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Grants Pass, OR
Oregon · Josephine County · Grants Pass Metro
Grants Pass is a mid-size city in Oregon with a population of 39,183. Residents earn $56,877 per year, which is 24% below the national average.
2.6
/5.0
C+
Fair
39,183
Population
3,401/sq mi density
$56,877
Median Income
$32,135 per capita
$364,200
Home Value
$392,049 Zillow
$1,160
Median Rent
33.6% income on rent
56°F
Avg Temperature
260 sunny days/yr
314
Violent Crime/100K
3,210 property/100K
C+
Overall
2.6 / 5.0
Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
B+
Economy
3.6 / 5.0
$56,877 median income, 3.5% unemployment
B
Affordability
3.1 / 5.0
$364,200 home value, $1,160/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
314 violent crimes/100K (17% below avg)
C+
Education
2.6 / 5.0
19.7% bachelor's degree or higher
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UFO Sightings
38
Reported UFO sightings from the National UFO Reporting Center database
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Mines
4
Active and inactive mining sites tracked by the Mine Safety and Health Administration
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Historic Markers
1
Officially designated historical markers from the Historical Marker Database
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UFO Sightings Near Grants Pass, OR
38 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Grants Pass, OR.
| Name | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grants pass, OR | 2013 | Red orange fire ball northbound at a curve towards earth. |
| Grants pass, OR | 2013 | Very bright light descends and travels southward shifting from yellow to red and fading from vision. |
| Grants pass, OR | 2013 | Driving north on New Hope Rd. south of Grants Pass I saw a light brighter than a regular meteor directly due north of my location appro |
| Grants pass, OR | 2012 | Stars appear, move and fade away. |
| Grants pass, OR | 2012 | Heard loud rumbling, followed by two bright oval shapes in the sky. |
| Grants pass, OR | 2012 | Bright red round object moving from north to south |
| Grants pass (just outside merlin), OR | 2011 | Black object move across cloudy night sky |
| Grants pass, OR | 2011 | Flickering orange oval hovering over Grants Pass, OR. |
| Grants pass, OR | 2010 | Formation of lights moving erradically but within a defined area west by southwest of Grants Pass, OR |
| Grants pass, OR | 2010 | 2 separate sightings July 4th 2010 of Orange "fireball" type objects moving slowly to the south in Southern Oregon area. |
| Grants pass, OR | 2010 | blueish light floating over grants pass ,oregon |
| Grants pass, OR | 2010 | Triangle shaped craft with three red lights at points hovering over Grants Pass, Oregon. |
| Grants pass, OR | 2008 | Bright light falling from the sky, Grants Pass, Oregon. |
| Grants pass, OR | 2008 | red lighted triangle with circling white light at top tip came across sky then hovered. |
| Grants pass, OR | 2008 | UFO heading East flashing bright white light turning Northwest then West as it flashed in a non flashing pattern. |
| Grants pass, OR | 2008 | strange object seen in Grants Pass, Oregon |
| Grants pass, OR | 2008 | IT MOVED SLOWLY ALMOST IN A SMALL CIRCLE TO GET IN THE RIGHT SPOT, AND DROPED SOMETHING OUT TOWARDS THE GROUND. |
| Grants pass, OR | 2007 | Light in South eastern sky. Looked like a VERY Bright star. Very Bright for 2 minutes then dims and disappears. Stays dark for several |
| Grants pass, OR | 2006 | bright circular moving light above tree tops |
| Grants pass, OR | 2005 | a very fast moving starlike light, changing direction then color then vanished ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of ISS. PD)) |
| Grants pass-murphy area, OR | 2004 | Fighters give chase to UFO within President Bush restricted air space. |
| Grants pass, OR | 2004 | Three bright red cylinders changing to very bright white lights before disappearing at high speeds |
| Grants pass, OR | 2003 | We saw a lobed orb over Grants Pass, Oregon, on 9/1/03. |
| Grants pass, OR | 2002 | Sighting of very fast object near Grants Pass, OR that made strange moves, and was pursued by jets. |
| Grants pass, OR | 2002 | Noticed very bright color changing "star" 15 - 20% above horizon which had several smaller lights circle it. |
| Grants pass (murphy area), OR | 2001 | Large egg shape UFO, solid (no blinking lights) white light with blue tones in it. The UFO was traveling north to south at a very high |
| Grants pass (murphy area), OR | 2001 | Large bright light traveling low at a slow rate of speed with no sound |
| Grants pass, OR | 2001 | Very large triangular shaped UFO siting, North-West, outlined in blinking red lights |
| Grants pass, OR | 2001 | large tear shape object flying north to south |
| Grants pass (murphy area), OR | 2000 | Flying at high speed from West to East. White star like UFO. Wasn't staying in a straight flight pattern. |
| Grants pass (murphy area), OR | 1999 | At 04:00 hours flying NE to SW, two white egg shape objects, flashing off and on. |
| Grants pass, OR | 1999 | I saw a ball above a jet and it was still, then it went south and up till it was no longer in site |
| Grants pass (murphy area), OR | 1998 | Flying from the South going North East. The green fireball with barely a tail came between two trees on the land behind our home, and |
| Grants pass, OR | 1998 | Triangular Ship:Turning in midair |
| Grants pass, OR | 1994 | Thought of as a Dream for 20 Years, Recent Information Convinced me that Iv been Abducted by Aliens. |
| Grants pass, OR | 1992 | Going across sky. Thought it was airplane at first...until it started melting. |
| Grants pass, OR | 1991 | Light appeared over mountain |
| Grants pass, OR | 1978 | Object landed on corner of street. Stayed there approx. 2 hours. Had red, blue, yellow, green lights along middle that spun. Approx. |