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)
Spokane · WA, USA
There were three objects flying in triangular formation at satellite altitude and light intensity. None of the objects were traveling
Bellingham · WA, USA
At 9:58pm on 9/8/99 I was on the back deck smoking a cigarette and remembering what Art Bell said that enough people just don't look at
Renton · WA, USA
An extremely large,bluish white fireball fell from the sky at an 75 to 80 degree angle. A very long trail of smoke was emitted and I co
Bothell · WA, USA
Pulsating bright green lights seen NorthWest of Bothell area. Number of lights would change from 1 to sometimes 4 or 5.
Bremerton · WA, USA
There was four of us setting on my back pouch. we saw this thing in the sky that shape like a triangle move all in prefect uniform.
Puyallup · WA, USA
Coming onto highway 518 I saw a light, then noticed there were more, very high up in the sky. Made my husband pull over off the freewa
Spokane · WA, USA
I saw a bright floresnt green ball with a tail of greens and some yellow streak across the sky heading in a west. It was flying horizo
Spokane (30mi nnw of) · WA, USA
Large round bright green light moving quickly across the sky.
Spokane · WA, USA
Like a Meteor but it was larger, slower, brighter and more colorful.
Spokane · WA, USA
Watched what looked like a shooting star, kept getting bigger and faster. Dropped for about 10 sec, then came to a complete stop. Hov
Olympia · WA, USA
Observation of commercial aircraft approaching Sea-tac airport(SW to N dir.),inbound 2110pm, appearance of sattelite? crossing in a NW
Mt Rainier · WA, USA
At aprox. 11am this morning I observed a comet like object ( a round glowing ball of light with a tail)desending rapidly towards the ca
Bellingham · WA, USA
looking to the north I saw a orange colored object flying west.It changed directions to east,then back to west,then north where is diss
Federal Way · WA, USA
I saw a day glow bronze colored cylinderical craft near Campus drive and First Ave. Hovering with appendages (4)
Federal Way · WA, USA
Cylindrical, or cigar-shaped, bright bronze object with bright orange "appendage" underneath stationary at 80 degrees in SE-SSE clear b
Vancouver · WA, USA
I thought it was a star
Mukilteo · WA, USA
When looking towards the N.W. sky from the back porch of my apartment, I witnessed a glowing, greenish object moving horizontally from
Seattle · WA, USA
Watched a very bright star - planet like object for one to two minutes which remained stationary. This suddenly totally disappeared.
Snohomish · WA, USA
A vehicle of some sort appeared to be over the Snohomish/Arlington area that pulsed between a red and white light. There were also one
Seattle · WA, USA
Three glowing triangular objects moved from east to west at a high rate of speed, silently and in perfect formation.
Bothell · WA, USA
Observed through binoculars a bright light moving from north to south at a high rate of speed.
Spokane · WA, USA
orange fireball w/short tail
Everett · WA, USA
I watched a cylinder shaped object head west, then changed form to a boomerang, transparent like state and then it traveled south
Everett · WA, USA
I watched a streak of light move in a southerly direction heading downward eventually disappearing behind the Olympic Mountains.
Goldendale (3 miles ne of) · WA, USA
Bright greenish light heading north-east