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)
Albany · OR, USA
Round bright object.
Dallas · OR, USA
Round erratic flying obj., bright orange, moving in flickering fashion. Lg glowing ball object, moving E. ((anonymous report))
Portland · OR, USA
I looked out my window and saw flashing lights flying in a way that reminded me of a plane experiencing turbulence.
Silverton · OR, USA
An unidentified object that was not discovered until the photo was downloaded into my computer.
Mulino · OR, USA
Picture shows a Dome-shaped object with pinkish/yellow ring brightest on bottom side. ((NUFORC Note: Possible lens flare?? PD))
Tillamook · OR, USA
Three cigar shaped lights, each at different distance, the third started my direction fast at first then slowed, then turned west a bi
Tillicum Campground · OR, USA
2 craft, one chases other then both disappear. ((anonymous report))
Eugene · OR, USA
Those stars were definitely not stars.
Albany · OR, USA
Bright white object with flashing red lights appeared to be triangle shaped.
Keizer · OR, USA
Pink orb sighted in Orgeon 4th of July 2017.
Hermiston · OR, USA
Bright red sphere hovering over tree line, then dropped straight down, rose back up, and headed northwest.
Portland · OR, USA
Bright orange flickering object observed for 90 seconds flying North to South over Portland, Oregon.
La Pine · OR, USA
Bright shiny object hovers in the sky, and then just vanishes!
Lebanon · OR, USA
Bright red or orange spherical object. First spotted near alpha Cygnus headed south-southeast. Very bright,sputtered and dissappearing
Lapine · OR, USA
White-silver metallic object.
Portland · OR, USA
Two disc-shaped objects observed over Portland West Hills for 20 minutes, then they disappeared.
Eugene · OR, USA
My wife and I saw what appeared to be a commercial jetliner hovering over a field in Eugene, Oregon.
Tualatin · OR, USA
Reddish sphere in the southeastern sky, nearest to Altair, motionless, then suddenly went dark.
Lincoln City · OR, USA
Round white had green halo around it. Was larger than satellite, different course than satellites use here, came from W.
Wilsonville · OR, USA
It appeared to be a bright oval shaped object traveling at a high rate of relative speed.
Salem · OR, USA
Blue spherical in West Salem, OR. ((NUFORC Note: The blue-green object appears to us to be a lens flare. PD))
Salem · OR, USA
Lights seen over Salem same week as obj. witnessed in skies over Independence, OR. ((NUFORC Note: Submitted by Mr. Ron Wright. PD))
Hillsboro · OR, USA
Bright white object high in the sky over Hillsboro, Oregon.
Portland · OR, USA
Bright lights hovering over downtown Portland, Oregon
Bend · OR, USA
I was looking at the night sky, when a very bright light appeared next to Venus it started moving South for approximately 10 seconds.