Cylinder UFO Sightings
2,179 Cylinder-shaped UFO sightings recorded worldwide since 1937, peaking in 2014 (130 reports); most commonly reported in United States.
- Total sightings
- 2,179
- Span
- 1937–2022
- Peak year
- 2014 (130 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Cylinder
1937–2022 · peak 2014 (130 reports)
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Glenolden · PA, USA
Phila. area June 2013 daylight, bright object, zoomed in, 5 excelent photos of "What is this?"
Werder (Havel) (Germany) · Germany
Bright, long, narrow, glowing object heading for moon.
Atlanta · GA, USA
Cylinder object seen near Downtown Atlanta.
Dundalk · MD, USA
Out of a v-shaped cloud.
Palo Alto · CA, USA
Silver cylindrical shape with 4 smaller cylinders around the center hovering over the oval area of Stanford Univ campus.
Niles · IL, USA
Black horizontal object floating with low lying clouds over Niles, IL
Oak Harbor · WA, USA
I saw a black cylinder with a dome at one end and flame at the other with thrust sound moving slowly skyward.
Indianapolis · IN, USA
((HOAX??)) Massive cylinder shaped object, thousands of feet long. ((NUFORC Note: Witness provides no personal data. PD))
Medford · NY, USA
Large cigar shapedf object
London (Canada) · ON, Canada
The craft flew faster than anything ive ever sen and made no noise
Kalamazoo · MI, USA
Shiny Silver Wingless Pill-Shaped object flying with no trail over Kalamazoo.
Winston · OR, USA
Reddish orange & white, cylinder light, appeared in the S sky and hovered silently for 3-4 minutes before leaving sight eastbound.
Elyria · OH, USA
2 lights hanging in sky over Elyria
San Francisco · CA, USA
High altitude rod or cylinder shaped object with white blinking lights observed in SF.
Port Clinton · OH, USA
3 large cylinder shaped crafts flying near Lake Erie
Arlington · TX, USA
Yellow lighted craft seen in horizon for 5 sec in Arlington,TX.
Buffalo · MN, USA
((NUFORC Note: Source of report provides no information. PD))
UK/Scotland (Central region) · United Kingdom
Large cylindrical light observed over central scotland.
Englewood · CO, USA
It's coming to the anevirisy of my sighting so I decided to get this report to you - National UFO Reporting Center - that I hear on Coa
Varanasi (Andaman &Nicobar Islands) (India) · India
Bright cylindrical silent object hovering over Varanasi, India.
Medford · MA, USA
Round saucer shaped aluminum colored no noise hovering craft that disappeared in blink of an eye.
Benicia · CA, USA
3 sets of 5 red glowing cylinders flew over the bay near Benicia, CA.
Branford · CT, USA
Long silver colored cylindrical shaped craft seen over Branford, CT
Old Orchard Beach · ME, USA
A bright orange sphere flew low overhead near our house.
Albany · OR, USA
((HOAX??)) One quick sighting.