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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South Lake Tahoe · CA, USA
two following lights moving extermly fast south east accross the sky. ((NUFORC Note: ISS and Space Shuttle? PD))
Stratford · CT, USA
giant vessel w/ 4 horizontal lights makes no sound then stands upright in distance?
Big Pine Key · FL, USA
could not intrelligenty explain
Sacramento · CA, USA
I saw one craft, that I thought was thespace shuttle...then it floated fast... then dissapeared..then 4 more formed circle... then
Vancouver (Canada) · BC, Canada
Counted 50 moving star-ships in skies over Vancouver BC with some in formation and others moving across sky.
Sparks · NV, USA
Group of daytime lights observed in Sparks.
Rural El Paso · IL, USA
Two Orbs Over Central Illinois
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Approximately 26 August 2007, while sitting on the dunes at the beach, I saw what appeared to be a small falling star; it suddenly cha
Milton Keynes (UK/England) · United Kingdom
triangle formation changing positions
Ashley · OH, USA
I was looking for the lunar eclipse, and just to the right of orions belt, (east to south east maybe 2 degrees south east of orions bel
Hilliard · OH, USA
We saw three orange objects moving from west to east in the night sky.
Clarklake · MI, USA
V-shaped formation of objects photographed....
St. Louis Park · MN, USA
2 Objects directly overhead, travelling at the same speed and distance, heading south/southeast
Maple Ridge (Canada) · BC, Canada
I saw 3 bright white orbs traveling very quickly and silently across the sky.
Madison · WI, USA
Four orange objects in formation followed by another.
Canberra (Australia) · Australia
Two, orange maneuvering objects seen streaking overhead.
Sandusky · OH, USA
triangle formation of 3 white lights
Stratford (UK/England) · United Kingdom
Cluster formation witnessed by Hundreds over Stratford UK.
Stratford (UK/England) · United Kingdom
five unidentified objects were observed flying in formation after a sepereate craft was seen to approach at speed and a halt
Visalia · CA, USA
Two orbs of light
Purdy Spitt · WA, USA
objects were brighter than a star but closer but farther than lanes moving very fluidly. ((NUFORC Note: Celestial bodies. PD))
Chicago · IL, USA
4 objects spoted over Lake Michigan in Chicago
Indianapolis · IN, USA
Odd formation over Indy around 3 am
Perth (Australia) · Australia
5 crafts in the air, night, searching with lights.
Walla Walla · WA, USA
Multiple Red/Orange lights in the sky moving around in seemingly random patterns.