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)
Baker City · OR, USA
Lessons learned
Portland · OR, USA
High altitude,large than any other aircraft,silent and no marker lights or st
Portland · OR, USA
Historical UFO sighting--July 1905.
Portland · OR, USA
Circular shaped space craft moved slowly in the sky, hovered, then shot off. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly not a serious report. PD))
Portland · OR, USA
Loud object with three lights.
Eugene · OR, USA
After exiting my garage on my way to the car, my eye caught something odd in the night sky. I observed what seemed to be an object with
Bend · OR, USA
I am an employee of the Oregon Dept. of Transportation. I possess a Bachelor of Science degree with minors in Speech Communication and
Brooks · OR, USA
Large bright light kept pace with Boeing semi-truck on I'5 at Brooks Oregon then shot across sky, stopped then hovered.
Roseburg · OR, USA
Bright yellow ball with abrupt movement
Terrebonne · OR, USA
one object, made of spinning circles of light above my car in the cloud cover, followed me for about 15 min
Gaston · OR, USA
3 lights, triangular shape at first then moved randomly while changing colors - red, blue, green, yellow
Salem · OR, USA
A moving light observed. ((NUFORC Note: Possible overflight and sighting of the ISS. PD))
Manzanita · OR, USA
Wedge, 70' off the ground, Moving NE at approx. 15 MPH towards Washington state. Very large with Red flashing lights and no sound.
Dallas · OR, USA
Very intense light, shone through covered windows, absolutely no sound, felt presence before observing.
Oceanside · OR, USA
It look's like many pictures I have seen of so called flying saucer's Like bright metal in the sun. the sun was below the horizon.
Oregon · OR, USA
my father and i saw somthing that night we do not understand the object was like nothing weve ever seen.
Dallas · OR, USA
Object moved steady then up and down changing color from blue, red, green, then white was very bright
Grants Pass-Murphy area · OR, USA
Fighters give chase to UFO within President Bush restricted air space.
Mckenzie Bridge · OR, USA
a bright flashing light changed colors and danced above us for 5 minutes
Portland · OR, USA
Two stationary bright spots, fading simultaniously for no apparent reason becoming very diim spots of light.
Portland · OR, USA
Two objects, both red, one appeared to slowly fade, the other moved out of view behind trees in a quick stop/start motion.
McMinnville · OR, USA
Blue cigar shaped craft spotted over McMinnville oregon-
Madras · OR, USA
light ,white blinking,rotating on a circle,like a flat horizontal ferris wheel.saw the same thing in thesame place 2 times this week ov
North Bend · OR, USA
A strange shape, maybe wedge shaped? I could see a large circular shape with spokes on the bottom of it.
La Grande (Morgan Lake) · OR, USA
This sounds like i'ntl space station descriptions, this was not. I am standing outside my vehicle at morgan lake 5mi. outside la Grande