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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Westville · CT, USA
5-7 blueish white lights flying in a V formation very fast then breaking away from each other and fading out.
Butte · MT, USA
Red formation above Butte, Montana.
Lacey · WA, USA
Bright star looks like snake.
Bonsall · CA, USA
Side by side shaped Psi Psi symbol, horizontally togehter, green, red and white flashing lights.
Houston · TX, USA
Two sets of lights in the night sky.
KirkCaldy (UK/Scotland) · United Kingdom
5 ORANGE OBJECTS, maneuvering IN HARMONY, SPECTRAL EMISSION FROM 5 ALL SAME COLOR
Mesa · AZ, USA
Formation of moving lights split off and hover.
Gibsonia · PA, USA
Three yellow light shapes moving in erratic formations
Lima (Peru) · Peru
Enlarged horizontal dots flying at high altitude over Lima, Peru skyes for about 5 minutes
Gibsonia · PA, USA
There were 4 main bright orange lights flying/hovering over the southeastern horizon with 2 larger lighters tailing the formation.
Houma · LA, USA
Huge ball or circle-going to fast to know . Light was bright bright , lit up the clouds , very white white light . Traveling super
North Conway · NH, USA
Lighted Craft above tree line
Lake Havasu · AZ, USA
I saw three colored spheres (green, red & blue)in a line formation fly past. As they passed very fast they rose changing their formatio
West Chester · PA, USA
Strange hovering lights over West Chester, PA.
Nazareth · PA, USA
Formation of orange light move across Nazareth sky.
West Des Moines · IA, USA
10 red orb/lights ranging across the entire northern sky traveling at the same speed and vanishing within 15 seconds.
Davie · FL, USA
9 Fireball-like orange orbs flying in formation from northeast to northwest direction in South Florida
Quechee · VT, USA
5 to 6 fireballs in formation in southeast sky 17:45 11/20/13
Braddock Hills (Pittsburgh) · PA, USA
Red/orange lights moving east to west over Pittsburgh, all the same speed, then winking out.
Bridgewater · MA, USA
6 orange lights seen rising into sky and moved into a circle formation.
Quintana Roo (Secrets Capri) (Mexico) · Mexico
Our first night in Cancun, we randomly ended up having dinner outside. My wife (completely not a UFO believer) happened to notice some
Allentown · PA, USA
Adult male claims that five witnesses had witnessed 44 yellow "orbs" in nighttime sky.
Springfield · OR, USA
Solid line of bright red lights, then transitioning to blue but in longer duration than a plane.Craft circled back very quickly.
Oviedo · FL, USA
Very bright green and red formation of light that was stationary and then moved down towards the ground very quickly.
Abbotsford (Canada) · BC, Canada
6 Orange orb lights in formation flying at night flying slowly as I looked up from a truck, and cought on high resolut security camera.