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)
Bellingham (Sudden Valley) · WA, USA
Two lights following each other across the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly the ISS, followed by the Russian supply capsule. PD))
Lacey · WA, USA
Three orange lights in a triangle shape the lights looked like fire moving at a high rate of speed at a very high altitude
Bellingham · WA, USA
2 OBJECTS, VERY HIGH ONE FOLLOWING THE OTHER
Moxee · WA, USA
My wife and I went out to watch the 4 TH of July fireworks at our house. I noticed a strange Orange cloud in the sky and took a photo
Vancouver · WA, USA
Blueberry Size Glowing Orange Object going East, above the Columbia River at 3500-4000 ft. and a speed of approximately 150mph +.
Everett · WA, USA
Two orange lights move across the sky over Everett, Washington on the night of July 4th, 2010
Fall City · WA, USA
Orange fireball flying West in Washington State on July 4th.
Seattle · WA, USA
Bright orange/red light orb seen over Gasworks Park, Seattle just moments before fireworks show.
Vancouver · WA, USA
UFO's seen on 4th of July, above Vancouver,WA
Kingston · WA, USA
Red very slow pulsating light
Lakewood · WA, USA
4th of July Glowing objects floating among fireworks in Lakewood, WA ((NUFORC Note: Possible party lanterns? PD))
Vancouver · WA, USA
The objects finally came into the shape of the constellation peggasas and were red orbs
Lynnwood · WA, USA
Red circle shape- high up hovering around- turned black then took off fast!
Bothell · WA, USA
Two smoothly gliding, glowing orange orbs over Bothell, WA, with photograph. Animated movie from prior sighting of 1997.
Lakewood · WA, USA
Red fireball fading in and out, moving slowly through sky.
Lake Stevens · WA, USA
Glowing orange ball slowly flies toward us in an "S", drops down, pauses, then flies away.
Lake Stevens · WA, USA
Large orange amber sphere flying over Callow road in Lake Stevens, Washington. 9 witnesses.
Edmonds · WA, USA
Two strange orange glowing cylinder shaped lights apeared for 2 minutes from nowhere and disapeared just as suddenly.
Sultan · WA, USA
7 fireball crafts flew overhead from north to south in Sultan, WA at 22:30 on July 4, 2010
Bremerton · WA, USA
Two red glowing circles hovering in sky on July 4th.
Bothell · WA, USA
Yellow/Orange Lights
Taholah · WA, USA
I know what I saw.
Omak · WA, USA
moving lights in the sky over the firwork celebration, 07/04/10. ((NUFORC Note: Overflight of ISS and Russian supply capsule. PD))
Marysville · WA, USA
we saw a space ship looking thing that turned into a fireball and zigzagged back and forth and flew away
Lynnwood · WA, USA
Amber light heading west over Lynnwood, Washington.