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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Alexander · NC, USA
witnessed 25-30 lights in a near straight-line formation traveling from the west to the east.
Pottstown · PA, USA
Linear formation of about 30 individual lights traveling SW to NE
Lancaster · PA, USA
A lined formation of white lights silently cruised across the sky then suddenly dissapeared.
Cleveland · OH, USA
String of lights moving from southeast to northwest
Hilliard · OH, USA
Approximately 3 dozen lights traveling in a line. Lights slowly traversed most of the sky, followed by multiple other objects.
esko · MN, USA
my brother and i saw lights in formation that disappeared instantly
Huntsville · AL, USA
An unorganized cluster of amber colored lights moving East to West.
Kill Devil Hills · NC, USA
Looking at the geminids and witnessed a formation
Dallas · TX, USA
It was loud like rocket in a V shape.
Bella Vista · USA
I have video and digital pictures
Baltimore · MD, USA
Coming home from dr at the light something weird caught my eye so i took photos
Bettendorf · IA, USA
Four red lights, not flashing, traveling in a line north to south
Lake Frederick · VA, USA
Airliner with lighting but without sound heading north then banking to the west and changing into small disk-shaped and disappearing
Manchester · TN, USA
Objects where flying in two staggered v shaped formations. They approached from the south east heading northwest.
Stony Point · NY, USA
Formation pattern of 8 red objects.
Tacoma · WA, USA
Started as 7 lights coming from lower horizon, moved up formed a triangle and then up and disappeared.
Becker’s Corner · MA, USA
Clump of stationary lights, changed shape as drove by.
Cerro Gordo · NC, USA
I noticed a group of around 9 to 10 lights of changing colors ranging from pink to green and blue hovering in the sky for around 30 min
Chandler/Maricopa County · AZ, USA
Formation of lights
Alamagordo · NM, USA
Golden lights spotted in the sky over white sands national park.
Sartell · MN, USA
I saw 7-9 lights flying in a v-formation.
Bergenfield · NJ, USA
colored light formation darting hovering over NY tristate
South Lee · MA, USA
I definitely saw a live, moving SASQUATCH GIANT MOVING TOWARD THE CONDO UNITS ON 190 MEADOWS STREET, YESTERDAY. I OBSERVED A DARK GRAY
Tucson · AZ, USA
Strange circle formation of lights observed above Tucson, AZ hovering and moving northeast towards Oracle, AZ.
Orange · CA, USA
5 or more round and white objects with some sort of silvery elogated handle on top. They moved slowly in several directions, hovering o