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)
Vancouver · WA, USA
Flashing red light moving fast and erratic.
Bremerton · WA, USA
Circular object manuvers across sky during blood moon.
Washougal · WA, USA
Light sequence on object changes in each frame.
Spokane · WA, USA
Saw one green fireball zoom downward. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect a meteor. PD))
Shelton · WA, USA
Bright white light moving & slowly fading away
Port Townsend · WA, USA
Aug. 2nd, near Port Townsend, WA. 6 second, huge expanding flame/fire--massive and suddenly disappeared.
Vancouver · WA, USA
First the object had a white light on one end and a red on the other. I say end as assuming it was long because the lights (white and r
Gig Harbor · WA, USA
Huge leading edge of circular craft seen over Gig Harbor, WA.
Spokane · WA, USA
Plane Vs UFO.
Spanaway · WA, USA
Huge sphere/un-cloaked RIGHT in front of us; it took off @ warp speed/mil. helicopters EVERYWHERE afterwards all night long/FT.Lewis.
Olympia/Nisqually Valley · WA, USA
Oval blue/ flashing a bright yellow zig-zagging before it left at great speed.
Yakima · WA, USA
Yellow orb, fades to red over Yakima.
Kingston · WA, USA
Blimp, plane or what was that overhead one moment and disappeared the next.
Sumner · WA, USA
Bright white light, flying extremely low and very low sound over Sumner, WA.
Lakewood · WA, USA
Blueish-green light flying erratically/then was blinking very fast red and went back the other way.
Lake Tapps · WA, USA
Bright Blueish Green smoking flash lit up the western skies for a second without any sounds or noise.
Port Angeles · WA, USA
Moving light, violent explosion.
Omak · WA, USA
Red lights and blinking light.
Seattle · WA, USA
Two saucer-shaped objects streak across Seattle sky, captured with camera.
Post Falls/Stateline · WA, USA
Red/Green light over fireworks show.
Ione · WA, USA
An object that appeared to be a satellite, but changed course and speed repeatedly.
Tacoma · WA, USA
5 red objects stationary, not resembling lights, planes, or fireworks. One move downward and over. Then two went toward horizon and ove
Seattle · WA, USA
Off white point of light viewed from Seattle is seen altering course 3 times before vanishing
Vancouver · WA, USA
Red and green lights flashing, while hovering and moving, then stopping.
Longview · WA, USA
Glowing lantern or drone? passes overhead during 4th of July firework displays in Longview, WA..