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)
Port Angeles · WA, USA
Night time sighting, 3 large gold lights on corners, one red light on nose of diamond, couldn't see any body but heard FAINT JET ENGINE
West Richland · WA, USA
I saw 2 lights settled in a constellation, which appeared to be stars, but had a sudden abnormal movement. One below the belt of orion
Spokane · WA, USA
extremely bright light appearing to the south of our location moving straight down from upper atmoshpere to ground was not moveing hori
Burien/SeaTac · WA, USA
At 11:24 PST., travelling southbound I-5, I saw a bright blue flash/streak heading from the southeast, from my point of view, to the so
Bothell · WA, USA
Saw 2 cylindrical and 4 oval objects slowly descend from clouds over the Wenatchee area. About 15 jets over area, but only 2 or 3 at a
Bothell (north east Seattle area) · WA, USA
Two cylinder objects as if they were clouds at first. One seemed to "land" or fly VERY low, stop and wasn't to be seen agian. 4 other
Monroe · WA, USA
On November,6th,1998,approximately 6:30pm, I was heading west on Hwy2, just out of Monroe,Wa. My girlfriend and I were just coming back
Federal Way · WA, USA
I was driving southbound on I-5,just past the Federal Way truck scales, when I noticed an unusual light that appeared to hover over the
Blaine · WA, USA
2 bright green flashes each lasting about 1 sec separated by about 10 sec
Mattawa · WA, USA
Disk flew over raodway, unlit except from reflection of car lights
Ellensburg · WA, USA
Orange dripping orb.... WA
Auburn · WA, USA
small fast ball of orange light moving east to west above the treetops.
Spokane · WA, USA
thought we saw a satellite going over,it changed direction 80 deg.in 1/4 sec, then again. Had a transparent triangle shape around centr
Seattle · WA, USA
Bright, multi-colored (mostly green and blue, but some red) flashes across the eastern horizon.
Cheney · WA, USA
Driving E on I-90 at approx. mile marker 164 at 6:32 pm PST on car clock, noticed white ball of light moving across night sky from my 1
Vashon Island · WA, USA
An EXTREMELY BRIGHT localized flash (within 200 yards from me) that was as bright as lightening but silent. The light was white and li
Battle Ground · WA, USA
Saw a light traveling low in the horizon at night that normally would have appeared to be an airplane except it was moving too fast. I
Nisqually · WA, USA
burnt out disk gets ride from trucker to air force base
Walla Walla (west of) · WA, USA
I bright green flash, followed by an object decending at a 35 degree angle in the sky.
Suquamish · WA, USA
very intense lighting up of the sky
Aberdeen · WA, USA
Descending fiery object exploded and lit up whole sky momentarily like transformer explosion at high altitude
Columbia River { mile marker 230} · WA, USA
Flaring green fireball,with sparks and smoke trailing behind it. traveling vertically downward
Bellevue/Issaquah · WA, USA
Dashes of silver light. Traveling at an upward angle from the south to north.
Spokane (About 30 miles SW of,I-90 · maybe MM 254), WA, USA
Dark boomerange object seen for ten minutes hovering over the freeway with a bright light out the front that lit up the fields. No jet
Lake Stevens · WA, USA
Craft with unusual sound flies over dark and fog shrouded Lake Stevens while being pursued by fast moving car.