BANDON
11/1/99
 

BEND
8/11/97
(RDUP9/21/97)
Two hikers camping out near Red Butte, near Three-Finger Jack, in the Cascade Mountains reported a UFO sighting at 3:30 a.m. One hiker saw a "weird-looking" bright "star" on the eastern horizon. "He pointed it out to his friend. The light was greenish-red in color and eventually moved up, left, down and then dipped below the horizon. He said that the light appeared to be 50 to 75 miles away, and he calculated it to be north of the city of Bend (population 17,263), out in the desert."

BURNS
5/27/49
(Bluebook)
2:25 p.m. Witness: Joseph Shell, ferrying SNJ trainer for North American Aviation, from Red Bluff, California, to Burns, Oregon. Five to eight oval objects, twice as long as wide, and 1/5 as thick. They flew in trail formation, with an interval equal to 3-4 times their length, except that the second and third were closer together.

CORVALLIS
11/19/54
(Bluebook)
4:15 p.m. Witness: P.J. Gunn, assistant professor of art at Oregon State University and ex-U.S. Navy aviation cadet. One bright white light hovered 8.5-9 minutes, then crossed 20 of sky in 3-3.5 minutes.

CORVALLIS
3/4/65
(Magonia)(Bluebook)
A farmer and his employee saw from their car three yello-orange spheres rapidly rising. Oily spots were found in the field.

CORVALLIS
7/16/98
 

THE DALLES
9/28/00
 

DIAMOND LAKE JUNCTION
2/4/97
(RDUP2/16/97)
At 6:15 p.m., a private pilot flying south of Diamond Lake Junction, Oregon (population 150), east of Crater Lake National Park, saw "three discs" speeding across the dark sky, pursued by "several jet interceptors."

GRANTS PASS
December 15, 2001
 

GRESHAM
March 30, 2002
 

HARPER
5/1/98
 

HILLSBORO
May 21, 2001
 

HOPEWELL
May, 2002

JOSEPH
2/7/97
(RDUP2/16/97)
Two Wallowa County Sheriff's Department deputies encountered a UFO while on patrol in Joseph, Oregon (population 1,000). The deputies saw "a perfectly round blue 'fireball' descend vertically in the southern sky right in front" of their cruiser. They "watched the object for two or three seconds, during which it traversed 20 to 40 degrees of arc viewed from the ground." They estimated the UFO to be "1/4 to 1/2 the diameter of the full moon." The object disappeared behind the Wallowa Mountains south of Joseph.

KLAMATH FALLS
11/13/97

KLAMATH FALLS
February 17, 2002
 

MCMINNVILLE
5/11/50
(UFO Encyclopedia, NICAP)
Two of the most famous UFO photographs in existence were made when Mr. & Mrs. Trent took pictures of a huge disc-shaped object that passed over their farm.

MCMINNVILLE
12/11/63
(Bluebook)
7 a.m. Witness: W.W. Dolan, professor of mathematics and astronomy, and dean of the faculty of Linfield College. One bright, star-like light hovered, slowed, dimmed and flashed in 1 minute.

MCMINNVILLE
May 7, 2002
 

MONMOUTH
7/7/97
 

MONROE
12/25/66
(Bluebook)
Witnesses: civilians and military persons. Three round objects, as large as cars, gave off vapor, then became three bright reddish-orange lights. Blast at beginning of 90 minute sighting pushed one witness against a car.

MT. HOOD
7/30/49
(Bluebook)
9 p.m. Witnesses: Northwest Airlines Capt. Thrush, two Portland control tower operators, and one flying instructor. One object with one white light and two red lights, maneuvered and hovered.

OREGON/NEVADA BORDER
February 12, 2002
 

OSWEGO
9/3/47
(Bluebook)
12:15 p.m. PDT. Witness: housewife Mrs. Raymond Dupui. Watched for unknown length of time as 12-15 round, silver objects flew an unstated pattern.

PORTLAND
7/4/47
(McDonald)
Sheriff's Deputy Fred Krives, along with several other deputies, saw some of the many objects over Portland from the Court House across the Columbia River in Vancouver, Wash. Krives recalled that over half a dozen deputies were outside looking at what they estimated to be about 20 disc-shaped objects in several subgroups racing across the sky at an estimated height of perhaps 1000 ft, heading to the southwest.

From contemporary press accounts, it was evident that more than one formation of discs flew over Portland that day. Harbor Patrol Capt. K.A. Prehn, said that he had been called outside by another officer who spotted objects moving overhead towards the south. Their speed seemed comparable to that of aircraft, their outlines were quite sharp, and they looked metallic as they flashed in the sun. They occasionally wobbled, and their path seemed to be slightly irregular. Other officers sighted discs from other parts of the Portland area; one of them, Officer Walter Lissy, emphasized that he recalled them as zig-zagging along at "terrific speed." Another officer, Earl Patterson, told of seeing a single object that "made sudden 90-degree turns with no difficulty."

PORTLAND
8/11/51
(NICAP)
A former Air Force fighter pilot saw a formation of three discs.

PORTLAND
1/11/01
 

PORTLAND
June 7, 2001
 

PORTLAND
November 15, 2001
 

PORTLAND
November 19, 2001
 

PORTLAND
February 8, 2002
 

REDMOND
7/04/47
(NICAP)
A car full of people saw four disc-shaped UFOs streak past Mt. Jefferson.

REDMOND
9/59
(UFO Encyclopedia)
Police Officer Robert Dickerson saw a glowing object drop from the sky and level out at about 200 feet, showing a distinct disc shape. The object flew over Redmond Airport and hovered over the field, where it was observed for several minutes by FAA officials.

ROSEBURG
8/23/97
 

ST. HELEN'S
June 26, 2002

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