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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Saskatchewan (eastern --- rural) (Canada) · SA, Canada
A report from eastern rural Saskatchewan, Canada in August 1973 described a yellow, illuminated, cylinder-shaped object, lasting several minutes.
North Bay (Canada) · ON, Canada
A report from North Bay, ON, Canada in June 1973 described a glowing red, cylinder-shaped object flying northeast at night, lasting 2-3 minutes.
Huntsville · AL, USA
I and two other friends in May of 73 when we were in the military watched two C134'S and a jet aircraft force a saucer shaped vehicle t
Sacramento · CA, USA
A witness in Sacramento, California reported a slowly rotating, cylindrical object roughly 75 feet above an intersection, during a twenty-second sighting in March 1973.
Monroeville · AL, USA
A witness in Monroeville, Alabama reported a cylindrical object being pursued by a fighter jet in the sky over south Alabama, during a fifteen-second sighting in October 1972.
Tucson · AZ, USA
A bright steadily flashing light traveled across the dark sky then turned its direction toward me and hovered about 25' in front of me
Sioux Falls · SD, USA
A witness in Sioux Falls, South Dakota reported a cylindrical object during a roughly one-minute sighting in July 1972, an encounter kept secret for many years since childhood.
Burnsville · NC, USA
I remember I was 9 years old and had the habit of getting up very early in the morning before anyone else. On this particular morning I
Anaheim · CA, USA
A witness in Anaheim, California reported a cylindrical craft that hovered and moved very fast, during a twenty-to-thirty-second sighting in March 1972.
Belo Horizonte-Minas Gerais (Brazil) · Brazil
A witness reported a huge cylindrical object over the hills near Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, during a ten-second sighting in November 1971.
Drexel Hill · PA, USA
May 1971(approximately 1-2am) Clear skies.I was 12 years old when I snuck out of my house and went to a local park. as I walked to
Berlin · NJ, USA
A witness in Berlin, New Jersey, described a cylindrical object in December 1970 that moved unusually slowly, and said it felt as though it were observing them, during a five-minute sighting.
Palmdale · CA, USA
A flaming, cylindrical object was reported crossing the entire sky from north to south over Palmdale, California, in August 1970, in about three minutes.
Cottonwood (30 min.west of Sedona) · AZ, USA
My family and I were sitting on our front porch, faceing west about 10:30 p.m. As dusk was turning to night we abserved a bright light
Monessen · PA, USA
Probe Flourescent Bulb Sized Object.
Hemet · CA, USA
Large at least 20 feet metallic ball, blue grey (but it did change colors),like liquid metal, outside of my Mothers house just off the
Little Rock · AR, USA
A witness in Little Rock, Arkansas, described a cylindrical object in October 1969 that was non-reflective, silent, and completely motionless for about five minutes.
Rosedale (Canada) · ON, Canada
An elongated, oval-shaped object with a soft orange-red glow moved silently over Rosedale, Ontario, in September 1969, observed for about five minutes.
East Barre · VT, USA
Over East Barre, Vermont, in August 1969, a cylindrical object was seen moving quickly in a series of jerky stops and starts for about eight minutes.
Duncan (Canada) · BC, Canada
A group in Duncan, British Columbia, watched a cylindrical object hover for fifteen to twenty minutes in August 1969, pulsating between red and mauve.
Little Rock · AR, USA
no sound or lights
Little Rock · AR, USA
A witness in Little Rock, Arkansas reported a stationary, silent, three-part cylindrical object that appeared and then faded back into the sky in April 1969, during a twelve-minute sighting.
Ranson · WV, USA
Orange cylindrical/hexagonal, motionless object, emitting no sound, above the tree line. A rod descended from the bottom.
Washougal · WA, USA
A witness in Washougal, Washington reported a bright white, cylinder-shaped light appearing silently above a rooftop on two occasions in the late 1960s, each lasting only a few seconds.
Canoga Park · CA, USA
A witness in Canoga Park, California reported a very long, shiny cylindrical object over the San Fernando Valley around 1968, observed for about ten minutes.