2005: Three witnesses spot saucer with windows

THINK ABOUTIT SIGHTING REPORT

Date: December 30, 2005

Sighting Time: 6:05 AM PST

Day/Night: Night

Location: 8 Miles East of Astoria, Oregon (Northern Oregon Coast)

Urban or Rural: –

Entity Type:

Entity Description:

Hynek Classification: CE-I (Close Encounter I) Observation of an object in close proximity to the witness (i.e. within 500’)

Duration: Approximately 2 Minutes

No. of Object(s): 1

Size of Object(s):

Distance to Object(s):

Shape of Object(s): Disc

Color of Object(s): saucer-sort of shape, with porthole-type windows with cross-bars, the windows seemed a little squared, and there were at least two, probably three, of them.

Number of Witnesses: Multiple

Source: UFOs Northwest (ufosnw.com)

Summary/Description: my impression was that of a saucer-sort of shape, with porthole-type windows with cross-bars. I could not discern the shape of the whole object, though, as the light from the windows was so blindingly bright. The description of having a saucer-like appearance is strictly an impression from my quick glance. Strangely, the windows seemed a little squared, and there were at least two, probably three, of them.

Full Report

Drawing of Object by One of Witnesses

Description : I was driving east on Hwy 30 from Astoria, heading to Portland Airport. It is mostly a densely forested rural area, and there are no street lights. About 8 miles east of Astoria, between John Day and Svensen, I suddenly spotted an extremely bright strobing light (like from a professional camera’s strobe light), which appeared to be to the south east of me, but there were trees in the way.Drawing of Object by One of Witnesses

In about a minute, I would guess, I rounded a bend, and there was an object in the sky to the southeast. It was not very high in the sky at all, and I only saw it for a few seconds, but my impression was that of a saucer-sort of shape, with porthole-type windows with cross-bars.

I could not discern the shape of the whole object, though, as the light from the windows was so blindingly bright. The description of having a saucer-like appearance is strictly an impression from my quick glance. Strangely, the windows seemed a little squared, and there were at least two, probably three, of them.

The light coming through the windows was even, although one window did appear to be larger than the others. It was the light around the object that was strobing. It did not appear to be moving, but it was hard to tell, since I was moving. I was so startled, I slowed down a bit, but it is a very narrow and treacherous road, so I could not stop. But I still have the image of it against the black sky in my mind. I had to keep my eyes on the road, too, but my son saw
lights on the bottom of the craft.

My son and daughter-in-law were both with me, and my daughter-in-law saw it, too. My daughter-in-law said it strobed for about a minute after we drove by, then the light disappeared.

Sorry, we have no pictures or audio-video clips. And I wouldn’t know what to draw as I have more of an impression of an image than an actual shape that I could draw. My son says he could draw it, and will send me a drawing of it, but I don’t know when.

We have no idea what we saw, but we all thought it was a UFO, since there just didn’t seem to be any other explanation out there in the middle of nowhere. Is there another explanation? If so, please let me know!