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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Gardiner (near) · ME, USA
Hovering object with odd light formation- UFO or blimp
Culpeper · VA, USA
The Virginia Lights. Large Formation of Lights Seen in Virginia
Monroe · LA, USA
5 lights seen by 45 ppl in a feild in monroe.
Harrisburg · PA, USA
Cluster of 5 lights surrounding a center light with two red lights darting between the others
Los Angeles · CA, USA
3 flashing objects over LAX
Fairfield · TX, USA
Fairfield, Freestone County, Texas 3 cylinder long gun barrel shiny objects at dusk on Western horizon, there for over 20 minutes
Redondo Beach · CA, USA
Three white crafts in formation- very fast- 12-20k feet - West > East Redondo Beach Approx. 9:45PM- no sound or lights
Abilene · TX, USA
My husband and I saw reddish, orangish, goldish lights in a line...going back and forth from right to left repeatly then disappear, thi
Cisco · TX, USA
Series of amber lights, seemed to be rotating and very large.
Comanche · TX, USA
strange lights above comanche texas 10/24/08
Dallas · TX, USA
Midnight 10/27/08 Dallas,TX. Two formations - semicircular & v-shaped. 1st moved from north to south. 2nd moved from east to west.
Gresham · OR, USA
I stepped onto my back balcony and a formation appeared in my view straight ahead basically looking north,,they were almost the size as
San Jose · CA, USA
Two diagonal lights flying away in southeastern sky
Beaver Dam · AZ, USA
Two balls of orange light appear and disappear, then turn into three balls of light.
Mesa · AZ, USA
4 Orbs over Mesa, Arizona seen by at least three witnesses.
Cisco · TX, USA
4-6 orange/amber lights fading in and out
Edmonds · WA, USA
Observed 3 lights in formation in night sky with 2 fading out and one accelerating out of sight.
Pine Bluff · AR, USA
There was a glowing V-shaped formation flying very high and very fast.
Quincy · MI, USA
seen 5 flying somethings in the air tonight
Galivants Ferry · SC, USA
3 bright red lights appeared over the tree line and changed colors for about 5-8 minutes
Spencer · IN, USA
Many flashing lights viewed over industrious development in southern Indiana
Middlebourne · WV, USA
3-4 very large dirt brown animal-like objects floating along side clouds
Tulsa · OK, USA
Line formation of Lights in Tulsa,Ok.
Ashland · NH, USA
4 or 5 bright lights in sky dimmed, disappeared, reappeared then vanished!
Canterberry · NH, USA
The line of 10-12 yellowy white lights appeared above the tree line and disappeared as if the object turned right.