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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Greeneville · TN, USA
Playing with kids in backyard and seen 2 objects in the sky that blinked off.
Ridgway · PA, USA
high flying orangish crafts were spotted flying in a hexagonal shaped pattern over Ridgway PA around 11:15 PM; heading north.
Crossville · TN, USA
5 orange red objects flew by and 3 made a triangle formation, while 2 flew ahead of the last 3
Rock Springs · WY, USA
2 sightings of close packed V-shaped group of lights similar to satellites flying across the sky.
Ellisville · MS, USA
Formation of red lights flying over Ellisville Mississippi
Arvada · CO, USA
8 objects flying completely silent with three lights each in the night sky
Wenatchee · WA, USA
7 lights in the sky, spinning in a slow circle for about 3 minutes before a helicopter hovered underneath and they all disappeared.
St. Albans · WV, USA
The sky was very clear, no obstructions
Durham · NC, USA
Large red linear blinking light pattern moving south from southern Durham. Was banked sharply to the left, then rotated as it moved awa
San Dimas · CA, USA
V-shape formation of orbs flying low and silently over our roof
Pembroke · GA, USA
String of 5 to 6 equidistant red to orange lights moving north east across I-16 above Pembroke, Georgia, near Ash Branch Road exit.
Maysville · KY, USA
Multiple orange lights moving, forming and disappearing over the Ohio side of the Ohio River.
Altus · OK, USA
On that day i seen what appeared to be a cloud in the sky but quickly it moved forward leaving the cloud behind it was very huge and ma
Monticello · GA, USA
Was looking up at the sky around 4:50 am and seen 3 light orbs together in a perfect line. It did not appear to be an airplane.
Ellicott City · MD, USA
Two white rectangular objects hovering in sky just before sunset Two white rectangular objects about 20 - 25 degrees above the eastern
Lake Havasu City · AZ, USA
8 red orbs in flight pattern, 2 additional appeared and turned white and trippled in size
Hawkesbury (Canada) · ON, Canada
Two bright (blueish colored), stationary, star like objects that faded over 30 seconds
Honolulu · HI, USA
Breaking the sound barrier in line formation for individual cylinder flashing light objects
Astoria · OR, USA
3-5 red, green and white lights flying in formation mimicking a plane or helicopter flying less than 100 ft above and made no sound.
Zolfo Springs · FL, USA
Pulsating Cluster of Lights. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect that the witness may have been observing a "twinkling" star. PD))
Detroit · MI, USA
Two large, round, bright white lights above Detroit then suddenly disappear.
Columbia · TN, USA
4 lights in square formation in Columbia, TN.
Columbia · TN, USA
My daughter and I were paced by a formation of craft for about ten miles.
West Palm Beach Co. · FL, USA
Odd formation hovering and making shapes in sky.
Black Creek · NY, USA
Driving down unlit country road, vertical tower w/ 4 large lights moving over us-no towers in area then horizontal & disappeared.