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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Mitchell · SD, USA
Four lights moving east then suddenly west.
San Jacinto · CA, USA
Orange lights.
North Port · FL, USA
Three flame red flickering points of light in the sky, moving indep. of one another in triangle formation, then fading out.
Tucson · AZ, USA
Multi-colored light formation in the shape of constellation, one burst into flames.
Tucson · AZ, USA
Little dots in a formation of orange. Some red. One fell out of the sky on fire the others faded away.
Fayetteville · AR, USA
Two waves of orange/yellow orbs with 'afterburner' like emissions visible from the rear upon passing overhead.
Glendale · AZ, USA
Red lights in formation.
Kewaskum · WI, USA
I saw 5 orange-red lights traveling in a line from S to N at about the speed of an airplane, though completely silent.
Lynn · MA, USA
Four orange/red spheres in rotating formation.
Auburn · NY, USA
Group of 5 orange lights moving in formation, no sound.
Santa Rosa · CA, USA
Diamond formation, two red, two green lights.
Calabash · NC, USA
Slow moving light formation.
Hamilton · NJ, USA
5 dots of white light seen after noon spotted 3 days after Xmas 2013 West of the Hamilton NJ train station.
Maywood · CA, USA
Formation Flight of UFOs.
Orlando · FL, USA
UFO flying in the Orange county sky.
Stockton · MO, USA
Points of white light parallel to the horizon; converging then diverging in fan a formation. ((anonymous report))
Coloma · MI, USA
Three orange orbs seen in night sky that moved fast and then disappeared.
Eastvale · CA, USA
4 fireball red light in formation.
Hickory · NC, USA
I was taking my daughter to a friend's house when we saw several orange lights above the lake. They looked to be several thousand fee.
Dayton · OH, USA
Formation of 12-15 orange-red lights moving silently over northeast Dayton, OH. Appeared below a ragged cloud deck.
Minsk (half hour away) (Belarus) · Belarus
3 observers---Approx. 15 white lighted craft moving at blinding speeds one half hour outside of Minsk, Belarus.
Stockton · CA, USA
Stockton UFO 2014.
Okmulgee · OK, USA
3 lights in formation flying south.
Pottstown · PA, USA
Multiple unknown orange lights flying silently at night, followed by aircraft.
Madeira · OH, USA
3 yellowish and orange colored lights in many different formations.