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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Clarkdale · AZ, USA
Bright green light over Northern Arizona.
Lexington · KY, USA
Cylinder shaped flying object flying low with blue lights coming from bottom.
Jacksonville Beach · FL, USA
Orange, lantern-like, glowing, fast fireball that made no sound.
Port Saint Lucie · FL, USA
I did not see a thing and either did my older son, I did feel very fast blast of heat from my feet. ((NUFORC Note: Moth? PD))
Epping · NH, USA
On March 27, at 9:30pm, while sitting on my deck in Epping, NH, I was suddenly illuminated by a bright flash in the NW sky.
San Diego · CA, USA
Many bright rotations of cylinder air crafts.
Boise · ID, USA
I was walking my dog in a SE neighborhood. We walk this trail often so the dog can run freely. I got to the far end of the trail and no
Lompoc · CA, USA
I SEEN A GREEN FAST MOVING MACHINE WITH A BRIGHT YELLOW LINE FOLLOWING IT. BEFORE I COULD REACH FOR MY CELL PHONE IT DISAPPEARD BEHIND
Naples · FL, USA
Bright-orange, glowing object moving at a fast pace across the sky and suddenly vanishing.
Colerain Township · OH, USA
Cylindrical object in the southern sky with glowing red and white lights in the lower half.
Auburn · WA, USA
They came at first a few together than more in larger groups then smaller scattered groups, last just 3 then 1, all coming from the nor
Gainesville · MO, USA
Was outside walking my cat and seen this object fly over.It made no sound, had no wings. Possibly no windows. It was Cylinder shape
Goose Creek · SC, USA
It was moving northwest slow about 5000 feet off ground then stopped and started moving south. We turned around to slap a picture.
Auburn · WA, USA
Very bright light; looked like a plane and then As we watched it seemed to turn around. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Sirius? PD))
Clanton · AL, USA
Cylinder or Cigar Shaped Object (Vertical) with 3 Orange Lights.
Odessa · TX, USA
Helicopter chasing UFO.
Maywood · CA, USA
Flying object moving towards planet.
Antinito · CO, USA
Object discovered in picture.
Pasadena · CA, USA
Series of 4 white lights appeared to be part of a single craft hovered almost 1 minute over eastern Pasadena at about 2000 ft.
Fridley · MN, USA
I video taped 1 main cigar to circular shaped, bright purple. It flew like a plane towards me then it stopped.
Jamison · PA, USA
Five orange glowing cylinders that moved from arrow to diamond formation, no sound or blocking of star field that quickly disappeared.
Knoxville · TN, USA
Short, cylindrical craft that gleamed like a star, was illuminated briefly by the sun, and disappeared
Lenoir City · TN, USA
Two reflective metallic objects spotted hovering over Lenoir City Tennessee.
Port Isabel · TX, USA
Silver cylinder crossing the sky in one minute.
Desert Hot Springs · CA, USA
Strange light in northern sky over Coachella Valley. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))