Size of Object(s)

hard to say

Distance to Object(s) & Altitude

1 mile

Shape of Object(s)

hard to say

Color of Object(s):

fire-orange, yellow-with smoke trail

Full Description & Details

We were headed south on Interstate5...about 11pm...I saw it first, it was a bright light in front of us, then moved to the left of us.....alot of people pulled off the highway to watch this thing fall to earth....It scared one of my friends that was with us....it looked like a big fireball falling more horizontially than vertically....huge fire trail behind it....I wish I had a videocamera back then......it looked like it landed or crashed in the foothills of the cascades just southest of Salem, Oregon. We were headed home to Albany, OR...we had been "cruising" in Salem that night....none of us were intoxicated, although accused of it whenever we told someone about what we saw.....After it landed the car wouldn't start....that was weird....We stopped at the rest area a few miles after it happened just to relax...and met up with 5 or 6 others that pulled off the road and viewed this object as well.....If someone reading this has an expanation, or has seen something similar, please reply with your story...I wish I still lived out there in Oregon...I now live in Central North Carolina....Thanks for letting me share....Rich.

Witness Background

I am now 33,male, auto parts sales most of my life...currently in college for mechanical engineering degree....single father of 1 son,11.....born and raised in Oregon....moved to NC in 1988.....this is the only UFO I have ever seen...I'll never forget it, though.

Other Comments

Please make a reply, or post if you saw this, or anything similar in Oregon. Thanks for letting me share....most folks call me crazy, so I never tell anyone anymore around here.

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