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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Fairport · NY, USA
2 large lights in the sky with a orange glow. At first thought to be a plane flying very low and quite, however they joined together to
San Juan (Puerto Rico) · Puerto Rico
Formation of stars in Puerto Rico
Occoquan · Unknown
I was leaving Belmont Bay when I saw a formation of 5-6 reddish lights in a loose formation.
Ventura · CA, USA
Large formation flight groups.
Sherwood Park (Canada) · AB, Canada
large dim lights travelling in a straight line.
Burbank · CA, USA
V shaped Craft's in V shaped Formation
Hammock Beach · FL, USA
silent invisible craft with visible lights in the shape of a flock of birds.
Ankeny · IA, USA
Triangle UFOs in formation around the New Highschool
Ocean Isle Beach · NC, USA
Orange lights in formation over the ocean. Moved quickly to the right.
Hatteras · NC, USA
4 orange rectangular lights stayed stationary then vanished over hatteras beach
Woodstock · WV, USA
Bright lights in a formation in the sky, and I believe I was abducted.
Big Sur · CA, USA
2 glowing blue and red triangular forms change into human form at Big Sur. Also, red irridescent squid like being dances above sea.
El Cajon · CA, USA
3 long shaped triangle ufo formation
Wakefield · MA, USA
Glowing amber lights flying silently in a triangle formation
Plainfield · IL, USA
5 firey red orbs in a checkmark formation
Terrell · TX, USA
One ship, 3 lights, flies over head and disappears behind treeline.
Old orchard beach · ME, USA
6 slow moving balls of light disappear into a cloud
New Bedford · MA, USA
Glowing orbs flying in formation in the New Bedford sky
Holland · MI, USA
7 crafts that were silver, yellow, and white lights over Lake Macatawa, the seemed to form angler formations.
Angleton · TX, USA
One ship or three hovering?
Kansas City · KS, USA
8-16-2011 I saw a rectangular object like a 2-story building on its side not moving and 8-20-2011 8 orbs not moving were together.
Tacoma · WA, USA
15 -20 amber lights in sky in square formation over North Tacoma, Washington
Brentwood · CA, USA
Two different white light objects moving in tandem in Brentwood, CA
Knightsen · CA, USA
Knightsen ca. Weird lights in the sky august 21st 2011
Highland Springs · VA, USA
I have never seen anything like this after years of watching planes fly near the Airport.