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)
Everett · WA, USA
I saw two lights, one above the other at an angle, in the western sky. The lights were moving fairly slowly. The lights were flickering
Bremerton · WA, USA
Looked up lastnight, surprised to see (stars) when the weather had been rainy most of the day. My attention was directed to sudden mov
Bellingham · WA, USA
I was walking home from downtown Bellingham when I saw a trio of disc shaped craft hovering about 50 yards over my house. I was paralyz
Puget Sound (10-miles south of Canada) · WA, USA
Fishing in the sound just north of the catalina islands. looked north to see a bright light orange in color shooting up going in a sout
Covington (East of Kent) · WA, USA
Round bright glowing object,blue and red top and bottom,bright white glow center. Hovering,moved when I took picture,returned,left area
Bainbridge Island · WA, USA
At 7:12pm on 1/1/99 I witnessed 3 objects over Seattle
Camano Island · WA, USA
Large fireball, descending over Whidbey Island in Western sky
Seattle · WA, USA
Walking around Greenlake on paved trail. Saw bright white light on a 3deg downward path across lake from south to north. Approx 1500ft
Vancouver · WA, USA
We were driving on sr500 when we saw a green fireball streak accross the sky
Bellevue · WA, USA
Orange light seen in Northeast sky moving slowly upward, then stopping and then moving to right (south) - approx altitude 25,000 feet
Seattle (North) · WA, USA
single very bright light green colored fireball traverses 40 degrees of the sky on south, downward-slanted trajectory, moved quite fast
Seattle · WA, USA
The object was approximatly equal in size to 1/4 full moon. It was travelling from NW to SE approximately 500 feet over Lake Union. Th
Bremerton · WA, USA
I was walking and saw a white circle of light shoot across the sky in a south east direction. The sky was partially clear and it was a
Langley · WA, USA
Three bright, eliptical, white lights the size of a full moon, rotating in a circle then converging once every 20 seconds, 60 degrees a
Seattle (south · 8600 block E Marginal Way South), WA, USA
light moving east to west
Lake Stevens · WA, USA
Fireball/meteor flying below clowd cover East to West
Stevens Pass · WA, USA
Huge cratt silently glides over two snowboarders atop mountain
Olympia · WA, USA
A white light outside my south window was so bright it turned my blue curtains white.
Silverdale (Bangor Submarine Base) · WA, USA
Orange ball of light at Bangor Submarine Base, WA 1/22/99 @ 0703 Hr.
Kirkland · WA, USA
I saw a wedged shaped craft with very bright lights, approx. 150 feet above the street near my home on December 3,1998 at 11:30 pm.
Kirkland · WA, USA
On Thursday night, December 3, 1998, I was driving alone toward my home. At approximately 11:30 pm, I turned right onto Slater Street,
Mukilteo · WA, USA
Saw formation of 5 translucent lights coming out of the south
Spokane · WA, USA
I saw a greenball of light fall from the sky.
Redmond (Due east of · beyond Issaquah, near mtns.), WA, USA
Work at Microsoft Redwest, was crossing to Cafe for coffee break, and looked to east at Cascades, suddenly saw 2 objects coming north t
Seattle · WA, USA
Definitely a meteor, IMHO. steady white light, falling roughly parabolically ~ENE of me. Lasted about 3-4 seconds.