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)
Bellingham · WA, USA
Appeared as orbs to begin with, then took other shapes.
Spokane Valley · WA, USA
Star like objects in near space visible from Spokane Valley.
Woodinville · WA, USA
ISS-looking bright ufo flies over Washington at great speed or low altitude, or both....
Port Hadlock · WA, USA
Two triangular objects seen through/over high clouds.
Walla Walla · WA, USA
Bright light hovering over Walla Walla.
Hermiston · WA, USA
Driving home from Oregon to State of WA.My sister's and I seen like hafe a rainbow fall out of the sky very fast and rainbow colors
Spokane · WA, USA
While trying to capture photos of the Northern Lights on Sunday evening/early morning Monday, I witnessed a flashing light that went fr
Whidbey Island · WA, USA
Round light source in the sky captured close to Naval Base, which was not a plane.
Roy · WA, USA
I saw some small bright lights that made an elongated diamond shape and then they each blinked out one by one.
Lynnwood · WA, USA
Spotted black hovering UFO of unusual/hard to distinguish shape near parking lot, before flying away @ high speed. ((anonymous report))
Takhlakh Lake · WA, USA
Three lights appeared over Mt. Adams, then descend to the top of the mountain.
Seattle · WA, USA
3 lights chilling (like ordinary stars)-suddenly break apart and move in opposite directions. ((anonymous report))
Everett · WA, USA
Around 11 p.m., my neighbor and I were outside talking. She noticed a light somewhat high in the sky that was moving.
Springdale · WA, USA
((HOAX??)) A little after midnight. Me and my 3 friends where chilling around a fire talking.
Graham · WA, USA
One really brite white light moving south across the sky
North Bend · WA, USA
Bright light in the sky stops and takes off in the other direction
Tacoma · WA, USA
Bright geometric arrowhead shaped object Flying over Tacoma, WA.
Bellingham · WA, USA
Looked like a standard satellite in orbit that suddenly became larger took on a very bright yellow glow, faded and changed direction.
Spokane · WA, USA
UFO oval shape emitted immensely bright lights for one minute.
Spokane · WA, USA
Oval craft emitted a extremely bright light for a minute then went back to the "normal" lights then headed W.
Black Diamond · WA, USA
Greenish gold teardrop shaped object silently traveling NNW 10 times faster than jetliner over Black Diamond, WA.
Bellevue · WA, USA
Red and Green fireball in Washington
Kent · WA, USA
It wasn't anything I have ever seen in the sky moving at that rate with no sound very low and very fast!!
Spokane · WA, USA
Just before 10pm, it streaked slower than a meteor, arching from S to N faster than a jet, it left silver blue trail. ((anon. report))
Yelm (near) · WA, USA
Abnormal for meteor, no flare, no sparks, no burn out no change at all hor. to hor., 8 sec.. ((NUFORC Note: Senior pilot. PD))