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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Minneapolis · MN, USA
green flash
Colorado Springs · CO, USA
Camera like flash of light that lit up the sky followed by a second flash
Excelsior · MN, USA
Saw a bright flash, and a low level airplane. Saw a green flare come down from sky, but not from airplane.
Summers · AR, USA
blue flash of light lit up the sky
Prairie Grove · AR, USA
blue flash of light that lit up the whole sky
Stroud · OK, USA
Bright Flashes of Light
Palmetto · FL, USA
Unidentified floating flashing and blinking light in Palmetto Florida rural property.
Calabasas · CA, USA
Fast bright object in Calabasas
Westminster · CA, USA
Noted fast streaking ball of light moving south over Westminster, CA before disappating
Winder · GA, USA
flash of light in sky, strange vapor trail
Coquitlam (Canada) · BC, Canada
Flashing red, blue and white "stars" at home over Coquitlam, BC
Saginaw · MI, USA
More than one sighting in saginaw!
Seoul (South Korea) · South Korea
Green arrowhead shaped light traveling at high speed in upper atmosphere
Roswell · NM, USA
Unknown flash of light, High altitude
Portland · OR, USA
A bright light that raced across the sky and suddenly shot upward and dissapeared.
Miami · FL, USA
dark shine moving at very high speed over miami
Portland · OR, USA
Saw three flashes, 2 that traveled east to west 1-2 minutes apart, followed by a third that went west to east. Same spot
Parma · OH, USA
it was a turquise ball moving extremely fast and low, across the horizon. ((NUFORC Note: Meteor?? PD))
Culpeper · VA, USA
Culpeper, VA night sky lights up with silent green flash (like daylight through a green filter), followed by brief power outage.
Van Nuys · CA, USA
First one oval bright light was flashing at a steady rate and rose to a hight of about 20,000 ft when it turned into two bright lights
Export · PA, USA
Green flashes of light, several, without sound, that lit up the sky
Concord · CA, USA
Blinding flash in the sky lasting a second or two.
Belton · TX, USA
bright streak with explosion and continued streak
Harrisburg · PA, USA
A strange objects flashing a color lights with an orangish fireball.
Barrington · IL, USA
Quick flash in the sky