Cigar UFO Sightings
3,405 Cigar-shaped UFO sightings recorded worldwide since 1936, peaking in 2019 (181 reports); most commonly reported in United States.
- Total sightings
- 3,405
- Span
- 1936–2022
- Peak year
- 2019 (181 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Cigar
1936–2022 · peak 2019 (181 reports)
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Baytown · TX, USA
A witness in Baytown, Texas reported a cigar-shaped object in June 1968, describing the sighting as related to earlier reports from Galveston and Pasadena, Texas; it lasted more than two hours.
Pasadena · TX, USA
A witness in Pasadena, Texas reported a cigar-shaped object with what appeared to be its tail end on fire in June 1968, during a two-minute sighting.
Gilmer · TX, USA
A witness near Gilmer Lake in Gilmer, Texas reported a blue cigar-shaped object in the sky in June 1968, observed for about forty seconds before it disappeared.
Gainesville · GA, USA
A teenager driving home from school in Gainesville, Georgia, reported seeing a bright silver cigar-shaped object appear briefly in the air ahead of them in April 1968.
Castleside (UK/England) · United Kingdom
Witnesses near Castleside, England, reported a huge cigar-shaped object pulsating red then orange like a heartbeat, with a horse reportedly reacting to it first, during a sighting in 1967.
Winchester · KY, USA
We observed the craft approaching the city limits from the SE at a slow pace and as we approached the intersection of Highway 15 and Ma
Hermosa Beach · CA, USA
Witnesses in Hermosa Beach, California, reported five red, glowing cigar-shaped objects during a sighting lasting one to two minutes in September 1967.
Atlanta · GA, USA
Cigar shaped UFO with lights all around it stationary in the sky for 10 min, then moved and stationary for 10min, took off-gone in sec.
Birmingham (UK/England) · United Kingdom
toddler speaks of Space men and Space craft
Sturgeon Bay · WI, USA
This has happened so long ago but the event is very clear yet. It was an evening, on the way home from watching a movie, I approached
Albuquerque · NM, USA
three terrified kids
Scarborough (Canada) · ON, Canada
Witnesses in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, reported a silver, torpedo-shaped object with two smaller silver spherical objects circling its midsection, during a sighting in August 1967.
Huron · IN, USA
While traveling west on Ind st hwy 60, my ex-wife and I saw a cigar shaped object houvering over the intersection of u.s. hwy 50 and In
Fort Lauderdale · FL, USA
Witnesses in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, reported a cigar-shaped object that shot across the sky, then stopped abruptly and began glowing while appearing to grow in size, in August 1967.
East Hanover · NJ, USA
Witnesses in East Hanover, New Jersey, reported colored, blinking lights approximately 150 feet up in the southern sky on a moonless night, during a roughly ten-minute sighting in July 1967.
Wyoming (rural) · WY, USA
My father was an over the road truck driver. I was just a young boy. When he returned from his week long run he told my mom he had seen
Cincinnati · OH, USA
A witness in Cincinnati, Ohio, who recalled being a young girl at the time, reported a cigar-shaped object she was certain was not a blimp, during a sighting lasting five to ten minutes in 1967.
Ventura · CA, USA
A witness in Ventura, California, described a light surrounding an unfamiliar figure and heard sounds as it appeared to look into their home, during a sighting lasting five to ten minutes in 1967.
Lima · OH, USA
I was 16 years old. On a sunny mid-morning I was alone, walking westward in an open alleyway between North Street and Oakland Parkway
St. Williams (Canada) · ON, Canada
Witnesses near St. Williams, Ontario, Canada, reported a cigar-shaped object with red and green lights running from end to end before it vanished, during a 30-second sighting in June 1967.
Fairfield · CA, USA
I believe
Maryville · TN, USA
Star dancing UFO
Norwalk · OH, USA
Grey Banana W/O lights or sound
Cam Rahn Bay (Viet Nam) · Viet Nam
A witness stationed at Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, reported a cigar-shaped object during a sighting lasting 30 seconds or more in January 1967, though few additional details were recorded.
Minot AFB · ND, USA
A cigar-shaped object was reported near Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, in September 1966, with witnesses linking the sighting to ten Minuteman missiles reportedly taken off alert.