an object locator system includes a transmitter unit which sends one of a plurality of rf signals upon actuating a first pushbutton , and a receiver unit attached to or incorporated into an object for detecting the rf signals and illuminating a light element and / or activating a sound speaker in response to the detected rf signal . the user may program the receiver unit by using the transmitter unit to select a specific melody or song stored in the receiver unit . the transmitter unit may be used at one time with a plurality of receiver units by programming the transmitter unit to send a unique coded signal corresponding to each receiver unit . the object locator system may also be set in a protection mode which continuously transmits an rf signal but activates the light element and / or the sound speaker only when the receiver unit no longer detects the rf signal .