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Oregon UFO Sightings Analysis
We analyzed all 134 UFO sighting reports in Oregon from 2019 to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance is "light" (34 reports, 25.37% of total).
- December is the month with the most reported UFO sightings (28 reports, 20.90% of total).
- Monday is the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (36 reports, 26.87% of total).
- 12/23/19 is the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (15 reports, 11.19% of total).
- Sightings occur more often during the night, between the hours of 20:00 - 23:59 (46 reports, 34.33% of total).
Oregon UFO Sighting Reports in 2019
This is a sampling of 20 Oregon UFO reports from 2019, presented as they were submitted other than paragraph breaks added for easier readability where necessary.
You can click the 'Report' link to view the original report along with any photos that may have been submitted to the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC).
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I saw 4 UFOs that were circular and redish orange in color traveling North East coming out of the West in Klamath Falls Oregon.
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Multiple star like objects exited earths atmosphere at lihgt speed Observed what at first looked like 15+ stars lined up in a line, Southern Sky looking from Prineville, Oregon. line or formation was North South orientation from viewpoint, formation moved North in an orderly measured fashion and disappeared one by one as velosity increased, could not tell if direction of travel was ascending or decending in relation to night sky or horizon. Definitly not stars, definitely not aircraft, very large and bright and at a great distance, by the movement viewed speeds were astronomical! A bunch of people must have seen this it was spectacular!.
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Numerous lights (looked like stars) moving from southwest to the northeast. Mostly in line but not all. Mostly evenly spaced but not exactly.
Disappeared at a point in the sky. Moved about the same speed as a jet. Not sure how far away the objects were.
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5 objects in straight line formation A string of approximately 5 objects moving in a single line formation, from South to North. Each object, individually and at approximately the same location in the sky, disappeared from sight as if due to higher elevation and where lost visibility. Seemed to be very high in altitude but multiple objects in a straight formation.
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My Wife and I witnessed evenly spaced line of lights ( approx. 50) evenly spaced moving over Grants Pass, Or. on 12/23/19 at 18:30 A line of round white lights (approx.
50), a little larger than satellite size, moved across the sky in a straight line. At first approximately 30 lights were evenly spaced,then about 20 of the same lights moved in the same line unevenly spaced. They moved from approximately west to east across the sky over Grants Pass, Or.
, at 6:30 PM. They appeared to be satellite height - traveling much higher than any plane.
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My Wife and I witnessed evenly spaced line of lights ( approx. 50) evenly spaced moving over Grants Pass, Or. on 12/23/19 at 18:30 A line of round white lights (approx.
50), a little larger than satellite size, moved across the sky in a straight line at the same speed. At first approximately 30 lights were evenly spaced (about 3" apart from my perspective) ,then about 20 of the same lights moved in the same line unevenly spaced. They appeared in the West and disappeared in the East as the sky permitted.
They seemed to move faster than any satellite I have ever seen. They moved from approximately west to east across the sky over Grants Pass, Or.at 6:30 PM.
They appeared to be satellite height - traveling much higher than any plane.
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My Wife and I witnessed evenly spaced line of lights ( approx. 50) evenly spaced moving over Grants Pass, Or. on 12/23/19 at 18:30 A line of round white lights (approx.
50), a little larger than satellite size, moved across the sky in a straight line at the same speed. At first approximately 30 lights were evenly spaced (about 3" apart from my perspectiv, then about 20 of the same lights moved in the same line unevenly spaced. They appeared in the West and disappeared in the East as the sky permitted.
They seemed to move faster than any satellite I have ever seen. They moved from approximately west to east across the sky over Grants Pass, Or., at 6:30 PM.
They appeared to be satellite height - traveling much higher than any plane.
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We saw a straight string of equally spaced lights traveling North that faded into a milky cloud and then disappeared. No sounds were heard at the time lights were seen.
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Line of lights moving and then disappearing While sitting outside we observed what we thought was a straight line d 9 stars. However, they were moving in a straight line, almost evenly spaced traveling at the same speed from southwest to northeast then disappearing at the same point. They were high up because we saw a commercial plane cross their pass under the lights.
As one disappeared at the front of the line directly above us, more would appear at the end of the line totaling anywhere from 20-30.
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Stepped out the back door to let the dog out, the lights were out in the kitchen so it was dark, I lit my cigarette and looked west and saw what I thought was a satellite but then another and another for a total of 18 best guess. They were orange in color, traveled at what a satellite would cross the sky, they were in a perfect line, all appearing in the same spot and disappearing in the same spot 2/3 the way across the sky towards the east. I called for my wife to come see what I was seeing and she saw at least 7 or 8 and went back inside because it was cold.
As I continued to watch I started noticing that it appeared that random stars would start moving in all different directions to many to count. Went back out half hour later, gave it 10 minutes and didn't see anything further. I didn't bother trying to video, it was dark and my phone takes terrible videos.
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Witnessed 25 lights appear near south horizon, brighten and then fade away near straight up in sky. These were all in a straight line and equidistant apart with about 14 visible at any one time.
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My wife and I stepped out to patio at Smith river facing west, and noticed spheres moving in alignment moving faster than aircraft or satellite, at a high atmospheric level. Our best estimate is over 30 craft moved in a westward direction, but disappeared before leaving line of sight.
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String of lights evenly spaced, moving east to west high in the dark sky. Low flying planes look to be observing.
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Around 6:30pm my dad called me outside to look at these moving stars "UFO in my opinion" and over a 15 minute period we seen Around 6:30pm my dad called me outside to look at these moving stars "UFO in my opinion" and over a 15 minute period we seen 40 different crafts flying in a straight line all disappearing at the same point in the sky one after another. At 4:50 there was no more movement in the sky. This took place in my back yard.
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Perfectly symmetrical lights traveling in straight line Cousin was looking in sky and saw lights travelling in perfect straight line perfectly spaced and there were 6 countable at one time. As one faded at the top one would appear at the bottom. We called a friend who lived about 3 miles away and he stepped outside to see the exact same time.
At one point one of the lights sped up to what looked like avoiding a crash with another “light” only to get back into formation. Lasted for about 5-10 min then they were all gone. All was caught on film.
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I looked up at the stars and noticed 7 lights moving in a line and when they reached the middle of the sky they dissapeared one by one. Drones?.
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Square shaped object. I saw a slow moving object in the sky , no sound.
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Saw large chrome ball flying in the night sky, and uncle claims to have seen it 3 times in Mexico. I was on my way to work at the lumber mill, in Oregon. It was December, about 5AM in the morning.
Coming up the road towards the mill, I looked up at the clear night sky and saw what appeared to be a large chrome ball. There were no lights on it, but the chrome seemed to be light itself, however, the air around it didn't have a glowing haze or anything. It's hard to describe.
I could see it was slowly following the river across the highway, near the mill. I slowed to a stop to watch it. It moved awfully slow and I was taking in the detail.
It really looked like chrome, and I saw no windows. It seemed to be about the size of a pickup truck. It kept going until some tree obscured my vision, and I started to drive up the driveway to work.
I was in awe of what I saw. It didn't occur to me to grab my phone to snap a picture, however, I have a cheap phone with a bad camera, and the photo wouldn't have come out in the night sky. The mill is a large complex a! nd has many tall lights.
It seems the object may have been inspecting the mill, perhaps trying to discover what it was. I discussed this with my uncle who was a Green Beret in Vietnam, and who did 27 years in special Forces. He told me he has seen the chrome ball 3 times in Mexico, and one flying saucer about 30 feet above his head.
He also claims that some “men in black” showed up to his house in Mexico, while he was away, and the neighbors told him about it. When he retired, my uncle lived in a house on the beach in central Mexico.
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Synchronized orbs of light rising from a field into fog. Started as lights in a field that looked like workers with flashlights, then the number of lights increased rapidly to 9 or so. The lights then started to rise off the ground to aprox 300 ft.
And started slowly changing colors from purple, blue,red,green and orange. They were moving in sequence until some dropped over mountain and all disapated into a luminous fog which was like camouflage.
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Looked like a 🔥 moving slower than a Cessna plane going from the south to North it was continually changing shapes which I realized after reviewing pictures.
Oregon UFO Sightings From 2019 By Shape
This is a standardized set of shapes a UFO report can be filed under.
Shape / Appearance | Sightings | % Of Total |
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Light | 34 reported sightings | 25.37% of all reports |
Triangle | 16 reported sightings | 11.94% of all reports |
Circle | 15 reported sightings | 11.19% of all reports |
Formation | 10 reported sightings | 7.46% of all reports |
Other | 9 reported sightings | 6.72% of all reports |
Sphere | 8 reported sightings | 5.97% of all reports |
Fireball | 6 reported sightings | 4.48% of all reports |
Rectangle | 5 reported sightings | 3.73% of all reports |
Disk | 5 reported sightings | 3.73% of all reports |
Changing | 5 reported sightings | 3.73% of all reports |
Unknown | 4 reported sightings | 2.99% of all reports |
Flash | 3 reported sightings | 2.24% of all reports |
Cigar | 3 reported sightings | 2.24% of all reports |
Oval | 2 reported sightings | 1.49% of all reports |
Egg | 2 reported sightings | 1.49% of all reports |
Cylinder | 2 reported sightings | 1.49% of all reports |
Cone | 1 reported sightings | 0.75% of all reports |
Chevron | 1 reported sightings | 0.75% of all reports |
Oregon UFO Sightings From 2019 By Month
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the month the sighting occured in.
Month | Sightings | % Of Total |
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December | 28 reported sightings | 20.90% of all reports |
November | 17 reported sightings | 12.69% of all reports |
October | 16 reported sightings | 11.94% of all reports |
January | 15 reported sightings | 11.19% of all reports |
August | 11 reported sightings | 8.21% of all reports |
June | 11 reported sightings | 8.21% of all reports |
April | 7 reported sightings | 5.22% of all reports |
July | 7 reported sightings | 5.22% of all reports |
May | 7 reported sightings | 5.22% of all reports |
March | 6 reported sightings | 4.48% of all reports |
February | 5 reported sightings | 3.73% of all reports |
September | 4 reported sightings | 2.99% of all reports |
Oregon UFO Sightings From 2019 By Weekday
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the day of the week the sighting occured on.
Weekday | Sightings | % Of Total |
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Monday | 36 reported sightings | 26.87% of all reports |
Wednesday | 20 reported sightings | 14.93% of all reports |
Saturday | 18 reported sightings | 13.43% of all reports |
Thursday | 17 reported sightings | 12.69% of all reports |
Sunday | 17 reported sightings | 12.69% of all reports |
Friday | 16 reported sightings | 11.94% of all reports |
Tuesday | 10 reported sightings | 7.46% of all reports |
Oregon UFO Sightings From 2019 By Date (Top 5)
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the date the sighting occured on, limited to the top 5 dates with the most sightings.
Date | Sightings | % Of Total |
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12/23/19 | 15 reported sightings | 11.19% of all reports |
05/24/19 | 4 reported sightings | 2.99% of all reports |
12/09/19 | 4 reported sightings | 2.99% of all reports |
04/29/19 | 3 reported sightings | 2.24% of all reports |
10/28/19 | 3 reported sightings | 2.24% of all reports |
Oregon UFO Sightings From 2019 By Time
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the time of day the sighting occured during. We took logical 4 hour windows in order to split the day into early morning, morning, afternoon, evening, night, and late night buckets for this analysis.
Time Of Day | Hours | Sightings | % Of Total |
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Night | 20:00 - 23:59 | 46 reported sightings | 34.33% of all reports |
Evening | 16:00 - 19:59 | 32 reported sightings | 23.88% of all reports |
Late night | 00:00 - 03:59 | 20 reported sightings | 14.93% of all reports |
Early morning | 04:00 - 07:59 | 14 reported sightings | 10.45% of all reports |
Morning | 08:00 - 11:59 | 12 reported sightings | 8.96% of all reports |
Afternoon | 12:00 - 15:59 | 10 reported sightings | 7.46% of all reports |
All Oregon Cities with reported UFO sightings in 2019
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports were filed per city in Oregon, in 2019
Other Years with Reported UFO Sightings in Oregon
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per year in Oregon.