Other Flying reports in Illinois
131 cases, best-documented first. Page 2 of 2.
We map claims, not creatures. A case is what some source says someone saw or heard, with the link to that source. It is not proof that anything was there, and a retelling counts once, not as a second sighting.
Other Flying · Bensenville, Illinois · 2022
A father and daughter claim to have recorded three winged humanoids while outside of their home in Bensenville, Illinois.
Other Flying · Illinois · 2021
Witnesses report a security response to the appearance of a red-eyed, winged humanoid at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.
Other Flying · Illinois · 2017
A family reports seeing a large winged creature flying over them at the zoo.
Other Flying · Illinois · 2017
Witnesses report seeing a giant flying bat while driving on Lake Shore Drive.
Other Flying · Illinois · 2022
A woman reports that she and her friend saw a creature with bright red eyes and a big black body while parked at a construction site near O'Hare Airport.
Other Flying · Illinois · 2008
A man reports seeing a winged creature with human proportions while traveling in northeastern Illinois.
Other Flying · Illinois · 2017
A jogger near Navy Pier reported seeing an enormous bat take wing and fly toward the water treatment plant.
Other Flying · Illinois · 2020
A security guard reports seeing a very tall, solid black creature with glowing red eyes at the airport.
Other Flying · Illinois · 1971
Retired police officer [name] reports an encounter with a shadowy winged humanoid he had when he was 12 years old near the North Branch of the Chicago River.
Other Flying · Illinois · 2019
A man reportedly saw a large bird-like creature with a head crest and long spaded tail near the Des Plaines River.
Other Flying · Illinois · 2017
A man driving on Interstate 294 reports seeing what he thinks is a person turn into a large black bird.
Other Flying · Illinois · 2017
A married couple reports seeing a large, black, bat-like creature with glowing red eyes near the intersection of North Wrightwood Avenue and North Lakeview Avenue.
Other Flying · Illinois · 2004
Witnesses report seeing a winged man dressed in black near Panther Creek.
Other Flying · Illinois · 2017
A couple reports being startled by a large winged creature with bright red eyes flying over Lake Shore Drive.
Other Flying · Illinois · 2020
A man reports seeing a gargoyle with little horns on its head in Itasca, Illinois.
Other Flying · Illinois · 2020
An airline pilot reports seeing a large, black, human-like creature flying above O’Hare International Airport.
Other Flying · Illinois
A family walking along the riverfront reportedly saw a flying humanoid cross over the William P. Fahey bridge.
Other Flying · Illinois · 2020
Chicago paranormal investigator [name] reports a strange flying creature with membranous wings near O'Hare International Airport.
Other Flying · Illinois · 2017
A man and his friends report seeing a large bird-like entity over DuSable Harbor.
Other Flying · Illinois · 2017
Witnesses report two giant bats performing aerial maneuvers near the Adler Planetarium.
Other Flying · Illinois · 2021
A woman reports seeing a large, black, winged creature with glowing red eyes after leaving work at O'Hare International Airport.
Other Flying · Illinois · 2020
Two women report seeing a huge owl with glowing red eyes near O'Hare International Airport.
Other Flying · Illinois · 2019
A pilot reports seeing a large human-like creature with enormous wings and glowing red eyes perched on a rail at the airport.
Other Flying · Illinois · 2022
A man claiming to be a firefighter reportedly saw a red-eyed, winged creature resembling Batman at O'Hare International Airport.
Other Flying · Illinois · 2017
A nightclub performer reports seeing a "man-bat" crouched on top of a light pole in Chicago's West Lakeview.
Other Flying · Illinois · 2019
A man reports seeing a seven-foot-tall person with wings while standing outside of a cargo dock at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago.
Other Flying · Illinois · 2019
A security person at O’Hare International Airport reports seeing a red-eyed flying man.
Other Flying · Illinois · 2018
Two elderly women reportedly witnessed a dark winged being vanish in West Lakeview.
Other Flying · Illinois · 2017
Witnesses report seeing a large, black, bat-like creature with humanoid features near the Adler Planetarium.
Other Flying · Illinois · 2017
A man reports seeing an insect-like flying humanoid taking flight from near the top of Willis Tower.
Other Flying · Illinois · 2024
[name] reports firing at a winged humanoid from his truck during his third encounter with the creature in northern Illinois.