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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Honesdale · PA, USA
6 orange lights in steady formation flying over Honesdale, PA.
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
4 lights moving in triangular formation at low altitude over Squirrel Hill, PA.
Charleston · SC, USA
Nine orange lights seen flying over Charleston, SC.
Dubai (UAR) · United Arab Emirates
Strange objects above Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Newcastle (Australia) · Australia
8 points of light like "stars." Top four "stars" changing formation from square shape to a triangle shape.
New Castle · PA, USA
8 orange lights seen over New Castle, PA
Oxford · OH, USA
Broken Line of 20-40 Yellow/Orange Lights Norht of Oxford, Ohio.
West Valley · UT, USA
Three lights in a formation in a triangle floating over southbound and then a object over west of the sky downtown.
multiple · MA, USA
Initially appeared as single bright light.Split off into 3 separate UFO in separate directions. Viewed from car on I95 South near I495
Arlington Heights · IL, USA
Formation of three orange/red orbs, followed by another orb several minutes later pass overhead.
Monroe · WA, USA
Two red lights in formation traveling south to north at high rate of speed.
Blaine · MN, USA
Rotating triangular formation of lights seen moving across sky.
Sewell · NJ, USA
Over 100 lights in formation traveled from east to west slowly at a low elevation.
Brisbane (Australia) · Australia
Vanishing 'V' formation of 9 small bird like objects
Bastrop · TX, USA
Three dark low flying objects, no lights, no sound, illuminated by the city lights of Bastrop, Tx.
Vernon (Canada) · BC, Canada
2 Bright Orange pulsing lights, possibly connected, hover and rotate around Vernon, BC.
Zion · IL, USA
6 to 8 lights in formation in eastern sky heading west.
Spokane · WA, USA
8 lights in formation going north west.
Alliance · OH, USA
Glowing triangular cluster flies over house with 3-4 chasing from behind
Dumfries · VA, USA
Several Objects spotted flying over Dumfries, VA, March 09, 2013
Bowling Green · OH, USA
Formation of twinkeling and moving amber lights seen at night.
Lebanon · PA, USA
A silent string formation,8-10 amber lights traveling at an angle and making a snake movement as it changed direction before vanishing.
Pacific Ocean (near Huntington Beach) · CA, USA
Amber orbs journalist and witness video and loss of time near Huntington Beach Ca
Albuquerque · NM, USA
6-7 golden orbs in a V-formation like a flock of birds
Durham (UK/England) · United Kingdom
Formation of 4 contrails with nothing seen making them.