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)
Omak · WA, USA
were five lights
Mukilteo · WA, USA
Did not notice the object (UFO?) until later while viewing a photo taken earlier today.
Moses Lake · WA, USA
Super fast solid white glowing light in Moses Lake, WA
Bremerton · WA, USA
This is not the first sighting we have seen in Bremerton Wa!!! It has been going on for days!!! Look up at night if you live here!!
Walla Walla · WA, USA
Low flying Orange glow object
Longview · WA, USA
Red and green lights hovering over I-5, south of Longview, WA
Gig Harbor · WA, USA
Triangle shaped craft fly over
Lake Stevens · WA, USA
round object in day time sky above clouds ~ 10,000 to 20,000 feeet hovering but moving very slowly East to West about the size of a BB
Toppenish (15 mi south of) · WA, USA
Driving south on hwy 97 about 15 miles from Toppenish,Wa. A very dark area when I observed suddenly a bright green object falling strai
Chehalis · WA, USA
oval shaped object zig zag slowly in sky and held still at times; when still red and green lights. ((NUFORC Note: Possible star?? PD
Bremerton · WA, USA
7 to 8 white lights, moving fairly quickly, no sound noticed
Seattle · WA, USA
My wife and I were on our balcony from 2:15am to 3:45 to observe the lunar eclipse. I had setup my digital camera with telephoto lens
Seattle (above) · WA, USA
Flash of light over Seattle similar to rocket burn, moves upward quickly. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Iridium satellite. PD)
Kennewick · WA, USA
triangle ufo with red lights on each end, round edges, carnival ride noise
Kirkland · WA, USA
Round, very bright object with small bright object nearby moved in a square area for 3 minutes in a.m. hours.
Stanwood · WA, USA
saucer shaped disk moving across clouds
Renton · WA, USA
two flying objects appeared and disappeared in to two different directions.
Toppenish · WA, USA
Driving S on very dark hwy 97 noticed a bright green rect. Obj. falling slowly straight down to my W ((NUFORC Note: Many reports. PD)
Tacoma · WA, USA
Orange light over Tacoma, Washington.
Trout Lake · WA, USA
Witnessed an unidentified glowing round object in the western sky above Gilliland's Ranch at Trout Lake, WA below Mt. Adams 7.6.07.
Spokane · WA, USA
Five orbs the size of hot air balloons rotated each other for 5 seconds and sped away at about 1 oclock.
Mt. Rainier National Park · WA, USA
Dark, large, disc-shape hidden in clouds that remained stationary.
Bremerton · WA, USA
Fast moving bluish light gliding across sky.
Seattle · WA, USA
Odd object over Seattle, perfectly clear day, airplanes and bird in frames for comparison
Kirkland · WA, USA
Can attest to the probability that the sightings were not of any conventional aircraft or natural phenomena of which I am aquainted.