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)
Lebanon · OR, USA
Bright white light moves fast flashes red and descends rapidly toward ground. 2nd white light seen moving.
Grants Pass · OR, USA
Red, white and blue flashing oval shaped light moving west to south east in the the southern Oregon sky.
Salem · OR, USA
Sighting over downtown Salem, Oregon.
Newport · OR, USA
Flying disk and unidentified life forms seen in Newport, Oregon.
Silverton · OR, USA
Green sphere appears on photos. ((NUFORC Note: Object is a lens flare, caused by photographing the Sun. PD))
Beaverton · OR, USA
Pulsating oval object, amber and green. Every 5 and 3 seconds, then dark; traveling west to east.
Beaverton · OR, USA
Orange Circular Craft and Shifting Ball of Light.
Portland · OR, USA
It was an unusually beautiful day with light beaming down between the clouds when I took a picture from Mount Tabor over to Portland an
Eagle Point · OR, USA
Strange lights over southern Oregon. ((NUFORC Note: Probably a sighting of Venus and Jupiter. PD))
Portland · OR, USA
Witnessed a craft passing by.
Eugene · OR, USA
Colorful silent object flying in a zig zag pattern.
Lakeside · OR, USA
Orange orb (fireball) over Ten Mile Lake, in Lakeside, OR; moving toward the coast, then south.
Seaside · OR, USA
Orange lights on coast.
Ashland · OR, USA
Fireworks and sighting.
Central Point · OR, USA
Extremely bright orbs in Oregon seen hovering and one followed descending plane.
Astoria · OR, USA
Two bright lights traveling in formation.
St. Helens · OR, USA
Seen object above SW side of St. Helens, OR. Guessing was under 1000 ft. Strange movement jogs and jags.
St. Helens · OR, USA
Continued for over an hour moving in a consistent figure eight motion. There is a white strobing light, unlike one on a plane.
Portland · OR, USA
Shape unknown but multicolored lights stopped in mid descent then went diagonally before dropping straight down out of sight.
Salem · OR, USA
UFO sighted in Salem, OR, over park at around height of airplanes and is white and shiny with translucent halo blinks out & comes back.
Dexter · OR, USA
Irregular flashes across far southern skyline near Dexter, OR. No near or distant storms.
Redmond · OR, USA
Unusual bright object, visible during mid-day; bright blue sky.
Eagle Point · OR, USA
Metallic oval light over Southern Oregon viewed for several minutes.
Troutdale · OR, USA
Long, flat whitish silver object between Clackamas and Troutdale, Oregon.
Bend · OR, USA
I witnessed a object with a bright light come from the south and moved East disappearing. It had a bright white light that appeared bri