As reported

Cigar over El Paso And Alamogordo (Between ), NM

A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.

The report, as filed

A dark cigar-shaped object with no lights that was at least 100 meters wide.

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center. Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.