Oregon UFO Sightings Ranking — No. 6 in the United States (2022)

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📝 Description

A 2022 ranking placed Oregon No. 6 in the United States for UFO sightings per 100,000 residents (79.04 per 100k), based on data aggregated from the National UFO Reporting Center and published by journoresearch.org and cited by KPTV. The top states were Washington, Vermont, Montana, Alaska, Maine, and New Hampshire, with California reporting the most total sightings overall. In 2024, reporting highlighted the Pacific Northwest as a national hotspot for UFO activity, noting Oregon’s ongoing high per-capita counts (Portland metro area: 69.7 sightings per 100,000 residents for 2000–2023), indicating continued eyewitness reporting but not tied to a single standout incident.

🔍 Circumstances

No single incident is described. The ranking is a state-level per-capita measure derived from NUFORC data and similar public reports, compiled and reported by journoresearch.org and echoed by local outlets in 2022. Subsequent coverage (2024) contextualizes Oregon as a continuing hotspot in NUFORC data, not tied to a specific event.

ℹ️ Additional Details

This entry refers to a statistical ranking rather than a particular observed object or event. Sources include a 2022 KPTV report citing journoresearch.org for Oregon’s per-capita rate, an accompanying iHeart News summary of the same ranking, and a 2024 Axios piece describing NUFORC-based per-capita counts for the Pacific Northwest, including Portland.

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