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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Beatty · NV, USA
Longitude: 116.7 W, Latitude: 36.9 N I'm a commercial pilot for United Airways, Flight 17.I took off from Las Vegas International t
Chiseldon (UK/England) · United Kingdom
Circle of stationery red equidistant lights in night sky, helicopter circling monitoring formation.
North Hollywood · CA, USA
I witnessed a UFO dogfight. ((NUFORC Note: Probably not a serious report. PD))
London (UK/England) · United Kingdom
Red lights flying in formation high above London around 3 a.m
Toowoomba (Australia) · Australia
formation of lights appeared out of nowhere high above us
Orange · CA, USA
9 lights in changing formation moving steadily southward
Athens (Greece) · Greece
formation of lights moving
Ashville · OH, USA
A stunning display of 6 objects,incredibly fast,no plane can move out and back in formation like that.
Thousand Oaks · CA, USA
Three high speed orange lights in a long narrow triangular pattern over Thousand Oaks CA.
Milwaukee · WI, USA
There were wierd lights no sound and no explanation.
Milwaukee · WI, USA
a blue light that hovered for a few seconds and quickly disappeared
Milwaukee · WI, USA
3 crafts in a cluster with blinking lights on all 3.
Lincoln · NE, USA
moving constillation, plus
Mansfield · OH, USA
Four round metallic pulsing objects high and fast flying,- flying lower than a jet plane.
Rancho Cucamonga · CA, USA
Four shiny disc shaped objects flying in formation above the moutains and then disappeared.
Lake Wales (east of) · FL, USA
Couple Spots Huge Lighted Object In Sky With Smaller Lights Dancing In Sky Around It
Mesa · AZ, USA
Formation of three red lights.
Johannesburg (South Africa) · South Africa
5 objects in a straight line ,but very bright in color
Jamestown · NY, USA
horizontal ovular formation of white lights rippling through clouds
Alexandria · LA, USA
While driving a friend ogf mine and I both saw random glowing lights appear in the sky then formed a strait line and dissapear
Henderson · NE, USA
3 gold colored connected lights very large moving East to West
Dallas · TX, USA
Two linear groups of maneuvering lights over Dallas, Texas 12/12/04
Mesa · AZ, USA
a formation of 5 yellowish orange flexing noodles flying across the sky
Arlington · VA, USA
V, Shapes with trails, then lights at corner making out a square in the sky, ((NUFORC Note: Advertising lights, possibly. PD))
Palo Alto · CA, USA
Several V-Shpaed Formations of Amber glowing craft float across the night sky