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p. 2 …the region close to the Pyrenees border observed a cigar -shaped object traveling rapidly at an altitude of 2,000… p. 5 …Finally, the object headed north.
## FAR EAST
## British Malaya
SIGHTINGS OF CIGAR -SHAPED OBJECTS -- Istanbul, Son Posta, 15 Mar 54… p. 6 …Finally, the object headed north.
## FAR EAST
## British Malaya
SIGHTINGS OF CIGAR -SHAPED OBJECTS -- Istanbul, Son Posta, 15 Mar 54… 3 more pages mention it p. 1 …the region close to the Pyrenees border observed a cigar -shaped object traveling rapidly at an altitude of 2,000… p. 2 …Most of the spectators described it as being cigar -shaped and flying at high altitude.
Finally, at 1645 hours on… p. 3 …Finally, the object headed north.
## FAR EAST
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## British Malaya
SIGHTINGS OF CIGAR -SHAPED OBJECTS -- Istanbul, Son Posta, 15 Mar… p. 2 …REPORT "FLYING CIGAR " AND "SAUCERS" IN NORTHERN FRANCE -- Paris, Le Figaro, 27 Aug 54
A 25-year-old man of… p. 3 …flying object, in the shape of a short, fat cigar flying from east to west over Lyon. The object was… p. 3 …The same observation was reported by several witnesses from Nouvelles-les-Champlitte and Langras.
## NEAR EAST/AFRICA
## Algeria
CIGAR -SHAPED… p. 4 …The same observation was reported by several witnesses from Nouvelles-les-Champlitte and Langras.
## NEAR EAST/AFRICA
## Algeria
CIGAR -SHAPED… On March 6, 2026, eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records allegedly held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community. The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) identified a collection of responsive materials held on a classified network. Many of these materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody.
AARO assesses that this video, whose uploader-defined title is, “Cigar Shaped or Fast Spherical UAP clip 15 OCT 22,” is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the United States Central Command area of responsibility in October 2022. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in June 2024.
Video Duration: 00:00:21
Video Description: This media was digitally altered prior to its upload to a classified network, and is presented as received.
00:01-00:04: An area of contrast transits the sensor field-of-view from left to right.
00:06-00:14: The video replays at a slower speed.
00:15-00:21: The video replays again at an even slower speed.
This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.
p. 2 …The same observation was reported by several witnesses from Nouvelles-les-Champlitte and Langras.
## NEAR EAST/AFRICA
## Algeria
CIGAR -SHAPED… p. 3 …REPORT "FLYING CIGAR " AND "SAUCERS" IN NORTHERN FRANCE -- Paris, Le Figaro, 27 Aug 54
A 25-year-old man of… p. 4 …flying object, in the shape of a short, fat cigar flying from east to west over Lyon. The object was… p. 2 …Numerous witnesses described it as cigar -shaped and enveloped in orange flames.
MANY WITNESS "FLYING SAUCER" FORMATION IN TARN, FRANCE… p. 1 …BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Cigar shaped object viewed by about 25 witnesses flew over air field, made loop, and flew… p. 2 …MADE A SEARCH OF MY FILES AND FOUND AN AA INDIA RPT RE SIGHTING OF CIGAR -LIKE OBJECT WITHOUT SURFACES… p. 7 …not shaped like a Scooter but more like a Cigar . Perhaps when this object is viewed from the underside it… 2 more pages mention it p. 3 …Numerous witnesses described it as cigar -shaped and enveloped in orange flames.
MANY WITNESS "FLYING SAUCER" FORMATION IN TARN, FRANCE… p. 4 …Numerous witnesses described it as cigar -shaped and enveloped in orange flames.
MANY WITNESS "FLYING SAUCER" FORMATION IN TARN, FRANCE… p. 1 …The object was cigar shaped and seemed to be about a hundred feet in length. The fuselage appeared to be… p. 5 …Shape Cigar -shaped
19. Odor dotogad | N/S
20. apparent construction N/S
21. Exhaust trails red-orange flame with… p. 3 …Both the Massey sighting and that of Chiles and Whitted describe the object as "cigar " or "cylindrical" in shape. (McKelvie… p. 5 …Flying Puselages (Torpedo or Cigar -Shaped Body)
a. While the cigar or torpedo shaped body represents an efficient form for… p. 6 …are not intended to represent deductions regarding the exact nature of the torpedo or cigar -shaped aircraft which were sighted… p. 1 …The cigar -shaped object appeared on several pictures taken consecutively. A photograph of the object is shown in source.
- REPORT… p. 2 …The cigar -shaped object appeared on several pictures taken consecutively. A photograph of the object is shown in source.
- REPORT… p. 2 …Page 2 of 2
cigar s haped ob j ect wi th an ext reme l y bri g h… p. 5 …luminous, cigar -shaped, and giving off a silvery smoke trail; a luminous, whitish-green globe ending in a long cone… p. 6 …It looked like a bright blue-green flame and had an oblong cigar -like shape. He heard no noise coming… p. 5 …The local parish observed it for about 40 seconds and described it as a shining, cigar -shaped mass without a… p. 6 …The local parish observed it for about 40 seconds and described it as a shining, cigar -shaped mass without a… p. 1 …25-Mar-02 18:50 Newport-on-Tay Fife One bright orange/red cigar shaped object that was seen over… p. 2 …23-Sep-02 17:40 Huddersfield West Yorkshire One silver cigar shaped object, that split into six small silver balls… p. 1 …It could best be
described as cigar /rugby ball like in shape, bright silver, and metallic like in construction. His… p. 2 …Time in sight
Appearance of object
3 to 8 seconds
A double docked cigar shape fuselage, illuminated thru apparent port… p. 3 …luminous, cigar -shaped, and giving off a silvery smoke trail; a luminous, whitish-green globe ending in a long cone… p. 3 …The local parish observed it for about 40 seconds and described it as a shining, cigar -shaped mass without a… p. 3 …ball of fire with a tail" and a "shiny cigar -shaped object."
The reported direction of flight covered all points… p. 4 …feet over central Sweden
when he saw a dark, cigar -shaped object about 50 feet long
and 3 feet in… p. 3 …ball of fire with a tail" and a "shiny cigar -shaped object."
The reported direction of flight covered all points… p. 4 …feet over central Sweden
when he saw a dark, cigar -shaped object about 50 feet long
and 3 feet in… p. 1 …The cigar -shaped object appeared on several pictures taken consecutively. A photograph of the object is shown in source.
- REPORT… p. 4 …DESCRIPTIONS OF the flying objects fall into three configuration categories: (1) disk-shaped (2) rough cigar -shaped (3) balls of… p. 5 …flying objects, particularly those described as disks and rough cigar shapes. (See Appendices "C" and "D".) Among those which have… p. 6 …A few accounts tell of the disks having a rough cigar -shape when viewed while maneuvering. Some of the disks… p. 8 …Whatever the thing was, it resembled a long cigar , with a bright red nose and trailing smoke. Reports coinciding with… p. 9 …with some neighbors.
"It looked like a long black cigar which was on fire", she stated. "We heard a faint… p. 10 …Now people in Bristol are seeing "long, cigar -shaped object" flashing across the sky.
But Bristolians were not the only… p. 5 …It was like a cigar , thicker in the fore section. The center section constituted about one third of the total… p. 6 …It was like a cigar , thicker in the fore section. The center section constituted about one third of the total… p. 6 …DESCRIPTIONS OF the flying objects fall lnto three configurat1on categories: (1) disk-shaped
(2) rough cigar -shaped {3) balls of… p. 7 …objects, particu
larly those described as disks and rough cigar shapes. (See Appendices "C" and ''D" .) Among
those which have… p. 8 …A few accounts tell of the disks having a rough cigar -shape when viewed
while maneuvering. Some of the disks… p. 51 This is one of the cigar -shaped Flying Saucers, said to be hostile. Here it is shown releasing two satellite… p. 4 nology—and equated by some to the familiar cigar -shaped objects described in thousands of modern reports.
If you have… p. 3 …Two American pilots saw "a large dark cigar -shaped body, the shape of which was clearly outlined against the background… p. 5 …It had a brilliant cigar -shaped nucleus and a long luminous trail. The sighting of a meteor at the same… p. 6 …It had a brilliant cigar -shaped nucleus and a long lasing trail. The sighting of a meteor at the same… p. 47 …Cigar Sharp
1 ½ mile South West 5 500 FT 7 00 MPH Large with Two Decks Black Fuselage Cigar … p. 56 …WHITTED WERE FLYING NEAR MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, WHEN A BRILLIANT CIGAR - SHAPED CRAFT CAME HURTLING TOWARD THEM
WHAT IN THE WORLD… p. 89 Flying Fuselages (Torpedo or Cigar -Shaped Body)
While the cigar or torpedo shaped body represents an efficient form for the… 13 more pages mention it ## Capt. Clarence S. Chiles Eastern Air Lines Pilot Is Special Adviser
Although the detailed biography of Captain Chiles…
p. 7 …Descriptions of the flying objects fall into three configuration categories: (1) disk-shaped (2) rough cigar -shaped (3) balls of… p. 10 …Balls of fire of various colors and intensities; (3) Cigar or pencil-shaped objects similar in appearance to V-2… p. 11 …A few accounts tell of the disks having a rough cigar -shape when viewed while maneuvering. Some of the disks… 1 more page mentions it p. 3 …It was like a cigar , thicker in the fore section. The center section constituted about one third of the total… p. 48 …Cigar Sharp
1 ½ mile South West 5 500 FT 7 00 MPH Large with Two Decks Black Fuselage Cigar … p. 57 …WHITTED WERE FLYING NEAR MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, WHEN A BRILLIANT CIGAR - SHAPED CRAFT CAME HURTLING TOWARD THEM
WHAT IN THE WORLD… p. 90 Flying Fuselages (Torpedo or Cigar -Shaped Body)
While the cigar or torpedo shaped body represents an efficient form for the… 13 more pages mention it p. 3 …It had a brilliant cigar -shaped nucleus and a long luminous trail. The sighting of a meteor at the same… p. 3 …base observed a mysterious object shaped like half a cigar flying slowly at an altitude of about 1,200 meters… p. 4 …base observed a mysterious object shaped like half a cigar flying slowly at an altitude of about 1,200 meters… p. 49 …saucers, lip to lip," and "mushroom-shaped." Some are cigar -shaped. Many observers have been impressed by the soundlessness of… p. 57 …CYLINDRICAL(Rocket-like)
8-1-46 Puckett
7-23-48 Chiles “cigar -shaped” 10. LIGHT SOURCE ONLY
*star-like* or… p. 61 …CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010002-9
Brilliant cigar -shaped object was sighted and photographed by a government nurse in mid-October, 1957 near… 2 more pages mention it p. 9 …Back in 1896, hundreds of people were reporting "cigar -shaped" objects flying over the Strait Fred Valentich's sighting highlighted… p. 11 …Two cigars connected by shiny pipes. No wings seen. Metallic silk color against a bright blue sky. BEHAVIOR: Very slow… p. 7 …Torpedo or cigar shaped aircraft, with no wings or fins visible
in flight.
c. Spherical or balloon shaped objects.
d… p. 8 …available to this Headquarters
indicates that the discs, the cigar shaped objects, and the "balls of light"
are not of… p. 18 …They are round and long some what like a giant cigar . They
have a motor that sounds like a motorcycle… p. 10 …Displacing on the viewing angle, flying discs look flattened or cigar -shaped or spherical. In some cases a 110 appears… p. 11 …Depending on the viewing angle, flying discs look flattened or cigar -shaped or spherical. In some cases a 170 appear… p. 3 …03-Sep-07 22:00 Denton/Grantham Lincolnshire A cigar shaped object, with flashing lights. It was hovering.
04-Sep… p. 3 …03-Sep-07 22:00 Denton/Grantham Lincolnshire A cigar shaped object, with flashing lights. It was hovering.
04-Sep… p. 3 …poned cigar -aha~ Objects in I ~c::. ~~:t~~ :! ':':!:11M6, U.S. Army mtelllaence i t" .. I lf"ed TOP SE… p. 7 …b) Close-range sightings of wingless discs and cigar -shaped objects.
This category is far more interesting. Many are daytime… p. 13 …Two observers there (Douglas
Smith, Richard Dorian) got fleeting glimpses of what appeared to them to be a cigar -shaped… p. 27 …I interviewed witnesses in a most interesting sighting in Omaha in January 1966, where a stubby cigar -shaped object
had… 1 more page mentions it p. 4 …When Scandinavians reported cigar -shaped objects in 1946, U.S. Army intelligence suspected that the Russians had developed a secret… p. 35 …Reports of "discs" and "cigars " came from all over the peninsula despite Air Ministry assurances that no such objects have… p. 46 …On closer examination, he declared, he discovered a "cigar -shaped" craft hovering about six feet above the ground and giving… p. 70 …Startled Romans who saw a strang cigar -shaped object streaking over the capital flooded newspaper offices with calls. Radar operators…