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)
Lakebay · WA, USA
9 people see UFO in night sky.
Silverdale · WA, USA
In 1958, a witness in Silverdale, Washington, reported a cylindrical object hovering above their house with multicolored blinking lights for eight to nine hours.
Tacoma · WA, USA
A witness in Tacoma, Washington reported a large disk-shaped object, roughly the size of a Boeing 727, in the evening sky for about 20 seconds in September 1957.
Longview · WA, USA
My uncle and I were standing outside on a warm summer evening. We were talking about unions and looking up at the stars. It was about
Carnation (on Tolt River · Cascade Mts.), WA, USA
1955 daytime sighting of a saucer craft by a family of four while on a picnic on a Sunday in the Cascade Mts. of Washington. The famil
Puyallup · WA, USA
A driver near Puyallup, Washington reported an oval-shaped object hovering above the treetops just ahead on the road, for a few seconds in August 1954.
Wenatchee · WA, USA
round, silver-colored, shiny, saucer-shaped object flew at a high rate of speed horizon to horizon - taking about 45 seconds
North Bend · WA, USA
My cousin and I who were children at the time, watched a round, smooth, silent object which had a pinkish glow, come across his field f
Kelso (Cowlitz Co. hills) · WA, USA
Local residents near Kelso, Washington reported three oval-shaped objects in the sky for about five minutes in June 1953; the sighting reportedly remains unexplained.
Mount Vernon · WA, USA
A witness in Mount Vernon, Washington reported a cigar-shaped object in the sky for about three minutes in October 1952; few further details were recorded.
Richland · WA, USA
Witnesses in Richland, Washington reported seven large, luminous circular objects flying in a V formation at night in October 1952.
Tacoma · WA, USA
Witnesses reported six sphere-shaped objects, described as roughly the size of a 747, flying in formation over a military base near Tacoma, Washington in July 1952.
North Bend · WA, USA
Witnesses in North Bend, Washington reported a daylight object of unknown shape observed at close range, roughly 50 feet away, for two to three minutes in 1952.
Tacoma · WA, USA
Six sphere-shaped objects were reported flying in formation close to an Air Force base near Tacoma, Washington, observed for about 30 seconds on July 25, 1952.
Auburn · WA, USA
A witness in Auburn, Washington reported a huge, oval-shaped object early in the evening, observed for about one minute in June 1952.
Allyn · WA, USA
A witness in Allyn, Washington reported an encounter involving what was described as a physical examination aboard an unidentified, disk-shaped craft, observed for about three hours in May 1952.
Otis Orchards · WA, USA
Cigar shaped Disc darting back and forth (East/West), Western shores of Liberty Lake, WA & West, @ < 45 degre angle to So. Horizon
Spokane Valley (Otis Orchards) · WA, USA
UFO over the Spokane Valley 1951
Lynden · WA, USA
Brilliantly lighted disks observed over Abbotsford, BC Airport. ((NUFORC Note: Witness later became an experienced pilot. PD))
Newman Lake · WA, USA
A witness in Newman Lake, Washington reported an immense object hovering above nearby hilltops, observed for about 15 minutes in July 1950.
Fort Lewis · WA, USA
the triangular shaped craft chased each other, turning at sharp angles and then left in a straight line at incredible speed
Steilacoom · WA, USA
AS A GIRL OF ABOUT NINE AND MY SISTER WHO WAS EIGHT AND OUR FATHER WERE DOWN AT THE WATER, AT DUSK SITTING AND LOOKING OUT, ALL ALONE.
Seattle · WA, USA
A student in Seattle, Washington reported photographing an unidentified object and was told by the Air Force to submit the photos and negatives, around June 1949.
Seattle · WA, USA
UFO Hovers over Seattle sky
Ritzville · WA, USA
By car to Prescott, AZ. We were crossing a desert (I can still see the whole picture) when to our R, we saw a light rise.