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)
Aberdeen · WA, USA
I noticed unusual lights coming from down the hill, over the Wishkah River, about half a mile away from the house.
Seattle · WA, USA
Two silent objects moving slowly. Daylight sighting.
Puyallup · WA, USA
Silver. Did not move, no contrail; 4 min.
Bremerton · WA, USA
Three balls of light hovering over Oyster Bay, for approximately 4 minutes before disappearing one by one. Saw 2 of the 3 on the follow
Ellensburg · WA, USA
3 orange light over Kittitas County.
Shelton · WA, USA
Loud rumbling noise, huge oblong object, mile off ground, steady light on each end, lights were a foot apart, from my reference point.
Sumner · WA, USA
LOW BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT CHANGES TO ORANGE.
Arlington · WA, USA
10-11 orange lights seen on 06 June, 2015, @ 10 PM, in Arlington, WA.
Cowiche · WA, USA
Very bright white light with red and green lights that changed shapes and stayed in area for more than an hour
Arlington · WA, USA
Bright light, seen from Arlington facing west looking towards Camano Island area
Spokane · WA, USA
Bright light in front of cloud east of Spokane
Vancouver · WA, USA
Completely motionless and silent metallic cylinder at about 200-300 feet ... mid-morning , clear skies , calm wind .
Puyallup · WA, USA
Bright blue light in the southern sky of Puyallup, WA.
Clearlake · WA, USA
Erratic white lights in the sky.
Sumner · WA, USA
Bright orange/red spheres above Sumner, WA.
Bainbridge Island · WA, USA
Pulsing light flashes in front of the ISS, caught on a high-resolution photo.
Gig Harbor · WA, USA
Amber lights the size of a large planet moving in a straight line one after another in a northerly direction. First there was one and I
Spokane Valley · WA, USA
First saw a bright light in the sky, brighter than any visible star. Light disappears instantly.
Spokane Valley · WA, USA
Flashes in the sky.
Centralia · WA, USA
Right after the sun goes down,lights appear in sky towards the W. I used camara on phone. ((NUFORC Note: Venus and Jupiter? PD))
Eatonville · WA, USA
Hovering triangle with red and blue soled lights just of 320 in mountain highway it hovered for about 10 mins and then left fast.
Spokane · WA, USA
Reddish-orange light over downtown Spokane, WA.
Tacoma · WA, USA
Two, dark black triangle shaped objects in eastern sky in Tacoma, WA.
Covington · WA, USA
Blue light. Fast.
Ritzville · WA, USA
Large disc-shaped craft seen from aircraft near Ritzville, Wa.