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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Jasper · AL, USA
Large blue-green flash of light that turned white then sped up and flew across the sky and disappeared
Wentzville · MO, USA
Watching TV when saw first flash. Power slowly faded out. Looked outside, saw whole sky flash bright green. Neighborhood outage..
Ingram · TX, USA
Very bright white thin flash of light with half arrow shape at front in SE sky.
Basingstoke (Hampshire)(UK/England) · United Kingdom
Basingstoke/Hampshire UK 8:28 pm 4/3/2017. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly a tumbling rocket casing?? PD))
Detroit · MI, USA
Just turn into a big flash and the power had went out in the house and about 30 secs later it just came back on.((anonymous report))
Long Beach · CA, USA
((HOAX??))After a strange noise, a bright ball crossed the sky and leave the neighborhood in a blackout for 1 min. ((anonymous report))
Dallas (Lakewood area) · TX, USA
Approximately 630 am, very dark outside. Saw flash/ball of bright light. Bright enough to light the edge of the neighborhood to where i
Salem · OR, USA
White flashing explosion.
Weston · FL, USA
Shining at brief moments very intense reflection.
Seal Beach · CA, USA
Two green blue flashes on the ground in Seal Beach near base.
Redway · CA, USA
Flash of green light in the sky right before the power when out.
Whitehall · MI, USA
Green comet? Over west Michigan. ((NUFORC Note: Reported by the news media as a meteor. PD))
Red Bank · NJ, USA
((HOAX??)) Ok i wake up and noticed one plane with flashing lights making away from me so i watched it keep stopping and going…
Holland · MI, USA
Bright stationary ball of light SE of Holland took off very fast towards the horizon SW of Holland.
Raymore · MO, USA
Feb 18, 2017, Raymore MO 03:00. clear sky looking past up 60 degrees to west a bright white light flash 2 times the size of the moon,
Memphis · TN, USA
Bright light S of the Memphis-MS border that when viewed through a cell...can see it's actually moving fast.((NUFORC Note: Sirius? PD)
Brook Park · OH, USA
While heading south on I-71 a flash caught my eye in the sky heading W in the air... I continued to look for it, but it never reappear.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Unfamiliar craft with blinding reflective light in a sunny blue sky. ((anonymous report))
Carpentersville · IL, USA
Flash and stationary light flashing.
East Orange · NJ, USA
3 big ball red/orange 2 white small . behind 2 red shapes which all was round. went slow then fast/myself my 7 yr old19 yr old cab d
McMurray · PA, USA
Bight flashing lights underneath a heavy cloudy sky. Extremely bright and flashing. No stars visible tonight. This was large and was
Midvale · UT, USA
Rainbow of colors disrupts the Utah night sky.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Flash of light in the sky.
Hillsboro · OR, USA
Bright flickering light in the sky standing still and them moved and then stood still, then dissapeared
Minneapolis/Bryn Mawr/ Theodore Wirth Golf Course area · MN, USA
1-2 Second Green Flash in sky near Theodore Wirth Golf Course.