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)
University Place · WA, USA
Three starlike objects moving SLOWLY across the sky in unison either at high altitude or in orbit.
Bellingham · WA, USA
At about 8:30-8:45pm on Christmas Night, I stepped out into my back yard and looked at the western sky. Through the tall trees.
Redmond · WA, USA
Ball of fire moving very slowly across the sky.
Ocean Shores · WA, USA
Extremely high rate of speed fuzzy large red ball.
Cle Elum · WA, USA
7-9 orange glowing objects traveling north/northeast right at the tree line.
Olympia · WA, USA
Slow moving, bright colored light in western sky.
Sequim · WA, USA
It was dark but the craft was about 80 feet in length. It had 5 lights the were a light faded green color and the lights were large in
Bellingham · WA, USA
10-15 yellow orange lights south of Bellingham.
Tacoma · WA, USA
At ~9:40 PM in Tacoma, my wife noticed a red/orange flashing lights flying through the sky between the clouds.
Seattle · WA, USA
Two dark triangles spotted in West Seattle.
Bremerton · WA, USA
Witnessed a fast moving small blue light across sky to the horizon.
Harrington · WA, USA
A craft flying westbound and banking with a red light on each side and a blueish/white light in the rear.
Colbert · WA, USA
Low, hovering, disk-shaped craft, with four solid purple lights.
Olympia · WA, USA
((NUFORC Note: Witness provides no information about his sighting. PD))
Moses Lake · WA, USA
I noticed a sudden flash of green light looking much like a shooting star in SW sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor? PD))
Spokane · WA, USA
12+ blinking, pulsing, and darting around lights at varied distances for 5+ hours after power outages and less light pollution.
Seattle · WA, USA
((HOAX??)) Large bright white light moving in zig-zag pattern across the sky.
Glacier · WA, USA
Three people saw a large orange reddish ball in the western night sky with unusual movement never saw anything like it before.
Granite Falls · WA, USA
V-shaped lights seen in the sky.
Seattle · WA, USA
Approx. 12 reddish/orange lights over downtown Seattle.
Bremerton · WA, USA
((HOAX??)) 30+ flashing lights in the Kitsap Co. night skies that look like stars at a quick glance but flashing red, white, blue.
Spokane · WA, USA
I looked out my window and saw this glowing light. It was to bright and to big to be a star. ((NUFORC Note: Venus?? PD))
Eastsound · WA, USA
5-7 star shaped craft spotted in the San Juan Islands.
Auburn · WA, USA
Three low hovering orange lights, two seemed to be connected I'm not entirely sure. It was dark and I couldn't make out a certain shape
Suquamish · WA, USA
Over a dozen objects in formation; they were flashing red, blue, green and yellow. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly "twinkling" stars? PD))