“UFO spotted outside Portland”, 25 October 1988
(The Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon)
The whole article:
“Four people, including a Washington County sheriff’s
deputy, reported seeing an unidentified flying object west of Portland late
Sunday (23 October 1988).
A state police dispatcher, who refused to give his
name, said the bright object was described as moving swiftly and leaving a
white smoke trail.
All said the object appeared to be about 50 feet to 100 feet above the ground
and appeared to travel between St.Vincent Hospital and U.S. 26.
Washington County sheriff’s spokeswoman Sherre Calouri
said she had no information about a deputy sighting a UFO.
However, she said a citizen reported to the sheriff’s
department at11:09 p.m. Sunday that a football-sized object appeared to be
coming down in flames over the county.”
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
can be found at these coordinates (Google Earth):
45°30'35.62"N (latitude) 122°46'11.20"W (longitude).
Satellite photo of Portland, Oregon (tageo.com)
(tageo.com photo)