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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Sacramento · CA, USA
Orange lights in the sky over Sacramento, CA.
Carmichael · CA, USA
Massive High Altitude Red/White Blinking Light 'V' Formation over Carmichael, CA.
Ahwatukee · AZ, USA
Amber colored spheres with lighted objects in front heading west, 5x wider than a plane over Awatukee8pm 9/23.
South Elgin · IL, USA
Strange orange Light over Northern Illinois.
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
Unknown line of white lights moving slowly to the North North East
Redmond · WA, USA
Formation of 7 red-orange lights seen by 1 person on SR-520 Eastbound near Redmond Washington.
Leesburg · VA, USA
Triangle light formation.
Canal Winchester · OH, USA
Line of light fade out
Indianapolis · IN, USA
Many white objects in the sky.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Triangle formation of red lights high over central phx at 9 pm
Raleigh · NC, USA
Lights seen above downtown Raleigh,
Manchester · CT, USA
Formation of lights similar to the stars,on clear sky,advanced slowly in constellation type shape and disappeared one by one
Staten Island · NY, USA
Fiery crafts were formed in the eastern sky one after another loosing brightness at the same point in the sky, sky clear and dark
Tulsa · OK, USA
Bright fast light making full circle in mid town in under 5 min
Winterset · IA, USA
3 lights in perfect formation
Flagstaff · AZ, USA
Two Pairs of Lights
Madison Heights · VA, USA
Mass sighting
St. Thomas (Canada) · ON, Canada
Orange circles in loose triangle formation
Portland · OR, USA
V shape formation of 5 soft white lights
Delray Beach · FL, USA
Strange cloud and small formation. South Florida
Dania Beach · FL, USA
Swirling star, glowing cloud, and flashing objects.
Lombard · IL, USA
White lights with orange pellet trail
Delafield · WI, USA
Five of us were driving and saw s strange formation of amber lights that hovered and then slowly moved away one by one.
St. Louis · MO, USA
Six white lights above St. Louis.
San Diego · CA, USA
Formation of 3 objects over Garbage Beach in San Diego.