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)
Seattle · WA, USA
OR citizen on Space Needle sees 3 "dull orange lights" fly overhead. Objects performed some unusual movement in formation.
Redmond · WA, USA
Two young girls out walking, hear dogs barking, then see bizarre craft hovering nearby. Then see 4 others. Round, large, w/ lights.
Maple Valley · WA, USA
Woman witnesses a "ball, a bright light, floating across sky." It "zigzagged, faded, shot straight up."
Lynnwood · WA, USA
Man reports seeing bright light to west of Lynnwood. (Detailed facts not taken.)
Seattle · WA, USA
Cloudless night, clear: craft silent, six round, pale orange lights on underside of craft; travelled south to north, not fast.I saw it
Tacoma · WA, USA
Woman and landlord witness "two boxes connected at one corner" drifting north. Faint reddish color. Witness alarmed by sighting.
Seattle · WA, USA
Woman, cousin, and neighbors witness large, very bright obj. descend rapidly in SW sky. "1/2 size of moon." Large tail, left trail.
Stanwood · WA, USA
MUFON member captures streaking disc, or "cigar," on video tape. Obj. appears to transform into sphere. Convincing tape.
Lynnwood · WA, USA
Couple witness a large blue-green obj. streak downward in eastern sky. Looked "like comet w/ tail." Expected explosion, but none.
Hazel Dell · WA, USA
Man reports witnessing strobe light in sky, then go dim. (Tumbling satellite?)
Bellevue · WA, USA
Two men witness "round object w/ flame trail" descend out of sky. Color was "white w/ slight fire color." Very large.
Lynnwood · WA, USA
Man witnesses 5 very luminous, "crescent-moon shapes" pass overhead.
Vancouver · WA, USA
Son wakes mother; both witness clump of bright, white lights overhead in formation. "Like clump of stars." Obj. streaks off.
Shelton · WA, USA
Man witnesses strange "green flash, about the size of a nickel." (At arm's length?) Flash may have had a "white outline."
Crescent Lake · WA, USA
Several family members see very peculiar flashing, lights in night sky overhead. Yellowish, white color. Zigzagged, disappeared.
Bothell · WA, USA
MUFON member observes w/ binoculars "ivory-colored object, wingless" descend into trees in vicinity of FEMA facility.
Woodland · WA, USA
Husband & wife witness strange, bright light in night sky. Other reports in area for same night. (Facts unclear.)
Woodland · WA, USA
Woman & daughter witness strange, very bright, green obj. streak in E sky. "As big as moon." Seen twice by others previous week.
Lacey · WA, USA
Woman awakend from deep sleep "by explosion." Saw flash of bright light in "upper right part of bedroom window." Couldn't move.
Puyallup · WA, USA
Man went outside to smoke, witnesses peculiar light pass overhead very fast. Appeared to move south, but suddenly turned.
Arlington · WA, USA
I was out packing groceries in and I noticed a pink colored glow across the street I went in and put groceries down and went out again
Bellevue · WA, USA
Young woman reports seeing 2 strange green lights in western sky. Drift north.
Seattle · WA, USA
Woman w/ 2 neighbors witness peculiar green lights in, or above, clouds. At one point, lights appeared to become a "bright beam."
Lancaster · WA, USA
FAA empl. reports 2 stationary radar returns over Lancaster. USAF radar confirms returns. Multiple visual sightitings of 2 obj..
Redmond · WA, USA
Young artist witnesses "round, oval-shaped object" moving across sky very fast from S to E. Peculiar lights on nose & tail.