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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Tonasket (14 miles east of) · WA, USA
Two couples see 2 brilliant lights and a formation of smaller lights following behind them in Central WA.
Mukilteo · WA, USA
Two large bright lights leading streams of hundreds, or many thousands of smaller bright lights, streaming across the sky.
Snohomish · WA, USA
Large object seen traveling northeast at a slow rate of speed approximately 300-500 feet above the ground and 250 to 300 yards from obs
Renton · WA, USA
4 yellowish-orange balls with streaming tails moving very slowly from West to East disappearing behind the Cascade foothills.
Burlington · WA, USA
2 groups of 10 to 15 burning objects going from W by Nw sky towards E by NE sky moving much slower than a shooting star; moving at a co
McMinnville · OR, USA
We were out enjoying the full moon. These things appeared, from over the hills. I was the first to see them, and it took me about 3 s
Renton · WA, USA
At work going to lunch. 8 objects in a row 10 to 12 objects in a row horzintal,under the 8, traviling from the south to the north at a
Freeland (Whidbey Island) · WA, USA
Streaks of light moving in a very flat pattern from west to east. There appeared to be two pulsing or flashing lights at the front .
Snoqualmie · WA, USA
We were heading west on the North Bend to Fall City Road. (203?) There were two parallel primary bright objects with multiple bright ob
Olympia (East of) · WA, USA
We drove up to my house and looked to the North. At about a 45 degree angle we observed a flight of ???? moving from left to right in a
Corbett · OR, USA
We were driving west on chamberlain rd. which overlooks the columbia river gorge toward washugal washington. we witnessed several, at l
Bellingham · WA, USA
Consistent with behavior of object burning on re-entry
South of Kalamath Falls, · OR, USA
Five lights appeared in the sky all the same distance apart, in a straight line.
Portland · OR, USA
Four pink/orange lights in V formation flying over metro Portland
Las Vegas · NV, USA
My wife and I watched 3 craft fly accross the airport grounds headed towards our hotel and become stationary above us.
Wolfville (Canada) · NS, Canada
About 5 balls of light flying around a group of lights
Newfoundland (Canada) (on ferry boat) (Canada) · NF, Canada
two dully glowing high altitude objects steaking towards (not with) Persied meteor shower
Sherman Oaks · CA, USA
I was at a party, there was at least 20 people outside when 5 light`s came out of the north east. I thought they might be helicopters u
San Jose · CA, USA
I saw round solid color objects flying in pairs in daylight
Lincoln · NH, USA
A static formation of 15 metallic spheres observed by about 150 people in a clear daylight sky.
Vanleer · TN, USA
Three orange yellow lights in a tri-angle pattern,that stayed on for about 45 mins. changed positions vertically. out for 4 or 5 mins,
Goldsboro · NC, USA
1997 rotating stars positioned to left and right of moon do fast clockwise rotations
Issaquah · WA, USA
It was about 1 or 2 in the morning I'm from Dallas but I've lived in Seattle Washington press play about 19 are 20 years well we straig
Issaquah · WA, USA
It was about 1 or 2 in the morning I'm from Dallas but I've lived in Seattle Washington press play about 19 are 20 years well I was str
Nun's Island (Canada) · PQ, Canada
Formation of silent, pale round objects on top of cloud ceiling ( about 15% cloud cover).