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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Delta Junction · AK, USA
Witnesses in Delta Junction, Alaska, reported a long cigar-shaped object with portholes and bright orange coloring at its ends, observed for about 15 minutes in September 1966.
Canoga Park · CA, USA
Witnesses in Canoga Park, California, reported a blue cigar-shaped object seen over a home during a five-minute sighting in September 1966.
Chicago · IL, USA
Witnesses in Chicago, Illinois, reported a cigar-shaped object during a ten-minute sighting in September 1966, noting that no aircraft were reportedly flying in the area at the time.
Hohonfels (Germany) · Germany
Hohenfels training facility USAEURO
Garden City · MI, USA
Witnesses in Garden City, Michigan, near Detroit, reported a cigar-shaped object described as football-shaped during a brief sighting lasting five to seven seconds in August 1966.
Beverly · OH, USA
IT WAS A WARM SUMMER NIGHT.THERE WAS 6 OF US IN MY NEW COBVERTIBLE.WE WERE ALL 16-17 YRS OLD AND NO WE WERE NOT DRINKONG OR SMO
Nr. Town of Porthmadog (UK/Wales) · United Kingdom
silver colour, no sound, completely still but could move backwards, forwards and sideways watched 5 mins or more then just disappeared
Grovertown · IN, USA
did i see rockets flying over my house
Dimaondale · MI, USA
Near Diamondale, Michigan on July 22, 1966, a witness reported a long silver cigar-shaped object with three red lights on its side, moving fast and silently for about eight seconds.
Douglas · MI, USA
saw craft hovering over corn feild. craft had two lights(red)one pulsating no sound also no insect of frog sounds craft left with incr
Three Rivers (Canada) · NB, Canada
Near Three Rivers, New Brunswick, Canada in June 1966, a witness reported a very large cigar-shaped object, over 300 feet long, crossing a remote valley about 300 feet up, for 20 minutes.
Sonoma · CA, USA
Near Sonoma, California on June 6, 1966, a witness on a bus reported a long cigar-shaped object keeping pace alongside for over two hours.
Sonoma (near) · CA, USA
Near Sonoma, in the Central California mountains, on June 6, 1966, a witness reported a cigar-shaped object hovering in place for about one to two hours.
Philadelphia · PA, USA
Near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in June 1966, a witness reported a brilliantly lit cigar-shaped object about 40 feet long hovering over rooftops, its surface as bright as the sun, for five minutes.
Wayne · PA, USA
Near Wayne, Pennsylvania in the suburbs of Philadelphia in summer 1966, a witness reported a rocket-like, cigar-shaped object flying overhead for about half a minute or less.
Peoria · IL, USA
Cigar shaped object with windows in it
Omaha · NE, USA
Possible abduction level 3 encounter
Atwater · OH, USA
Near Atwater, Ohio on April 17, 1966, a witness reported a cigar-shaped object passing directly overhead during what became known as the Portage County UFO Chase.
Auburn · WA, USA
Near Auburn, Washington on March 26, 1966, a witness reported a cigar-shaped object apparently being pursued by a military jet aircraft at dusk, for about one minute.
Mantua · NJ, USA
Near Mantua, New Jersey on December 9, 1965, a witness reported a cigar-shaped object resembling a wingless fuselage, with flames appearing to rise from it rather than trail behind, over two minutes.
Billerica · MA, USA
In Billerica, Massachusetts on November 1, 1965, a witness reported a cigar-shaped craft that shone a spotlight in their direction, observed over about 20 minutes.
New Kensington · PA, USA
Ufo over filled stadium
Beaverton · OR, USA
This was when i was @6y/o, I lived at the end of a mile long dead end road in rual washington co.Oregon.Surronded by wheat fields and w
Rutland · MA, USA
In Rutland, Massachusetts on August 20, 1965, witnesses reported a cigar-shaped object that shifted from bright white to a pulsating red hue over about five minutes.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
On July 12, 1965 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, witnesses reported a cigar-shaped object glowing red-orange in front and blue toward the rear, seen for 15 seconds.