UFO Sightings in Oregon
3,346 UFO sightings reported in Oregon since 1937, peaking in 2020 (237 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 3,346
- Span
- 1937–2029
- Peak year
- 2020 (237 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1937–2029 · peak 2020 (237 reports)
Top cities in Oregon
Portland
1960–2022 · peak 2014 (47 reports)
Salem
1949–2022 · peak 2014 (19 reports)
Eugene
1968–2022 · peak 2016 (13 reports)
Beaverton
1962–2022 · peak 2014 (9 reports)
Bend
1980–2021 · peak 2015 (11 reports)
Medford
1971–2021 · peak 2020 (14 reports)
Albany
1991–2021 · peak 2013 (7 reports)
Springfield
1987–2021 · peak 2013 (8 reports)
Hillsboro
1994–2020 · peak 2013 (10 reports)
Gresham
1976–2022 · peak 2005 (5 reports)
Grants Pass
1978–2020 · peak 2008 (6 reports)
Lincoln City
1997–2021 · peak 2013 (8 reports)
Roseburg
1966–2022 · peak 2020 (7 reports)
Oregon City
1972–2021 · peak 2014 (6 reports)
Corvallis
1956–2021 · peak 2008 (6 reports)
Lake Oswego
1995–2021 · peak 1995 (7 reports)
Milwaukie
1972–2020 · peak 2013 (3 reports)
Ashland
1992–2021 · peak 2005 (4 reports)
Florence
1995–2022 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
McMinnville
1997–2021 · peak 2020 (4 reports)
Tillamook · OR, USA
Woman witness very bright red, white, and blue light south of town. "Like triangle."
Cannon Beach · OR, USA
Man in motel room sees "flash of red light in eyes." Sees bright light in room. Sees bright "star" below overcast to south.
Sprague River · OR, USA
Man was going to bed and noticed "moving star." Object appeared large, and was dipping and weaving. Disappeared
Portland · OR, USA
Man repts. strange green light behind clouds. Seemed to generate "ripple" effect in atmosphere.
Gladstone · OR, USA
Woman witnessed triangular ship w/ white & blue lights. She & neighbors witnessed 5 ships. Reported mil. jets in area.
Lake Grove (Portland Metro) · OR, USA
Round silvery disk quickly passing from W to E in a straight line
Beaverton · OR, USA
Mother & daughter witness strange shafts of green light that appear to move around clouds. Second sighting.
Bend · OR, USA
Woman observes three strange objects hovering in morning sky for 73 minutes. Very bright lights. Good rept.
Portland · OR, USA
Man out walking during early morning observes three very colorful objects in southwest sky. They move.
Molalla (near) · OR, USA
black object in sky traveling above river, circle of light appearing to come from it lighting up river in just that area of light
Grants Pass · OR, USA
Thought of as a Dream for 20 Years, Recent Information Convinced me that Iv been Abducted by Aliens.
Sitka · OR, USA
Small, silver, oval, about 1/2 mile out over bay, accelerated at enormous speeds, disappeared
Oregon City · OR, USA
Young woman reports sighting. (Facts unclear; awaiting written rept.)
Canby · OR, USA
OR Air Nat. Guard Publ. Affairs Officer relays past sighting: Citizen reports sighting obj. "size of football" in sky.
Hillsboro · OR, USA
Driving down a busy street in Hillsboro,an acorn shaped craft caught my eye. I looked at the road and it disappeared.
Hillsboro · OR, USA
Working in my garden, looked up and saw a cigar shaped craft proceeding south. It was very high and I didn't hear or expect to hear an
Boring · OR, USA
OR Air Nat. Guard Publ. Affairs Officer relays 2nd past sighting rept.: Citizen repts. UFO. (Facts not provided.)
Drain · OR, USA
Large circle of light in the sky flashes brightly, then shrinks to star size and zig-zaggs away.
Mitchell · OR, USA
Two men observed a blue/white object streak down and disappear behind a nearby ridge. Cast light.
Portland · OR, USA
While in light aircraft observed object below and behind follow in a race track holding pattern. Observed changes in heading altitude a
Bend · OR, USA
it came up to us as fast as it left us and shined us hard with white/blueish lights. lots of energy felt...and wind
Sandy · OR, USA
2 saw it.
Portland · OR, USA
No lights or sound 300 or 400 feet long looked like brushed aluminum saw it 1 or 2 miles away then vanished away.
Tillamook(Lees Camp) · OR, USA
we saw 3 lights ahead of us,aprx. 2000 ft up ,hovering above the mountain(north)we watched for aprx. 5 min.i look to my left(west) i sa
Lake of the Woods (Near; closest city Ashland - 30 mi.) · OR, USA
3 luminous objects moving extremely fast, instant directional changes, changed colorMy parents and I were observing the Perseid met