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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St. Cloud · MN, USA
One becomes three three becomes six.
Ft. Meade · MD, USA
Dozens of Orange Lights over Fort Meade, Military Base.
Morris · IL, USA
Unexplained "formation" of red lights that slowly disappeared.
Lafayette · LA, USA
I am looking for an explanation to why would something so big not built by human intelligence visit...me.
Milford · DE, USA
5 differeny colored lights flashing and blinking and solid orange burst heading over delaware bay
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Bright orangelike lights blinkin in different formations hovered about the ocean in Myrtle Beach, SC
Southampton · NJ, USA
Isosceles triangle formation of 3 brightly glowing, fiery orange orbs.
San Saban/Lampasas (In between) · TX, USA
Still surreal to me - can't explain what the lights were - I have looked out at the sky for years and never saw ANYTHING like this...
Riverside · CA, USA
3 reflective spheres southbound over Riverside CA toward Lake Matthews in formation w/ one breaking off, then loss of contact.
Weston · CT, USA
Three Large Orbs - Flashing
Exeter · CA, USA
2 Fighter Jets in Persuit of Fast moving formation of three blinking white lights
Las Vegas · NV, USA
YELLOW/ORANGE STATIONARY ORBS IN TRIANGULAR FORMATION IN NORTHWEST LAS VEGAS SKY. SPOTTED AT APPROX. 8:40PM
Bessemer City · NC, USA
Triangle formation as storm approached
Springfield · MO, USA
Looked like a Helicopter but made no sound, flying very low, very bright lights that made a haze, electronic interference.
Stroudsburg · PA, USA
Two witnesses found 7-8 UFOs in the Poconos with a surprising 'firecracker' from the sky in tandem.
Kent (UK/England) · United Kingdom
4 ufo's were flying in a diamond shape flashing high in sky
Collingwood (Canada) · ON, Canada
We saw 2 orange lights going south east with the trailing light moving further east like the craft was turning.
Rancho Viejo · TX, USA
2 objects moving together or maybe one huge object with 2 lights. faintish red, yellow lights
Arcata · CA, USA
Object with red and green lights moving sited above Arcata, CA. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of model aircraft. PD))
Snoqualmie · WA, USA
Two fast moving UFO's moving west to east 25 miles east of Seattle
Winter Haven · FL, USA
10 perfectly spaced bright golden orange orbs as big as the sun changed from an E-W to a N-S position in the blink of an eye.
Oak Island · NC, USA
Bright Orbs near Oak Island Pier.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Large group of white objects with four red objects flying away from it
Guelph (Canada) · ON, Canada
Triangular formation of 3 ufos near Guelph, ON
Scottsville · KY, USA
Soundless Aircraft rises from tree line and flies away