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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Memphis · TN, USA
Over Memphis, Tennessee, in October 1969, witnesses watched a single object join nine others to complete a triangular formation, during a sighting lasting about an hour.
Westport · MA, USA
Six bright lights arranged in a V-shaped formation were reported over Westport, Massachusetts, in August 1969, visible for eight to ten seconds.
Lamont · CA, USA
Witnesses near Lamont, California, described nine to thirteen objects in a V-shaped formation moving at extreme speed high in the atmosphere for four to five seconds in August 1969.
Ensenada (15 miles south of) (Mexico) · Mexico
Near Ensenada, Mexico, three witnesses reported seeing six objects in formation over a Baja California beach in 1969, during an event lasting about an hour.
La Puenty · CA, USA
ufo seen over school by entire school.
Alajuelita (San José) (Costa Rica) · Costa Rica
June 69: I was student of secondary. Past the 7:00 PM with my family saw a triangular formation of some 6-8 objects that emitted light
Fleetwood (UK/England) · United Kingdom
Witnesses in Fleetwood, northern England, reported multiple moving lights in the night sky in October 1968, forming a loose formation observed for about twenty minutes.
St. Laurent (Canada) · PQ, Canada
Dear Mr. Davenport : A couple weeks back, on Jeff Rense’s radio show, you asked people to come forward with their testimonies, even if
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
A witness in Santa Barbara, California reported five white lights hovering in formation in July 1968, which they stated were not weather balloons, during a five-minute sighting.
Utapao RTAFB (Thailand) · Thailand
Witnesses at Utapao Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand reported multiple lights in formation along a horizontal line in the north-northwest sky in June 1968, observed for twenty minutes.
Lakeville/Limerock · CT, USA
Witnesses in Lakeville and Limerock, Connecticut, reported lights appearing in clouds in a formation, comparing the sighting to a famous later UFO film, during a 45-minute sighting in July 1967.
Sumner · WA, USA
Witnesses in Sumner, Washington, reported five objects in formation hovering close to the ground and shining lights, during a sighting lasting ten to fifteen minutes in June 1967.
Palm Wells · CA, USA
Witnesses near Palm Wells, California, reported small, lighted spherical objects hovering just above the ground about a quarter mile away, in a sighting lasting ten minutes in May 1967.
Westbury (Long Island) · NY, USA
Sighting April 14, 1967
North Hollywood · CA, USA
A witness in North Hollywood, California, reported three bright, colored lights in formation approaching directly overhead during a three-minute sighting in April 1967.
Omaha · NE, USA
Multiple lights 9:00 PM Omaha
Hickman · KY, USA
Witnesses near Hickman, Kentucky, reported six objects in formation that seemed to disappear and reappear across roughly five miles of sky, maneuvering to avoid a passing airplane, in March 1967.
Kodiak Naval Station · AK, USA
I cannot find reports from Elmendorf AFB concerning bogies near the Anchorage area where our radio relay crew working the old White Ali
Houston (west of) · TX, USA
West of Houston, Texas on December 22, 1965, about 45 bus passengers reported standing to view a formation of objects, followed by a flash, all within about three minutes.
Delano · CA, USA
A witness in Delano, California reported a formation of objects at night heading toward the Radio Free Europe transmission towers, in a sighting lasting about 15 minutes in June 1965.
Chicago · IL, USA
The event was exactly the same as reported last year 1997 over the city of Arizona. There were 5 circular lights hovering over the hous
Brunswick · GA, USA
5 bright silver objects assuming the points of a 5 pointed star. 10-15% from directly overhead. All 5 were clearly discernible, at ar
Dover · OH, USA
6 craft total. One mother ship.
Kansas City\Lenexa · Kansas area, KS, USA
some type of aircraft
Wenatchee · WA, USA
A witness in Wenatchee, Washington reported a V-shaped formation of seven to nine lights crossing from horizon to horizon in about five seconds in August 1963.