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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Iceland · Iceland
A witness in Iceland reported a cigar-shaped object, estimated at 400 feet long and 75 feet in diameter, resembling shiny aluminum, in July 1957.
Phillipsburg · NJ, USA
Witnesses in Phillipsburg, New Jersey reported a cigar-shaped object in the sky after nightfall, observed for about seven minutes in July 1957.
Williamsport · PA, USA
A small, cigar-shaped object entered my field of vision while I was standing on the back porch of second-story apartment building.
Arctic · AK, USA
spacecraft found in artic between 1953 to1961 2 bodys recovered. front page of newspapper
Canton · OH, USA
A witness in Canton, Ohio reported a cigar-shaped object remaining motionless for over a minute before moving west at extreme speed and vanishing, over about three minutes in May 1957.
Norfolk · VA, USA
A witness reported a cigar-shaped object hovering over Interstate 264 in Norfolk, Virginia for about a minute and a half in September 1956.
Dove Creek · CO, USA
A witness near Dove Creek, Colorado reported a cigar-shaped object releasing smaller objects that performed unusual aerial maneuvers, over about 20 minutes in June 1956.
Richfield Springs · NY, USA
Witnesses reported six cigar-shaped objects flying together over a lake near Richfield Springs, New York for about two minutes, in a sighting dated to 1956 or 1957.
Vista · CA, USA
A witness in Vista, California reported a bright orange, cigar-shaped object estimated at several miles long, observed for 15 to 20 minutes in June 1956.
Farragut · TN, USA
A witness in the Farragut, Tennessee community reported a cigar-shaped object in the sky for about ten minutes in June 1956.
Canton · OH, USA
At first the silver disc was stationary. As it moved across the sky, it moved so rapidly, it could not have been man made.
Eagle Pass · TX, USA
A witness near Eagle Pass, Texas reported an encounter with a cigar-shaped object in the sky for about ten minutes in 1955.
Dierks · AR, USA
A witness near Dierks, Arkansas reported an eight-foot cigar-shaped object with flashing lights hovering close to the ground for about ten seconds in July 1955.
Lubbock · TX, USA
Cigar shaped cloud and left very fast.
Dona Ana · NM, USA
Saw this in 1954 at the Dona Ana Army rifle range in New Mexico. When the separation of targets from the shooter is large, at each targ
Greenfield (Rural area · 6 miles so.), IN, USA
This all occured when I was still a child and living on a farm. My mother, our next door neigbor's wife, and myself, were standing outs
Estes Park · CO, USA
A witness at a ranch near Estes Park, Colorado reported a cigar-shaped object floating above pine trees, observed for three to five minutes in 1954.
Merryville · LA, USA
A witness in Merryville, Louisiana reported a cigar-shaped object in the sky around 2 p.m. for about five minutes in July 1953.
Galveston · TX, USA
It had been my habit before I opened my place of business each morning to do my early morning fishing. This one particular morning I ha
Jamison · PA, USA
In the spring of 1953 my mother & I saw an IMMENSE silent grey metallic cigar shaped object moving from Doylestown toward Jamison.
Oklahoma/Texas border · TX, USA
A witness near the Oklahoma-Texas border reported a copper-colored cigar-shaped object in the sky for about five minutes in the early 1950s.
Mount Vernon · WA, USA
A witness in Mount Vernon, Washington reported a cigar-shaped object in the sky for about three minutes in October 1952; few further details were recorded.
Smithson's Valley · TX, USA
A witness near Smithson's Valley, Texas reported an enormous cigar-shaped object, estimated at roughly 2,500 feet long, hovering over a hill for 20 to 30 minutes in August 1952.
Piedra Blanka (Los Padres National Forest) · CA, USA
I was camping with my school at Piedra Blanka in Los Padres National Forest. We all slept in sleeping bags jus out under the stars. No
Crewe (UK/England) · United Kingdom
This was in the city, I caught a movement over my shoulder and saw a very low black object going north. It appeared to be floating and