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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Clutier · IA, USA
1 cigar shaped craft whitish silver flying at a slow rate of speed from south to north and then north to south.
Apple Valley · CA, USA
We witnessed a strange cloud formation that went for about 100 miles. ((anonymous report))
Corte Madera · CA, USA
Late night coming home,top down, cigar shaped craft,bright white flew overhead about 500 feet,at an incredible rate of speed,then lost
Morton · MS, USA
I was in the red ligth in Morton, when my eyes capture a white object flying low but very fast moving, after I saw that, I saw another
Spicer · MN, USA
30 lights flying in a perfect line. Moving very fast. Moving Northeast.
New York City · NY, USA
Cigar-like object, brownish in color, seemed to travel in tighter and tighter circles until disappeared, leaving strong odor
Ormond Beach · FL, USA
Unusual lights about 5 miles offshore for a duration of 10 minutes - ould disappear and reappear in the same general area - separate o
Armstrong (Canada) · BC, Canada
String of lights drifting over Okanagan night sky.
Umatilla National Forest · OR, USA
My friend and I witnessed a long, straight, segmented craft (approximately two inches). ((NUFORC Note: Space Link satellites. PD))
South Jordon · UT, USA
Cigar shaped craft with 2 rows of lights. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly the Space X satellites. PD))
Payneville · KY, USA
Solid string of bright lights one after another brightly lite straight line. ((NUFORC Note: Space Link satellites. PD))
Queen Creek · AZ, USA
2 cigar shaped crafts traveling toward sw 3 lights on each craft .
Hayward · WI, USA
Extremely fast, long, straight obj. with 20-30 lights..no sound. Blocked out stars behind it.((NUFORC Note: SpaceLink satellites. PD))
Fish Creek · WI, USA
Tube shaped craft in door county. ((NUFORC Note: Space X SpaceLink satellites? PD))
Kiel · WI, USA
Circle of light out of no where, then four dots into a formation. ((NUFORC Note: Space Link satellites. PD))
hamburg · MI, USA
saw 3 lights in a line moving northeast. ((NUFORC Note: Space Link satellites. PD))
Stonington · MI, USA
Cigar shaped object with 3 bright lights underneath, in the front, followed by 3-4 lesser bright lights.
Wausau · WI, USA
Large string of lights traveling across sky. ((NUFORC Note: Space Link satellites. PD))
San Clemente · CA, USA
Large cigar shape at a slant in the air as low as an overpass. No wings no windows, grey color it vanished before our eyes...?
Austin · TX, USA
Bright light split into 2 flying from NE to NW. High above normal aircraft which we observed flying below. ((anonymous report))
Plymouth (UK/England) · United Kingdom
Cigar shape craft crashing.
Salinas · CA, USA
Was driving west of Salinas and saw a dark-colored, cigar shaped craft in the sky staying still. It then hid in the clouds.
Naples · FL, USA
Early AM (7:00) sighting of white smooth cylinder over SW Florida. ((NUFORC Note: Witness is a dentist. PD))
Covington · LA, USA
I saw s rectangular object rounded on the ends hovering above the trees
Weed · CA, USA
((HOAX)) So y'all see, a big old cigar came down and yeeted our whole class on 4/20 in a BLAZE of smoke.