Cylinder over Depoe Bay, OR
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Red light bouncing in the sky.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center. Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2010-03-18 → 2010-04-04
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January 12, 2023 · 6:30 AM · SPHERE
Depoe Bay, OR
I was parked in a clearcut area of a mountain forest at Cape Foulweather, OR. This was on back logging roads. It was very stormy and dark and I’d stopped to smoke and watch the sunrise. After a few minutes I got a very strange feeling that something was unique was happening. I can’t explain why but I was compelled to film the sky with my phone. Nothing was happening but I just kept recording. The video was shot through the windshield of my car. It was rainy and very windy with a low cloud ceiling. Light reflecting off my windshield from my accessory lights definitely hinders the quality but it was still an impressive display. After a couple of minutes, a purple/white orb appeared. It was intensely bright and flashing. It would burst, the disappear and then burst again. It began moving and jumping locations rapidly before finally disappearing completely. At points the orb seems to be in multiple positions at once, or moving so quickly it appears that way. But the whole event lasted about 30 seconds and then was over.
September 21, 2020 · 1:00 AM · LIGHT
Depoe Bay, OR
The objects flew along the coastline north to south. From our vantage point on the cliff I’d estimate their path approximately 45 to 50 degrees above the horizon. They appeared as bright points of light, brighter than any star in the sky at their closest proximity to our position. They came as dim points of light from the north, grew amazingly bright on near approach, and dimmed fairly quickly after passing, maintaining a steady high altitude throughout...they dimmed to nothingness at altitude, not disappearing behind tree line nor mountaintop...therefore I’m thinking they surely must have been traversing at least in the upper atmosphere, perhaps at near-earth satellite altitude. The event took place in 20 seconds, no more than 30. Their speed? Impressive, is all I can say. My first thought was that what we witnessed was a SpaceX satellite array. But after some Googling I’m not sure: Satellite arrays appear to travel in single file...it appears I’m going to need a little more research! My wife and I are middle-aged professionals; sober star-gazers...but certainly not trained observers of aerial phenomena. I have tried to portray the gist of what we observed as clearly and succinctly as possible. I hope it is useful. We will check back with this website in the near future to see if perhaps others had a similar sighting. This was my first potential UFO sighting and first visit to site...thanks for the hard work and for being here!
September 21, 2020 · 1:00 AM · LIGHT
Depoe Bay, OR
The objects flew along the coastline north to south. From our vantage point on the cliff I’d estimate their path approximately 45 to 50 degrees above the horizon. They appeared as bright points of light, brighter than any star in the sky at their closest proximity to our position. They came as dim points of light from the north, grew amazingly bright on near approach, and dimmed fairly quickly after passing, maintaining a steady high altitude throughout...they dimmed to nothingness at altitude, not disappearing behind tree line nor mountaintop...therefore I’m thinking they surely must have been traversing at least in the upper atmosphere, perhaps at near-earth satellite altitude. The event took place in 20 seconds, no more than 30. Their speed? Impressive, is all I can say. My first thought was that what we witnessed was a SpaceX satellite array. But after some Googling I’m not sure: Satellite arrays appear to travel in single file...it appears I’m going to need a little more research! My wife and I are middle-aged professionals; sober star-gazers...but certainly not trained observers of aerial phenomena. I have tried to portray the gist of what we observed as clearly and succinctly as possible. I hope it is useful. We will check back with this website in the near future to see if perhaps others had a similar sighting. This was my first potential UFO sighting and first visit to site...thanks for the hard work and for being here!
March 29, 2019 · 9:34 PM · LIGHT
Depoe Bay, OR
We saw a bright light moving laterally in the sky at a steady but moderate pace. It slowed down then reduced to a pinpoint of light as it stopped, then it disappeared.
June 17, 2015 · 1:23 PM · UNKNOWN
Depoe Bay, OR
A loud boom was heard, and then in the sky there was a jet trail that went straight an then looked like the "UFO" made a fast turn around the trail looked like it disappeared. Strangely, all the birds started flying away from the town. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
September 22, 2010 · 10:10 PM · FIREBALL
Depoe Bay, OR
three fast moving orange lights moving south to north along the Oregon Coast, then faded away.