Formation UFO Sightings
4,600 Formation-shaped UFO sightings recorded worldwide since 1940, peaking in 2020 (415 reports); most commonly reported in United States.
- Total sightings
- 4,600
- Span
- 1940–2022
- Peak year
- 2020 (415 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Formation
1940–2022 · peak 2020 (415 reports)
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Coon Rapids · MN, USA
formation of lights in a row very close.unmarked car showed up they took photos and left.
Surfside Beach · SC, USA
Formation of 8 lights over ocean in Surfside Beach S.C.
Orlando · FL, USA
07/23/10 dual lights (no strobes)above the Orlando area ,multiple helicopters around object(s)
Calgary (Canada) · AB, USA
One light trailing another much slower than satellites at high altitide overhead.
Buffalo · NY, USA
Low flying starlike orbs in urban area, triangle formation make for the sky silently at at unseen speeds
Bolivar · MO, USA
June 01, 2010 V-shaped cluster
Tucson · AZ, USA
5 stationary blinking lights in a diagonal line, NW Tucson
Northport · WA, USA
Several small objects in formation (not consistantly) with mil. jet at around 20-30k feet. ((NUFORC Note: Refueling formation? PD))
Hayward · WI, USA
Amber Lights in Northern Wisconsin
Iloilo (Philippines) · Philippines
faint-lighted glowing dots in different colors (orange, green, blue-green) in a triangular formation.
San Bernardino · CA, USA
4 flashing red lights forming a square lthen a line flashing o and off
Santa Clarita · CA, USA
It was around 9:20pm last night (May 4, 2010) and it was pitch black; the sky was clear and we could see the stars, and there was some
Rolesville · NC, USA
Formation of 18-20 red flashing lights in the sky ... eventually disappeared
Gardner · MA, USA
Formation of 3 moving South to North over Mass.
Wittmann · AZ, USA
A formation traveling north.
Chandler · AZ, USA
Huge amber lights, intermittant, zooming and stationary, South of Chandler, AZ - 2200 & 2203 hours; 11MAY2010.
Lahore (Pakistan) · Pakistan
It was late at night and i went out on the roof of my house. Then suddenly a few lights appeared from behind some trees. After a 3 seco
Bloomington · CA, USA
Sighting by about 10 persons aged 6-50, orange redish pulsating globes, southern california
Trapani (TP) (Italy) · Italy
Due sfere infuocate su Marsala. ((NUFORC Note: See "Description" for translation from Italian. PD))
Gilman City · MO, USA
Wide line of red flashing/pulsing lights which appeared to be at tree top level and about a mile across.
Santa Fe · NM, USA
Two gold "star like" objects moving silently in formation.
Pecos · NM, USA
Lights over New Mexico.
Taos · NM, USA
Two large craft that released a dozen smaller craft which dissapered as the larger craft kept flying
Taos · NM, USA
2 larger craft that released a group of smaller craft.
Greenville · RI, USA
orange lights over Greenville RI started in formation then disappeared from sky very weird