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Springfield, IL
Illinois · Sangamon County · Springfield Metro
Springfield is a large city in Illinois with a population of 113,714. Residents earn $65,537 per year, which is 13% below the national average.
3.4
/5.0
B
Good
113,714
Population
1,856/sq mi density
$65,537
Median Income
$41,110 per capita
$155,200
Home Value
$163,932 Zillow
$945
Median Rent
28.4% income on rent
56°F
Avg Temperature
290 sunny days/yr
777
Violent Crime/100K
4,441 property/100K
B
Overall
3.4 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
B+
Economy
3.7 / 5.0
$65,537 median income, 4.0% unemployment
A+
Affordability
5.0 / 5.0
$155,200 home value, $945/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
777 violent crimes/100K (105% above avg)
B+
Education
3.8 / 5.0
35.1% bachelor's degree or higher
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UFO Sightings
30
Reported UFO sightings from the National UFO Reporting Center database
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Historic Markers
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UFO Sightings Near Springfield, IL
30 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Springfield, IL.
| Name | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Springfield, IL | 2013 | Balls of lights going higher in the sky then coming back down. there were 4 to 9 of these strange shapes. Witnessed by 2 adults. They w |
| Springfield, IL | 2013 | Red fire ball hovering and then lights going dim as it descended to above set of trees then lost it. |
| Springfield, IL | 2013 | Trianglular shaped craft over I-55 near Springfield, IL. |
| Springfield, IL | 2013 | Two circular red glowing orbs. Not pulsating. |
| Springfield, IL | 2013 | Triangle with with red/blue/yellow lites |
| Springfield, IL | 2013 | I saw one lightbulb shaped craft extremely up close and several other red orbs. |
| Springfield, IL | 2012 | Bright, silent and disapears. |
| Springfield, IL | 2012 | Man driving to work on Route 4 witnesses a gigantic craft hovering above roadway; other witnesses. |
| Springfield, IL | 2012 | Orange fire ball in springfield, il |
| Springfield, IL | 2012 | We were sitting outside when one of the witnesses said look at that flashing light over there.(we were facing south) We all thought it |
| Springfield, IL | 2012 | Starlike moving object that suddenly disappeared. |
| Springfield, IL | 2009 | a small egg shaped craft fully visible in the night sky. My friend aslo witnessed this event. |
| Springfield, IL | 2008 | Object was hovering just below the clouds for about two seconds. Then the object just shot up in the air. Object was white, but looked |
| Springfield, IL | 2008 | 2 fireballs in sky.FA-22 Raptors intersepting its way |
| Springfield, IL | 2008 | white glowing craft travels overhead and changes direction |
| Springfield, IL | 2007 | Daytime sighting of an unknown object following the vapor trail of passing commercial jet. |
| Springfield, IL | 2007 | ((HOAX??)) Witnessed a bright, disk shaped object seen flying from the sky to the ground at at close range. (Photos Taken) |
| Springfield, IL | 2007 | Large stationary saucer shaped object over Springfield, Illinois |
| Springfield, IL | 2007 | Ball of light flicks out, reappears and explods into many balls of light that form a circle in the sky. |
| Springfield, IL | 2005 | Flickering colored lights appear in the sky at the about the same time each night for ~ 45 min. ((NUFORC Note: Celestial body? PD)) |
| Springfield, IL | 2005 | Objects seen during daytime, moving, hovering, and changing color. |
| Springfield, IL | 2003 | 4 foot being produces "orb" of bright light and disappears. |
| Springfield, IL | 2003 | In the sky over my head 2 bright white disk shaped objects that seemed to be chasing each other just playing around. Then they just too |
| Springfield (??) (schuyler county), IL | 2000 | Observed bright red ovals. |
| Springfield, IL | 2000 | Fireball in southern sky appx. 15 deg. abv. hor. E. to W. slight down. |
| Springfield, IL | 1999 | U.F.O, Seen while driving home. |
| Springfield, IL | 1995 | Man & mother report small, glowing, cigar-shaped obj. moving slowly across sky. Accelerated suddenly, streaked off. |
| Springfield, IL | 1995 | IL State Police/Morgan Co. Sher. relayed mult. repts. of peculiar, very brightwhite&blue flashes in sky. Seen by citizens, troopers. |
| Springfield, IL | 1994 | An unknown craft gave off a loud, deep, oscillating, electro-acoustic, bass humming sounds. |
| Springfield (rural area near), IL | 1954 | 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 |