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)
Puyallup · WA, USA
2 orange/red circles flying in unison over Puyallup.
Yelm · WA, USA
flashing lights of blue red and yellow in the sky
Seattle · WA, USA
5 very unusual glowing red aircraft flying over Seattle.
Seattle · WA, USA
3 red craft in loose formation with sweeping lights followed by 2 more craft circling. ((anonymous report))
Grand Coulee · WA, USA
((HOAX))((NUFORC Note: All contact information is bogus. PD)) Triangular craft taking photos or absorbing power.
Kalama · WA, USA
Unbelievable noise, perfect triangular formation of lights, on a dark overcast night.
Pe Ell · WA, USA
A father and son witness an egg-shaped object streak from N to S. No sound or trail; the sun appeared to reflect on it.
Edgewood · WA, USA
Lights seem to be hazy and red orange on outer edges and a yellow flame in the middle; objects seem to flicker and pulse.
Bellingham · WA, USA
Light formations.
Lynden · WA, USA
Three red, yellow spherical objects flickering and pulsating; larger than an airplane lights; in a triangular formation flying in the n
Auburn · WA, USA
Fireball changing directions over Auburn.
Lake Stevens · WA, USA
Black chevron floating upright.
Spokane · WA, USA
Fast moving white orb moving north.
Olympia · WA, USA
Jagged and glowing plasma meteor suddenly changes course, and accelerates northward incredibly fast.
Puyallup · WA, USA
Saw a shooting star at about 8:54 pm and then seconds later saw 3 bright red lights in a tight formation circling not far from trail.
Reardan · WA, USA
White oval light in night sky then vanishes in Reardan WA.
Seattle · WA, USA
Big orange ball.
Port Townsend · WA, USA
Two orange spheres appeared over the water.
Tacoma · WA, USA
Tacoma red lights in sky.
Pt. Townsend · WA, USA
Strange orange lights in eastern sky, Pt. Townsend, WA.
Redmond · WA, USA
Bright, single light, strobe flash of white light seen overhead and to the south and west. Object would flash intermittently while slo
Camano Island · WA, USA
Heard a helicopter flying low and poked my head out to see. 3 orange balls flying in a triangle odd shape, low about 500 feet.
Duvall · WA, USA
Bursts of irregular flashing light moving across the outer curvature of the earth.
Bremerton · WA, USA
Woke up with long surgical mark on left temple vein. The mark has been there for a week. I get sharp pain sometimes. And having tingles
Monroe · WA, USA
2 fireball looking objects heading west emitting sparks parallel to each other flying below the clouds slower then a plane.