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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Columbia · MO, USA
Cluster of lights moved along the sky slowly as if they were birds, then formed a V shape as they continued to move along. I pulled ove
Sioux Falls · SD, USA
Small unorganized groups of orbs that had a goldish glow.
Laquey · MO, USA
Yellow-orange horizontal line of lights in Missouri sky. ((anonymous report))
Waupaca · WI, USA
Five or six white lights arranged horizontal appeared and vanished.
Marshfield · WI, USA
As I was driving on the highway in Marshfield, I saw a bright orange/red sphere looking shape. ((anonymous report))
Hawthorne · CA, USA
RED light seen at night gliding together and lights disappearing one by one along with sound. ((anonymous report))
Washburn · ND, USA
Three star sized orbs in orbital pattern around Ursa Major star Alioth.
Arvada · CO, USA
I was standing outside facing W from approx. 64th and llamar. I like to star gaze. Out of seemingly nowhere.
Bozeman · MT, USA
Line of approximately 2 dozen blinking red lights, moving W to E over Gallatin Valley, Montana.
Russell to Hays · KS, USA
Formation of 25-30 red lights. ((anonymous report))
Carbondale · IL, USA
Large light formation over Jackson County, Illinois.
Billings · MT, USA
Line of lights moving from north to south, blinking, looked to be at least one mile in length.
Desloge · MO, USA
15-20 red flashing lights in a horizontal pattern, equal distance from eachother. Slowly drifting east across the sky together as thoug
Lowry City · MO, USA
It looked like a string of red and white pulsating lights perfectly lined up going silently slowly across the sky. Was seen by several
Shoshoni (outside of; towards Riverton) · WY, USA
Formation of 15-20 lights all in a row blinking blue and red. Moving across the sky. ((anonymous report))
Powell · WY, USA
Red blinking lights stretched across the night sky.
Paxico · KS, USA
8 red blinking lights in a horizontal line, evenly spaced, heading in a west/northwest direction, lasted 15-20 minutes
Versailles · MO, USA
Red and white light flashing in line across from New Life Assembly Church.
Castle Rock · CO, USA
In line formation red lights moving slowly over central Colorado.
Denver · CO, USA
Red and white blinking lights in a downward line formation. Traveled from east to west maybe 25 miles then disappeared.
Denver · CO, USA
Denver: String of lights, in formation, no sound. ((anonymous report))
Castle Rock · CO, USA
I saw a long string of red lights that looked like a formation flight. But the lights were in a straight line and pointed close to a 45
Topeka · KS, USA
Red lights in line formation, hovering over west Topeka. ((anonymous report))
Arvada · CO, USA
Very long, perfect string of red lights evenly spaced with no sound moving slowly from east to west
Avon · CO, USA
~15 Vertical flashing red lights headed west in Colorado