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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Taylor · MI, USA
A witness near Detroit Metro Airport in Taylor, Michigan reported a three-foot transparent, capsule-shaped object traveling at treetop height in June 1968, during a one-minute sighting.
Little Rock · AR, USA
A witness in Little Rock, Arkansas reported a silent, non-reflective cylindrical object in the sky in April 1968, observed for about three minutes before it disappeared from view.
Liverpool (UK/England) · United Kingdom
Witnesses in Liverpool, England, reported a silent, silver-and-red, cylinder-shaped object resembling a wingless plane hovering nearby, during a five-minute sighting in November 1967.
Fort Knox · KY, USA
((HOAX??)) Fort Knox , Kentucky, Sighting.
Stamford · CT, USA
At approximately 7:30 P.M. I and my father and some neighbors were out in the street chatting when a large cylindrical object drifted t
Opa Locka · FL, USA
Witnesses in Opa-Locka, Florida, reported two oblong, cylinder-shaped flying objects in 1966, with accounts describing that military personnel were called to the scene.
Hinckley · OH, USA
I was getting ready for school and I had to wear a tie that day, so I went into my parents’ room to borrow one from my father's selecti
Chosica (Peru) · Peru
watched a cylindrical, clearly metallic, resembling shiny aluminum, somewhat rounded object hovering on nearby hills, moving pendulum-l
Ft. Worth area · TX, USA
In the Fort Worth, Texas area in March 1966, a witness reported a large cylinder-shaped object in the sky, observed for about two minutes.
Beverly · MA, USA
In Beverly, Massachusetts around 1965-1966, a witness reported a cylinder-shaped object in the sky, observed for about one minute.
Spotswood · NJ, USA
In Spotswood, New Jersey on September 5, 1965, witnesses reported a silent cylinder-shaped object hovering over a schoolyard for about ten seconds.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
In Brooklyn, New York City in August 1965, a witness reported a dark grey cylinder-shaped object in the sky, observed for several minutes.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
I was 10 years old.My mother and I walked the dog to the Parade Ground, an annex of Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY. We let the dog off
Laconia · NH, USA
A large object floated out of the sky, to hover over a cove, emitting a strange orange/green glow, remaining for hours in Laconia NH.
Long Beach · CA, USA
A witness in Long Beach, California reported a cylinder-shaped object flying overhead toward the west around 1965, visible for about five seconds.
Fries · VA, USA
A witness in Fries, Virginia described a silent, heavy-looking metallic, cylindrical object moving slowly against the wind on a sunny March morning in 1964, lasting about 30 minutes.
Sacramento · CA, USA
Front Porch
Normandy Park · WA, USA
Witnesses in Normandy Park, Washington described pencil-like cylindrical objects flying over the water in March 1963, in a sighting that lasted about five minutes.
Lindsay · OK, USA
In 1962, a witness in Lindsay, Oklahoma, reported a cylindrical object accompanied by a white beam of light, an event that reportedly lasted several hours.
Sunrise Beach · MO, USA
Lake Ozark UFO sighting 1960's
Acoma · NM, USA
On this date my Mother and cousin and I were traveling west on the interstate40 ,between albuquerque and the lava fields outside acoma.
Falconbridge (Canada) · ON, Canada
In 1961, an eight-year-old witness near Falconbridge, Ontario, Canada, reported a silver cylindrical object that appeared to be on a crash course, along with a sense of lost time.
Nurnburg (Germany) · Germany
I would think that Hanz Glaser had better things to do than spend months on a wood carving that was too ugly to sell.It's a map. A
Shelton · CT, USA
Shaped somewhat like a bus, army green in color, no wings, no engines, completely silent, no ID markings, had windows but no lights on
Allentown · PA, USA
Historical color video of major USA event shows presence of UFO