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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Haslet · TX, USA
Orange glowing orbs in formation slowly moving across the night sky.
Simpsonville · SC, USA
There were 3 lights spread out equally with major distance in between and weird blinking pattern of white (no other color) lights.
Flagstaff · AZ, USA
Lights on the horizon near Flagstaff, AZ.
Kamloops (Canada) · BC, Canada
4 what looked like Satellites following each other. ((NUFORC Note: Retraction--Satellite launch. PD))
Long Beach (Long Island) · NY, USA
Cluster of orange lights in the western sky, toward NYC.
Blanchardville · WI, USA
looked like about 11 bow tie shaped objects fling in formation tried to take a picture and they just went so fast out of sight?
Tampa · FL, USA
Two red lights with no sound, hovering, then disapeared.
Pullman · WA, USA
Pullman, WA, UFO sighting. ((NUFORC Note: Star or planet?? PD))
Edmonton (Canada) · AB, Canada
Two lights move towards each other, followed by a complete formation appearing, Edmonton, AB.
Scotch Plains · NJ, USA
Twelve dots moving in formation 20 miles southwest of Manhattan
Berkeley (above) · CA, USA
Formation over Berkeley, CA.
Columbus · MI, USA
Green lights in the sky hovering above St. Clair and Columbus, Michigan. Planes were seen following the orbs.
Benicia · CA, USA
3 strange lights in a triangle formation.
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
Intelligent light formation over SLC.
Middletown · CT, USA
20 or more craft coming out of Ct. River in middletown still in shock myself and my whole family.
Grants Pass · OR, USA
3 large orange lights in large triangle formation west of Grants Pass near Onion Mtn.
Coralville · IA, USA
Red lights in arch formation, low altitude, slow speed, no sound.
Corning · NY, USA
Two rounds lights, one craft, yellowish amber, silent
Vancouver · WA, USA
Three bright lights in formation.
Ruidoso Downs · NM, USA
Formation of 6 orange/yellow lights fading individually from left to right and re-emerging
Red Rock Canyon · NV, USA
((HOAX??)) 3 flashing and moving objects over Red Rock Canyon.
Baltimore · MD, USA
Flight of 9 to 12 amberish lights traveling south to north in a 3 chevron formation with wandering companions.
O'Fallon · MO, USA
We observed lights in the sky in a formation of some sort.The lights were yellow to golden in color. They traveled over US going n
Norwood · MA, USA
4 whitish objects in formation in night sky.
Norfolk · VA, USA
V-formation seen over Norfolk, Virginia.