Nearly 2,000 Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) have been documented and logged in the UK over the last five years by research group UFO Identified, with dozens of sightings recorded across Wales. Now, a searchable interactive map allows you to explore every unexplained encounter logged in your area between 2021 and 2026.
Many of those British accounts closely mirror sightings reported across the Atlantic, including reports of strange black triangles speeding above military sites in America. The Pentagon recently published its latest release of declassified files on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP – the American term for UFO), following an executive order signed by Donald Trump.
US Federal Agents Report Triangle Over National Security Site
Among the documents is an account from two federal agents stationed at a US “sensitive national security site” in June 2026. According to the report, a matte-black triangular object with an estimated 15-foot wingspan hovered silently roughly 300 feet in the air for 20 seconds before descending into a canyon at high speed without leaving an exhaust trail.
While orbs, spheres and “star-like” sightings make up the bulk of British sightings, researchers have logged 164 reports of similar wedge-shaped objects – meaning roughly one in every 12 sightings involves a distinctive triangle.
UK Triangle Sightings Across the Country
Witnesses across the country have reported seeing dark, matte triangles gliding soundlessly at low altitude over housing estates, farmland, and coastal areas before darting away at incredible speeds, just like the sighting made by federal agents in the USA.
The most recent was on July 22 of this year, when a “large black triangle” featuring a red light on each point was witnessed hovering over Stretford in Greater Manchester for over 30 minutes. Earlier this year, a “perfect triangle” was seen speeding across the sky above Chesterfield in Derbyshire, a “black V-shaped boomerang” was spotted over the Fylde coast in Lancashire, and a soundless black wedge above Exmouth in Devon.
In Wales, there have been dozens of UFO reports, including a "Tic-Tac" shaped object above Yr Wyddfa [Snowdon] and a pulsating orb over Tonteg.
Interactive Map and Public Archive
The accounts have been gathered by UFO Identified to create a central, searchable public archive, called the UK UFO Database, to help researchers identify patterns. The map reveals hotspot areas across the UK where clusters of UFOs have been spotted.
Ash Ellis, founder of UFO Identified, said: “There are thousands of people across the UK who have seen something they could not readily explain, but the reports are often difficult to find once the initial interest has passed.” He added: “We wanted to build a serious, easy-to-use public archive that keeps those accounts accessible and allows people to look for patterns for themselves.”
