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)
Salem · OR, USA
Two disk saucer crafts witness account Salem, Oregon.
Sweet Home · OR, USA
((HOAX??)) There was a very large v shaped object with colored lights witch only lasted for about 7 seconds. ((anonymous report))
Beaverton · OR, USA
Chrome object dancing over 217 around 3:00.
Forest Grove · OR, USA
3 lights moving in triangle formation, moving very fast and accelerated once the points broke off at 90 degree angles.
Gresham · OR, USA
Super bright light in the Eastern morning sky.
Beavercreek · OR, USA
Hovering light over Beavercreek tree lines off Beeson Rd..
Nehalem · OR, USA
White-Gold boomeranged shaped object observed from beach off of Nehalem Bay State Park. It was positioned above a southern range of hil
Nehalem · OR, USA
White-Gold boomerange shaped object above the southern hills, south of the beach, off of Nehalem Bay State Park.
Eugene · OR, USA
While heading W on Beltline saw what appeared to be an aircraft on fire, descending from the clouds with a trail of faint smoke.
Pacific City · OR, USA
4 flashes of very bright focused light a few minutes apart.
Florence · OR, USA
I heard a big jet in the sky close by, so I looked up to see. ((anonymous report))
Central Point · OR, USA
Light above southern mountains (Ashland area) ((NUFORC Note: Rocket from Vandenberg AFB. PD))
Portland · OR, USA
((Hoax??)) Oblong hexagonic shape, 3 lights, odd cylinder bump on bottom of craft.
Aloha · OR, USA
Bright, silent yellow/orange ball heading west at low altitude, did wide sweeping U-turn at slow speed then whooshed upwards at almost
Springfield · OR, USA
A bright white sphere seen by only myself traveling at a very hight rate of speed at a low altitude.
Coos Bay · OR, USA
I was outside smoking a cigarette on my front porch and in front right above the baseball field it appeared very bright, like a star bu
Oregon City · OR, USA
Metallic cigar shaped craft seen above Oregon City.
Lincoln City · OR, USA
Translucent HUGE flying object with HUGE wings.
North Bend · OR, USA
Bright circle white light flying through the sky, turned red and disappeared.
Portland · OR, USA
Blurred round object moved fast, then did a sharp turn, and another before disappearing.
Tigard · OR, USA
White light looked like a star moving fast then vanished. Unusual in this area. Never seen this before. ((anonymouf report))
Pendleton · OR, USA
I noticed a light moving NE heading SW. Moving very quickly and doing right angle turns, and then heading back SW.
Gresham · OR, USA
It was happened at 12:03, I opened the sun shade of south window of my room, noticed it was very strange soft lights blinking it rotati
Chiloquin · OR, USA
Object seen over Chiloquin, OR, At 9:59am on 11 August 2018. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect a high altitude balloon. PD))
Beaverton · OR, USA
Equilateral triangle with 6 lights on underside