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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Hillsboro · OR, USA
Hovering, Slow-Blinking Light Object Behind Clouds Studying Us From WAY Up.
New River · AZ, USA
String of 8-10 or more tiny lights in a straight line, sitting on top of a desert mountain.
Monument (event observed over Cheyenne Mtn.) · CO, USA
Bright trail of light over Cheyenne Mountain.
Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles) · CA, USA
Witnessed 18 disc objects flying over Los Angeles in 2 V shaped formations with 4 discs racing back and forth between the 2 formations.
Kingman · AZ, USA
Kingman, AZ, 3/13/19, @ 418AM. Patch of clouds but I could still stars brightly in the sky.
Vero Beach/Indian Riverr Shores · FL, USA
Colorful Night Sky Formation
Vero Beach · FL, USA
I saw a large irregularly shaped cluster of 50-100 moving white lights (star and planet size) and one larger amber shape.
Micco · FL, USA
Large formation of blinking lights break apart into hundreds of smaller lights
Palm Bay · FL, USA
A formation of 50 star like lights moving off the coast of Melbourne
Palmetto · FL, USA
Far off in a distance and very high up was a group of lights which looked like stars was bunched up at first and not moving for 30 sec.
Kansas City · MO, USA
My sighting occurred last Monday morning, March 18th. I was looking out of my building from the 11th floor and noticed contrails so I
Green Valley · AZ, USA
Formation of small wite lights moving across the sky
Staunton · OH, USA
Bright green & yellow lights shooting out from low flying craft at high speed, then followed by tilted line of white lights.
Coral Springs · FL, USA
Strange linear lights hovering in the sky two nights in a row
Cameron Park · CA, USA
((NUFORC Note: Witness provides no detailed information about her sighting. PD))
Dixon · CA, USA
10 balls of light descending at a 45 degree downward direction to the horizon line. (("Starlink" satellites??))
Englewood · FL, USA
One formation of three white objects and another of four objects seen during the day at 500 to 1000 feet
Portland · TX, USA
Seeing is Believing: Sighting Over Texas Coastline.
Yarmouth · ME, USA
hundreds of tiny non-blinking lights, following in perfect line. ((Starlink satellites?))
Lindale · TX, USA
Seen a formation type of lights. Was there then disappeared after a few minutes.
Bristol (UK/England) · United Kingdom
we witnesses over 50 of the britest lights in a perfect line. ((NUFORC Note: "Starlink" satellites? PD))
Bristol (UK/England) · United Kingdom
5:55 today I was fishing with a mate on Bristol channel next to 7 bridge and we witnesses over 50 of the britest lights in a perfect li
Fulton · NY, USA
Lights in formation moving together that all blink out at the same time
Belchertown · MA, USA
We had just parked our car on top of a hill. I pointed out what I thought was a bright white spotlight we hadn't seen on the way up.
Rapid City · SD, USA
Between 17 and 20 orange orbs drifted toward the Black Hills. ((anonymous report))