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)
Portland · OR, USA
Siting help
Oakridge · OR, USA
Flying orange glowing sphere seen by 3 adults
Portland · OR, USA
Interesting yewllow, red and orange lights seen from S.E. Portland, Oregon.
Portland · OR, USA
Oval shaped hovering object outside of Portland Oregon.
Gates · OR, USA
Ufo in Pictures
Albany · OR, USA
Looking up at moon. Looks liked a foot off it from my eye.
Cornelius · OR, USA
Flashing and streaking lights in the northwest sky near Cornelius, Or. ((NUFORC Note: Possible star, we suspect. PD))
Lincoln City · OR, USA
3 orangish/reddish round "lights" flying north of us, above the beach. They were in a straight vertical line.
Lincoln City · OR, USA
7 silent very bright orange fire like lights traveling west to east.
Portland · OR, USA
Last night walking north on 39th ave, my father and I witnessed at least 100 red orbs that flashed coming from the west over the city o
Beaverton · OR, USA
Daylight UFO Sighting ove Beaverton - White light flickering and fading in and out of visibility
Portland · OR, USA
Early morning orange orb sighting in the Portland Metro area
Salem · OR, USA
White to red constant one light, to black saucer.
Wallula · OR, USA
Three lights -- red/red/white -- easily identified as three separate aircraft, as one had flashing navigation strobe lights.
Portland · OR, USA
Three red lights in triangle formation
Salem · OR, USA
Lights over Salem, Oregon
Portland · OR, USA
Five orbs floating low in sky. ((NUFORC Note: We wonder whether the lights might have been advertising lights. PD))
Madras · OR, USA
Balls of light low to ground crafts turn invisable before landing secrate air strip moon invisable till we where at the bottom of round
Bend · OR, USA
5 people witness ufo siteing. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly a sighting of Vega in the northwest sky. PD))
Bend · OR, USA
Unusual Orange Orbs spotted over Bend, OR
Estacada · OR, USA
Very bright "star" fades and dissapears.
Portland · OR, USA
I was jogging alone along a path at Gabriel Park, when I noticed a collection of red and green lights hovering in the sky that seemed t
Portland · OR, USA
Slowly moved across the sky from w to e over SE Portland. Bright light. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect a sighting of the ISS. PD))
Alsea (above) · OR, USA
Two bright balls of light ascending over forested area.
Medford · OR, USA
Large very bright sphere of white light in Southwestern sky coming to earth entering from south to north.