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)
Spanaway · WA, USA
Several sightings over Spanaway, WA, of fireball objects with intentional direction of travel.
Parkland · WA, USA
"Fireball" sighting south of Tacomam Washington, lasted several minutes.
Manson · WA, USA
Unidentified object fades from sight above Lake Chelan near Manson WA
University Place · WA, USA
07/04/11 - University Place, WA - Spherical UFO with vertical running electric flames on the side of the craft
Auburn/Federal Way · WA, USA
15 witnesses saw red lights at night over Auburn, Washington on 7/4/2011 - Not fireworks or lanterns. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Kelso · WA, USA
Orange object approximate 2 minute sighting.
Forks · WA, USA
Ball of fire floating over Forks, WA during the 4th of July fireworks display
Everett · WA, USA
Bright red orb seen on July 4th
Bellingham · WA, USA
Three lights in line formation. Disappeared in about 1 minute
Longview · WA, USA
Me and 10 outher friends of mine just got back from the 4th" of july fest in longview'.We all saw a yellow ball of light with no sound
Bellingham · WA, USA
Orange Floating Orbs On The Horizon
Tacoma · WA, USA
Oval-shaped craft blinked out of the sky
Seattle · WA, USA
I saw a small red disk and a tubular shaped green one next to it, in photo..
Spokane County (on I-90; westbound) · WA, USA
At three am in the morring I saw a red fireball cross the sky over washington state prarie.
Snoqualmie · WA, USA
Possible abduction.
Republic · WA, USA
Fast moving flat, silver object that couldn't fly this close to a hillside if it was a regular airplane.
SeaTac · WA, USA
On July 15, 2011 at about 11:15 p.m. in SeaTac, WA I saw a light/object travelling North then North-East over the SeaTac Airport.
Oak Harbor · WA, USA
Fast moving object flying over Oak Harbor, WA
Lynnwood · WA, USA
1/3 sky being lit by changing colored lights, behind dense low clouds
Vancouver · WA, USA
Strange blinking red, blue, and green lights moving in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible twinkling star?? PD))
Spokane Valley · WA, USA
Bright, Strobing Arc-Shaped light hovering over Spokane Valley, MAKING 90 DEGREE TURNS!
Marysville · WA, USA
Two red fiery objects fly over Marysville, WA; multiple witnesses
Seattle · WA, USA
Three Silver Unknown Objects Observed Over Western Seattle Sky
Des Moines · WA, USA
Lights over runway landing patterns
Orting · WA, USA
Orange balls in the sky very bright