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)
Eugene · OR, USA
Driving on Beltline highway westbound and seen bright white ball of light streak across sky heading SW.
Gresham · OR, USA
Bright light in SW sky from Gresham, Oregon. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Venus. PD))
Eugene · OR, USA
3 strange objects on New Years Eve.
Redmond · OR, USA
12+ silent red orbs fly from west to east.
Portland · OR, USA
Color shifting object moving east to west mid-morning.
Eugene · OR, USA
Multiple lights in formation moving east to west and slightly upward ~ static video 5 min.
Silverton · OR, USA
I saw a emerald disk covered in a transparent teardrop shell streak across the sky.
Keizer · OR, USA
Incredibly loud and deep sound that felt like is was directly overhead. ((anonymous report))
West Salem · OR, USA
Earthshaking noise from the air in Salem OR
Keizer · OR, USA
Extremely loud and long sonic boom.
Hillsboro · OR, USA
I by accident photographed with a digital camera a single grey saucer like object with ridges and an oblong portal
Portland · OR, USA
Hovering oval object in Portland, Oregon.
Portland · OR, USA
Transparent and shimmering, triangular, completely silent, travelling N to S 20 yards above rooftops, three jets followed.
Shady Cove · OR, USA
Eight moving red/white lights--flying in random order from west to east over Shady Cove, OR the evening of November 16, 2016.
Carlton · OR, USA
Brilliant green fireball arching over sky.
Wood Village · OR, USA
I saw a small trail of light, heading from W to E, resembling that of a shooting star, except much lower in the earth's atmosphere.
Oregon City · OR, USA
What we witnessed has changed our entire way of thinking!
Beaverton · OR, USA
Massive green rotating disc-shaped lights over Portland
Fairview · OR, USA
A large craft with 4 solid white lights was flying low across the sky and then vanished.
Sutherlin · OR, USA
Orange non-blinking tight group of lights flying east from coast then turned south and disappeared Have seen several craft of differen
Happy Valley · OR, USA
Very large slow moving orb over Portland Area.
Bend · OR, USA
Saw a flickering light that changed colors (white, red, green, blue). It stayed in the same general area, but would zig zag and dart oc
Astoria · OR, USA
My daughter and I saw a round light floating across the sky above the Columbia river through our living room window, I ran outside to g
Bend · OR, USA
Saw a small white object traveling through the clouds slow and fast while.
Oklahoma City · OR, USA
Flare-like object, like a fireball with no tail.