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)
Corvallis · OR, USA
2 amber lights dimming as ascending into sky. Moving then stopping.
Coos Bay · OR, USA
Star like object moving sporadically in northwest sky night after night. ((NUFORC Note: Venus? PD))
Medford · OR, USA
Hovering triangle shape, bright white light on each corner, silent, took off very fast.
Grants Pass · OR, USA
Red orange fire ball northbound at a curve towards earth.
Keizer · OR, USA
Hovering Orange-ish light over Keizer, OR.
Albany · OR, USA
Five orange globes in the sky. Soft looking. Moving slowly across the sky.
John Day · OR, USA
Disk over John Day, Oregon. And giant red flames 3 in all taking off by Lakeview, Oregon.
Lincoln City · OR, USA
12-inch long teardrop shaped hovering craft along Oregon Coast.
Springfield (?) · OR, USA
Was moving in different directions at really fast speeds.
West Linn · OR, USA
3 vertical rectangular lights seen hovering.
Jefferson · OR, USA
Object was shaped like a long bright Bar very bright in the north sky above my back yard field.... at 8:15pm traveled 5 sec and the
Redmond · OR, USA
Glowing orange spheres over Redmond, Oregon.
Albany · OR, USA
5 bright flashing lights, blue, red, green and white.
Bend · OR, USA
Nine circular bright orange and yellow objects moving slowly then rising higher then vanished.
Bend · OR, USA
Eight bright red lights in the sky.
Bend · OR, USA
We saw 6 very bright orange lights low in the sky. Much larger and brighter then stars.
Springfield · OR, USA
Solid line of bright red lights, then transitioning to blue but in longer duration than a plane.Craft circled back very quickly.
Springfield · OR, USA
T-shaped UFO with red and blue lights sighted in Springfield, OR.
Lake Oswego · OR, USA
Diamond shaped, black, large, flat craft with 3 or 4 white lights and 1 red blinking light hovering in Lake Oswego, OR.
Brookings · OR, USA
Cigar shaped craft over southern Oregon coast.
Salem · OR, USA
Rectangular space craft following me and basically stalking me it had looked like extraterrestrial creatures were inside.
Milwaukie · OR, USA
Fireball like object flying in a inconsistent line completely disappears from sight.
Portland · OR, USA
Saw Oct 3 2013 total of 15 craft with 5 lower than the others going in counterclock with 4 vertical rows of lights semi circ nose.
Albany · OR, USA
Woman and adult daughter witness cluster of orange lights near the Albany Hospital.
Salem · OR, USA
Low flying star-like object transforms into shining golden triangle in Salem, OR.