UFO sightings in Chicago, Illinois
There are 13 civilian UFO sighting reports from Chicago, Illinois in the NUFORC data on this site, dated 1962 to 2012. That is 9% of the 147 reports from Illinois, more than any other place in the state. The busiest year was 2012, with 2 reports. The shapes witnesses reported most were orb (6) and disc (2).
Sighting reports from Chicago
All 13 reports, newest first.
- 27 Oct 2012 · 17:30Orb· 2 min
Bright Light @ Great Speed
Show on map - 12 Oct 2012 · 04:10Other· 2 h
UFO’s spotted in Chicago in the early morning on 10/12/12.
Show on map - 21 Oct 2007 · 20:00Orb· 10 s
On October 21, 2007 I observed 2 UFO's in Chicago's northern suburbs at 8p.m..
Show on map - 17 Oct 2007 · 20:00Other· 5 s
Oversized jet fastest thing i ever seen no noise at all
Show on map - 16 Oct 2005 · 02:20Orb· 30 min
Multicolored strange object over Chicago. ((NUFORC Note: Possible twinkling star. PD))
Show on map - 2 Oct 2005 · 04:00Orb· 4 min
I saw a red lite moving accross the sky very slowly and totally silent.
Show on map - 20 Oct 2003 · 16:45Disc· 1 min
Standing on my backporch I saw a disklike object gliding slowly through the air
Show on map - 13 Oct 2002 · 18:20Orb· 10 s
fireball in Chgo. western skies
Show on map - 14 Oct 2001 · 03:30Other· 15 min
Brightly lit, digital-moving flying fish-shaped object with a crest of white-yellow fire emitting from its tail.
Show on map - 26 Oct 1999 · 22:15Other· 3 min
In a suburb of Chicago-Driving north on Harlem Ave I saw a huge object. There were very bright lights around the bottom and a large bri
Show on map - 28 Oct 1998 · 23:50Disc· 45 min
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
Show on map - 12 Oct 1997 · 22:30Orb· 5 min
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
Show on map - 15 Oct 1962 · 22:30Other· 10 s
SITTING IN AVALON PARK ON A FALL NIGHT AT APP.1030 PM I SAW A METALIC OBJECT TRAVELING FROM E TO W I DIDNT GIVE IT MUCH THOUGHT BUT IT
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Where these reports come from
Reports are from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) public database: what members of the public said they saw, in their own words. Nobody has checked them, and most sightings have ordinary explanations.