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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Greensboro · NC, USA
In 1961, a witness in Greensboro, North Carolina, reported a silver cigar-shaped craft emerging from nearby woods, visible for only about ten seconds.
La Mirada · CA, USA
Everyone in my family remembers the nightly sightings of 5 orange cigar shaped objects that appeared in the sky over several days in th
Auburn · WA, USA
In 1961, a woman in Auburn, Washington, reported seeing a cigar-shaped craft she described as long as the valley was wide, during a sighting lasting about five minutes.
Rockford,il · IL, USA
While walking home from small store in our apt.Complex, I saw a bright lite heading down from sky. I thought the light looked as th
Carteret · NJ, USA
In 1960, a witness in Carteret, New Jersey, reported a silent cigar-shaped object moving slowly overhead before vanishing at tremendous speed, over about ten minutes.
Watchung · NJ, USA
In 1960, a witness in Watchung, New Jersey, reported a reddish-brown, cigar-shaped object humming overhead with markings resembling hieroglyphic writing, for about 20 seconds.
Sacramento · CA, USA
In 1960, a witness in Sacramento, California, said their brother reported seeing a cigar-shaped craft along with apparent occupants nearby, over about five minutes.
New Jersey (southern) · NJ, USA
In 1960, a witness in southern New Jersey reported a cigar-shaped object that dropped pieces of heated metal, one of which the witness said they later kept, over four minutes.
St. Paul · MN, USA
In 1960, a witness in St. Paul, Minnesota, reported a cigar-shaped object gliding toward the ground at a 45-degree angle before it was lost from view, within three seconds.
Hartwell · GA, USA
In 1960, a witness in Hartwell, Georgia, described their father's account of a large cigar-shaped object in smooth, controlled flight, lasting roughly 30 to 45 seconds.
Winston-Salem · NC, USA
It was on a Full Moonlit night, while snowsledding, a friend called to me and said , "look Bill, what in the world is that?"
Castle Rock · WA, USA
In 1959, a witness in Castle Rock, Washington, reported a large cigar-shaped object with evenly spaced windows drifting silently over treetops at night, for about 30 seconds.
New Albany · IN, USA
Cigar shaped object hovered in the sky
Nelson · NE, USA
this was told to me from the man who seen the object. it was after a softball game in the summer of 1959. he was in the country going h
Karangaroa (New Zealand) · New Zealand
aged 12 in 1958 saw dull silver stationary cigar tube shaped object in clear sky with no markings or sound for 5 minutes.
Baldwin Park · CA, USA
In 1958, an eleven-year-old girl in Baldwin Park, California, reported seeing a cigar-shaped object hovering near her home for about five minutes before it left.
Coffeyville · KS, USA
In 1958, a group of four adults and seven children in Coffeyville, Kansas, reported observing a cigar-shaped object, with one witness describing an unexplained loss of time.
Howell · MI, USA
In 1958, a witness in Howell, Michigan, reported a large glowing cigar-shaped object that appeared to be descending as if landing, lasting 30 to 45 seconds.
Madison · WI, USA
A witness in Madison, Wisconsin reported a large, fuchsia-pink cigar-shaped object slowly flying over a building, observed for about an hour in December 1957.
Martelle · IA, USA
I Fly and have been in Viet Nam and around the world and have never seen anything like it again.
Beaver Co. {Western Pennsylvania; Rte. 288) · PA, USA
Multiple witnesses in Beaver County, Pennsylvania reported a cigar-shaped object with many colored lights, seen from less than 100 feet away, for about 20 minutes in September 1957.
Hopkinsville · KY, USA
Witnesses in Hopkinsville, Kentucky reported four silent, metallic silver, cigar-shaped objects in the sky for about ten minutes in September 1957.
LUDLOW · MA, USA
A witness in Ludlow, Massachusetts reported a large, black, cigar-shaped silhouette tapered at both ends, with a bluish-white light flashing at one end, for about two minutes in August 1957.
Ludlow · MA, USA
A witness in Ludlow, Massachusetts reported a black, silhouetted cigar-shaped object with a flashing light on one edge, hovering before dropping out of sight, for up to five minutes in August 1957.
Del Rio · TX, USA
A car owner near Del Rio, Texas reported that a cigar-shaped object reportedly burned the paint off a new car, during an encounter lasting about half an hour in July 1957.