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)
Lacey · WA, USA
Like a hot ember emitting sparks while leaving a long trail like a shooting star.
Seattle · WA, USA
Boeing Airfield
Othello-Pullman · WA, USA
Highway 26 Washington State Othello-Pullman route Orange Glow sighting
Burlington · WA, USA
UFO makes low pass over western Washington observer.
Spokane · WA, USA
Triangle shaped 3 lights with one big red light on bottom of craft.
Seattle · WA, USA
Around 8:00 pm? I Went out side and looked up at the stars and I saw a light which I thought was a small faded star until it started t
Tacoma · WA, USA
Orange, slow-moving light, appeared to backfire and shoot out flames/sparks.Stopped at some points.
Yakima · WA, USA
strange looking metalic objects above yakima wa, spinning, then split up into different directions. big lower foating object vanished
Seattle · WA, USA
Three lights at Seatac Airport
Anacortes · WA, USA
Green Orb does vertical drop, speeds off into oblivion faster than any object I've ever seen.
Edmonds · WA, USA
Giant flash in sky moving forward and down then disappeared over trees. Not lightening as skies were clear and stars were visible.T
Burien · WA, USA
My wife and I were driving back from Trader Joe's when she spotted some lights not moving,just hovering in mid air.I thought she was de
Seattle · WA, USA
Star like light moving in a zig zag pattern
Woodinville · WA, USA
Possible pair of satelites, but I wanted to list it here in case somebody saw more. I walked outside and looked to the south and obser
Everett · WA, USA
Bright white oval craft
Issaquah · WA, USA
Fire Ball seen over lake sammamish
Spokane · WA, USA
After 10 minutes there was no sign of the object in any direction from where we first observed it.
Pasco · WA, USA
Gunmetal grey type aircraft with two bright lights and a red blinking light in the center over Pasco, WA.
Vancouver · WA, USA
I awoke and looked out my bedroom window to see what looked like a very bright star. ((NUFORC Note: Probable star. PD))
Spokane Valley · WA, USA
Saw two triangular shaped objects. Yellow to bright white. Came up over the horizon northeast and headed west and upward very brig
Edmonds · WA, USA
Observed 3 lights in formation in night sky with 2 fading out and one accelerating out of sight.
Tacoma · WA, USA
Large triangle shaped UFO over Tacoma observed by 3
Roslyn · WA, USA
three lights in wenatchee national forest (washington) sky
Tacoma · WA, USA
Triangle light formation seen moving in Tacoma night sky, for the second time.
Tumwater · WA, USA
A bright white sphere with ocassional streamers flew across the clear blue sky toward the Black Hills.