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)
Richland · WA, USA
Dim blue light formation of clear camouflage craft
Benton City · WA, USA
I was standing outside smoking a cigarette and looking up in the sky as I usually do and I saw what I thought was an airplane at first.
Newcastle · WA, USA
Flash of light over Newcastle, WA. Flashed twice. ((anonymous report))
McChord AFB/Ft. Lewis · WA, USA
Looked up above my house on jblm, Lewis main. Three balls of red flare light hovered over. The Blackhawks were not flying at all at thi
Kenmore · WA, USA
Bird or UFO?
Edmonds · WA, USA
Silent curved shape changing object gliding through the sky
Ferndale · WA, USA
Blinking light in the sky with unusual movements.
Graham · WA, USA
Bright white orb of light lasting several minutes.
Lynnwood · WA, USA
Red green and white pulsating lights hovering and various altitudes.
Grandview · WA, USA
Flash blue and pink. Hovered up and down. My daughter said she saw something outside her window. ((anonymous report))Its
Renton · WA, USA
Correction on previous report seen at 10/8/2016 at 1am approx. Got home from work and seen bright fireball light streak across constru
University Place · WA, USA
Blinking Silver ball changing to an oval shape
Ocean Shores · WA, USA
Saw a large white ball with tail made it look like Star Ship Enterprise clear sky.
Wenatchee · WA, USA
Bird-shaped lights in V-formation.
Yakima · WA, USA
Yellowish/ white spheres over Yakima, WA, military base.
Everett · WA, USA
Strange diagonal line of light
Ilwaco · WA, USA
Saw bright orange orb in southern sky.
Renton · WA, USA
Hovering up and down , flashing red and white lights , disappeared without a trace no noise. ((anonymous report))
Cutthroat Lake Trail - Hwy 20 · WA, USA
Orange ball of light on hiking trail in North Cascades. ((NUFORC Note: Lens flares. PD))
Newcastle · WA, USA
As we speak this is happening. ((NUFORC Note: Advertising banner, being pulled by a tow plane. PD))
Everett · WA, USA
Bright star looking objects moving in circles and left to right up and down.
Bainbridge Island · WA, USA
Late afternoon sighting of four objects over Seattle seen from Bainbridge.
Pasco · WA, USA
Saw a strange object, changing from narrow to space ship form to narrow with an extremely bright white light during daylight hours.
Bellevue · WA, USA
Fast meteor.
Pasco · WA, USA
Large green light seen descending over Pasco, WA.