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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Gilcrest · CO, USA
Three dots at high altitude, flying at high speed, one even dive-bombs the car.
Shokapee · MN, USA
We noticed a really big circle made up of 12 smaller perfectly spaced circle. ((NUFORC Note: Advertising lights at casino? Anon. PD))
Altoona · PA, USA
Three people saw a formation of multi-colored lights travelling in one direction across the sky.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Saw 4-5 lights in formation over NY harbor/Staten Island.
Narraganssett · RI, USA
Sighted Thursday, August 10th, about 9:30 PM near Port Judith lighthouse, 4 bright lights spread very far apart, reddish in color.
Winter Haven · FL, USA
Orange ball splitting into several oblects.
Cape May (headed toward on Parkway South) · NJ, USA
Formation of blue, purple, green, and red lights hovered over NORTHBOUND GSP . White/metallic spacecraft ZOOMED towards lights. WOWWWWW
Reading · PA, USA
((HOAX??)) Close sighting. ((anonymous report))
Hemet (general area) · CA, USA
Looked like a low flying jet but soon rested on the top ridge of a small hill.
Revere · MA, USA
At first, my (5yo) son thought there was a shooting star. We looked up and we saw a formation of lights shooting across the sky.There w
Grass Lake · MI, USA
It was a wedge formation with 3 on one side and 2 on the other; solid reddish orange lights.
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
5 orbs appeared all with a reddish orange light. There were 4 smaller 1 lrg. No noise. Flying over shopping center.
Centerport · NY, USA
There was a mass of flickering lights in the shape of a circle traveling E with 2 brighter objects on either side. ((anonymous report))
Cave Creek · AZ, USA
Group of 20+ star like objects in a constellation formation then hovering around each other then breaking formation and moving eastward
Doaktown · NB, Canada
Triangular formation of 3 blue/white lights flying above a firework show.
Denver · CO, USA
Denver Light formation 7/4 of 4-5 bright lights format just after firework show began low sky and bright N of Englewood nr Denver.
Butte · MT, USA
Two hovering objects with red and deep turqouise-blue light(s); blue was pulsating
Denver · CO, USA
5 distinct bright objects moving in and out of formation and visibility.
Charlotte · NC, USA
Flock formation of unidentified craft, appearing as blue strobing lights.
North Canton · OH, USA
4 balls of moving orange lights.
Lyons · CO, USA
Hundreds of "Point-Light-like" white lights moving through the sky with changing speed, spatial distances to each other.
Palmdale · CA, USA
Fireball fell from the sky and moments later four objects appeared.
Fort Lauderdale · FL, USA
It was 4 objects hovering together and forming various shapes. ((NUFORC Note: Possible advertising lights?? PD))
Naperville · IL, USA
1 bright af middle white disc which had two pinkish or reddish bullet shaped objects 1 above the white disc and 1 below the white disc
Birmingham (outside Hueytown) · AL, USA
Twinkling amber lights in formation.