UFO sightings in Oregon
There are 115 civilian UFO sighting reports from Oregon in the NUFORC data on this site, dated 1958 to 2013. The busiest year was 1999, with 11 reports. The shapes witnesses reported most were orb (39), sphere (17) and cigar (12).
Most reports come from Portland (13), Eugene (6) and Salem (5), out of 74 places in the state with at least one report.
UFO sightings by city in Oregon
Places with at least three reports. 66 other places in Oregon have one or two.
Recent sighting reports from Oregon
The 100 most recent of 115 reports, newest first. The full set is on the map and in the list view.
Bright orange light, flying low, moving slowly & was silent
Show on map- 24 Oct 2013 · 19:45BrothersOrb· 45 min
I saw two groups of lights that appeared to be separate craft.
Show on map - 23 Oct 2013 · 21:00Summer LakeOrb· 20 min
10-23 and 24th of oct 13 summer lake OR. 9:00 p.m. orange balls of light 7 at one time in diagnal and in twos
Show on map - 19 Oct 2013 · 18:00BrownsvilleDisc· 6 min
19-Oct-13 Brownsville Oregon on Kirk Ave. in a large clearcut.
Show on map - 18 Oct 2013 · 00:00KeizerOrb· 30 s
Went out to smoke, heard segulls, looked up, saw random orange ball move quickly like a shooting star and make a big angled curve.
Show on map - 14 Oct 2013 · 19:00SeasideOrb· 15 min
Bright white light in the dusk sky over ocean.
Show on map - 20 Oct 2012 · 06:00HermistonCigar· 10 min
Call me if you want in depth description and pics and video some in raw format of 4 separate sightings.
Show on map - 20 Oct 2012 · 06:00HermistonOrb· 10 min
2 fireballs and a cylinder shaped craft spotted in Eastern Oregon.
Show on map - 13 Oct 2012 · 22:05Oregon CityOther· 15 min
I was out taking my dog to go "potty" when I looked up at an object emitting a solid orange-ish light-travelling south to nor
Show on map An oval shaped craft emited an intense silver light. The bottom of it had a red/blue streak. Then it very fast left blinking red.
Show on mapAirliner and UFOs.
Show on mapStar looking lights with flashing red, green, and purple lights that just hover around ! NOT GOING ANYWHERE! ((Star?))
Show on mapWas up late Wednesday night, early Thursday morning, and went out to the alley behind my apartment in Northwest Portland (Around NW 23r
Show on map- 18 Oct 2011 · 21:30CoburgTriangle· 30 min
Hello we were watching the sky at some wierd flashing object around 9:30, it was flshing red and green then turning to solid colors th
Show on map Orange orbs seemingly attached to triangular object witnessed in Portland Oregon 10/18/2011
Show on mapBrightest object in the sky, briefly stopped before continuing
Show on mapOrange-yellow flickering light
Show on map- 21 Oct 2010 · 22:00OtisOrb· 30 min
"Satellites" that sped away and a vanishing "Constellation"
Show on map 5 round white lights hovering over I-5. ((NUFORC Note: Report from law enforcement officer. PD))
Show on mapBright red lights seen in Curry County.
Show on map- 19 Oct 2010 · 20:15Southern OregonOther· 1 min
Unusually shaped object moves silently acroos the night sky (video posted youtube)
Show on map Single round black sphere hovering with white clouds in the background.
Show on map- 10 Oct 2010 · 18:30ClackamasTriangle· 2 min
triangular ufo sighting in oregon 10-10-10
Show on map - 22 Oct 2009 · 03:15Sweet HomeOther· 40 s
I dont know what it was, it was like a darker fog surrounded by the lighter fog, then it... blew away. There was no wind that night.
Show on map Very solid dark object in the sky. I was photgraphing another object at the time. I think it was chasing the dark one.
Show on map- 14 Oct 2009 · 22:00CreswellOrb· 45 s
Light blue colored light moves and zig zags in the sky then disapears in Creswell Oregon.
Show on map - 13 Oct 2009 · 07:03BendOrb· 3 min
viewed for 3 minutes a pulsating circular object which moved very slowly above some trees
Show on map - 26 Oct 2008 · 21:30RedmondTriangle· 10 s
Looked like three stars traveling together in unison, until it was directly overhead.
Show on map - 26 Oct 2008 · 19:30GreshamFormation· 4 s
I stepped onto my back balcony and a formation appeared in my view straight ahead basically looking north,,they were almost the size as
Show on map - 24 Oct 2008 · 18:30Eugen/Cottage GroveOther· 4 min
Black Triangle travelling north along I-5 freeway between eugen and Cottage grove.
Show on map - 23 Oct 2008 · 21:05Cottage GroveSphere· 20 min
Three unknown objects, hovering over Southern Oregon at about 9:05pm, 10-23-08, were witnessed by four women.
Show on map Multi-Colored Ligth
Show on map- 21 Oct 2008 · 07:00Myrtle CreekOrb· 30 s
Bright light hovering in the fog.
Show on map - 26 Oct 2007 · 24:00Oregon CityOther· 5 s
witnessed a thin bright, white streak in the sky lasting only a few seconds prior to ending in a white flash followed by a bright gree
Show on map Very black missile type craft, no windows, large, and agile as it crossed the sky and it turned and flew away
Show on mapChanging color, rotating lights with a hazy, "v-shaped" short light beam beneath.
Show on map- 19 Oct 2007 · 15:00BanksSphere· 8 s
SR-71's over Washington County? I dont think so!
Show on map - 15 Oct 2007 · 22:30Lincoln BeachOther· 30 s
Large Invisible flying V shaped aircraft.
Show on map - 14 Oct 2007 · 00:40WestfirOther· 6 s
I saw a streak of light in the sky.
Show on map very bright greenish blue light the size of a large star moving slowly NW to SE and back again gaining altitude for 1/2 hour at 3:30
Show on map- 11 Oct 2007 · 16:00ClackamasSphere· 15 min
Silver circular or sphere-like object flying parallel to I-205 in the Gladstone/Clackamas area.
Show on map - 11 Oct 2007 · 10:10CarltonCigar· 15 min
it was not anything thath we have
Show on map - 10 Oct 2007 · 01:00LebanonOrb· 4 h
Small Orange-White "star" that moves around in circles, up, down, and sideways fast in the night sky
Show on map - 21 Oct 2006 · 19:35AlohaOrb· 1 min
Bright light over Aloha, OR, travelling fast
Show on map I saw a steady white light traveling west to east over Brookings, OR. It was bright and traveling fast.
Show on map- 20 Oct 2006 · 14:01ProspectCigar· 2 s
Object near jet in Prospect, Oregon.
Show on map - 17 Oct 2006 · 22:02TalentOrb· 5 s
Green and White Falling Object, Near Ashland, Or
Show on map I was sitting outside on my porch after midnight. As I sat there I looked out above my neighbors house to see two stars about an inch a
Show on map- 1 Oct 2006 · 16:50ObrienOther· 2 min
This all started earier in the day, as I fired some small arms, I noticed a sound of thunder then a sonic boom then the sounds of a jet
Show on map - 21 Oct 2005 · 23:05CanyonvilleOther· 4 s
1 Large lime green meteor like object no meteor tail. Fell at an angle from northwest to southeast. Much larger than other meteors I ha
Show on map - 15 Oct 2005 · 13:10PhoenixCigar· 5 min
A jet black colored cigar-shaped object, with 2 tapered sharply shaped points at its ends, seen moving forward in a specific direction.
Show on map - 25 Oct 2004 · 00:00McminnvilleCigar· 30 s
Blue cigar shaped craft spotted over McMinnville oregon-
Show on map Two stationary bright spots, fading simultaniously for no apparent reason becoming very diim spots of light.
Show on mapTwo objects, both red, one appeared to slowly fade, the other moved out of view behind trees in a quick stop/start motion.
Show on map- 15 Oct 2004 · 08:35Mckenzie BridgeOrb· 5 min
a bright flashing light changed colors and danced above us for 5 minutes
Show on map - 15 Oct 2004 · 01:45Grants Pass-Murphy AreaOther· 2 h 30 min
Fighters give chase to UFO within President Bush restricted air space.
Show on map - 13 Oct 2004 · 23:00OregonSphere· 15 min
my father and i saw somthing that night we do not understand the object was like nothing weve ever seen.
Show on map - 13 Oct 2004 · 19:00OceansideDisc· 2 min
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.
Show on map - 11 Oct 2004 · 03:40DallasOrb· 20 s
Very intense light, shone through covered windows, absolutely no sound, felt presence before observing.
Show on map - 25 Oct 2003 · 21:15ScappooseTriangle· 5 s
Swift hard-to-see triangular object moving in a straight line across night sky with 3 luminous tips, one at front, two at rear.
Show on map saw red light appear move rapidly through the sky in salem, or and then dissapear.
Show on map- 19 Oct 2002 · 02:00Hells CanyonSphere· 5 s
a translucent sphere the size of a helicopter crusing over the river at approx. 40 miles an hour
Show on map Observed what appeared to be a dim satellite make a U-turn, then accelerate to an unbelievable speed.
Show on map- 14 Oct 2002 · 19:05MadrasBoomerang· 30 s
Saw a 2 tailed chevron shaped object, head like a snowball flying over Cascades, possible Vandenberg missile?
Show on map The hovering spotlight simply went out and disappeared completely
Show on map- 14 Oct 2002 · 19:02CreswellOrb· 30 s
SLOW MOVING COMET LOOKING OBJECT SPOTTED NEAR CRESWELL, OREGON. ((Vandenberg rocket launch. PD))
Show on map - 14 Oct 2002 · 18:45Lebanon/BrownsvilleOther· 2 min
Bright fan shaped light which quivered and shimmered, finally swirling and vanishing. ((Vandenberg rocket launch. PD))
Show on map The LIGHT is the TRUTH!
Show on map- 10 Oct 2002 · 02:00PhilomathOther· 5 s
i watched on the portland news that the space shuttle would be visiable and went to philomath oregon to what was known to be the apple
Show on map Bright blue fireball, no train, then odd , slow movement in opposite direction of multi-lit object
Show on map- 16 Oct 2001 · 00:00Polk CountyOther· 2 min
Close encounter over roof in Polk County - submitted by OUFOR.
Show on map Many, many,many. WOW!
Show on map4 white lights initially stationary suddenly merged into one light and then when out.
Show on mapLights over the Oregon Coastal Mountains.
Show on map- 1 Oct 2000 · 20:00PrinevilleOther· 1 h
bright white light the size of a distant star that made eratic movements, and complete stops
Show on map Object was seen just as it decended over the horizon, behind local 7ꯠ foot mountains, to a heading of approximately 355 degrees, alm
Show on map- 21 Oct 1999 · 23:40TigardOrb· 2 h
Object moved north to south approx 40 deg.in 15 sec. and stopped. Remained in that position till 0130am 11/22/99. at that time i went
Show on map Driving north I saw an object the size of a 3/4 full moon with a tail traveling east to west, 45 degrees up in the sky, and approx. 1/2
Show on map- 20 Oct 1999 · 22:30AmitySphere· 5 s
Appear to be an orange fireball moving west and quite low in the sky. Could not est. size.
Show on map - 12 Oct 1999 · 05:11AlbanyOrb· 2 min
Two fireballs in northwest sky
Show on map I was looking into the sky towards the high east watching what appeared to be a passenger jet cross the sky when my periphial vision ca
Show on map- 11 Oct 1999 · 09:10CanbyOrb· 10 s
i saw bright light come out of clouds, 2 aircraft came from behind and appeared to shot at the light, light went back into the clouds
Show on map - 10 Oct 1999 · 22:30ElginBoomerang· 4 min
Object silently traveled north -northwest. It was V shaped with five orange lights on the perimeter and one white ligh in the center of
Show on map - 2 Oct 1999 · 20:30NewportAmorphous· 2 h
Original sighting was that of a Pyramid of lights, however, the shape of those lights changed in what I believe to be the rotating of a
Show on map - 2 Oct 1999 · 19:08Prairie CityCigar· 30 s
Appeared to be jet with short vapor trail then vapor changed to something like a fireman spraying with a fog or fan spray that spread W
Show on map looking west the object appeared approx near the top of our atmosphere. It was huge! It at first just seemed to appear out of thin air.
Show on mapI was driving over the burnside bridge into downtown Portland, A metallic green fireball very slow in nature. slower than the dozens of
Show on map- 18 Oct 1998 · 00:01The DallesSphere· 10 s
Green comet-like object w/ tail. (I judge it was a shooting star?!) Slow straight fall northeast of city, in the direction of Spokane,
Show on map My husband and I were traveling south on I-5 north of Salem when a huge bright light appeared ahead of us mid-sky. It seemed to be ove
Show on map- 14 Oct 1998 · 19:55OtisOther· 3 s
From WSW to ENE, crescent shaped object,blue,white in color. Slower than normal meteor speed.
Show on map - 1 Oct 1998 · 01:30St. PaulOrb· 5 s
We own a farm here in St. Paul. We (my mother and I) had pulled off to the side of the road to check on some farm equipment we had in a
Show on map GETTING OUT OF MY CAR TO WORK,I SAW A WIDE GREEN STREAK OF LIGHT IN THE SOUTHWEST SKY,FROM SKY TO GROUND...........
Show on map- 1 Oct 1997 · 21:30OaklandOrb· 1 min
High altitude light turned, dropped several Thousand feet, turned and disappeared!
Show on map - 1 Oct 1997 · 08:00OregonRectangle· 20 s
noisy rectangular object falling from the sky and crash landed
Show on map - 13 Oct 1996 · 15:00AstoriaSphere· 30 s
large metallic object crashed in woods in astoria oregon.
Show on map - 27 Oct 1995 · 21:23SiletzOther· 15 min
Woman & 3 witnesses rpt stat. obj flashing white, green, red lights. Zigzags dramatically. (Reptd. 02NO95 obj. not visible in sky.)
Show on map We saw a bright light in the sky that lit up the entire mountain side as bright as daylight as it passed overhead.
Show on map- 19 Oct 1995 · 19:15BeavertonOther· 45 s
Man's dog suddenly starts acting very bizarrely, threatens to bite him. He takes dog outside, witnesses bizarre light hover, leave.
Show on map - 1 Oct 1995 · 16:30Lake OswegoOther· 2 min
Man reports witnessing 2 "diamond-shaped objects overhead. (Second sighting on same day.)
Show on map - 1 Oct 1995 · 14:00Lake OswegoOther· 5 s
Man reports brief sighting of peculiar white object in daytime sky. (See later sighting on same day.)
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Where these reports come from
Reports are from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) public database: what members of the public said they saw, in their own words. Nobody has checked them, and most sightings have ordinary explanations.