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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Lewiston · MI, USA
32 Satellites? (("Starlink" satellites??))
Vero beach · FL, USA
Line of lights seen over vero beach (("Starlink" satellites??))
Visalia · CA, USA
Me and my husband noticed three bright lights in the formation of a triangle just sitting in the sky. We thought they were stars and as
Sebastian Inlet · FL, USA
Nearly 100 Starlike "Lights" moving rapidly in a straight line formation and then disappearing.
Jacksonville · FL, USA
I was out on my back porch watching the sky since it was clear and coming from behind me, over my place, were these bright white orbs.
Morro Bay · CA, USA
String of 20 lights in formation west to east over north San Luis Obis county CA.
Morro Bay · CA, USA
String of 20 lights in formation west to east over north San Luis Obis county CA. (("Starlink" satellites??))
Saint Augustine · FL, USA
7 Bright Lights in sky in straight line formation.... can't verify as spacex due to geopgraphic location. (("Starlink" satellites??))
Many Farms · AZ, USA
Perhaps their drones but they didn't seem like drones as they faded away. (("Starlink" satellites??))
Ordway · CO, USA
Lights flying in formation, equally spaced apart. At least 2 dozen objects flying in Western sky from our location, flying Southwest to
Grand Junction · CO, USA
Linear trail of lights vanish into night sky. (("Starlink" satellites??))
Aurora · CO, USA
Objects were flying in a straight line in the distance, disappearing above one by one
Jasper · USA
I got confused about the time, but it was 19:40. not 17:40
Maxwell · CA, USA
Fleet of 8 to 10 lights, 3 at a time appearing, then disappearing. (("Starlink" satellites??))
Porterville · CA, USA
Stars moving in perfect line (("Starlink" satellites??))
Rector · AR, USA
trail of multiple lights in the sky moving in formation.(("Starlink" satellites??))
Newton · KS, USA
Several stars were moving quickly over my head,i stopped,(("Starlink" satellites??))
Dunkerton · IA, USA
A straight formation of at least 20 aircraft Very high in the atmosphere All disappearing at same point. (("Spacelink satellites??))
Venral · UT, USA
Rows of lights appearing and disappearing in night sky. (("Starlink" satellites??))
Big Horn Mountains · WY, USA
Straight line of 15-20 slow moving, silent, lighted objects flew over the Big Horn Mountains (("Starlink" satellites??))
Mount Pleasant · SC, USA
I was having a fire drill at my school and I saw a formation of ufos by the moon
Alburgh · VT, USA
I saw a string of double lights more than 50 moving upward through the sky. (("Starlink" satellites??))
Centennial · CO, USA
Formation of 25-30 light gray objects pass through the night sky.
North Andover · MA, USA
5 star looking lights flying in pentagon formation
Lufkin · TX, USA
On Hwy 69 near Hwy 59 on N side of Lufkin and noticed 10-12 orange & white lights in a row in the sky.(("Starlink" satellites??))