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)
North Cove · WA, USA
A very very large meteor
Seattle · WA, USA
Man calls to rept. that he can calculate when sun will blow up, based on design of Barbary Castle Crop Circle.
Lake Tahuyeh · WA, USA
MUFON member reports gigantic, black ship passes NNE over house at 5 mph. 20 min sighting. Good rept.
Lynnwood · WA, USA
Man repts. seeing very large, very bright object pass overhead. Moving E, then turns to NE. 2nd sighting.
Colville Reservation · WA, USA
Colville Police Disp. repts. "blue, shimmering thing" observed. Then it "blew up," and disappeared.
Yakima · WA, USA
Man sees bright light approaching; prominent in night sky. Splits into 3 lights, 1 white, 2 red. Drifts off.
Woodinville · WA, USA
Woman lets dog out, sees whole street illuminated "like daylight." Sees slanting shaft of light. Bizarre!
Vancouver · WA, USA
Multiple witnesses, newspaper article about green obj streaking to north. Many calls to media.
Seattle · WA, USA
Multiple calls regarding green obj. streaking NNW from Renton to Paine Field. Low alt. (?) One witness repts. it hovered.
Mill Creek · WA, USA
Woman observed bizarre, stationary blue-green light for 2-3 min. Disappeared suddenly.
Kent · WA, USA
MUFON member repts. strange contrails in sky over Kent.
Auburn · WA, USA
Woman repts. very bright obj. in S sky. Brighter than star. Not visible 23FE95.
Seattle · WA, USA
Multiple calls continue to come in regarding green fireball that flew from Portland to Seattle 22FE95 @ 0537 hrs. No sonic boom.
Tacoma · WA, USA
Mother & son witness strange lighted obj. in S sky. Moved relative to trees. Slowly rose & disappeared.
Snohomish · WA, USA
Man, wife, & grandson witness elongate obj. E of Rte. 9. Boy identifies it as "spaceship." Serious report.
Mercer Island · WA, USA
Woman repts. a bright, stationary light in N sky, 2-3 deg. above horizon. Red, blue, white. (Star?)
Stanwood · WA, USA
Multiple witnesses observe 2 white lights near Camano Island. Moved. MUFON member followed up.
Mt. Vernon · WA, USA
Man repts. strange light in SW sky, 30 deg. above horizon. (Twinkling star?)
Mukilteo · WA, USA
Man sees very bright light descend vertically, very fast. Appears to descend to ground level beyond tree line.
Electric City · WA, USA
Man repts. seeing large, silver sphere in morning sky. Military-type jet flew toward it.
Eastgate · WA, USA
Woman witnessed strange, blinking light in SW sky. It simply winked out suddenly.
Warm Beach · WA, USA
Woman witnessed a red "ball" from her home near beach. Object flew off suddenly.
Shelton · WA, USA
CA woman visiting daughter witness discs and triangular ships over Squaxin Island in Puget Sound. Dramatic.
Marysville · WA, USA
Young man sees large triangular ship w/ blue & white lights moving slowly in night sky. Streaks off to north.
Redmond · WA, USA
Experienced ufologist reports seeing large, round, white light that moved across sky. Saw 2 other small obj..