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)
Bellevue · WA, USA
Vied a light that I thought was an aircraft with landing lights on at first. then I noticed no falshing green or red lights, and the li
Everson · WA, USA
looked like jet trail coming straight down like plane crashing. Stopped and two more appeared in other same vacinity different angles.
Seattle · WA, USA
11/20/99 1:30am purple glowing sphere moves in a straight line across a clear starry quarter moon night.
Spanaway · WA, USA
driving north on hwy 7 approximately 22:30hrs on oct 20, 1999, out of the corner i saw a streak of light, traveling from the nw to the
Shoreline · WA, USA
A bright, orange and yellowish light that shot from East to West across the sky keeping the same heighth and precision. Very close to
Montesano · WA, USA
streaking fireball appeared and then disappeared and then reppeared. low angle of trajectory and very bright.
Tumwater · WA, USA
Green fireball going east to west across the sky.
Kingston · WA, USA
One object consisting of 1 large and 2 small bright white lights flew over road at very low altitude.
Auburn · WA, USA
I was sitting in the family room of my home with windows facing North toward backyard when my attention was suddenly drawn to a very br
Tacoma · WA, USA
I saw a huge triangular object traveling at a high rate of speed while I was on my way to my evening shift at work
Graham · WA, USA
Object in sky appeared to be on fire moved at slow steady pace straight toward the Earth.
Clinton (southern end of Whidbey Island) · WA, USA
Object viewed (at night) multi-colored lights(very bright, strobe-like)
Bothell · WA, USA
i was waiting outside of my friend's workplace (ATL, a Phillips company) for him to get off when i saw 4 star like objects flying in a
Mica Mountain · WA, USA
Round pure white UFO. About 45 degrees off horizon. Not fast enough for a meteor and too fast for a plane. Went to the ground.
Spokane · WA, USA
Brief very rapid movement over hills to north from spokane valley. Banks of lights on wedge shape. Very strange.
Brier · WA, USA
While sitting in hot tub gazing at the stars my wife and I observed 3 what appeared to be satelites
Everett · WA, USA
Radio signals posible military 14.290 mhz in amatuer band reported it to FAA they said thy wood refer to Langley Air Base VA.
Vancouver · WA, USA
2 floating white-ish orbs and 1 red spinning cube.
Tonasket (20 miles east of) · WA, USA
revolving multi-colored lights
Ridgefield · WA, USA
a large white ball coming towards me then as I focused on it, it seemed to know somehow that I was aware of it and it turned, faster th
Tonasket (20 miles east of) · WA, USA
varying speed pulsating light, very bright to very dim
Redmond · WA, USA
bright light that did not move at all. 1 bright light turned to 3 distinguishable lights. dissappeared suddenly
Wiley · WA, USA
Three lights moving in formation.
Sumner · WA, USA
We saw 3 illuminated objects in a 3 point formation cross the night sky.
Desert Aire (Mattawa) · WA, USA
Very bright, yellowish with flames from short tail. Travelling horiz. East above Saddle Mountains. Second one appeared going in opposi