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)
Forks · WA, USA
Comet or craft?!
Ocean Shores · WA, USA
We were outside, 11:54pm, saw 4 lights moving east at the bottom of the big dipper. ((NUFORC Note: Space Link satellites. PD))
Sinclair Island · WA, USA
Four white dots/objects moving in line across sky
West seattle · WA, USA
Saw four dots in a line they looked like a row. ((NUFORC Note: String of Space Link satellites. PD))((anonymous source))
Colville · WA, USA
View was S sky. A row of 3 visible lights appeared overhead, high alt.. ((NUFORC Note: SpaceX satellites? PD))
Springdale · WA, USA
Spheres of light in sky too many to count at rapid speeds at satellite distances. ((NUFORC Note: Space Link satellites. PD))
Eatonville · WA, USA
silver, round balls of light flying together very fast and low on the horizon. There was no sound. ((NUFORC Note: Satellites? PD))
Shuksin picnic area · WA, USA
We noticed a big orange light in the sky at first. We spent a lot of time staring at it as it would get brighter. ((anonymous source))
Seattle · WA, USA
Witnessed an orange orb/light across the street from my house and in seconds, a human like greenish thing leaped into it and vanished.
Port Townsend · WA, USA
I saw two red lights horizontal to the horizon, a third red light came from between them onto the beach in front of my house.
Richland · WA, USA
I watched a perfect triangle about the size of a baseball field, very bright, red/orange, silently float above me for about 1 minute un
Marysville · WA, USA
Took some pictures of a sunset over the Olympics and caught some interesting artifacts not visible to the eye.
Olympia · WA, USA
I have pictures of 3 cigar shaped crafts that looked like temples when the landed.3 50-80' tall with Egyptian designs on them. One
Ephrata · WA, USA
4 bright whitish yellow lights completely silent and weaving between each other abnormally close to each other .hear and saw plane afte
East Wenatchee · WA, USA
Orange pulsing light.
Spanaway · WA, USA
Three bright reddish pink lights in a triangle formation with a white object traveling out of it and heading SE. ((anonymous report))
Lakewood · WA, USA
2 silver-reflective sphere/orbs seen in the sky west of I-5 in Lakewood, WA area.
Snohomish · WA, USA
Round circle on skyline. ((NUFORC Note: Object is so small in photo that we are unable to see it at all. PD))
Spokane Valley · WA, USA
3 long silver cylinders not moving placed like in a half moon shape
Seattle · WA, USA
Blue Oval Lightship
Puyallup · WA, USA
Lighted cylinder hovers over Puyallup, WA.
Hobart · WA, USA
A star like bright light disappears in the sky.
The Dalles area · WA, USA
Anyone ever feel compelled/have an urgent need to be at a certain destination you've never visited before? So off I go a 5 hour road tr
Vancouver · WA, USA
The two of us were driving headed W on a back road parallel to hwy 14 in Vancouver, WA. We witnessed a large green light.
Ocean Shores/copalis beach · WA, USA
Bright "star" quickly changing directions for 3 to 4 minutes untill it just vanished. Star "joyride!"