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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Mesa · AZ, USA
Bright lights
Castleton · VT, USA
Formation of 3 lights, in a wide but perfect straight line, remained in place.
Lisbon (Portugal) · Portugal
Took a photo of a castle in Lisbon, and upon examination of the iphone 5S photo 2 strange light formations can be clearly seen.
Lake Charles · LA, USA
March 23, 2015 I was looking out my back door about 8:20PM and I saw about 10 orange lights in the west southwest sky approximately 3
Vernon Hills · IL, USA
pinpoint lights in V formation seen in the night sky
Portland · OR, USA
An arc shaped formation of 5-6 flying objects that were lit up reddish-orange in color. The arc seemed to go from a condensed formation
Buckeye · AZ, USA
Was driving to take my boyfriend home and once we got into his neighborhood, I happened to look up in the sky(over I-10 behind the pets
Dateland · AZ, USA
Orb formation.
Frederick · MD, USA
Large blue craft hovers in neighborhood with large beam of light seemingly targeting house.
Herndon · VA, USA
2 bright, silent and unmoving lights just over the tree line. They eventually faded away and disappeared into the night sky.
Tarentum · PA, USA
((HOAX??)) One red and three white lights moving through sky.
Bristow · OK, USA
Daytime sighting of 6-8 Bright white orbs flying in a straight line over Bristow, OK.
Homestead · FL, USA
Every night for 2 weeks I see lights and shape changing it flashes colors and you can see it on camera only I have lots of videos I thi
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Large Formation of Orb Energy ufos making shapes!
Phoenix · AZ, USA
4 bright lights over south Phoenix.
Maryville · TN, USA
10 bright reddish orange orbs drift in formations from south to north in the night sky.
Portland · OR, USA
Formation of 3 bright orbs seen from SE Portland.
Gallipolis · OH, USA
A white light releasing two smaller white lights fly in a triangular formation while either being escorted or chased by 2 small planes.
Somerset · PA, USA
Extremely bright lights on an object over 100 meters in length, seen hovering over Somerset, PA.
Hopelawn · NJ, USA
Green & red lights spinning, moving and flashing. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect the object might have been a star. PD))
Edmonton (Canada) · AB, Canada
Formation of 3 orbs; lasted 6 minutes; over Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Fallon · NV, USA
Four lights forming a parallel line transformed into a triangle, and then blinked out.
Vienna · VA, USA
Three bright white lights with equally bright flashing red lights.
La Puente · CA, USA
3 orbs of light flying in slow formation.
Portland · OR, USA
8 orangey red orbs, floating and flickering in formation in night sky over I-84 on New Year's.