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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Clawson · MI, USA
Observed two lights in a line one forward and one in rear traveling south east towards detroit. ((NUFORC Note: ISS and Shuttle. PD))
Mountain View · CA, USA
Two bright moving lights in formation vanish at terminator line ((NUFORC Note: Space Shuttle w/ ISS?? PD))
Ortonville · MI, USA
Two lights following eachother, pulsing. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly ISS and Space Shuttle? PD))
Yellowstone National Park · WY, USA
2 Bright lights with sudden direction changes...then vanish
Spencer · IA, USA
Twin glowing white lights silently traverse the sky in Spencer Iowa then fade out. ((NUFORC Note: Space Shuttle w/ ISS?? PD))
El Paso · TX, USA
Two white objects a mile apart viewed over El Paso and another, possibly a probe, detaching from them.
Evanston · WY, USA
Pair of slow lights in perfect formation. ((NUFORC Note: ISS and Space Station in formation. PD))
Washougal · WA, USA
100's of orbs
North Pole · AK, USA
((HOAX??)) Strange ships and electrical interference.
North Lima · OH, USA
formation of 5 or 6 lights traveling at great speed
Croydon (UK/England) · United Kingdom
There were glowing orange rings of heated metal.
Bangor (Northern Ireland) · Northern Ireland
6-7 orange lights at high altitude in formation heading south west over Bangor, Northern Ireland
Bangor (Northern Ireland) · Northern Ireland
Major UFO sighting Bangor, Northern Ireland (on BBC news)
Germany · Germany
fussen germany 5 minutes formation over village view from Neuschwanstein Castle
Chennai (India) · India
A moving array of tiny lights past the sky centre line south to north, sighted four times with 2-3 minutes interval.
Higly · AZ, USA
tree large lights in a triangle formation doing things I havent seen helicopters do
Muillca Township · NJ, USA
formation of lights seen in the sky near the east coast
Yavatmal (India) · India
Bunch of 5 beautiful lights with glow making an arrowhead closly seperated by smaller distance parallelly in the sky.
Keele (UK/England) · United Kingdom
linier craft of four lights, 3 lights close together, one half amile away. moving west over keele.
Downingtown · PA, USA
White,green and red orb seen in Chester County PA
Sierra Vista · AZ, USA
Lights similar in size to present background stars appeared to dance around a solid object
Nottingham (UK/England) · United Kingdom
two red pulsating lights moving southwards in Nottingham UK
St. Augustine · FL, USA
Fast and Silent Object(s) Flying in the Presence of a Military Aircraft
Hoffman Estates (8 mi. NW of O'Hare Airport) · IL, USA
Strange Shaped Rectangle Object Sighted 8 Miles NW of O'Hare International Airport
Crestwood · IL, USA
A staight row of lights from the underside, and full speed in the sky like a falling star and noise