Mysterious Cigar-Shaped UFO Over Roanoke 1949

Summary

A witness in Roanoke, Virginia, reported a mysterious cigar-shaped object with amber lights in 1949. The object moved slowly, trailing sparks and producing a sound similar to B-29 engines. Initially thought to be an airplane, there was no physical evidence or photographs. The Air Force investigation classified it as a conventional aircraft, but the witness's account suggests it could have been something unusual.