Flash UFO Sightings
2,383 Flash-shaped UFO sightings recorded worldwide since 1946, peaking in 2015 (151 reports); most commonly reported in United States.
- Total sightings
- 2,383
- Span
- 1946–2021
- Peak year
- 2015 (151 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Flash
1946–2021 · peak 2015 (151 reports)
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Mitchell · NE, USA
Sitting on the front porch looking at the moon, I look to the left of it and a flash of bright light happen and disappeared at very fas
Sherman Oaks · CA, USA
Series of bright flashes with smaller objects emanating.
La Rue · OH, USA
Multiple flashes of light of varying intensities and duration in random locations overhead
CA · USA
Bright pinpoint light moved laterally from N to E. ((anonymous report))
Grass Valley · CA, USA
Bright repetitive flashes during 2017 Perseid meteor showers.
Cottontown · TN, USA
Brilliant white flashes of light in the sky observed by family of 5 in Middle Tennessee
Cincinnati · OH, USA
Several bright flashes in Cincinnati.
Clarksville · TN, USA
Light flashing in sky.
Clarksville · TN, USA
Flashing light in sky.
Mount Pleasant · OH, USA
White flashing light moving irregularly through sky. ((anonymous report))
Mount Pleasant · OH, USA
White flashing light moving irregularly through sky. ((anonymous report))
Almerimar (Spain) · Spain
Strong light becoming a large flame, in the sky, falling down vertically towards the sea.
Grass Valley · CA, USA
Bright repetitive flashes during 2017 Perseid meteor showers.
Georgetown · TX, USA
Single intermittent flashing white light suddenly appears, traverses a small segment of the sky, then disappears.
Henderson · NV, USA
Flashes of light in the sky, brighter and higher then planes, a little larger, distance unknown.
Glendale · AZ, USA
Intermittent flashing light. 3 flashes in one spot, 4th flash was brighter than brightest star in the night sky. Flashed fainter flashe
Oxford · OH, USA
Strobe flashes from an intermittently blinking light in the northwest night sky
Cleveland · TN, USA
What caught my attention first was it looked like a twinkling star but colorful.It had mostly a red light and sometimes a green lig
Zejtun (Malta) · Malta
Please see the video and check second object.
Buffalo · NY, USA
I was sitting on my deck and look up at stars. My 2 friends and I saw them at first and thought it was a plane. ((anonymous report))
Charlotte · NC, USA
I seen a light go across the sky tonight, and for about an hour, I heard booms every couple minutes. ((anonymous report))
Pompano Beach · FL, USA
Low and fast object leaving a blue flash.
Elizabethtown · NY, USA
About the size of a satellite traveling unfixed L-shape path w/inconsistent flashing appearing/disappearing inconsistently
Grand Junction · CO, USA
Multiple colorful, flashing lights starting around 3 a.m. as if waiting for three solid white balls to form straight line.
Kingman · AZ, USA
07/04/17 @ 04:28 hr Kingman, AZ. Bright, quick flashing light every 5-15 seconds in constellation Andromeda.