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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Battle Ground · WA, USA
Four bright, circular lights in formation of boomerang seen hoovering just above the trees, then disappeared.
Portland · ME, USA
4 small red disappearing lights in arch formation
Isle of Bute (UK/Scotland) · United Kingdom
Six horizontal solid white lights with one glowing red in the middle
Esperance · NY, USA
Group of UFO's witnessed over Esperance, NY, on 3 July 2011
Pembroke Pines · FL, USA
Formation or fleet of UFOs, orange/red oval shape.
Levittown · NY, USA
20-25 Orange Lights move from West to East and then disappear.
Hebron · IN, USA
Formation of Chinese lanterns
Waterbury · CT, USA
3 orange lights flying in single file, 4th object in route following the others.
Milwaukee · WI, USA
Location: USA Milwaukee WI Lakeshore Park Event: Milwaukee World Music Festival Also Known As Summer fest.Time: July 9 between 2200
Lafayette · LA, USA
Red lights over Lafayette, Louisiana.
Fresno (near; on Interstate 5) · CA, USA
A linear object with 3 bright lights, flew about 10 feet over our truck while traveling N on I 5.
Yucca Valley · CA, USA
Unusual circular lights hovered over the city of Yucca Valley, California for 10 minutes on July 21, 2011 from 10:33 PM until 10:43 PM
New Whiteland · IN, USA
3 craft in formation over New Whiteland and surrounding area. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of "twinkling" star. PD))
Malvern (UK/England) · United Kingdom
7 strange lights above malvern in england
DeBordieu Beach · SC, USA
Pairs of synchronous blinking lights off DeBordieu Beach
Burlington · NC, USA
Several lights in sky, Thought to be stars at first, video and composite of pictures made, several witnesses, Burlington, NC USA
Dhaka (Bangladesh) · Bangladesh
Clump of small disc shaped cloud with light green linning hovering here and there in a particular diagonal path across the night sky.
Rancho Mirage · CA, USA
At least 24 silver objects flying in formation - going west and east and making a mosaic pattern. Then formed a > and flew south.
Southport · NC, USA
Went outside to enjoy the weather at night with some friends and noticed 3 pulsing lights towards Oak Island. They came and went for a
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Bright orange balls of light in random formations and quickly moving, chased by military jets
Maple (Canada) · ON, Canada
Blue-ish glowing formation passing from east to west in Maple, Ontario
Frisco · NC, USA
Evenly spaced low hanging silent, non blinking amber lights in an array on the beach at Frisco, NC on June 15, 2011
Milton · FL, USA
I saw a row of orange lights off in the distance.
Citrus Heights · CA, USA
3 Translucent gray equidistant circles connected by straight bars
Richmond · VA, USA
Three white lights counter clockwise in sky making a Y shape.