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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Anderslov (Sweden) · Sweden
5 lights flying in formation at extreme speed.
Aitkin · MN, USA
Triangular light formation, tree top height above my head in Aitkin Mn
Baker City · OR, USA
3 objects in triangular pattern traverse sky with pattern change occuring.
Midland · VA, USA
semi-circle shaped object with yellow lights app. the size of a football feild.
Midland · VA, USA
A semi-circled shaped object w/ about 6 or 7 lights was moving very rapidly through the sky and was making no sound.
Le Garn (Ardèche) (France) · France
5 strange luminous objects in Ardèche 's sky.
Emerald Isle · NC, USA
red lights were perfectly stationary to the southeast of our beachfront property.they had about a one secound delay enterval as they ap
South Beach · FL, USA
Three strange crafts hover above water, the first two dissappear into the third and largest one before shooting upward in the sky.
Worcester (South Africa) · South Africa
Three bright lights traveling like a shooting star.
Cedar Hill · TX, USA
Large triangle formation of white lights slowly move across sky, as one light crosses behind its path.
Tucson · AZ, USA
Straight line of 6 to 8 lights in the sky.
TX · USA
3 AIRCRAFTS IN TRIANGLE FORMATION. THE 2 FRONT AIRCRAFTS WERE FLYING WITHOUT ANY LIGHTS.THE THIRD ONE HAD LIGHTS.
Paramus · NJ, USA
Three unknown objects maneuver, pulse, then fade out on a clear July night over northern New Jersey.
Duck · NC, USA
a very short line of 3 greenish lights
Hyvinkää (Finland) · Finland
Strange formation of objects seen by 2 witnesses over the town of Hyvinkää, Finland.
Carolina Beach · NC, USA
formation of red flashing lights in sync about a half mile long
West Hills · CA, USA
Chevron/triangle formation of lights (central white, trailing red flashing) travelling north-south over San Fernando Valley; silent
West Hills · CA, USA
Uneven "V" formation of white and red lights, trailing ones flashing red, with trail extending over time of a minute or two.
Avalon · CA, USA
Triangle shaped light formation seen over Catalina Island by many people.
Wichita · KS, USA
White dim lights in formation similar to constallation.
Shirley · NY, USA
I sighted 6 fiery lights in formation of the southern coast of Long Island while I was flying an airplane in the vicinity.
Hazard · KY, USA
moving stars. I saw 3 stars move and fly into deep space
Bradenton · FL, USA
6 black objects, no sound, no lights, high rate of speed, flying in formation at 3:00 am
San Antonio · TX, USA
Group of lights flying south in San Antonio, TX.
Mount Whitney · CA, USA
strange light formation in sky above mount whitney in broad daylight!