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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Philadelphia · PA, USA
cluster of lights in good formation traveling high in the sky over South Philadelphia, Pa.. ((NUFORC Note: Possible hoax?? PD))
St. Cloud · FL, USA
Triangular formation over St. Cloud Florida
Long Beach · CA, USA
Giant craft? with random red blinking lights.
Colley · PA, USA
This object usually is a bright light normally, but changed to a larger formatrion of several colorful lights this morning.
Fenton · MI, USA
couldn't have been spotlights because there was no beams from below! ((NUFORC Note: Advertising light. PD))
Edwards/Vail (between) · CO, USA
Globular formation of 5-7 bright ball lights seen first and last as "shooting stars" by driver on I-70 near Vail, Co.
Taos · NM, USA
segmented flashing formation w/ "v" formation of glowing lights leading S. to N.E., Taos NM (Northern NM)
Raton · NM, USA
Seven Bright Lights in New Mexico Skies
Raton · NM, USA
7 bright lights over northeast new mexico
Sedalia · CO, USA
5 bright, totally silent, fast moving lights viewed in night sky near Deckers, CO on 10/01.
WIckenburg · AZ, USA
4 yellow lights, aligned in a crescent shape appeared, then disappeared.
St. Charles · IL, USA
Strange deep red light very slowly tracing over rural St charles, IL
Eugene · OR, USA
formation of lights 4 white 1 red with amazing sign-wave pattern over entire craft.
Plymouth (Devonshire) (UK/England) · United Kingdom
they were right above me very small almost like minni stars and they were circling round sommothing and came closer and further away an
Kidlington (UK/England) · United Kingdom
Shape of object wasn't wisible. Light spots shine in triangular shape
Seekonk · MA, USA
Ufo, massachusetts, circular, discs, formation, triangle
Yuma · VA, USA
((HOAX??)) two aliens appeared from a bright light to peacefully investigate the surroundings in the woods
Mineral City · OH, USA
The right time and the right place,very lucky.
Forestville · CA, USA
Flashing Formation - Sonoma County, California
Forestville · CA, USA
Flashing Formation - Sonoma County, California ((NUFORC Note: Possible view of stars, possibly the Orion constellation. PD))
Buena Park · CA, USA
formation of four circles flying at 1000 feet above amusement park in Buena Park, CA
Boonville · CA, USA
We saw 7 UFO just after sunset that were blinking colored lights. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sightng of Sirius, we suspect. PD))
Reno · NV, USA
Cluster of nine satellites flying together, two veering around others.
Comox (Canada) · BC, Canada
This appears to be a strobing, triangular craft moving rapidly, twice at right-angles to its flight path.
Shelby Township · MI, USA
Light formation and trails in Metro Detroit