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)
Birch Bay · WA, USA
Saw two objects go from northwest southwest over ocean and san jaun islands twords bellingham with a long trail
Oroville · WA, USA
7 lights 1 amber at the point the remaining 6 were red with 3 down each side.It was huge and silent.It passed by extremely low in the v
Edmonds · WA, USA
Sighted UFO which appeared to be a stadium sized craft with hundreds of windows
Lynnwood · WA, USA
1 slow but steady-moving 'cruise ship sized' object w/lights moving from WEST to EAST, & NOT toward Pac. Ocean
Poulsbo · WA, USA
One long streak with various sizes of blobs and streaks with another below it. They streaked across the northern sky at about 40° abov
Olympia · WA, USA
Cluster of lights moving from West to East (I think) very slowly. Similar to shooting stars, but much slower.
Mt. Vernon · WA, USA
I witnesed 25to30 bright objects streaming across the sky from the west comeing together right over head fluttering of to the East.
North Camano Island - Buena Vista area- above Utsalady Bay · WA, USA
Double line of bright, ember hot colored lights. From W. to E. Most amazing was the dark grey colored object in the wake of these. Look
Kenmore · WA, USA
I'm wondering why I can't find info on a UFO siting that took place between 9/98 &9/99 in Seattle area. An enormous craft moved slowly
West Seattle · WA, USA
Full clear sighting and recall of November 14th, '97 event--Seattle, WA
Gig Harbor · WA, USA
UFO sighting Gig Harbor Washington Nov. 14 1997. ((NUFORC Note: Many, many reports of this dramatic event. PD))
Seattle · WA, USA
Siting at stop light on Alaskan Way, heading west. Streaks of lights came flying across the sky, coming from over the Puget Sound. Th
McCleary · WA, USA
My mother and I witnessed an incident directly before the first McCleary exit coming from Elma. It happened on November 14, 1997. I re
Seattle · WA, USA
Massive, fiery, black diamond with perfect straight edges hovers over hillside in Seattle
Edmonds · WA, USA
Mass of lights moving simultaneously from west to east.
Tonasket (14 miles east of) · WA, USA
Two couples see 2 brilliant lights and a formation of smaller lights following behind them in Central WA.
Mukilteo · WA, USA
Two large bright lights leading streams of hundreds, or many thousands of smaller bright lights, streaming across the sky.
Issaquah · WA, USA
Large craft flew within 1 mile of 4 of us, moving at a medium speed, then sped up and went over the mountain.
Snohomish · WA, USA
Large object seen traveling northeast at a slow rate of speed approximately 300-500 feet above the ground and 250 to 300 yards from obs
Winthrop · WA, USA
Saw out of window, thought was meteors. kinda orange.
Renton · WA, USA
4 yellowish-orange balls with streaming tails moving very slowly from West to East disappearing behind the Cascade foothills.
Burlington · WA, USA
2 groups of 10 to 15 burning objects going from W by Nw sky towards E by NE sky moving much slower than a shooting star; moving at a co
Centralia · WA, USA
Magenta fog after Seattle Lights sighting
Renton · WA, USA
At work going to lunch. 8 objects in a row 10 to 12 objects in a row horzintal,under the 8, traviling from the south to the north at a
Freeland (Whidbey Island) · WA, USA
Streaks of light moving in a very flat pattern from west to east. There appeared to be two pulsing or flashing lights at the front .