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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Morris Plains · NJ, USA
Four sets of four circular, white globes, in "infinity"
Denver · CO, USA
The formation can best be described as being in the shape of a "snake"
North Kingstown · RI, USA
I watch for satelites and this night I saw what appeared to be 3 flying in an irregular triangle formation in the Northeast sky at abou
Hanford Site · WA, USA
Three star type objects traveling in a triangular formation over Washington State
Fort Smith · AR, USA
a formation of five strange lights
Newport · AR, USA
V shaped Formation over Newport, AR.
Richardson · TX, USA
three lights moving in formation from north to south
Santa Ana · CA, USA
orange "V" formation
Port Angeles · WA, USA
At 11:30 PM on August 2, my friend and I saw four bright lights moving low and rapidly from N to South, flying in formation.
Placerville · CA, USA
Triangle formation of lights. Looked like moving stars.
Joshua Tree · CA, USA
A triangular formation of three lights heading south directly overhead. Appeared extremely high in the sky. Kept in perfect formation
Dun sur Meuse (France) · France
Two objects looking like regular stars crossing the night skies way too fast to be satellites or airplaines. No trail
Roosevelt · NY, USA
UFO sighting on Long Island, the night of the blackout.
Houston · TX, USA
Three dark mysterious objects in the afternoon sky
Bloomington · CA, USA
light formation in san bernardino ((NUFORC Note: Probable advertising light. PD))
Woodland · CA, USA
Three sets of lights, like a formation of airplanes in the distance, hovering instead of moving.
Henderson · NC, USA
They were in a straight line with blinking lights
Sarasota · FL, USA
two dim stars that were in a formation a flew an arch pattern together. then faded quickly
Columbus · OH, USA
Formation of five points of lights in daylight, hovering and changing foramtion, comparable to satalites in brightness, rising up until
Barcelona (Spain) · Spain
I saw 3 lightballs comming towards me as if an airplain was comming in at about 5 miles distance. We all were watching incomming airtra
Farr Lake (near Rosseau) (Canada) · ON, Canada
3 lights moving in triangle formation in Ontario 08/30/03 ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of U. S. Navy NOSS satellites. PD))
Algonquin Park (Canada) · ON, Canada
Several blinking lights over Algonquin Park
Sisseton · SD, USA
Strange jet fighter formations in the middle of the night.
Brainerd · MN, USA
3 seperate sighting of a series of 6 red lights taking on a wing formation, slow moving, engine sound (but not jet engine)
Attleboro · MA, USA
faint triagle formation massachusetts rhode island