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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Maupin · OR, USA
2130 object flashed on for about 2 full seconds then off for 5 seconds each time at roughly 5 deg. track object in outer space
Yakima · WA, USA
Strange Yellow White Light in the sky ((NUFORC Note: Flare from Iridium satellite. PD))
Newcastle/Alwick (between) (UK/England) · United Kingdom
very quick flashes and streaks seen to north during journey between newcastle and alnwick, england
Mazarron (Murcia) (Spain) · Spain
Bright white lights
Casselberry · FL, USA
We all saw the flash of light and we all felt it when it hit the ground.
Galilee (Israel) · Israel
The object appears to be very bright. The shape is consistant in three of the photos.
Blowing Rock · NC, USA
A dim light seen at night brightened into an extremely bright light, dimed down and disapeared.
Blowing Rock · NC, USA
((NUFORC Note: Possible Iridium satellite sighting? PD)) Small light brightens in night sky and then disapears.
Washington · D.C., DC, USA
Bright flash of light exploding off the horizon into space - Washington, DC
Loganville · GA, USA
More like a meteor breakup. Flash was in the northeastern sky vertical coming down with a sudden breakup and then several bright green
Toronto (Canada) · ON, Canada
Blue flash on a sunny day??
Fort Pierce · FL, USA
A STREAK OF WHITE LIGHT OVER FORT PIERCE
Los Angeles · CA, USA
The ball of light moved from one place to another at the blink of an eye, circling around the night sky until it flew higher and vanish
Port Angeles · WA, USA
Bright Flash over Washington Penninsula ((NUFORC Note: Dramatic meteor. PD))
Spokane · WA, USA
Quick flash lit up WHOLE sky for split second like nuclear explosion at 2:42am. ((NUFORC Note: Dramatic meteor. PD))
Eagle · CO, USA
One witness saw a bright flash south of the big dipper. Other two witnesses focused on the area and saw a second bright flash directly
Rehoboth Beach · DE, USA
UFO 40 miles off Rehoboth Beach Delaware coast
Mesquite · NV, USA
Bright flashes from a streaking object light up the sky and leave a large smoke trail over Mesquite, Nevada.
Indore (India) · India
V-shaped light being focus towards sky which would last for 5to 10 sec .
Inver Grove Heights · MN, USA
My friend and I witnessed approximitly 12 greenish tinted lights standing still in the sky for approximitly 2 minutes...
Claremont · CA, USA
A very slowly-moving star-like object flickering light blue and red and hovering low above the horizon.
Kabul (Afghanistan) · Afghanistan
silver-colored, dot-sized flash-like UFO in Kabul, Afghanistan, around midnight
Edinburgh (UK/Scotland) · United Kingdom
flash:two spaceships travel at speed of light over Edinburgh Airport!
Houston · TX, USA
Blue Flash of Light which covered the SE sky (not man-made).
La Mirada · CA, USA
Red bright flashing light that hovered moving slowly east and west a couple of times throughout its 20 minute showing.