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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Cottage Grove · OR, USA
They were strange looking objects that had a very wierd look to them
Medford · OR, USA
the quick flash of an object that looked like a boomarang
La Quinta · CA, USA
4 lights in diamond shape formation
Westwood (Los Angeles) · CA, USA
Saw, sitting in the garden, 4 star like dots, similar to satellite but moving much faster,heading in V formation (no leader) East-West
Maitland · FL, USA
Formation of lights of varying degree. Yellow to orange. Moving slowly from west to east above all airplane traffic. Have video from
Potters Bar (UK/England) · United Kingdom
7 objects bright, glowing in diamond formation. came very close then rapidly flew away changing speed and direction at incredible rates
Hurricane · WV, USA
What seemed ood is that when we went home our cousin said she seen somthing in the field, and we havent said anything to her yet.
Grandview · WA, USA
Two groups of lights in formation
Madison · WI, USA
We saw 3 lights, as bright as stars in the city, move due south. They seemed to be 1000's of feet above us and moving quite fast. The v
Stilwell · OK, USA
it looked like three stars in the shape of a triangle and all the sudden they all went in opposite directions.
Woodbridge · CT, USA
three different crafts. Each comprised of 3 very bright making a triangular formation. It made like a low whirring or humming sound.
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
three gold lights in the shape of a triangle , the lights dimmed and disappeared then reappeared in an inverted v. the v shape then had
Santee · CA, USA
After having just watched a video tape a friend had recently taken of lights above Cowels Mountain (looking south from Santee) I saw th
Pittsburgh (just south of) · PA, USA
I had observed 8-10 faint star-like lights. They were in a v formation (20,000 Ft. +) moving very quickly across the sky from West to E
La Grande · OR, USA
I was west bound on I-84 just east of LaGrande, Oregon at about 2225, 11/8 when I obseverd three what I thought at first to be very bri
Meridian Navel Air Station · MS, USA
Formation of 5-7 red steady lights traveling in a SSW direction.
Boulder · CO, USA
Three black objects flying in close, diamond shaped formation.
Owenton (5 miles south of) · KY, USA
Object was a cylinder shape with light formations on what appeared to be both sides of object. Flying at low altitude but could not se
Barrington · IL, USA
6:05PM CST. In my car driving south I see a ball of blue green light coming towards me. I stop my car.This ball stops over the road for
New Philidelphia (South of · I-77 NB near MM77 ), OH, USA
Large long orangish translucent object with 4-6 bright round whitish objects nearly equal spaced across the length.
Michigan City · IN, USA
5 pieces in formation of the nike symble
Hilton · NY, USA
seen 3 bright objects moving from west to east.
Birch Run · MI, USA
Passing meteor? Seen from my livingroom window, looking south, appeared to be 30 degrees above the horizon, moving from West to East.
Howell (5 mi. N of · on a dark country road), MI, USA
A long line of white lights moving from W to E, absolutely static and rigid, no blinking or sparks, no movement in relation to the othe
Burlington (Canada) · ON, Canada
Burlington Ontario 19:05 E.S.T. A line of seven bright green and white lights moving from northwest to southeast