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)
Renton · WA, USA
saw object approx 100-200 yrds in length hover above Valley Medical Center. Object was orange/red glow.
Renton (NE of · approx. 5 miles), WA, USA
While looking at aircraft producing contrails, (4 parallel trails)through binoculars, my brother spotted ufo.
Snoqualmie Pass (Interstate 90) · WA, USA
Viewed solid object, rectangular or diamond shape, 300-400 ft above ground from apprx. 1000 ft away while driving. Daylight.Hovering.15
Oak Harbor · WA, USA
I saw a red light that seemed some distance from me to the east making very strange (impossible for known aircraft) movements.
Olympic National Park (Coast of Pacific Ocean) · WA, USA
Swimming is surf.Two boys saw first.Yelled and pointed:"WHAT IS THAT!!!" I saw it.Close over bank.Bright silver.Up FAST!Angle.Tracked!
Port Angeles · WA, USA
Bright Blue-White fireball with Yellow-Orange Halo and Tail.
Auburn · WA, USA
Large harvest moon shaped object between the hills in Auburn Wa.
Brier · WA, USA
I saw and heard a chevron shaped, blue-ish lit object one night while outside.
Spokane · WA, USA
We were over the Spokane river and saw two large silver black sphere shaped crafts it felt as though one craft was perfectly in mathima
East Hoquiam · WA, USA
I and my girlfriend saw very bright white light appear,hover,disappear quickly without sound.Few minutes later same thing happened,same
Rochester (3 miles east of · Hwy 12 W), WA, USA
I was driving east on hwy 12, there were a few light clouds in the sky, I saw an ovoid shaped object at about 5-7000 ft. If I extended
Tacoma · WA, USA
driving, saw cigar craft. Moving slowly. Began to fall--started wobbling. Corrected self. Flew off.
Yakima · WA, USA
We watched a round , silver or white object hoovering between Yakima and Ellensburg Wa. It was hard to see with the naked eye so I got
Pasco · WA, USA
At about 10:40pm I was walking home from work and saw a bright fast moving satelite moving from the south to the north. It was travelin
Seattle · WA, USA
Star Wars blows up incoming.
Seattle · WA, USA
A bright light about the sized of a dime appeared, high in the NE sky. It lasted for about 5 seconds, then dropped immediately to abou
Seabeck · WA, USA
It was a nice, clear night and we were star gazing from 2330 to 0200. We saw some very unusual flashes of light and in one case, a obje
Vancouver · WA, USA
Very slow moving on southward heading orange pulsating light. Same size orange glow was dropped? and left trail when falling then vani
Seattle · WA, USA
Blue light rise maybe 20-40 miles away. Blue light for 3 seconds then small light maybe red/white (dim). object accelerated to altitude
Grandview · WA, USA
Strobing lights moving in irregular pattern @ 40 degrees above horizon 2 came together and then separated light intensity would change
Tacoma · WA, USA
Silvery craft looking like a Boeing 777 shape sized craft w/no discernable wings or tail (except a small vertical stabiler, looked like
Hatton · WA, USA
On this date I was driving,(I am a Trucker) north on U.S. 395 between Pasco and Ritzville Wa at about 10:30 pm when I saw an orange bal
Kennewick · WA, USA
in the north east sky - a huge GREEN meteor like event with a brilliant bronze like tail. an sudden instant after seeing the green fire
Tonasket · WA, USA
I saw a bright flash of light that flashed quickly. It stayed in the same spot. every flash was about two minutes apart. I also heard
Spokane · WA, USA
silver color and it move very fast,