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Witness reports, held as-reported. Each entry keeps its source, its coordinates where the record has them, and its place in the larger pattern.
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January 25, 2021 · 9:50 AM · DISK
Portland, OR
I was in my backyard looking up at the sky stretching my arms, at about 9:50am this morning (January 25th, 2021) (at least once or twice a day I go barefoot outside with my dog when it’s not raining so I can ground and stretch and get some fresh air even though it’s cold) when I noticed a flying object appear to be traveling from the NW at about 45 degrees, give or take, from the horizon. It seemed to be soaring, so for a split second I thought it was a bird but I kept watching, and it appeared to be round and disc shaped, no wings/tail, completely round or possibly ovular, dark colored/probably black, maybe dark chrome colored, and it reflected light as it rotated so I think it was constructed of something reflective/shiny/solid with no markings. I did not notice any lights. It moved in a steady arc across the sky above me slightly over my left shoulder so not directly overhead but over the south eastern part of the sky. I ran inside to grab my phone (only ! took me a few seconds) and tried to turn my video camera on but didn’t press the start button, only switched it from photo to video (I thought I was video recording it, but I wasn’t unfortunately). The entire sighting lasted somewhere between 30 and 60 seconds approximately. The object was small, smaller than the sun would be, and it seemed to be at a relatively high altitude. When it rotated it did so in a sporadic manner and didn’t change course/trajectory. It sometimes remained stable without spinning (still maintaining the same speed) for a few seconds give or take and then it would rotate in varying directions. The object didn’t emit any sound or trail. It just kept going on it’s course until it was behind the treeline in the NE and I couldn't see it anymore. I live in SE Portland close to Hwy 205 and Stark. Very close to the SE Portland Police Bureau: East Precinct.
January 8, 2021 · 8:11 PM · TRIANGLE
Springfield, OR
As I drove down the street on my way to the store at 8:11 pm on the evening of 1/8/2021, I glanced up from my windshield as my car drive in that direction down 17th st, and saw 3 strange lights in the spaced aprx 100ft apart from each other and grouped in the shape of a triangle. I immediately assumed it was a radio tower when I realized I had driven down that street 100’s of times before and there is no radio towers within that line of sight from that vantage. As I slowed down my car trying to figure out what I was seeing, I noticed that the lights in the shape of a triangle were almost drifting, but clearly steadily moving away from me, under power, with the leading end of the triangle angled down at what I think to be roughly a 30 degree angle as it flew horizontally, much the way a helicopter would fly with the nose slightly down. The red lights didn’t look like normal lights as they slowly pulsated and looked more glowing hot unlike aircraft lights. I then assumed I! was seeing 3 drones spaced apart moving in unison. As the triangles got closer to the cloud bank I could see a black triangular mass in between of each of the three glowing pulsating lights that was clearly what the lights were attached to. At this point I can honestly say I felt I was looking at something I have never seen before. I come from a family of pilots and have been in aircraft big and small, am familiar with a range of different types of fixed wing and helicopters (more than the average person) and have seen aircraft lights at night from the ground and am able to identify these vehicles at night quickly. I am also familiar with drones and know what they look like in the dark and their flight characteristics. Again, my estimate of the size of this object was roughly 100’ between each point of light and my guess at its altitude would be 300’ to 400’ max. As it slowly moved over the area near a local supermarket a quarter mile away, I lost sight of it as it entered! the cloud mass. This cloud mass was moving S West to N East a! s the ob ject was moving at a Northern trajectory, intersecting the cloud as it moved almost true north towards the Mowhawk hills north of my position. I want to make it clear I have no opinion of what I saw but It didn’t strike me as organic or man made in flight characteristics or appearance, I do not believe one way or the other when it comes to UFO’s and other supposed paranormal activity and I lean more towards the skeptical side of the phenomena. But what I saw disturbed me especially given its size. It looked as if it was flying into the cloud deliberately. I’m reporting this in an effort to ascertain if anyone else witnessed this and reported it and would appreciate someone contacting me if that is the case. This entire event transpired over the course of 20 seconds and I have no video footage given the fact I was behind the wheel.
January 5, 2021 · 2:30 PM · CIRCLE
Lake Oswego, OR
I looked down at my phone to see if I was able to actually capture this on camera and I did. But then I looked back up to see if it was still there and it was gone. Honestly, I didn't think too much into it until my girlfriend came home and I told her about what I saw. Then she told me about her coworker. Her coworker's husband was hiking on Mt. Hood and saw the same strange object in the sky at the same time I did and he also got some pictures and possibly a short video. He did not see or hear the F-15 jets though.
January 4, 2021 · 9:00 PM · CIRCLE
Gresham, OR
It was a sphere shape close to the group, with a big light beam coming from the middle of it.
January 4, 2021 · 6:30 PM · FLASH
Williams, OR
I am submitting this to confirm other possible sighting reports about a flash of bright light (emanating around an even brighter white center) south of of Grants Pass, Oregon this evening at about 18:00 hours, just above the horizon.
December 31, 2020 · 8:50 PM · TRIANGLE
Oakridge, OR
Attached is a 7 second long exposure shot taken on my iPhone 11 Pro 12/31/2020 at 8:50 pm on highway 58 headed south towards Klamath Falls I believe between Odell and Crescent Lake. My girlfriend and I were driving south down 58 and I kept having an impulse to look to my left window as the moon was dazzlingly bright and the night sky full of detail. I decided to slow my car to a halt in the middle of 58 as it was almost 9:00 pm with cars neither ahead or behind me as far as the eye could see. After I stopped my car I killed the lights and turned it off. It was dark ahead, behind, and all around me the only details to be seen were what was illuminated by moonlight. I stepped out and standing as still as I could muster took a 7 second long exposure shot of the night sky which initially I thought nothing of. Two days later while inspecting the photo I noticed 3 red lights in the top left of the frame in what appears to be a round or egg shaped-something in the cloud. If anything could be gleamed from this I love to hear proposals for what could contribute to the phenomenon seen in the photo given a long exposure 7 second time-frame on an iPhone 11 Pro in the dead of night with no possible light interference.
December 28, 2020 · 5:35 PM · TRIANGLE
Beaverton, OR
At approximately 17:35 on December 28th, 2020, I was heading home from work on Tile Flat Rd between SW Scholls Ferry Rd and SW Farmington Rd. After passing the intersection with SW Clark Hill Rd I noticed what appeared to be three white lights appearing to mark the outside corners of a solid object at about 25 degrees above the horizon. I was unable to stop on that road to get any pictures. I turned onto SW Scholls Ferry Rd heading west. I went through the intersection at SW Road Bridge Rd and could again see the object. By this time, it had lowered to about 18 degrees above the horizon and was quite noticeably further from me and continuing to move slowly away. I turned onto Highway 219 northbound and drove for about 1 ¼ miles and was able to find a safe place to pull off the road. The time was 17:48. The object was visible about 8 degrees off the horizon just above the coast range mountains. I was able to get a little over three minutes of video of the object. The camera I used was unable to get a clear image, but it appears to clearly show at least the three corner lights. The one closest to me was the brightest with the other two being visible, but dimmer. I tried pointing to it for people driving by, but apparently I was unable to catch their attention to stop and view it. After I stopped the camera, I tried to reach it with a 5 mA blue laser with no reaction. I was able to see it periodically for about the next ten minutes, but then it disappeared below the horizon. The sighting lasted from 17:35 to about 17:55.
December 28, 2020 · 5:35 PM · TRIANGLE
Hillsboro, OR
At approximately 17:35 on December 28th, 2020, I was heading home from Ham Radio Outlet on SW Pacific Ave in Portland OR on Tile Flat Rd westbound between SW Scholls Ferry Rd and SW Farmington Rd to my home in Forest Grove OR. After passing the intersection with SW Clark Hill Rd I noticed what appeared to be three bright white lights appearing to mark the outside corners of a solid object at about 25 degrees above the horizon. I would estimate the object to have had about 100 feet between each light on the bottom side. There were more lights along one edge of the object. I was unable to stop on that road to get any pictures. I turned onto SW Farmington Rd heading west. I went through the intersection at SW Road Bridge Rd and could again see the object. By this time, it had lowered to about 18 degrees above the horizon and was quite noticeably further from me and continuing to move slowly away. I turned onto Highway 219 northbound towards Hillsboro and drove for about 1 ¼ miles and was able to find a safe place to pull off the road. The time was 17:48. The object was visible about 8 degrees off the horizon just above the coast range mountains. I was able to get a little over three minutes of video of the object. The camera I used was unable to get a consistent clear image, but it appears to clearly show at least two of the three corner lights and a couple of the back edge lights. The one closest to me was the brightest with the rest being visible, but dimmer. I tried pointing to it for people driving by, but apparently I was unable to catch their attention to stop and view it. After I stopped the camera, I tried to reach it with a 5 mA blue laser with no reaction. I was able to see it periodically for about the next ten minutes as I continued on my way home, but then it disappeared below the horizon. The sighting lasted from 17:35 to about 17:55. Below is as close a rendition as I could recollect. Reflection on the incident reminded me that there were lights along one edge, but I cannot clearly remember the exact configuration of those lights. I believe they were round as well.
December 28, 2020 · 5:35 PM · TRIANGLE
Beaverton, OR
At approximately 17:35 on December 28th, 2020, I was heading home from work on Tile Flat Rd westbound between SW Scholls Ferry Rd and SW Farmington Rd. After passing the intersection with SW Clark Hill Rd I noticed what appeared to be three white lights appearing to mark the outside corners of a solid object at about 25 degrees above the horizon. I was unable to stop on that road to get any pictures. I turned onto SW Farmington Rd heading west. I went through the intersection at SW Road Bridge Rd and could again see the object. By this time, it had lowered to about 18 degrees above the horizon and was quite noticeably further from me and continuing to move slowly away. I turned onto Highway 219 northbound towards Hillsboro and drove for about 1 ¼ miles and was able to find a safe place to pull off the road. The time was 17:48. The object was visible about 8 degrees off the horizon just above the coast range mountains. I was able to get a little over three minutes of video of the object. The camera I used was unable to get a consistent clear image, but it appears to clearly show at least the three corner lights. The one closest to me was the brightest with the other two being visible, but dimmer. I tried pointing to it for people driving by, but apparently I was unable to catch their attention to stop and view it. After I stopped the camera, I tried to reach it with a 5 mA blue laser with no reaction. I was able to see it periodically for about the next ten minutes, but then it disappeared below the horizon. The sighting lasted from 17:35 to about 17:55.
December 22, 2020 · 6:47 AM · TRIANGLE
South Salem, OR
Was walking down the block was coming back home I was actually playing a phone game I was looking down then looked up look down again on my phone and I look up and I don't know where you don't hear it triangle UFO with lights under a goes right over me but completely silence you could not hear it go There was absolutely no noise coming from the craft it was completely silent going south bound towards Albany Oregon
December 8, 2020 · 11:00 PM · OTHER
Bend, OR
Missing time. Last night Brandon and I finished playing a game of chess and we’re going to go to the store. We got dressed and left at what I thought was around 11:00 pm. We drove down the hill and when we got to the store it was already closed. We were a little taken back because it was supposed to be open. We elected to go to the gas station for some beer and a pizza. When we went inside the attendant said “good morning, what are you guys doing here so early?” We were both like, uh, okay and we went to grab a 6 pack of beer but the doors were all locked and Bran says, what’s up, why are these locked? The attendant said it’s 6:00 in the morning. We got a pizza and went back up the hill. We are completely baffled! Where did 7 hours go? We went to bed and literally slept until 6am the next day, which is today. I woke up to go to the bathroom and I about fell down in pain. It feels like I have a broken foot. I didn’t injure myself, it’s just I’m a ton of pain and can’t walk on it. I have this huge feeling of anxiety. My hubby who is a scientist isn’t really a believer accept for the fact that the universe is vast and probably has some life in it. We can NOT remember where 7 hours went. I don’t have any recollection of being abducted or anything like that but for two of us to have experienced this is just mind blowing and completely confusing. It should be Monday, it’s Tuesday. We went to the store Sunday night, it should be Monday. Can anybody point me in a direction that I may be able to learn about what happened with us? I’ve researched a little and it seems it’s a phenomenon of alien abductions...
December 4, 2020 · 7:00 PM · LIGHT
Pacific City, OR
I noticed a stack of lights in the sky to the SWW over the Pacific Ocean. Spaced out like Orion’s Belt. I noticed it and immediately mentioned it to my partner. As we watched the lights moved closer together in an upward motion stacking and upon reaching the upper most point of light disappearing into the darkness.
December 4, 2020 · 6:50 PM · FORMATION
Grants Pass, OR
On Friday, November 4, 2020, at 7:49 pm PST, I witnessed a string of lights rising in the sky at a uniform rate from about 15 degrees above the horizon to about 45 degrees above the horizon due west of Grants Pass, Oregon. When first observed there were 5 or 6 lights equidistant from each other at about a 70-degree angle to the horizon. They started to move up to a point above the highest light and more followed the lowest point. In all about 12 dots of light moved up and disappeared just above the point of the original highest light. The dots of light were like the size of the stars in the night sky at that time.
December 3, 2020 · 7:30 PM · RECTANGLE
Cottage grove, OR
We was in our home the whole property started to shake aggressively!!, we ran out front cause it sounded like an aircraft had crashed on our farm , we heard helicopters as well , the object appeared in the western sky headed in an easterly Direction it was so low in sky , it blackout all the stars in our view , the air changed , it felt like our home was gonna be yanked off its foundations , everything was shaking even the silverware in drawers !, the couches , the Chairs everything , than we saw military Helicopters chasing the object but they were no match for this objects speed , it was over as quickly as it started , it was the Biggest object any of us have ever seen !!, the Military copters searched our area for at least 2 to 3 hours b4 the event and after , prior to event they were searching the area about 3 hrs b4 it appeared , until 3 to 4 hours after it went by and they were chasing it , so they were completely aware it was up there and they wer! e trying to find it , they never fired upon it just chased it , there r no reports about military exercises , also others in surrounding areas reported similar sightings .!! Very very interesting huge object being chased by military and no reports filed ????, Don’t u think ??
November 30, 2020 · 6:30 PM · OTHER
Creswell, OR
Two mega brilliant white lights in sky to the south, too big for aircraft. Not landing lights, or anything I’ve seen for 61 years. They were very bright as the traditional star shown in nativity scenes. They both faded together and dissipated. Were not flares. Altitude perhaps 80,000 ft.
November 29, 2020 · 1:05 AM · CIRCLE
Astoria, OR
Round, white object traveled at rapid pace from South to North at 1:05am and looked to maybe fall in the Columbia River. Not like a typical shooting star. Maybe a meteor. No sound. There is a ship anchored very near where this was.
November 21, 2020 · 9:00 PM · RECTANGLE
Portland, OR
It was a clear night sky. I was looking east when 3 black objects flew by in formation from North to South. They looked large and they were moving quite fast with no sound. If I had not been looking in that area at that moment I wouldn't have noticed them as they were dark or black rectangle objects. No lights.
November 12, 2020 · 12:28 AM · CIRCLE
Boring, OR
I had seen it out the window late at night and caught my attention because of the colors. I then noticed it’s pattern changes and realized it could be a plane or drone. I woke my whole family up and we watched it, videoed it and took pictures.
November 11, 2020 · 7:00 PM · LIGHT
Rogue River, OR
I have never seen anything move so fast or there were multiple objects.
November 11, 2020 · 3:00 PM · UNKNOWN
Roseburg, OR
Truly deafening ship heard overhead.
November 7, 2020 · 8:20 PM · TRIANGLE
Portland, OR
Stepped out at just the right time tonight around 8:20 pm. Near the border of East Gresham. Looked up and pointed out to my girlfriend that there was UFO up in the sky. I never thought Id see one so close, It was atleast as high as a plane coming down to land. We were able to clearly make out the Triangle shape with a single light in each corner. The thing was that we could see its cloak! It looked just liked the invisible power up in HALO.
November 3, 2020 · 7:05 PM · CIRCLE
Oregon City, OR
I was driving through my neighborhood on November 3, 2020 at 7pm. I happened to see a bright light in the sky that just didn’t look normal, and it was large. I watched it while continuing to drive to see if maybe it was a plane, but it was in the same spot, so I knew it couldn’t have been a plane. I then parked and took a video. In my video you can see how big it was, even though it was far, from the comparison of the street light next to me. I zoomed in, it was a circular shape, reminded me of what ringworm looks like, a circular spot with a circle around it . The brightness dimmed down in seconds, then it disappears out of no where, all captured on camera!
November 1, 2020 · 6:55 PM · LIGHT
Tillamook, OR
Over western sky seen a stationary white light at 75* to horizon this rapidly zig-zagged change to red and fell to the horizon at meteor like speed.
November 1, 2020 · 3:30 AM · CHANGING
McMinnville, OR
I looked out my bathroom window and saw what I at first believed to be a bright star that was low in the sky. On further inspection the star-like object while stationary hovered just below the tops of the hills. It continued to hover but appeared to change shape like from a circle to a v like shape to a line and it was bright but was a soft white in color and changed to an amberish-orange color. I watched it morph shape and change color without moving for approximately 5 minutes before returning to bedroom and I haven't been able to go back to sleep. I've seen other "lights" out here but they didn't seem so close. I just found this website as well. I have had a few experiences I can't explain.