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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Waukegan · IL, USA
Witnesses in Waukegan, Illinois reported a stationary formation of objects high in the afternoon sky, with additional objects joining and departing over about 15 minutes in June 1963.
Williston · ND, USA
In the winter of 1961, a witness in Williston, North Dakota, reported a large illuminated white light with several smaller blue lights converging and then dimming, over 30 minutes.
Springdale/Fayetteville · AR, USA
In the summer of 1960, witnesses in the Springdale-Fayetteville area of Arkansas reported a formation of lights in the sky, visible for about ten minutes.
Great Falls · MT, USA
SAC at Malstrom AF Base not Concerned!
Mexico City (Mexico) · Mexico
Direction: West to East Seven lights type foo fighter (intense white neon light) in triangle formation, never ever seen speed. Due to t
Minneapolis · MN, USA
Flying while in the Marine Corps in a AD Skuraider & with a wing man, at apprx 6,000 ft observed Four Red cly objects estimating at 20,
Union Bower are irving · TX, USA
tryangle over tx
Norwood · NY, USA
It was around 1 in the morning. My mother, sister and myself were on the front porch of or house. Our house is 1 out of 2 houses on our
Los Angeles · CA, USA
I was 11 years old and my family and I were at a kite flying contest in a park . About 7 silver saucer shaped ships hovered over the pa
Columbus · OH, USA
A "V" shape set of lights either on one large, silent aircraft, or 5 different aircraft flying in formation. No noise heard.
Washington · D.C., DC, USA
Two fighter airplanes, assigned to inspect a white-dot cluster, suddenly disappear off radar, and then the cluster also disappears.
West Columbia · SC, USA
Witnesses near West Columbia, South Carolina reported three bright, silvery circular objects in formation, resembling linked rings, for about ten minutes in July 1954.
Los Padres National Forest · CA, USA
A witness near Los Padres National Forest, California reported objects moving in formation, observed for about 20 seconds in July 1950.
Marion · AL, USA
A witness in Marion, Alabama reported orb-shaped objects during a debriefing account from 1949, observed for under one minute.
Cashmere · WA, USA
THE SIGHTING. It was a clear, summer’s evening in 1947 (or 1948 – I can’t be sure of the exact year). The sun had just set over th
Keeneyville · IL, USA
A witness in Keeneyville, Illinois reported a burning particle from the sky coinciding with an unusual high-altitude overflight, observed for about five minutes in July 1947.
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
V-formation 5 silver disks with 1 trailing behind, size of small peas high & fast heading NE bypassing Chicago to Indiana
Portsmouth · VA, USA
A witness in Portsmouth, Virginia reported a red, flickering formation of objects moving extremely fast in a V shape, observed for about three minutes in July 1945.
Elkhart · IN, USA
Before WW2, June or July of 1940, there was an amazing phenomona about 9 or 10 at night, when the sky had a large illuminated circle.
Pequop Pass (180 · east bound starting up pass), NV, USA
stbound on I80 just starting up pequop pass when a small cluster of stars caught my eye. one above the other and below to the east anot
El Monte · CA, USA
There was about 8 balls of bright light when suddenly it started to change and it formed a triangle.
Englewood · FL, USA
Ball orb bright blue ball of energy light
Palm Springs · CA, USA
Witnessed 5 circular objects in a "box" formation appear over local terrain feature, then accelerate away at extreme speed, followed by
Grandview · MO, USA
The first object it was very dim and hard to see until it lit up for a second and dimmed back down repeatedly for every five seconds.
Necochea (Argentina) · Argentina
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