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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 15, 1962 · 7:00 PM · OTHER
Chicago, IL
One large craft with colored revolving lights between two metalliccylanders
July 1, 1962 · 10:00 PM · DISK
Chicago, IL
Summer of 1962 Chicago "Plane towing lighted sign" flap
June 15, 1962 · 7:30 PM · DISK
Lawrence County (Rural Agriculture Field), IL
My motivation is to have this report of unknown craft observed at close range included in a database
June 1, 1962 · 9:30 PM · DISK
Benton, IL
Saucer shaped object in daytime nearly landed next to me. When my mother ran out to me, it flew away.
March 26, 1962 · 11:00 PM · RECTANGLE
UnexplainedNaperville, IL
Naperville, Illinois. 11:40 p.m. Witnesses: Mrs. D. Wheeler, Claudine Milligan. Six or eight red balls, arranged in a rectangular formation, became two objects with lights by the end of the 15 minute sighting.
August 9, 1961 · 8:00 PM · DISK
Palatine, IL
saw 5 orange disks bobbing up & down and side to side watching us at a missle base
July 16, 1961 · 7:50 PM · DISK
Arlington Heights, IL
Saucer shaped object hovering near flight path of O'Hare Airport at about same level as airplanes going in for a landing
June 17, 1961 · 7:00 PM · DISK
Chicago, IL
Disk shapped saucer over the city of Chicago.
August 29, 1960 · 4:00 PM · CIRCLE
UnexplainedCrete, IL
Crete, Illinois. 4:05 p.m. Witness: farmer Ed Schneeweis. One shiny, round, silver object flew straight up very fast for 18 seconds.
June 18, 1960 · 11:00 PM · OVAL
Chicago, IL
AS I LYE IN THE NIGHT, MY EYES FOCUSED ON HEAVEN, FIVE DISCS SILENTLY PASSED OVER SOMETIME ROUND ELEVEN. THESE OVAL SHAPED OBJECTS GAVE
October 1, 1959 · 7:00 PM · UNKNOWN
Jacksonville, IL
Late 1959, bright lights from a hovering object of unknown shape making a zed-zid zed-zid electrical sound.
May 15, 1959 · 4:00 AM · UNKNOWN
Evanston, IL
Distant craft in the same part of the sky for 3 nights, seen by a group
October 30, 1958 · 1:00 AM · LIGHT
Riverside, IL
Chicago suburbs, strange lights and figures; close contact with figures. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
June 17, 1955 · 7:00 AM · LIGHT
Rantoul, IL
We had fallen out to the parking lot awaiting marching orders to go to (chow) it was still dark and we saw a light approaching from the
June 1, 1954 · 8:00 AM · CYLINDER
Springfield (Rural Area Near), IL
This happened many years ago when I was a child. Object, 3' long, crystal type cylinder, pinkish color came in fast from the East and
May 26, 1954 · 4:30 AM · DISK
Quincy (Rural), IL
Saucer shaped object with lights and a dome seen near Quincy, Il.
April 8, 1954 · 4:00 PM · DISK
UnexplainedChicago, IL
Chicago, Illinois. 4:30 p.m. Witness: Lelah Stoker. One white round-topped disc, with a humanoid suspended beneath it, skimmed over the water, landed, and an occupant in a green suit walked around. It then took off very, very fast. Sighting lasted 30 minutes.
November 13, 1953 · 8:00 PM · OTHER
Cicero, IL
Triangular formation passing over head just west of Chicago, Illinois.
December 6, 1952 · 7:00 PM · OTHER
Chicago, IL
Radar siting near Chicago- Dec. 1952. Object moved about 10 miles per second.
September 2, 1952 · 3:00 AM
UnexplainedChicago, IL
Chicago, Illinois. 3 a.m. Witness: radar tracker Turason (ground controlled approach) at Midway Airport. 40 targets flew in miscellaneous directions, up to 175 m.p.h. Two seemed to fly in formation with DC-6 airliner. Total of 8 hours.
July 3, 1952 · 11:00 PM · DISK
UnexplainedChicago, IL
Chicago, Illinois. 11:50 p.m. Witness: Mrs. J. D. Arbuckle. Two bright pastel green discs flew straight and level very fast for 6 seconds.
June 29, 1952 · 5:00 PM · OVAL
UnexplainedO'Hare Airport, Chicago, IL
O'Hare Airport, Chicago, Illinois. 5:45 p.m. witnesses: three USAF air policemen. One bright silver, flat oval object surrounded by a blue haze, hovered, then moved very fast to the right and to the left, and up and down for 45 minutes.
June 25, 1952 · 8:00 PM · EGG
UnexplainedChicago, IL
Chicago, Illinois. 8:30 p.m. Witnesses: Mrs. Norbury, Mr. Matheis. One bright yellow-white, egg-shaped object which sometimes had a red tail, made seven circles in 1 1/2 hours.
June 10, 1952 · 12:00 PM · CIRCLE
Chicago (South Suburb), IL
My sighting of two objects in Chicago, IL as a pre-teen in the early 50's