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)
Colville · WA, USA
Halogen like dual lights race across highway, taking 90 degree turn north.
Spokane · WA, USA
I DID NOT SEE THE OBJECT. IT CASTED A SHADOW ON ME. I LOOKED UP AND SAW A CLEAR BLUE SKY BUT THERE WAS A SHADOW ON THE GROUND THAT WAS
Bellingham · WA, USA
Strange Light In Sky That Did Not Follow Any Rules Of Astrophysics That I Was Familiar With!
Kirkland · WA, USA
The crafts made no sound, we were watch stars saw oval plane, saw same 9/3/96 @2145hrs.nosound 6ufoformation-2second across horizonship
Covington · WA, USA
In backyard, looked up admiring sky and saw bright lights moving.
Yakima · WA, USA
A large, bright green was moving south. It was coming from the Ellensburg area. It was moving slow, stopped in mid air, then shot off a
Auburn · WA, USA
Heard airplane, looked up and saw silver sphere.
Seattle · WA, USA
Walking from cruise ship to Space Needle. What appeared to be a Military flair white light with trailing smoke ?Airplane crash. Looki
Spokane · WA, USA
looking north over the spires of Gonzaga University sighted a small, pea sized, light travelling west to east approx 45 degrees above t
Stanwood · WA, USA
Whatsit was circling above holding ponds and fields south of Stanwood.
Vancouver · WA, USA
it was past dusk ant the oject was flying northwest to south east tward th portland area.
Fort Lewis · WA, USA
it was about double the size of a comercial aircraft it had lights lighting in sequence from side to side i watched it go downward unti
Spokane · WA, USA
Light was stationary, something about it kept drawing eyes to it as it was very bright.Seemed to move and when looked directly at it, i
Vancouver · WA, USA
A bright light out my window.
Friday Harbor · WA, USA
A bright greenish object streaked into view moving south and was visible for a few seconds; disappeared to the south.
Snohomish · WA, USA
Intense white oval, stationary at first, became orange blue haloed, then flashing across horizon, stopped again, flashed and vanished.
Shelton · WA, USA
I was parked at a stoplight, a light just above the horizon caught my eye. A large, round, glowing object passed directly in front of
Bangor Submarine Base (Olympic Penninsula) · WA, USA
Entire bottom of disk was glowing except for center circular area approximately 30% of the diameter. Total diameter approx 100 feet.
Pacific · WA, USA
Saw one blue-green lite pass south-west under Sea-Tac fligh trafic.
Vancouver (western sky over) · moving north to south., WA, USA
The oval light was blue/grean and very bright. We were driving west on Cascade Park Drive when we saw the light fly from north to south
Yakima · WA, USA
A strong light, a blue object, no noise, traveling south to north.
Federal Way (3 miles north of) · WA, USA
Going north on I-5 about 3 miles past federal way Seen a green light traveling west to about north west until it disappeared behind t
Shoreline (Views from) · WA, USA
Blue green streak starting 30 degrees up west. It moved with a streak downward towards the south
Republic (northwest) · WA, USA
a very large sphere of bright light fell through the clouds straight to the ground. no visible tail. no sound.
Kennewick · WA, USA
Six objects lighting one by one,then leaving from north to south as one.