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Vienna · MO, USA
A witness in Vienna, Missouri reported a cigar-shaped craft with colored portholes moving slowly over the treetops during a ten-minute sighting in June 1972.
Welland (Ontario) (Canada) · ON, Canada
A cigar shaped craft the size of a football field, very slowly came hovering over our neighbourhood and stayed for 1/2 hour.
Atlantic Ocean (in-flight) · Unknown
((HOAX??)) CIGAR SHAPE FLYING OBJECT. IN 1972..ACROSS FROM MY PLANE ABOUT 150'. ((anonymous report))
Williamsport · PA, USA
A witness in Williamsport, Pennsylvania reported a cigar-shaped object during a two-minute sighting in June 1972, noted as an addition to an earlier report from the same witness.
Clarksville · IN, USA
A witness in Clarksville, Indiana reported a slow-moving, cigar-shaped object lit along its side, traveling west to east over Interstate 65 silently for about fifteen seconds in June 1972.
Albany · NY, USA
A witness in Albany, New York reported a cigar-shaped object over the Hudson River during a brief ten-second sighting, dated to around June 1972.
Salinas · CA, USA
Huge object. At least 2 football fields long. Altitude approx. 500 ft. Observed moving slowly westerly direct. No lights. No sound. Und
FREEWAY BY AIR FORCE BASE · CA, USA
A witness near a California freeway by an Air Force base reported what first looked like a flare, then a cigar-shaped object roughly five stories tall, over thirty minutes in September 1971.
Humboldt · IA, USA
A witness in Humboldt, Iowa reported a cigar-shaped object resembling a large blimp that appeared from a clear sky, descended, landed, and vanished within about 45 seconds in September 1971.
St. Marys · PA, USA
Witnesses in St. Marys, Pennsylvania reported a cigar-shaped object hovering motionless in the sky for three to five minutes in September 1971.
Lamoille (above) · NV, USA
Witnesses near Lamoille, Nevada reported a cigar-shaped object at close range in broad daylight during a sighting lasting about thirteen to fifteen minutes in August 1971.
Liberal · KS, USA
Witnesses in Liberal, Kansas reported a cigar-shaped object low over a nearby lake following July 4th fireworks in 1971, during a sighting lasting fifteen to twenty minutes.
Genoa · WV, USA
Two siblings in Genoa, West Virginia reported a cigar-shaped object moving quietly and very slowly overhead for about five minutes in July 1971.
Philippine Sea (at sea) · Philippine Sea
Navy ship meets UFO mother ship at sea.
Bolivar · MO, USA
Witnesses in Bolivar, Missouri reported a silent, fluorescent orange cigar-shaped object with a pink glow around its edges that vanished instantly after about a minute in July 1971.
Moultrie · GA, USA
A local radio disc jockey in Moultrie, Georgia reported a cigar-shaped object above the station for ten to fifteen minutes in June 1971.
Portage · WI, USA
Gray cigar-shaped object hovering
Boulder Creek · CA, USA
I saw the craft slowly and silently gliding along a fire trail in the Santa Cruz mountians where I usually went on walks to chant on my
Kalispell · MT, USA
A silver, cigar-shaped object was briefly reported over Kalispell, Montana, in June 1970, visible for only about one second.
Denver/Golden (between) · CO, USA
cigar shaped object with colors of orange, blue and green that changed colors in a strobe from orange to blue to green over and over.