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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Georgetown · SC, USA
My husband and I were on the porch at our home in Georgetown, S.C. He saw bright lights dashing across the sky. I went outside and capt
Pennington · NJ, USA
The flashes were closer than a plane but were bright and kind of foggy like there were clouds in front of it, and two or three of them
Canberra (Australia) · Australia
My daughter and I where observing the Pleiades star cluster last night at 23:00, when was a bright light appeared, brighten.
Fort Chafee · AR, USA
Large green flash light up entire area no noise left a smoke plum trail that lasted a while. ((NUFORC Note: Meteor?? Anonymous. PD))
Matawan · NJ, USA
Driving down Rt. 35, when we see a huge bright blue flash light up the sky. It was an oval shape roughly the size of a football field.
Binghamton · NY, USA
3 periodic neon blue flashes lighting up entire night sky. Each time the electicity went out. Incident lasted under 5 mins.
Pt. Sur (50 miles off) · CA, USA
Was traveling down the coast of California from San Francisco to Long Beach on the tugboat I work on. I saw two bright lights in the sk
Anchorage · AK, USA
Three stationary light pulses over the Chugach range.
Portland · OR, USA
Pulsing green light over Portland.
Erving · MA, USA
Bright lights in different colors, moving in S shape, bright lights that disappear.
Corbin · KY, USA
I seen a very brite streak through the air I have seen meteorites this was no meteor. ((anonymous report))
Eden · ID, USA
Large short duration flash of lightly green tinted light that brightened the entire horizon 10 miles away.
Bellevue · WA, USA
Flashes over my house.
Montpelier · VT, USA
My wife and I were maybe 1-2 miles down County Rd headed away from the center of Montpelier when we saw a very large red flash.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
A dark round object, then a bright flash of light trailing the sky.
Budakeszi (Budapest)(Hungary) · Europe
Explosion about 13:45 (zulu) from Budakeszi near the cemetery, reference north. ((anonymous report))
Centerton · AR, USA
There was a bright light in the sky and after a few seconds it just went dark. Then reappeared to the east. It continued to do this .
Falcon · CO, USA
3 flashes 2 different times 3 minutes apart very bright.
Osceola · IA, USA
Riding home from work, noticed object in the sky to the west flashing erraticly. After it had flashed once it would reappear off to the
Jasper County · IA, USA
Brief flash of light seen in the sky. Three people in the same area but separate from each other saw the light.
Baltimore · MD, USA
Bright light fell from the sky and disappeared I've seen comets before but nothing like this.
Scarborough · ME, USA
For unforeseen delays I was at least an half hour to 45 minutes behind schedule. ((anonymous report))
Derby · KS, USA
Green bright flashes in sky over Derby/rosehill
Newcastle · WA, USA
Flash of light over Newcastle, WA. Flashed twice. ((anonymous report))
Geneva · NY, USA
Green flash in Geneva, NY. ((anonymous report))