NUFORC Sighting 109807

Occurred: 1905-07-06 20:30 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2014-05-29 19:03 Pacific
Duration: 1 hour
No of observers: 4

Location: Portland, OR, USA

Shape: Sphere


Historical UFO sighting--July 1905.

A letter to the editor from The Oregonian on July 8, 1905, indicated a UFO sighting in the University Park neighborhood of of Portland. The craft "follow[ed] a course above the [Willamatte] River at a height that topped the hills by many feet".

According to as many as four people who saw the events separately, the craft was heading towards Portland (southeast).

"University Park Residents See An Airship Swoop Over The Suburb," Morning Oregonian (Portland, Oregon), July 8, 1905, page 11




NUFORC Note:

Source of report elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD


Posted 2014-06-04

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