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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Long Beach · CA, USA
Multiple red/orange orbs forming triangle and hovered slowly.
Tulare · CA, USA
Formation that change direction and disappeared. ((NUFORC Note: Report from law enforcement officer. PD))
East Mesa/Tempe · AZ, USA
Bright lights in Formation Over Tempe, East Mesa/Apache Junction
Lacrosse · WI, USA
Three orange lights triangle formation circling with simular light following close behind.
Bahgram (Afghanistan) · Afghanistan
I was deployed from SE'12 to SE'13. I am an Air traffic controller i worked at the airfield...i want to tell my story verba
Fountain Valley · CA, USA
Cluster of glowing ufos in formation over Fountain valley at 5:45 PM Jan 5 2013.
Miami · FL, USA
White dots flying in V formation.
Chantilly · VA, USA
Approximately 20 orange lights in formation moving with no sound.
Minneapolis · MN, USA
Orange/blue light-ball cluster over downtown Minneapolis 1/17/13.
Yankton · SD, USA
Large metal structure suspended in the air and fleet of aircraft around it and interacting with it, and beaming light to the ground.
Portland · ME, USA
6 solid but U shaped objects, flying at high speed in a formation, 2 side by side in front, 2 with one behind the other, 2 in rear
Dayton · OH, USA
Formation of at least 9 flying vessels flying a unique precise pattern and flight path. Circular/Crown Shaped.
Dayton · OH, USA
9-12 objects in apparent formation black and firey orange circular on bottom/photos and video captured
Portland · OR, USA
I saw a flock of bird shaped objects, about 23, fly within a 5 second period and disappear in the open sky.
Beltsville · MD, USA
Three flickering lights at first slow and then really fast until gone
Belleville · IL, USA
3-4 orange lighted over belleville.
Bend · OR, USA
Grouping of 3 objects each with large, bright red-orange lights in Bend, OR
Abilene · TX, USA
Mulitple Light formations of many colors.
Louisville · KY, USA
Perfect formation of 4 triangular crafts sighted in PRP, Louisville, Ky seen twice in two days.
Stirling (UK/Scotland) · United Kingdom
A year ago, my brother and i saw a formation of colour changing lights that changed formation & in a zap into the sky dispered.
Durant · OK, USA
Line of lights.
Windsor · VT, USA
V shared orange/firey formation
Pine Bush · NY, USA
Y shaped formation of red lights on 302 in Pine Bush NY christmas night 2012.
Youngsville · NC, USA
At 8:30pm red flashing lights appeared in the sky above the tree lines, making different formation patterns.
Lincoln · DE, USA
5 red lights hovering low two dissappeared and remaining 3 formed triangle pattern.