UFO Sightings in Washington
6,791 UFO sightings reported in Washington since 1946, peaking in 2012 (427 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 6,791
- Span
- 1946–2022
- Peak year
- 2012 (427 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1946–2022 · peak 2012 (427 reports)
Top cities in Washington
Seattle
1947–2022 · peak 2012 (43 reports)
Spokane
1971–2022 · peak 2020 (20 reports)
Vancouver
1961–2021 · peak 2012 (22 reports)
Tacoma
1947–2022 · peak 1995 (15 reports)
Everett
1976–2022 · peak 2013 (15 reports)
Bellingham
1966–2022 · peak 2013 (13 reports)
Yakima
1960–2021 · peak 2011 (18 reports)
Olympia
1973–2021 · peak 2015 (9 reports)
Bremerton
1971–2021 · peak 2007 (14 reports)
Auburn
1952–2021 · peak 2009 (10 reports)
Bellevue
1958–2021 · peak 2005 (8 reports)
Renton
1966–2020 · peak 2012 (8 reports)
Puyallup
1954–2020 · peak 2015 (8 reports)
Edmonds
1992–2022 · peak 2020 (19 reports)
Kent
1966–2021 · peak 2009 (7 reports)
Wenatchee
1953–2021 · peak 2004 (7 reports)
Kennewick
1965–2021 · peak 2011 (7 reports)
Port Angeles
1995–2022 · peak 2020 (10 reports)
Kirkland
1973–2021 · peak 2004 (8 reports)
Mountlake Terrace
1976–2022 · peak 2019 (24 reports)
Olympia · WA, USA
two lights slowly hovering southward across the night sky that dimmed until they dissappeared
Monroe · WA, USA
Strange light seen hovering around the moon.
Des Moines · WA, USA
I saw an ovel craft very high in the sky moving very quickly and changing directions from east to west it was glowing blue in color.
Arlington · WA, USA
Star like motionless object pulsating blue and red, lasted only five minutes and was gone
Mount Vernon · WA, USA
My two friends and I saw a triangular formation of lights in the sky and when we went to video tape them, they simply disappeared.
Tacoma · WA, USA
Sighting of bright light. ((NUFORC Note: Possible star, or landing light on aircraft?? PD))
Yakima · WA, USA
Two Completely Silent Illuminations Slow and Low
Oak Harbor · WA, USA
Flash of light then object of four non-flashing dim lights traveling north.
Kennewick/Richland · WA, USA
Multi-colored liquid looking balls coming from a ball of light. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of "twinkling" star?? PD))
Harrington · WA, USA
Two adult males witness extremely bright, moving, light in the eastern sky; not Iridium satellite, or ISS.
Moses Lake · WA, USA
small bright white light hovering near the airport and then left really fast clouse to the ground made no sounds
Kent · WA, USA
loud orange ufo buzzes kent, wa. again
Davenport · WA, USA
Two steady parallel lights moving west spotted in Lincoln County, Washington.
Bellevue · WA, USA
While filming the crescent moon, I noticed a cigar shaped shadow about 1/4 of the way down creep up and out of sight.
Seattle · WA, USA
Bright light ball seen over Ballard extraordinary speed.
College Place · WA, USA
04/30/09 College Place WA. brown cigar shaped object moving N to S at high rate of speed,no sound, low to ground
Tacoma · WA, USA
Triangle formation sighting in Tacoma, WA
Vancouver · WA, USA
White fireball in the western sky over Vancouver.
Tacoma · WA, USA
red pulsing light overpuget sound
Fairchild AFB · WA, USA
Silent strange shaped chopper
Lacey · WA, USA
Large Glowing Something Near McChord Air Force Base Viewd From Lacey, WA
Spokane · WA, USA
Triangular, flashing lights, possible spycraft
Bellevue · WA, USA
Two slow-moving very low altitude bright white lights about 20 feet apart undergoing rigid motion make a close approach.
Tacoma · WA, USA
flashing light over tacoma, washington ((NUFORC Note: Same report submitted by second witness. PD))
Tacoma · WA, USA
flashing light over tacoma, washington