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)
Tacoma · WA, USA
Orange orb rose straight up into the sky then split into 3 orange orbs.
Bellingham · WA, USA
Stationary burgundy fireball.
Yakima · WA, USA
((HOAX??)) We witnessed a sphere shaped object that floated around, when we started telling people to look at it started to disappear.
Seattle · WA, USA
Round metallic object observed over South Seattle.
Purdy · WA, USA
Yellow, round object with no other lights seen in Purdy, Wa.
Sedro Woolley · WA, USA
2 Fireballs in the sky travelling from the south to north.
Sedro Woolley · WA, USA
Two fireballs traveling from south to north.
Sumner · WA, USA
Possible plane with beam.
Eastsound (Orcas Island) · WA, USA
Extremely large bright object moving w/ intermittent lateral movements, no sound, no lights, very low, & flying mostly over water.
Puyallup · WA, USA
Two orange balls of light, in slow orbit across sky in the early morning of Sun. June 8th 2014. Puyallup wa.
Tacoma · WA, USA
Stationary bell shaped object seen in daytime sky.
Auburn · WA, USA
Flashing light from object moving in the sky.
Puyallup · WA, USA
Silent black shape-shifting UFO traveling towards moon along the horizon of setting sun. Puyallup wa, 06/09/14
Goldendale · WA, USA
Strange star lights in sky of Goldendale Washington.
Puyallup · WA, USA
EXTREMELY LARGE WHITE FLASH OF LIGHT, traveling towards the moon on 06/10-Puyallup, WA.
Vantage · WA, USA
Three female senior citizens driving north on freeway from Vantage towards Quincy, WA. On the right are hills. In the valley of one of
East Wenatchee · WA, USA
While looking through binoculars at the full moon and surrounding stars, an object, equivalent in appearance to a star or satellite, ca
Battle Ground · WA, USA
Sphere-shaped object with flame burning in center.
Auburn · WA, USA
3 bright flashes with the second being the longest followed by a helicopter(s) rounding where I live. This has happened more than once
Spokane · WA, USA
High flying, fast, large white object Eastern Washington
Clarkston · WA, USA
Black winged object with symmetrical midsection, far too large for a bird.
Snoqualmie Pass · WA, USA
Photo sent to Director.
Bremerton · WA, USA
I saw a light in the sky, towards the west Olympics. I thought at first it was an f16 or an f18, but there was no trail behind it, ap
Freeland · WA, USA
Three orange fire-ball lights seen streaming across the overhead sky.
Battle Ground · WA, USA
Three orange lights flying in a single file line about one mile between each light. taveling about 1000 ft above ground turned.