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)
John Day · OR, USA
Large oval orange red craft seen in John Day.
Winston · OR, USA
All of the above. And there is a lot more to this story, ongoing.
Newport · OR, USA
Zig-Zagging light similar to star moving around other stars changing intensity as if looping in/out light range
Salem · OR, USA
Slowly moving cigar-shaped object with unusual flashing lights seen in Salem, OR in 1970's.
Portland · OR, USA
The craft was low and made absolutely no noise. It had lights that ran down the left and right side of the craft. ((anonymous report))
Portland · OR, USA
Large triangle remembered in Portland, Oregon
Portland · OR, USA
Cigar shaped object over Porland Oregon 8/76
Cave Junction · OR, USA
Real man in black
Gresham · OR, USA
We saw "it" and got the hell out of there! We then came back.......and so dit it!
Beaver Creek · OR, USA
Craft appears from over the top of house and stops over yard as kids are looking out the window at bed time.
Little Valley · OR, USA
Two headlights following the canal road, rises into the air, goes a ways, lights fade out and disappear without any sound.
Portland · OR, USA
A disc shaped craft that appeared to be made of metal.
Fossil · OR, USA
((HOAX??)) The object at a distance looked like a Ferris wheel with multiple colors of red green blue yellow.
Gold Beach · OR, USA
Ball of light shining a cone of light on the beach.
Lakeside to North Bend · OR, USA
Cone shaped light
Aurora · OR, USA
Flying Saucer hovers above car.
Roseburg · OR, USA
We were on the outskirts of town, just passing the sewage treatment plant, when this object with blinding white light enveloped the car
Portland · OR, USA
My cousin and I were laying on our backs on a hill in front of my home - at about a 30 degree angle. Looking up at the night sky, talk
Warm Springs · OR, USA
A report from Warm Springs, OR in July 1973 described a disk-shaped object emitting a green beam of light, lasting 30-60 seconds.
Sweet Home · OR, USA
A witness in Sweet Home, Oregon reported lightning-like flashes from a hovering cloud formation, with waves of cloud moving in and out silently, during a sighting in October 1972.
Milwaukie · OR, USA
Witnesses in Milwaukie, Oregon reported an unseen, low-flying object emitting a beam of light on the ground that moved toward them, during a five-minute sighting in August 1972.
Medford · OR, USA
A witness in Medford, Oregon reported a light beam that extended and retracted with no visible source, during a ten-minute sighting in July 1972.
Oregon City · OR, USA
A witness in Oregon City, Oregon reported a black, triangular object with rounded edges, rimmed with small lights and unevenly lit underneath, during a six-to-ten-second sighting in June 1972.
Medford · OR, USA
Witnesses in Medford, Oregon reported an oval-shaped object during a ten-minute sighting in July 1971; the original account gave few further details of its appearance.
Salem · OR, USA
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