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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Bozeman · MT, USA
Colour orange and yellow mic like fire.
Greenville · WI, USA
Observed a high altitude flashing light, initially thought it was a aircraft, however the flight path was irradic and the flash was als
Barstow · CA, USA
Flashing light moving in a zigzag pattern
Bloomfield · NM, USA
((NUFORC Note: Anonymous source of report provides no information. Date is flawed. PD))
Navasota · TX, USA
Small flashes of white light in a clear blue sky
Brookings · OR, USA
Two flashing lights in the night sky moving very slowly.
Branson ((possibly; unsure)) · MO, USA
Early morning, trip to Eureka Springs Arkansas. County road no traffic. Flash of light followed by second flash shortly thereafter. Tho
Salem · OR, USA
While observing the moon tonight at about 9:20 pm PST my daughter said, "Look, I saw a flash in the sky over there three times."
Duvall · WA, USA
Bursts of irregular flashing light moving across the outer curvature of the earth.
Charleston · WV, USA
Pulsing random light in random positions beneath Jupiter.
Lexa · AR, USA
Intense white spherical flash above a full rainbow. UNREAL.
Ormond Beach · FL, USA
Flashing Multicolor Object - Distance Local ((NUFORC Note: "Twinkling" star, probably Sirius. PD))
Evansville · IN, USA
Extremely high altitude bright, white light that was smaller in proportion than the stars that moved then flickered to a dimmer white a
Hurricane · UT, USA
Bright erratically flashing white light in sky above mountains
Ocklawaha · FL, USA
White diamond shape,, seems to move different places, also white flashes changing directions.
Cedar Rapids · IA, USA
5 bright flashes in different spots in clear night sky.
Wilmington · MA, USA
((HOAX??)) 2 BRIGHT LIGHTS REPELLED THEN ATTRACTED QUICKLY THEN ZIG ZAGGED AND TOOK OFF
Ponce (Puerto Rico) · Puerto Rico
UTC 9:30 AC March 10, 2016 Flashing bright red light in the night sky moving across horizon in Zigzag patterns across the horizon. No s
Stirling · NJ, USA
The entire sky flashed the colors red, blue and green three times within three minutes.
Washington · D.C. (above I-295 bridge), DC, USA
I want to be clear on this event, I was on my way to N.H from Doswell Virginia, after staying the night in Kings dominion Best western.
Huntington Beach · CA, USA
Green blue flashes in Huntington Beach.
Anniston · AL, USA
3 illuminating green streaks of light in same 3/4 mile.
Franklin Furnace · OH, USA
Lights in the sky.
Indian Trail · NC, USA
I was sitting on my back porch talking on my cell phone looking up at the sky. There was a large flash of light for a couple of second
Gainesville · FL, USA
I saw what appeared to be an exploding satellite @ ~9:10 PM March 24, 2016