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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Mississauga (Canada) · ON, Canada
Three dull orange lights in a straight line formation varying in distance from each other .
Philadelphia · PA, USA
sighting in philly south of the city moving west of 3 lights that seemed to be independant, and flying in formation
Portage · WI, USA
triangle formation lights bright as full moon
Wrightsville Beach · NC, USA
3-4 objects moving around eachother about 45 degrees over Wrightsville beach (Venus??)
Roseville · MI, USA
Bright lights dancing in the night sky
Reno · NV, USA
Possibly huge craft, two red lights, flying over Reno.
Pocatello · ID, USA
4 lighted objects moving swiftly in a line across the sky
Miami · FL, USA
A ballet of lights circling in the sky
North Branch · MN, USA
Five objects rising slowly and quickly disappearing
Cranston · RI, USA
Saw a formation of crescent-shapped objects over suburban neighborhood.
St. Paul (southern part) · MN, USA
three craft travel in formation above Minnesota. ((NUFORC Note: Possible contrail, we believe. PD))
Longueuil (Canada) · QC, Canada
On august 19 Iwas on my balcoon and I saw a formation of 3 lights coming from north and going south . The objet going in triangular for
Greenwater (near · by Mt. Rainier), WA, USA
Triangular light formations by Mt. Rainier ((NUFORC Note: We suspect the objects were U.S.Navy "NOSS" satellites. PD))
Bellevue · WA, USA
The group of aircraft moved quickly at high altitude changed formation violently.
Adriatic Sea (near Hvar) (Croatia) · Croatia
Triangle of lights moving in a straight line across the Agean Sea almost west-to-east.
Stonewall (Canada) · MB, Canada
3 boomerang shaped objects in formation.
Milwaukee · WI, USA
ufo's formed a circle over our roof and hovered there for about 11/2 hours
Tinley Park · IL, USA
I was at an outdoor wedding, and a person noticed the lights,(three red lights in this triangular formation),we thought it might have b
Orland Park · IL, USA
August 21 (Chicago, IL) Identified Objects
Tinley Park · IL, USA
3 red lights changing formation
Somerset · NJ, USA
Backwards triangular formation moving from east to west, with the back point breaking off and going south.
Tinley Park · IL, USA
Three red lights seen hovering and moving.
Tinley Park · IL, USA
3 red lights in eastern sky. First in triangular formation and then slowly moving into a verticle line. Disappeared one by one. Mana
San Jose · CA, USA
High altitude, three craft formation travelling southeasterly above San Jose, CA, August 21 at 23:15 ((U. S. Navy NOSS satellites??))
Redondo Beach · CA, USA
Four Circular Objects in Formation Sighted Over the Pacific Ocean Off Redondo Beach, Calif.