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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Copper Center · AK, USA
Bright white flash covering a larger area in the sky
Wasilla · AK, USA
Widely reported event was an exploding meteor. ((NUFORC Note: Suspected meteor, but difficult to know for sure. PD))
Lehigh Acres · FL, USA
wHITE STREAK AS IF A METEOR EXCEPT WENT FROM GROUND ELEVATION TO A 45 DEGREE ELEVATION CROSSED IN FRONT OF A AIRLINER WHICH HAD JUST TA
Albany (Western Australia) · Australia
Looking up at the sky for Meteors and Come across a real Bright Star but was moving and had red flashing light on it then disserperd to
Burien/SeaTac · WA, USA
At 11:24 PST., travelling southbound I-5, I saw a bright blue flash/streak heading from the southeast, from my point of view, to the so
St. John's (Antigua) · Antigua
Appeared at first to be just another meteor burning on entry, but it stopped moving and started a random controlled flashing.
Blaine · WA, USA
2 bright green flashes each lasting about 1 sec separated by about 10 sec
Mesa · AZ, USA
Bright blue-white flash on or near the northern horizon. It flared up and then was gone.
Gila Bend · AZ, USA
Flash on moon
Sunderland (UK/England) · United Kingdom
The ufos appered above the north sea and sarted to flash in an araticly
Seattle · WA, USA
Bright, multi-colored (mostly green and blue, but some red) flashes across the eastern horizon.
Gulf Shores · AL, USA
Observing stars and saw a shooting star and a moment latter I saw a fast blinking light that zig-zagged going N NW faster than aircraft
Suquamish · WA, USA
very intense lighting up of the sky
Charleston · SC, USA
Observed very bright sky illumination over Charleston, SC. 1-2 seconds duration.
Red Bank · SC, USA
colorful gaseous objects make unusual sounds and harass individual
Oxnard/Camarillo (from · freeway), CA, USA
We were two driving south to LA on the 101 freeway through Oxnard. Suddenly the sky lit up in green and bluish flashes.
Poway · CA, USA
Flash of the brightest light ever, fire colored, tail twice as long, travelling west to east,horizontally. Was in the Union tribune on
Niagara Falls · NY, USA
craft headed in westerly direction from east to canada illuminated as if it were object entering atmospere but gave off white greenish
Anasco (Puerto Rico) · Puerto Rico
I saw three UFO close to the moon after hurricane George in Puerto Rico
Bowling Green · OH, USA
We saw a bright oval shaped flash of white light that traveled across the sky near the horizon.
Memphis · TN, USA
Approx. it was 5:41 in the morning and I was driving down this road called farm road and all of a sudden, I see this flash and it went
Belvidere (5 miles north of) · IL, USA
Large blue flash and con trail similar to meteor, however with a evenly split blue tail. And a con trail that sustained for approximate
Highlands Ranch · CO, USA
Flashing UFO lights over church in Highlands Ranch, CO 1998-99
Gridley (10 miles N of · and 20 miles SE Chico), CA, USA
Brief period of light flashed in my car window about 1/4 mile to right and problably no further than 2 to 3 miles in front.
High Ridge · MO, USA
I got out of my car and went to unlock the door. I was still facing the door and there was a flash of light. The flashing only lasted