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)
Burien · WA, USA
Saw a craft at night illuminating Puget Sound water with two beams of light from high up just off Vashon Is near Three Tree Point.
Stanwood · WA, USA
very bright but contained light, unmoving
Marblemount · WA, USA
Watched point of light like a bright star, dancing around the northern sky, changing colors, for at least 45 min.
Seattle · WA, USA
A star disappeared after looking at it for several seconds.
Rochester · WA, USA
Slow moving "light" in triangular formation, traveling east to northeasterly direction, holding same pattern .2 lights fore/1 aft
Toppenish · WA, USA
Daytime Sighting in Toppenish, WA
Bothell · WA, USA
Odd Light not assiated with the Meteor shower
Seattle · WA, USA
Single star-like object moving erratically, making 90+ degree turns and hovering.
Federal Way · WA, USA
Something I can't identify with.... it was the way that these objects moved that intrigued me!!
Wenatchee · WA, USA
Gray sillouttte against the night sky, moved quickly side to side, then darted away above the trees. Fast moving and odd..not plane.
Lake Stevens · WA, USA
Huge flash, followed by noise and upward contrail
Monroe · WA, USA
I saw the same thing on 8/15 and 8/16 in approx. the same area. The object was bar shaped, very shinny and metallic and very high in t
Seattle · WA, USA
3 star-like lights moving in straight line across the sky. Very fast with no sound.
Olympia · WA, USA
6 objects appear through same entry point in sky 1 by 1 out of nowhere speed away and fade into thin air.
Yelm · WA, USA
A moon shaped object and the dream i thought was a dream
Olympia · WA, USA
no appearing lights tonight , just those light orbs.Anyone else see them?
Monroe · WA, USA
2 bright flashes that move away from earth
Seattle · WA, USA
Yellow-white dot of light moving fast over Queen Anne Hill
Kelso · WA, USA
Bright orange light.
Mattawa · WA, USA
Gold fireball with tail, broke up, but continued downward close to Hanford Nuclear Site.
Colville · WA, USA
Fast moving ball of light with darker core, changed direction.
Bellingham · WA, USA
A strobing sphere on the wester horizen
Elma · WA, USA
this is weird!!
Curlew · WA, USA
Strange object seen on Vulcan Mountain in Northeastern Washington State 8/31/2002
Sumner · WA, USA
At 09:21 I saw what is referred to as a daylight Disk. The sky was fifty percent overcast. the clouds were cumulus, big,white and puffy