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Sightings
Witness reports, held as-reported. Each entry keeps its source, its coordinates where the record has them, and its place in the larger pattern.
3,749 entries
July 19, 2021 · 10:25 PM · LIGHT
Calumet Park, IL
As a normal airplane passed by my window, I noticed there was something else hovering in the sky. It seemwd much higher up than the plane. I couldn't see the body of the vehicle. I only saw two red lights hovering at very high altitude. It would appear to hover in one place for 10 or more seconds at a time. Then it would move laterally very smoothly and very quickly,before pausing again and staying in one place. After it did this a few times, it turned on a bright white light, and repeated similar movements. Then it turned the white light off and the two red lights returned.This cycle repeated, with the object moving east and west a few times, and also north and south. After watching it for about 3 minutes, the object with its two red lights, seemed to descend somewhere directly to the north.
July 12, 2021 · 9:40 AM · OTHER
Alton, IL
I was looking at the moon we had that night and as I looked down to the pictures I took I seen something I didn't see in the sky nor in the second pic I took right after,looks to be a very bright green one and a few to be more invisible near the moon and another small green one maybe off to the right of the first picture!
July 4, 2021 · 10:00 PM · CIRCLE
Decatur, IL
Sighting Description: round, orange glow, floating or gliding, object appeared to have a halo of light around it. It moved fairly slow at first and had absolutely no sound at all to it. We watched for approximately 60 seconds maybe a little more. At first the object seemed to move as if it was getting closer and then it seemed move a little further away. Suddenly it appeared to shift up and vanished into thin air no trace at all. I attempt to take a video of it but had a difficult time keeping it in the view of my camera. Object appeared to have light all the way around it. It didn’t seem very high at first and continued to climb. we were on a bike trail in the woods it was very dark. I understand it was the 4th of July but this without a doubt NOT a firework. Weather conditions: Dark, good clear weather, stars visible, no clouds, dry and humid.
July 4, 2021 · 9:47 PM · LIGHT
Crystal Lake, IL
I witnessed a bright light zoom quickly from the west that stopped perfectly stationary over Crystal Lake IL during the fireworks show on July 4th 2021. It moved away quickly when the airforce jets came near it and then it moved quickly away super fast to the west and was out of sight then.at first I thought it was a helicopter. it disappeared superfast and I saw this. I have a phone video. Then a double red-light UFO was overhead to my right above the trees that moved rapidly and then zoomed quickly away within the next 5 minutes as I recorded this sighting too.2
June 19, 2021 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
Wonder Lake, IL
Object was moving very fast until it disappeared. Over 60k feet
June 19, 2021 · 7:00 PM · SPHERE
Chicago, IL
My husband and I were laying in the grass at Palmer Square in Logan Square, Chicago IL and could see strange objects, slowly floating through the sky. They were very far away. They followed one after another about 1 or 2 minutes apart at a steady pace. We saw about 6 of them before we had to leave. All following the exact same pattern. They looked like shiny, upright ovals, with what seemed to be an orb or light around them. They were so far away that we were unable to see any other detail.
June 14, 2021 · 1:15 PM · TRIANGLE
Tiskilwa, IL
Took friend and kids down to the “jumping bridge in Tiskilwa. Around 115pm I noticed a circle/octagon shape way up. Then noticed it separated and performed maneuvers that defied the laws of physics. At one point one of the objects stops and cuts 90 degrees fast. Slowed video down and in upper left corner you can see the tic tac as well as several orbs flying by very fast. There were quite a few of us that witnessed it.
June 11, 2021 · 10:15 PM · UNKNOWN
Huntley, IL
Seen from backyard of my house Object above neighbors house 20 meters up Assumed frame or solid structure/fuselage of object but exact shape unable to determine Consisted of a series of roundish lights that had to be connected to a platform that was not seeable because of the lights around it. Object was supposedly round but could have been any shape Size approx of a minivan or moving van. Guess: Height 4 meters Width 8 meters Lights arranged around a central platform - assumed Some lights moved up from facing the ground to facing 90 degrees from previous facing so that object showed multiple lights around it, each light about the size of 72" TV screen; almost the size of large landing lights on 777 8 light "fixtures" assumed because of their mechanical smooth operation of flipping up from facing down Blue Green Red White Object rotated several times Object stopped rotating when green lights where at the "rear" Object then moved without any wind or noise generated toward an open field then shot strait up until size and sight were lost Followed object from its location above neighbor house to my street - I went through the house to continue watching could not grab phone fast enough so no pictures Before object moved off from the backyard and over neighbors house, I put my arms out and said loudly to it "Guys.. what are you doing??" I said this because I assumed it was a terrestrial object even though the lights were of LED insane brightness. Suspicion: Never before recorded UAP Why: Witness (me) is UFO enthusiast with many reputable books and research on the subject Background: Aviation technical writer and metals machinist Also: extreme clear skies (vis 100 miles) Do not remember seeing moon, likely no moon Unsure of date; might be a summer earlier perhaps even before covid. Why the late report? took this long to find this site to make the report. I personally with all my travel and machine experience cannot explain what kind of craft it could have been. No rotors no tail no wings. Object speed: greater than 80mph. Vertical speed almost same but likely greater
June 9, 2021 · 12:21 PM · CIGAR
Tower Hill, IL
Was driving my work truck to Herrick IL from Tower Hill IL on 900e road when i observed the object it stood out because it was moving faster than the storm clouds, i stopped my truck temporarily to take the picture.
May 30, 2021 · 12:30 PM · SPHERE
Des Plaines, IL
I noticed an orange light in the sky, so I stepped outside to get a better look and to see if I would hear helicopter or an airplane engine, but it was silent. As it traveled over my head I noticed another stationary orange orb through the tree top blinking. I of course didn't have my phone to capture it on video. As it traveled I lost sight of it over our roof, so I ran to my back door because I was sure I would see it still moving through the night sky, but it was unfortunately gone, so ran ack to where I initially witnessed it and the stationary one was gone and I have been baffled with what I saw. I am very familiar with commercial and military craft. What I saw was not a traditional aircraft. It was completely silent and did not have any flashing indicator lights. I will keep watching the night sky in hopes of witnessing it again.
May 29, 2021 · 2:45 PM · CHANGING
Bolingbrook, IL
I saw a strange multi-colored daylight orb while I was driving. It looked like a silver orb and it was tumbling but then lights flickered brightly as it turned around over and over. Each time it rotated some bright lights flashed. At first I thought it was balloons but then I saw the lights and could see they weren't sun reflections.
May 26, 2021 · 9:45 PM · FORMATION
St Charles, IL
I was watching for satellites when I noticed what I thought was a jet stream and when I looked at it with my binoculars I saw a straight line of small lights {solid not flashing}. They were tightly spaced but there were spaces in some spots of the line. The center light seemed to be the brightest. It was traveling from the NW to the SE. Example below ... ....... .......;....... ......
May 25, 2021 · 7:00 PM · OTHER
Chicago, IL
i was flying my drone at 1000 feet....i looked up at my drone and these 2 black squares flew right across the sky and over my drone, i couldnt document it because my phone was installed with my drone remote, these black squares were moving at "airplane" speed, they were in a single file line formation and were in perfect sync, i dont know what it is that i saw, but i know i saw these two black squares perfectly with my "sober" eyes crazy!
May 24, 2021 · 11:00 PM · RECTANGLE
Chicago, IL
It was a large object with neon bright blue and white light that moved very fast then got smaller like it disappeared into the sky. Almost like watching a firework disappear but instead of falling it went up and disappeared
May 22, 2021 · 10:20 PM · FORMATION
Chicago, IL
Objects going in formation. At first we thought planes but then realized some were going too close to each other. They were in a perfect line about 15 of them. About 3 came the opposite way. We saw a shooting star shortly after so could have been a shower but found weird how perfect in a line they were.
May 22, 2021 · 10:15 PM · LIGHT
Bolingbrook, IL
My husband and I were sitting outside when I noticed lights, that looked like stars, moving in a straight line formation spaced out evenly like in a parade line. Was about 50 of them.
May 22, 2021 · 10:15 PM · LIGHT
Chicago, IL
Spotted with two others from my balcony in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago. We live under an O’Hare flight path so planes are a common sight, but this was completely different. At about 10:15 pm CDT on May 22, 2021, we observed a single-file line of equally-spaced tiny, white, unblinking lights traveling NE. They looked like tiny individual pixels in the sky – no discernable shape other than individual dots/squares. There were probably 50 of them or so and the entire sighting lasted about 10 minutes. Another onlooker described them as moving stars. Seems plausible that it was a line of aircraft flying exceptionally high and in formation. We checked flightradar24 as it was happening but didn’t see anything besides low-flying aircraft flying west on their O’Hare approach (which were also visible).
May 22, 2021 · 10:11 PM · LIGHT
Morris, IL
We have an app to see the ISS and we just started looking up at the sky watching the ISS, and one person noticed a line of lights traveling at a very high altitude all in a straight line and spaced evenly apart from each other. They were traveling northeastward. Tried to make a video but they were to high and clarity was horrible from a cell phone.
May 7, 2021 · 9:45 PM · DISK
Decatur, IL
Saw disc with lights rotating like:::::: "·· ·· ·· ··" then in "··· ··· ··· ···" back down to 2, then 1, and gone. Just vanished. You could tell it was spinning like the starship ride you see at the state fairs.
May 6, 2021 · 9:45 PM · LIGHT
Metropolis, IL
I was taking the trash out and I look up and saw a line, literally a straight line of lights not flashing and all moving at the same speed. • ••• ••• • This is what I saw moving across the sky
May 1, 2021 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
Crest Hill, IL
witnessed a very bright object shoot quickly across the middle of evening sky moving from southeast to northwest. Too high for a jet, not a shooting star. Not a satellite as they move west to east
May 1, 2021 · 6:20 PM · FORMATION
Chicago, IL
My wife and I were sitting on the grass in the park overlooking the water of Lake Michigan at Montrose Harbor facing East. The sky was fairly clear. Some clouds in the distance. We are familiar with the area. There is considerable air traffic into O'Hare airport. We saw three spherical silver shining orbs in formation traveling West to East below the typical airplane flight path elevation. They were traveling quite faster than typical commercial aircraft. I pointed them out to my wife. She saw them as well. They disappeared into the distant cloud formation to the east. This happened approximately 6:20 p.m. on May 1, 2021. Weather was clear and sunny. Approximately 3 to 5 minutes after we observed this event, I saw another single spherical silver shining object traveling in the same direction. This object was just as fast as the others. There was no sound coming from the objects. The formation they held and speed was incredible.
April 20, 2021 · 9:15 PM · CHANGING
Countryside, IL
I was driving home from Michigan and on the phone with a friend... As I was pulling into my driveway which heads east I noticed how beautiful the moon looked with what I thought was Mars next to it. It was a beautiful red next to the moon. And I commented to my friend "are you a moon person? You have to go outside and check out MEs next to it tonight. (It was a beautiful clear night) she was already in bed and didn't want to go outside in pajamas) as I got out of my car I stood in my driveway looking up while still on the phone talking about how cool it looked. And then it moved.... I said oh my God it just moved what is that? It moved just a short distance to the point I questioned if it had actually moved... Then it moved again... And then.... It split into two red "planets"... I said it just split!!! Now there is two! Then as fast as it split...(the both kind of moved back and forth)it went back into one red planet then.... Went black in ! the shape of a hexagon, I could barely still make it out.. then shot to the east at crazy speed. From the Tim it moved to going away was a short period of time I can't say exactly how long.. I just stood in my driveway with my jaw dropped on the phone with my friend saying "what the "fish" did I just see!". The next day I searched for any artical about it. Nothing. I search what do drone look like at night... Nothing like what I saw. And I can't get it out of my head now.
April 15, 2021 · 8:00 PM · RECTANGLE
St. Charles, IL
I saw a crescent moon over Meijer grocery store, as I was exiting a Starbucks on the opposite side of the same parking lot. I gave my daughter, who was in my car her beverage and closed her door. She was facing Starbucks. I took a photo of the moon over Meijer grocery store and part of my car and Meijer are in one photo. I took a second photo of the moon and I did notice lights in the sky flying, but I did not look too closely. I assumed that they were planes. I got in the car with my beverage and I drove home. Later, I reviewed my day’s photos and was stunned to see blue rectangular shapes in the sky over Meijer coming towards me. Two blue ufos, each one had two blue glowing rectangles. I do not think they are planes any more. Sorry to say my daughter was not facing Meijer and did not see what I did. So I can show you photos. However, I am not interested in any publicity and prefer to remain anonymous to the public. Just letting you know what I! saw.