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)
Hoquiam · WA, USA
I was about five or six years old, I was on my way down a primitive road to play baseball with the rest of the kids, out in the field t
Seattle (80miles west of) · WA, USA
Many sighting in the sky
Wenatchee · WA, USA
A witness in Wenatchee, Washington reported a V-shaped formation of seven to nine lights crossing from horizon to horizon in about five seconds in August 1963.
Camas · WA, USA
Prune Hill, Camas, Washington, a rural area above the Columbia River and across the river from PDX--I was in bed in a daylight basement
Washougal · WA, USA
A witness near Washougal, Washington reported a small object accompanied by several smaller objects with bright lights, seen for about 15 minutes in June 1963.
Normandy Park · WA, USA
Witnesses in Normandy Park, Washington described pencil-like cylindrical objects flying over the water in March 1963, in a sighting that lasted about five minutes.
Seattle · WA, USA
This event occurred many years ago when I was eight. I have never spoken publicly of it, but now, at the age of 45, I am interested in
San Juan Island (100 miles North of Seattle) · WA, USA
About noon, large disk traveled high speed and hovered Impossible maneuvers (to our level of tech). Chased pointlessly by naval jet air
Seattle · WA, USA
randomly moving starlike shape
Lake Stevens · WA, USA
In 1962, a witness near Lake Stevens, Washington, reported a disk-shaped object in the sky, remaining visible for about fifteen minutes before it moved out of view.
Castle Rock · WA, USA
My dad was a heavy equipment mechanic with a large timber company for many years and told me about a sighting he and his helper had dur
Joyce · WA, USA
Three minutes over Crescent Beach WA
Snohomish · WA, USA
In 1962, a witness in Snohomish, Washington, reported a diamond-shaped object shooting rapidly across large areas of the sky before stopping instantly at a new location, over 25 minutes.
Auburn · WA, USA
In 1961, a woman in Auburn, Washington, reported seeing a cigar-shaped craft she described as long as the valley was wide, during a sighting lasting about five minutes.
Vancouver · WA, USA
In 1961, a witness in Vancouver, Washington, reported two purple spherical objects hovering parallel to each other before separating and moving west, over about fifteen minutes.
Sumner (Lake Tapps area) · WA, USA
In 1960, a witness near Lake Tapps in Sumner, Washington, reported a spiked, spherical object traveling from west to east across the sky over about 30 seconds.
Seattle · WA, USA
In 1960, a witness in Seattle, Washington, reported three disk-shaped objects seen before dusk, one of which appeared to project a beam of light toward the ground.
Cottonwood (near) · WA, USA
The fact that whatever it was, was following ECHO the next night after it was seen by 100s of people in the sacremento valley
Seattle · WA, USA
OBJECT WAS OVAL IN SHAPE AND HAD MANY LIGHTS ON THE INSIDE PERIMETER. THE COLOR WAS LIGHT GREEN, LIKE THE OLD LUMINOUS WATCHES THAT GLO
Yakima · WA, USA
Shaped like an old fashioned oil derick-about 100 feet tall-stationary-made of pure light. We watched it,along with two or three other
Silverfdale · WA, USA
In 1960, a twelve-year-old girl camping near the Trident submarine base in Silverdale, Washington, reported an object that seemed to change shape, over about 20 minutes.
Wenatchee · WA, USA
In 1960, witnesses in Wenatchee, Washington, gathered on Sunday nights to observe a formation of high-altitude lights that vanished one at a time, over about 15 minutes.
Marysville · WA, USA
UFO Over Golf Course
Castle Rock · WA, USA
In 1959, a witness in Castle Rock, Washington, reported a large cigar-shaped object with evenly spaced windows drifting silently over treetops at night, for about 30 seconds.
Bellevue · WA, USA
In 1958, a witness in Bellevue, Washington, reported a light appearing at dusk from the southeast, arcing down near the eastern horizon before moving northwest for 20 minutes.