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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Owensboro · KY, USA
Very long and shiny cylinder shaped object across owensboro ky sky 04-12-2012
Palm Harbor · FL, USA
Slow moving large, white cylinder observed during morning commute, reflecting brightly in sun.
Atascadero · CA, USA
A crew of cylinder ufos, it was great
Boston · MA, USA
Fighter Jets Chase UFO's over City of Boston
Marco Island · FL, USA
The object went from relatively still to disappeared from sight in 2 seconds.
Raleigh · NC, USA
Dark cylinder hanging motionless in the sky near a jet.
Tempe · AZ, USA
Amber/Red-colored Chinese lanterns
Loring · ME, USA
70 witnesses close to Old Loring Air Force Base in Maine observed a right circle cylinder shaped object w/ wings on either side
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Two dimmed lights traveling at insanely high speeds with no noise.
Delle · UT, USA
Midday sighting from the highwat, with picture and three videos.
Detroit · MI, USA
I saw a hollow, cylinder shapped object the color of a bubble, or rainbow, hovering and spinning above a bush.
Issaquah · WA, USA
An unidentified round circular object seen with very bright lights--observed for 1 hour.
Penfield (near) · PA, USA
Black cylinder, no windows, no motor, no wings,no writing
Prescott Valley · AZ, USA
Long, cylindrical shape, at near sunset, disappearing behind mountains.
Morganville · NJ, USA
Blimp-like object with a very LOUD engine/motor hovered over Morganville/Marlboro, NJ last night. ((NUFORC Note: Blimp?? PD))
West Sacramento · CA, USA
Unknown craft heading Southeast from the Northwest at approx 5 thousand feet..reflecting lite only..no apparent onboard lighting
Hicksville · NY, USA
Fast flying UFO with no wings and two halo lights spotted on long island.
Folly Beach · SC, USA
Orange light with red outline moving north
Russellville · AR, USA
Huge craft above nuclear plant.
New Smyrna/Deland · FL, USA
30 to 50 foot cylindrical flew direct over my car. I watched it for 5 mins. ((NUFORC Note: Quite credible witness. PD))
Surrey (Canada) · BC, Canada
Crazy sighting.
Paris (40 km from) (France) · France
Silver cylinder, reflecting sun and with a strong silver flash before to disapear.
Washington · DC, USA
Luminous object thought to be a star?
Palo Alto · CA, USA
Cylinder craft with green light appeared and dissapeared over radar satelittle dishes by 280 freeway
Unknown · PA, USA
My girlfriend and I saw a large cigar shaped object coming home from college around 12.