 09/26/1998
Open 08/12/1997 23:30 Fultz IL USA rectangle REDDISH RECTANGLE HOVERING IN WOODER AREA WITH LOW TO MID LOW RANGE PITCH SOUNDS 08/13/1997 01/28/1999
Open 09/15/1997 21:00 Chicago IL USA Light Large green flash of light (probably 2 miles wide*1 mile high) right after the MIR & the spaceshuttle disconnected. Lasted about .5 of 11/03/1997 06/02/1998
Open 11/20/1997 02:00 Chicago IL USA Other A couple friends and i witnessed a possible ufo sighting at about 2 am. In the northeast quadrant we saw a bright white object tht ca 11/20/1997 01/11/2002
Open 09/19/1997 05:40 Orland Park IL USA Rectangle When pulling out of my driveway headed north I noticed a stationary bright white light above the west horizon which suddenly sped off t 12/02/1997 06/02/1998
Open 12/19/1995 15:20 Joliet IL USA Oval 2 objects seen in clear sky hovering. seen while driving E on US 30. Object 1 appeared to 'float' around object 2. Glint from top of on 02/01/1998 03/07/1998
Open 06/05/1995 20:00 Aurora (outside) IL USA Triangle TRIANGULAR SHAPED OBJECT MOVING TOWARDS ME THINKING IT IS A AIRPLANE I WAS LOOKING TO GET A GOOD LOOK IT WAS VERY LOW HEARD NO SOUND FL 02/08/1998 01/28/1999
Open 07/15/1995 23:30 Carthage IL USA Light Light in the sky that moved unusually and flashed. What I saw lasted approximately 2 minutes and in no way could it have been an aircr 03/08/1998 01/28/1999
Open 04/15/1991 00:00 Scott A.F.B. IL USA Triangle Observed 1 object moving app. 200 kts., traveling east to west, altitude app. 3000 ft. 03/12/1998 01/28/1999
Open 07/09/1989 20:20 Beardstown IL USA Circle seen 2 gold circular shaped lights in northeast region of sky. The first light slowly dimmed out, and then a second gold light jus 03/27/1998 01/28/1999
Open 04/05/1998 23:35 Channahon (near Joliet) IL USA Triangle I saw these three Lights in the sky, as the came closer, the stopped, hovered, rotated, and then began to move towards me. I sped off, 04/05/1998 01/28/1999
Open 04/24/1998 00:25 Bedford Park IL USA Fireball A glowing green sphere, with a white rectangular light behind it, emerged and then streaked westwardly. As it streaked it slightly gre 04/25/1998 01/28/1999
Open 04/14/1998 21:30 Texico IL USA Other a boomerang shaped flying object with numerous lights was seen hovering 04/28/1998 01/28/1999
Open 04/18/1998 21:30 Glenview IL USA Triangle We were watching a movie when one of my freind saw something out of the window. he called all of us over to look at it. A couple days l 04/29/1998 01/28/1999
Open 04/25/1998 21:00 Manito (outside of) IL USA Formation 3 circular shaped ufos changing formation more than 4 times 05/04/1998 01/28/1999
Open 05/06/1998 23:30 Manito (2 miles north of) IL USA Triangle 2 unknown flying objects moving, far too complex for a plane. There is no area around where missles would be launched 05/07/1998 08/05/2001
Open 05/11/1998 22:12 South Holland IL USA Disk 4 disk shaped objects traveling in a NNE direction.Emiting no sound and appearing to change course to ENE after reaching Lake Michigan. 05/11/1998 01/28/1999
Open 05/10/1998 21:30 Carpentersville IL USA Circle Bright round object in sky 05/13/1998 09/19/2002
Open 05/12/1998 21:00 Chebanse IL USA Disk Last night we had severe thunderstorms. I was 7 or 8 minutes from home and out in the country. To my right up in the clouds I thought I 05/13/1998 01/28/1999
Open 06/21/1992 05:00 Mt.Vernon IL USA Egg I was driving down route 15 ,when i noticed the craft resting on the ground It was about 200 yards away. 05/24/1998 01/28/1999
Open 05/30/1998 01:40 Woodstock IL USA Cigar I looked up in the sky and saw a green luminous cigar shaped craft. Right when I saw it it took off . A few seconds latr it came bac 05/31/1998 06/18/1998
Open 08/01/1964 09:30 Chicago IL USA Formation The event was exactly the same as reported last year 1997 over the city of Arizona. There were 5 circular lights hovering over the hous 06/03/1998 06/18/1998
Open 08/21/1998 21:00 Mt Sterling IL USA Light 8/21-8/27 Approx. 50 lights in south sky moving up & down, & side to side. 09/23/1998 01/28/1999
Open Libertyville IL USA Sphere I was a young boy, perhaps twelve or so. My friends and I were playing in the steet, a game that we called frisbee football. Anyway, I 06/25/1998 01/28/1999
Open 05/15/1998 00:00 S. Beloit IL USA Circle IT LOOKED LIKE A REG STAR,WHEN I STARTED TO LOOK AT IT FOR MAYBE 1 MIN. OR SO IT GOT VERY BRITE VERY HOT WHITE THEN IT SEEMED TO GO UP 07/02/1998 01/28/1999
Open 10/12/1997 22:30 Chicago IL USA Light Me and my friend were driving back from a Cubs game and we saw a red light in the sky it was moving very fast, then stopped, went back 07/03/1998 09/19/2002
Open 07/05/1998 00:34 Round Lake Beach, Illinois IL USA Light Two brighter than star objects first observed at zenith; appeared that one was "chasing" or following the second which was, at times,zi 07/05/1998 11/21/1998
Open 07/11/1998 22:43 Franklin Park (60131) IL USA Circle Yellow circle in northeast sky moving northward 07/12/1998 11/21/1998
Open 07/11/1998 22:20 Chicago IL USA Light Series of star-like points, approximate visual magnitude +3, shifting positions among each other, but as a group moving uniformly in a 07/13/1998 11/21/1998
Open 08/04/1996 07:00 Knoxville IL USA Oval Taking pictures of hayfields to paint.Object was not seen until film was developed. 07/19/1998 01/28/1999
Open 07/20/1998 02:00 Tinley Park/I-57 (Between, on I 80) IL USA Light It looked like two strobe lights flying together 07/20/1998 11/21/1998
Open 08/13/1998 04:13 Belvidere (5 miles north of) IL USA Flash Large blue flash and con trail similar to meteor, however with a evenly split blue tail. And a con trail that sustained for approximate 08/13/1998 08/05/2001
Open 10/01/1998 21:02 Mt Sterling IL USA Formation 3 orange fireballs in triangle formation - 1 triangle shaped craft without sound. 10/02/1998 11/01/1998
Open 08/20/1998 22:00 Rushville IL USA Unknown TWO BRIGHT ORANGE LIGHTS SIDE BY SIDE AND TWO BRIGHT YELLOW LIGHTS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THEM 10/08/1998 11/01/1998
Open 10/18/1998 09:30 Jacksonville IL USA Light First one appeared in the eastern sky and moved slowly south, about 10 minutes later another light appeared in the same spot the first 10/19/1998 11/01/1998
Open 10/10/1998 13:15 Elgin IL USA Cylinder While looking up at sky I noticed a bright light hovering above the sky. then I noticed a jet airliner traveling in the same area and I 10/10/1998 11/01/1998
Open 10/01/1998 21:15 Ipava IL USA Triangle An object which resmbled car headlights in the sky was spotted to SW. A discernable craft flew directly overhead and proceeded to disa 10/12/1998 11/01/1998
Open 10/03/1998 14:30 Carbondale IL USA Changing a Black object not moving. It was about 1500-2000 feet in altitude, and about the size of a gumball held at arms length. 10/16/1998 11/01/1998
Open 10/16/1998 21:55 Carbondale IL USA Sphere I saw a spherical object at a distance. It had a slight green glow. It just appeared, then took off in a northeast direction very qui 10/17/1998 11/01/1998
Open 10/23/1998 00:00 Chicago (O'hare Airport) IL USA Teardrop I was on patrol I looked up in the sky at the little dipper & at the bottom left of it inbetween a star to the left bottom was a very b 10/29/1998 11/01/1998
Open 10/28/1998 23:50 Chicago (SW sky over Lake Michigan) IL USA Oval Lying in bed I noticed a bright ball in the sky that rapidly changed colors from red to blue to white. After realizing that it hadn't 10/29/1998 09/19/2002
Open 10/15/1971 20:30 Tinley Park IL USA Disk Saw a disc shaped craft with 3 lights 10/31/1998 11/01/1998
Open 09/15/1998 20:15 Hodgkins IL USA Sphere What I saw was purely unexpected, the sun had just set and I was sitting in my car when I noticed one plane being followed by what look 11/07/1998 11/19/1998
Open 08/01/1996 17:45 Granite City IL USA Sphere We saw somthing in the sky that resembled sky writer plane @ first, but then turned into a pulsating ball. 11/13/1998 11/19/1998
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