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)
Kent · WA, USA
Cicle object over Washington state all different colors along the bottom
Harrington (5 miles west of) · WA, USA
Two adult males witness a large, fast-moving diamond-shaped craft in the morning sky.
Bellevue · WA, USA
LIT CIGAR SHAPE, SIDE VIEW- OVEL SPOON SHAPE, TOP, BOTTOM VIEW- ORBED TRAILING TAIL,BELIEVED FL CRASH LANDED UFO
Silverdale · WA, USA
A black rectangular object flew from south to north in a straight line at a constant speed making no sound.
Washougal · WA, USA
An object was sighted that flew in an irratic pattern completely unlike any other airborne object ever seen.
Vancouver · WA, USA
There were 3 brilliantly red objects in the form of a triangle. They moved into a straight line and as fast as ever, they moved in all
Auburn · WA, USA
Bright Light with direction change
Auburn · WA, USA
Saw a small round metalic dot at very high altitude. It moved very slowly until out of sight.
Lynnwood · WA, USA
Observed 3 spherical shaped objects in the sky above our heads. One moved slowly away to the south.
Moses Lake (near) · WA, USA
Moving light and cone of light with flashes of lightning
Stevens Pass · WA, USA
Tiny Mig type jet appeared and then was gone
Spokane · WA, USA
Dozens of free Flying Stars over Spokane on sunny afternoon, taking triangular formations. White and Red Pulsing.
Kirkland · WA, USA
Black Triangle
Edmonds · WA, USA
Glow on porch and two beings plus a "man"
Bellevue · WA, USA
Extremely fast blue-ringed circle seen flying by Bellevue.
Puyallup · WA, USA
object banked and disappeared quickly
Bellingham · WA, USA
Bright white light, traveling high and fast from Mt. Baker to Bellinham Bay then, lost sight due to trees.
Chimacum · WA, USA
Flashing object seen shooting northwest high over the Olympic Peninsula! ((NUFORC Note: Possible tumbling rocket booster?? PD))
Vancouver · WA, USA
I was sitting on my deck. I looked up as an airliner was going over the usual landing path in our area went overhead. Next to the air
Tacoma · WA, USA
Saw triangle close up through 12 inch Dobsonian telescope. Duration of observation approximately 1 min.
Lake Stevens · WA, USA
Object vanished behind a tree.
Ritzville (outside of · Milepost 228, E on I-90), WA, USA
Object with red lights around it, going on for about 2 seconds and off for about 2 seconds, about 50 feet up and 30 feet away from car
Oak Harbor · WA, USA
silver formashon over oak harbor wa.
Redmond · WA, USA
The object moved like a pendulum in mid-air moving upwards, stopping in mid-swing-in front of the clouds.
Spokane · WA, USA
pulsating bright light in southwest towards airway heights exploding and peicing together before final big explosion then vanished.