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Sightings
Witness reports, held as-reported. Each entry keeps its source, its coordinates where the record has them, and its place in the larger pattern.
3,193 entries
August 27, 2019 · 9:15 PM · LIGHT
Netarts, OR
While on the beach around 21:15 looking north from Happy Camp towards Seaside, OR. We noticed 4 red lights going south around 100 feet apart and maybe 1 to 1 1/2 miles up. They started to turn and go back North when they got to Neterts Bay, at this point they started to get closer to each other and 2 of the 4 lights joined together. At this point the 2 that joined became brighter. The 3ed light was about to join with the first 2 and those lights went out of sight going North back towards Seaside followed by the 4 light. The whole thing lasted maybe 7-10 minutes.
August 27, 2019 · 9:09 PM · LIGHT
Roseburg, OR
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
August 27, 2019 · 8:00 PM · CIRCLE
Astoria, OR
Me and a group of friends were having a bbq/bon fire in Astoria, Or. A couple scientists, a few chefs, and some college students. It was a really clear night so we were appreciating the night sky. We noticed a red circular dot moving very quickly, being followed by what looked like a Jet. The red dot sped up quickly and lost the jet which took a hard left and went on it's way. The red dot sped off and disappeared.
August 23, 2019 · 8:39 PM · CONE
Portland, OR
I was outside watering my lawn in the dark. Being a pilot for over 25 years, I routinely look at the sky for aircraft. While doing so this time I saw a craft in the East that looked like a rocket with the engine flame out the back but this craft appeared from thin air and traveled at a high speed from South to North and much lower than the airline traffic. It also appeared to travel a perfectly horizontal path, not changing altitude, and then just suddenly disappeared. It did not get dim and fade out or get brighter, it just disappeared suddenly just as it had appeared. The craft was large with a very bright white flame out the back and traveled very low, approximately 10-15 thousand feet above the ground. There was no sound, at least not that I could hear.
August 21, 2019 · 10:40 PM · FLASH
Otis, OR
My fiancee and I have noticed a series of flashes in the sky on numerous occasions here on the Oregon coast. The flashes are extremely bright, much more so than anything we have ever seen in the night sky. It starts out when one of us sees the first flash then we watch it cover the horizon in seconds in about 3 flashes. Sometimes straight and others with sharp turns. Not sure if it is military and some kind of pulse engine but never any noises and not a beacon light like a plane. If my iPhone would film night sky better, I could film it easy.
August 18, 2019 · 5:00 AM · LIGHT
Grants Pass, OR
8/14/19 5:00 am. Grants Pass, Oregon. Bright star in North West. Moved up, down, left and right. Half circles. Would stop after each movement. Watched approximately half hour.
August 1, 2019 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
Ashland, OR
The smoke from neighboring fires finally ceased direction and I was looking to the skies to point out satellites to a friend. While my friend went inside I noticed a very bright slow moving light, I began to test if my phone camera would pick it up; it did. After filming 12 seconds, I stopped the recording and refocused on the object with my eyes. Within 5 seconds the light almost appeared to stop living then shrank in both size and light intensity before vanishing completely. I observe aircraft and satellites daily and this is unlike anything I've seen first hand.
July 24, 2019 · 11:30 PM · RECTANGLE
Happy Valley, OR
I was outside smoking and I was walking home when I looked up and I could see a rather large low-flying object in the sky. It was flying over one of the buildings in my community. I couldn’t really make out what shape it was because of the lights that it had, but it wasn’t quite round maybe close to a wide rectangle. The whole bottom of the object was glowing an Amber/orange color and on the left and the right side each side had one red glowing light. The way the lights looked was so strange because it was like looking at lights glowing through a fog. You couldn’t distinctly see the light but it was glowing and you could see the color. There was no fog or clouds this night it was clear so I thought that was odd. The object was moving slowly and silently as it moved. It move north over the building and I started walking very fast because I wanted to get around the building to not loose my line of sight. I did lose sight for about 5 seconds as I rounded the! corner of the building and in those 5 seconds it was gone. I remember thinking I wanted to record it, but didn’t want to look away from it because I didn’t want to miss it. I wanted to keep looking at this because it is something I have never seen before. This was the first real ufo I have ever seen. This blew my mind
July 20, 2019 · 11:24 PM · LIGHT
Ashland, OR
I was driving home from baby sitting my cousin and was driving on Main Street just about a mile or 2 outside of town. All of a sudden I saw a bright green glowing light come over and down the mountain on my right (like it was coming from Mt. Ashland). it got low and probably 300 feet over my car and then stopped descending and moved flat towards i5. wind it got to the interstate, it just disappeared.
July 14, 2019 · 9:00 PM · OTHER
Sandy, OR
Late evening ,I observed 10 or 12 beings...looked similar to human..in a circle outside my rural home..they were 12' away from where I was watching out my living room window...at first, I thought they were people trespassing , so I opened the window, and said.." This is private property !" No change in that circle, until one of them came over to my window, where, at the time, was a bird feeder box...and placed a pretty thick book on the edge...at the same time, in my garage, unattached, were several beings, like they were in a meeting...they came in and out of a 'door ' , where there was no door...there is SO much more to say....Sincerely, Deb. In Sandy, Oregon
July 14, 2019 · 9:00 PM · CHANGING
Sandy, OR
I have been told that I am crazy.....but I know what I saw....it happened longer ago than I should have reported; I experienced an event I'll never forget...I live on 2 acres in rural Sandy , Oregon.....there is an unattached garage about 15' from my home... I looked out the window ; why , I am not sure....but through the window of the garage side door , were 9 to 12 " people" inside, seeming to shape shift....when I got my courage up , I went outside to the metal garage door ,where there is a 3" gap ,and was clear as day , looking at an oriental gal , whom had frozen ,as they must have heard my footsteps on the gravel driveway.... with a startled expression... I about lost it , and ran back inside my home....my roommate called the Sheriff on me, as she saw Nothing... Way more to tell than here..if you take me seriously, I'd be happy to tell the whole experience... But I've tried before , and was not taken seriously.... I even called your phon! e # that is only to be used for immediate sightings, to help me figure out how to sign in to report this....I am Serious about what I saw...please contact me.........((e-address deleted))
July 11, 2019 · 9:50 PM · CHANGING
Union/North Powder/Baker CityHuntington, wildernes area, OR
On the night of July 11, 2019 I was riding in a car southbound on St Rte 237 about 5 miles NE of North Powder, Or. It was very a dark, mainly clear, night making it very easy to see the stars. Being an avid stargazer, I looked up to the sky to watch the stars pass by. To the southwest from the passengers front seat I saw a strange bright orange light in the sky hovering around the moon. I immediately noticed that this light was not a star or planet and did not seem to be any aerial craft that I am familiar with. There was no explanation as to how this object was staying in the sky because i did not see a jet trail or fire coming from anywhere on the object. I began to get an uneasy feeling in my stomach. As I watched the object, the light elongated into an oblong shape, still showing the same orange light. I watched the object morph back and forth between the orb and the oblong shape for about 15 min in the clear sky. Suddenly clouds appeared covering the area where the moon and the object both were. Through the clouds you could still see the light of the object shining very brightly. I watched the light change color from orange to white and begin blinking in and out from behind the clouds as a strobe light would. After about 3-5 minutes the light completely disappeared followed by the dissipation of the clouds where the moon was back out but nothing was around it. I continued to glance at the sky for the next few minutes and the object suddenly appeared again after about 5 minutes just as it had the first time. The object continued to morph back and forth between the orb and the oblong shape, shifting from side to side, while hovering. The craft stayed around the moon either at the same level or dipping down just a bit below the moon's level. I watched this for about 45 minutes then more clouds showed up between my view and the object, where it repeated the same process as before, then again disappeared. When this happened the clouds followed suit dissipating, revealing the object had vanished once again. After a few minutes the object returned again, where I continued to watch this process repeat, until around 1230 when I fell asleep in the car. I could still see the object very vividly during the event as I passed through towns and cities with their bright lights against the night sky. I saw a plane in a different area of the sky but both the plane and object stayed in separate areas of each other. Since the incident I have had technical issues with my phone working such as touch screen not registering, apps opening themselves, and my battery draining faster. I am thoroughly convinced I saw an extraterrestrial craft in the sky that night.
July 11, 2019 · 2:50 AM · LIGHT
Franklin-Alvadore, OR
Walking outside my home towards the South this morning at 2:50 AM (11 July 2019,) I observed a bright "white" light (same appearance as a close planet) almost overhead but slightly towards the Southern Sky. Unknown to any movement it only appeared as a star or a close planet. Usually Saturn or Jupiter is in the lower southern sky (object was about that same size and brightness), but it was late enough that they had moved west behind some trees. I wasn't familiar with such a bright light at that angle so as I got down on flat ground and stopped and observed.. the light was now gone. I noticed some haze in the atmosphere, I'm sure that whatever it was I saw.. it was not being covered by clouds. It was much more "Dim" and moving directly South. 5-10 seconds then I lost sight of it. At that point, the object appeared to be just a satellite. Same basic speed, same basic size and brightness in the night sky. It wasn't moving fast enough to leave the horizon but it still disappeared.
July 10, 2019 · 10:00 AM · OTHER
Sisters, OR
I can only logically interpret what I witnessed it as a possible high altitude balloon, as the form would slightly change. The top appeared to be solid and would at times glow (possible light reflection from the sun). The middle section appeared amorphous, The bottom/lower segment also appeared to be solid and reflective or illuminated. However, I could not positively identify the aerial phenomenon. High-quality photo submitted by witness, which shows a silver-colored tube, apparently hovering motionless in the sky. PD
June 30, 2019 · 7:30 PM · TRIANGLE
Umatilla, OR
3 of us, watched a Triangle Vessel, with no center of body, slowly move Southward, from WA State, in East OR.,. The Craft hovered over my front pasture 300'-350', approximately 7-10 minutes. The Craft slowly moved 2 miles East, then beyond known speeds, moved South, vanishing.
June 28, 2019 · 10:12 AM · FIREBALL
Yachats, OR
We saw a bright light. Moving at an extreme speed, it was large in size and flew until It vanished above the ocean. It appeared to be a distance away but I am unsure.
June 23, 2019 · 7:30 PM · EGG
Medford, OR
I noticed a bright white reflective moving object as I got on the freeway. it disappeared and reappeared a couple seconds later further away. it disappeared a again and that's when i lost sight of it.
June 19, 2019 · 10:00 AM · CIGAR
Heppner, OR
It was around 10:00 am. I was facing West with the sun at my back. I could see what appeared to be an airplane at a very high altitude moving fast. There was no vapor trail. The unusual part was you could not see any wings. The aircraft UFO was moving fast but at such a high altitude, it had the classic “cigar” shape. The color of the object was white. Occasionally it would seem to be greyer. It was so high there was no indication of flames, lights, windows, just a smooth cigar shape, no detail. I am used to seeing the satellites at night such as the ISS and I am very familiar with military aircraft and commercial airliners they fly over our house all the time. This time it was different it raced across the sky traveling from the North heading in a South (Southwest) direction. The sky was mostly clear with a few clouds but this vehicle was different. Its path never varied and eventually I could not see it. My daughter said she could still see it after I sai! d I could not. I was hoping to see if anyone else happen to see it. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
June 17, 2019 · 7:30 PM · LIGHT
Dexter, OR
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
June 15, 2019 · 6:00 PM · LIGHT
Portland, OR
UFO sighting Summer 2019 I was walking in my neighborhood with my boyfriend. He was ahead of me and turned around to talk to me and something caught his eye over my right shoulder. I turned to look and I saw five lights (4 white lights and 1 red light) in the air flying directly over the houses on my street. These five lights were in (what I am going to call) a formation that suggested they should have been attached to a passenger airplane. The lights came from the east and flew low over the houses on my street. They were very close to me but there was no sound and I could tell that they were not coming from a commercially available drone, or any other drone-device that I know of. The space between the lights, in which I would have expected to see the body of an airplane, was empty. There was no visible structure holding these lights in their relative formation. I could see the sky and mountains behind them. The lights flew past me from east to west and then turned in unison toward the northwest and flew over another city before disappearing into the distance. When I finally looked at my boyfriend to get his reaction, he was just staring at the spot the lights disappeared. I asked him “Did you see what I saw?” and he responded by saying, “Where was the plane?” At that point we talked about what he both saw and agreed that we saw the same thing. We agreed that for lack of a better explanation, we had seen an invisible passenger airplane, or something pretending to be one. Description of backgrounds of observers: Observer 1: Male, 43, work history is mainly office work. Has developmental disability, but is primarily functional. Criminal record involves speeding tickets, nothing more. No history of mental illness, other than their developmental disability. Observer 2: Female, 30, work history involves customer service work and later became a nurse. Excellent grades in nursing school, and was well liked among co-workers and peers. Criminal record is nonexistent. Mental health history involves depression and anxiety.
June 13, 2019 · 12:03 PM · SPHERE
Scotts Mills, OR
I saw a VERY shiny round aircraft in the sky that wasn’t moving at all. It stayed in the same spot for appox 1 minute then in the blink of an eye it was on the other side of the sky. It stayed in that spot for appox 4 seconds then literally vanished.
June 9, 2019 · 6:00 PM · RECTANGLE
Gresham, OR
Around 6pm 6/9/2019 at Butler Creek Elementary in Gresham, Oregon. My 2 boys and I saw what was about the size of a car if I had to guess. It didn’t appear to be round it had flat sides because the sun light would reflect off it from time to time. It was moving very slow like it was floating almost couldn’t tell it was moving, but had the moon in the background for reference. Very few clouds in the sky. It looked like a floating cube. Airplane’s we flying very close as in a few miles from it. The Portland airport is close so not abnormal to see planes. We were looking to the southeast. If 90 degrees was straight up it was about 70 degrees. It was originally moving southwest for a few miles then turned northeast after it pasted the moon. It was at about 10,000 feet. It looked like it was reflecting different colors a reddish color and mostly generic sunlight reflection. My 12 year old son spotted it first. We watched it for about 20 minutes then we lost it. Videoed 3 different times longest for a little over 3 minutes.
June 9, 2019 · 12:20 PM · SPHERE
Detroit, OR
Witness does not send photo; elects to remain totally anonymous, so we are unable to contact him/her in order to have the photo forwarded to our Center!! PD
June 8, 2019 · 12:18 PM · CIRCLE
Ashland, OR
This is a cell phone video. It speaks for itself. Video has not arrived at NUFORC, despite several attempts to invite the witness to send it. PD