Historical UFO sighting--July 1905.

EVENT DATE

Jul 6, 1905, 8:30 PM

LOCATION

Portland, OR, USA

NUFORC FIELDS

Open NUFORC

SHAPE

Sphere

DURATION (NUFORC)

1 hour(01:00:00)

WITNESSES (NUFORC)

4.0

CHARACTERISTICS (NUFORC)

NaN

NARRATIVE

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

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