UFO sightings in Portland, Oregon
There are 13 civilian UFO sighting reports from Portland, Oregon in the NUFORC data on this site, dated 1998 to 2011. That is 11% of the 115 reports from Oregon, more than any other place in the state. The busiest year was 2011, with 2 reports. The shapes witnesses reported most were orb (7), sphere (4) and formation (1).
Sighting reports from Portland
All 13 reports, newest first.
- 27 Oct 2011 · 03:00Other· 5 min
Was 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 · 00:15Formation· 10 min
Orange orbs seemingly attached to triangular object witnessed in Portland Oregon 10/18/2011
Show on map - 2 Oct 2006 · 00:45Sphere· 1 h 30 min
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 - 21 Oct 2004 · 19:30Orb· 2 min
Two stationary bright spots, fading simultaniously for no apparent reason becoming very diim spots of light.
Show on map - 21 Oct 2004 · 19:30Orb· 1 min
Two 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 - 16 Oct 2002 · 21:00Orb· 15 s
Observed what appeared to be a dim satellite make a U-turn, then accelerate to an unbelievable speed.
Show on map - 10 Oct 2002 · 21:00Sphere· 2 min
The LIGHT is the TRUTH!
Show on map - 15 Oct 2000 · 20:00Sphere· 3 min
Many, many,many. WOW!
Show on map - 13 Oct 2000 · 22:10Orb· 3 s
4 white lights initially stationary suddenly merged into one light and then when out.
Show on map - 20 Oct 1999 · 22:33Sphere· 3 s
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 - 1 Oct 1999 · 04:00Orb· 25 s
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 map - 18 Oct 1998 · 23:54Orb· 7 s
I 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 - 1 Oct 1998 · 00:10Orb· 5 s
GETTING OUT OF MY CAR TO WORK,I SAW A WIDE GREEN STREAK OF LIGHT IN THE SOUTHWEST SKY,FROM SKY TO GROUND...........
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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.