Light over Pendleton, OR
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Bright light over a hill around twilight. Thought was star or venus but it moved straight up at a steady pace, almost like a distant rocket or artillery illumination round (except rising instead of falling). Light disappeared into/ behind a rather thin cloud and did not emerge on other side. Did not see again after several minutes of observation. Time logged was approximate.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #171650). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
Ask for the records
What would the paper say?
For a dated, located U.S. sighting, FAA radar data and ATC communications are the records most likely to exist. Through Aletheca, the house instrument, anyone can commission the request — filed, chased, and published in the open, refusals included. The draft goes over already written: the records sought, and the date window they would live in.
Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2022-09-04 → 2022-09-21
From the same sky
Related entries
January 1, 2023 · 5:05 AM · LIGHT
Pendleton, OR
At approximately 05:05 AM while looking out my window facing Northwest on an overcast morning. I saw an orange light just above a hill in the distance. From my house to the top of the that hill is approximately 3,858 feet away (there is a valley between my hill and the one mentioned). There were no visible blinking lights. Just a solid orange light. There were no stars out, as it was overcast. I watched it approximately 10 minutes. It seemed to just hover stationary. But then it seemed it might have been very slowly floating more to my right (northern) but hard to say for sure if it was moving. I could not hear any noise coming from it. While watching it, the light disappeared. I continued watching for another 5 minutes. But saw nothing else.
November 10, 2022 · 4:38 PM · CIGAR
Pendleton, OR
I saw a dark vertical object in the sky. I assumed at first that it must be a meteor because it was a nearly vertical streak in the sky. When it continued to hover in the sky and not 'burn out' I decided to start recording (my phone was already on a dash mount, so all I had to do was open the camera and press record). I took several still photos and videos. In the videos, the object seems to blink in and out of reality, then appears in a clear cigar-like vertical shape. I did notice in pictures later, that there seemed to be a haze around the object, similar to heat distortion. I have other pictures and videos but hesitate to give up all rights to them, so am only uploading one. I have lived in Oregon for almost 30 years.
August 28, 2022 · 7:30 AM · DIAMOND
Pendleton, OR
I happened to look up to a light I thought would be venus, but this light was brighter than any planet, star, sun or medortite at this time of day. And me kicking myself in the butt for not taking my Samsung galaxy 20 ultra high definition phone. For the camera can take good pictures a mile away, or the moon. Approx 2 miles up. 45° due west over Pendleton Oregon. This isn't my first RODEO. I've seen them since 1978 in Oregon and Montana.
March 20, 2020 · 9:00 PM · SPHERE
Pendleton, OR
I was outside of my tribal housing residence with a friend of mine smoking a cigarette. I was looking up at the clear sky looking towards the venus planet SE of my hounding unit. N I have seen many UFOs since 1982 ,so I know how to identify them. The ufo was high in the sky, a golden light without any normal flashing plane lights. It was moving faster than any planes, in which I've noticed a lot fewer in the last 3 weeks of the Corinavirus. I asked my friend if he had his phone, n he said no but did see what I was looking at. I went inside to get my phone n it was less than 30 seconds I returned it had already passed by. No planes ever flew over my area so I know that it wasn't on a normal flight plan. I would estimate this to be a golden glowing orb approximately 3k' in the air. No sound, n faster than normal planes. We're located by a airforce/Airport of the famous Doolittle Raiders, n the Renounced Black airforce group. So I've seen 5 here since 1998. One I seen in 2010 over I-84 east bound I call the SILVER SURFER. This caused cars n semi trucks to slow down on the highway from 60 mph to 50ish so they can see the approximate 100' long surf board shaped vessel with5a with a silver white tail/trail that extended approximately 200 yards. I watched it follow the highway east bound n disappear over the hill CALLED CABBAGE HILL, part of the the cascade mountain range. One last year or before as well. I've seen a lot of cryptoids, aliens, paranormal stuff since I was 9 years old. Under oath on a stack of Bibles I'm telling you the truth. Thank you, n I enjoyed you in Everett WA last year I wanted to tell you my stories but due to time constraints,n my mom's birthday. Which also seen the things I've seen too.
December 19, 2018 · 5:30 AM · LIGHT
Pendleton, OR
I took 3 pictures and was trying to get home so I could look at it through a scope. As I dropped into Pendleton, it rose higher until it disapeared.
September 30, 2018 · 12:00 AM · LIGHT
Pendleton, OR
Moved into cloud cover near the moon and disappeared.