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)
Snohomish · WA, USA
Triangle shaped object hovering above farmland
Mt. Vernon · WA, USA
strange red lighted craft, wobbling right to left then shooting straight up
Gold Bar · WA, USA
((deleted)) saw it before I did. It was a cigar-shaped thing. It was moving at a high rate of speed through the mtns. It glowed on one
Seattle · WA, USA
Driving to a meeting in Seattle Capitol Hill area, s. bound I-5 exited at Roanoke, I was stopped at light to turn, very clear winter ni
Leavenworth · WA, USA
It was an orange ball, circle type, it glowed somewhat. It seemed to be a circle with something above it that seemed to be either carry
Northbend (5 mile west of) · WA, USA
spotted object from I-5, 5 miles west of Northbend. object hovering over top of mountain. lights visible change from white to red.
Seatac · WA, USA
Fireball streaking in southeast direction, looked at first like a gigantic meteorite burning up in the atmosphere.
Grandview · WA, USA
Two groups of lights in formation
Seattle (Univ of WA) · WA, USA
Two lights moving eratically over Lake Washington traveling South
Kent · WA, USA
Between 9 pm and 10 pm an amber colored circle passed over my house
Saddle Mountains · WA, USA
Jets? With only white lights, one emitting bright white flashes every minute or so
Seattle · WA, USA
intense blue light travelling se across entire sky
Fort Lewis (I-5 freeway) · WA, USA
Very large bright white sphere moving almost as fast as a shooting star disappearing into cloud cover within seconds.
Purdy · WA, USA
PALE GREEN LIGHT MOVING VERY FAST FROM NE TO SW. SIGHTED BETWEEN CLOUDS. APPEARED TO BE DROPPING INTO THE BAY IN THE DIRECTION OF OLYM
Lyle · WA, USA
Incredible...full moon sized bright orange fireball in the North sky near Mt.Adams..fell straight down and exploded..2 small fire-balls
Woodinville · WA, USA
Blue lights that appeared to be backlit in the clouds. Sort of in a line but some closer than others. Approximately eight - not sure
Sunnyside · WA, USA
I saw a ufo whith two triangles.
Puyallup · WA, USA
Was in back yard of a trailer,/drive way near street. Happen to turn to my right and facing upperward out of the side of my right eye I
Kent · WA, USA
two objects passed east to west at an altitude of about 1000 feet. No noises and no lights. propulsion method not obvious. objects dark
Toledo/Salkum (Between) · WA, USA
one of the ufo's did zig zag manuevers across the sky west of Mt Rainer and the other one stayed fairly stationary...the the one doing
Seatac · WA, USA
Metalic silver sphere at a height of about 500-700 ft. up roughly 6-8 miles from me over the area of Southcenter Mall near Seatac airpo
Moses Lake (West of · I-90), WA, USA
large umbrella shape of a Strob light emitting a light every 5-8 seconds apart
Vancouver · WA, USA
Fast flying lighted object from North to South, lights dimmed, then went out and object was then not perceivable.
Newman Lake · WA, USA
It looked like a mother ship.
Ephrata · WA, USA
Two different UFO craft seen at same time about 3 miles apart.