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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Dublin · CA, USA
Ball of light moving fast across the the sky
Pella · IA, USA
Light colored red flashing lights appeared in the sky in Pella, IA on 2 different days and times.
Austin · TX, USA
pulsing flash recurring at 2 second intervals 3 times along the same trajectory along 90 degrees of sky
Hagerstown (near) · MD, USA
large white flash of light speeding across sky and disappeared within 3-5 seconds
Buford · GA, USA
strobing lights appear near mall of georgia, go on for hours. ((NUFORC Note: Student report. Possible hoax. PD))
Santa Fe · NM, USA
Many flashing lights in the eastern night sky above Santa Fe
Littleton · CO, USA
Bright Orange streak in Littleton Colorado sky Oct 2007. ((NUFORC Note: Possible high-altitude contrail, perhaps. PD))
Wattsburg · PA, USA
My brother and I saw three bright flashes off the side of the road in Wattsburg, PA.
Chandler · AZ, USA
Silver Metalic object with strong pulsating light.
Crown Point · IN, USA
red, green, and yellow flashing lights that don't move and keep flashing in sw over Crown Point. ((NUFORC Note: (sic) Jupiter. PD))
Dalton · GA, USA
strobe lights in the sky
Brookline Station · MO, USA
Two flickering red in color objects with one moving very slow and the other at great speed.
Lithiona · GA, USA
There was a bright flashing light that danced in the sky like a butterfly.
Clarklake · MI, USA
Power interrruption, glinting in the blue sky and several odd photographs taken of round, metallic object.(s)
Arlington · VA, USA
Bright pulsation lights over Arlington VA
Overlea · MD, USA
Quick moving rapidly flashing light at night
Victor · NY, USA
On 8/26/07, I saw a bright flash in the sky followed later by three points of light in a triangular form moving in unison.
Fayetteville · GA, USA
I was watching lunar eclipse on Monday with uncle.After full eclipse decided to look at how bright the stars where.I saw Orion's belt a
Seattle (above) · WA, USA
Flash of light over Seattle similar to rocket burn, moves upward quickly. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Iridium satellite. PD)
Baldock (UK/England) · United Kingdom
Unexplainable objects glide across the sky.
Macon · GA, USA
Twin flashing lights seen over Macon, GA
Yakima · WA, USA
Looking about 10 degrees South of due East, at about 45 degrees above horizon, I saw a brief flash of light...not moving.
San Diego · CA, USA
Sighting in san diego- Summer of 2007: possible bright object or may have been flash but shortly after seeing that i saw a beam or lgit
Seattle · WA, USA
Flashes of light south of Burien, WA.
Commerce Township · MI, USA
Small flashing white light randomly blinking in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Star or planet?? PD))