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)
Portland · OR, USA
Star-like white light in SE PDX. ((NUFORC Note: Possible satellite?? PD))
Albany · OR, USA
11 orange colored singular lights/crafts seen by 3
Salem · OR, USA
Red flashing light over downtown salem oregon, then hovers over bush park.
Grants Pass · OR, USA
3 large orange lights in large triangle formation west of Grants Pass near Onion Mtn.
Redmond · OR, USA
4 red/orange circle/sphere/orb like coloured lights in the sky on a very clear night
Florence · OR, USA
Dark dome shaped object over house.
Astoria · OR, USA
Glowing red object. Looked like several lights to naked eye. Photo weird.
Athena · OR, USA
Started out like a narrow vertical smoke stream, then separated into two sections. The upper section move upward then changed form,then
Sheridan · OR, USA
Vapor trail rising vertically like a rocket then leveled off at a very high altitude. This appears to be a jet aircraft. As it proceede
Salem · OR, USA
10 orange orbs 1/2-1 mile above on Morningside Dr SE/13th Street SE Salem, OR 9:00 pm - 9:07pm in a file, banked to right, slow vanish
Mulino · OR, USA
I saw a flying object. It was as big and bright as a full moon. then it dimmed itself out, and disappeared. I was on Central Point Roa
West Linn · OR, USA
Sudden loud turbine sounds above house. Spinning at an odd pitch and rhythm. Abrupty started and abruptly stopped.
Portland · OR, USA
Three pulsating fireballs. No direct path. Hovered around, kind of danced until it quickly faded away.
Pendleton · OR, USA
Silver-ish object unmoving in sky for 2 minutes, disappears, appears in another position before disappearing.
Portland · OR, USA
An arc shaped formation of 5-6 flying objects that were lit up reddish-orange in color. The arc seemed to go from a condensed formation
Brownsville · OR, USA
Big, bright, orangish, hovering light that blinked colors.
Oregon City · OR, USA
Black sphere shaped flying object with blue light coming out of the center.
Bend · OR, USA
Very bright white object moving very slow from east to west over Bend. Eventually dropped out of sight wasn't seen again.
Banks · OR, USA
((HOAX??)) Multiple flying objects with lights flashing, that stoped in a specific spot.
Sherwood · OR, USA
((HOAX??)) 3 bright white flashes that lit up the entire sky with no sounds above Parrott Mountain in Sherwood, OR.
Portland · OR, USA
4 lights moving east to west in a half V formation 2-3 seconds no sound
Coos Bay · OR, USA
Yellowish Bright light coming off Pacific ocean in a Northeast direction , not a aircraft taking off or landing at local airport.
Portland · OR, USA
Formation of 3 bright orbs seen from SE Portland.
Hillsboro · OR, USA
Multiple orange lights flying close to each other, then slowly started disappearing, one by one.
Hillsboro · OR, USA
Cluster of glowing orange triangular crafts slowly move together in silence above the city rooftops