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)
Kent · WA, USA
Reddish orange glowing lights in an orb shape.
Lynden · WA, USA
Bright downward Strike of light of green and red. Beautiful and vivid .
Kelso · WA, USA
Saw a fireball flyover Longview WA from Kelso WA.
Seattle · WA, USA
Noticed two bright whitish amber lights above the magnolia neighborhood of Seattle, one light got dimm and suddenly a third light appea
Longview · WA, USA
Driving home just after sundown I drove around a corner to see a number of lights (9-12), red-orange in color, ascending to the sky. Af
Lynden · WA, USA
Huge white light blinked out and was a square object with 4 lights and NO sound.
Bellingham · WA, USA
Bright yellowish/white aircraft hovering in circles above the Cascade Mountains east of Lake Whatcom.
Kent · WA, USA
I was in my car when I saw a ball of fire I thought it was a plane at first Then I saw a 2nd and 3rd on I could see a plane too low to
Federal Way · WA, USA
Zero Noise. Flashing lights odd shape. No wings or helicopter blades.
Vancouver · WA, USA
There were two lighted circle objects flying parallel west to east then shot straight up in the sky and disappeared I got a picture of
Port Ludlow · WA, USA
House shaken by a loud "boom" sound.
Olympia · WA, USA
Fast moving light with trail, like a comet but not a comet.
Port Orchard · WA, USA
A bright orange looking star that moved In impossible ways and speeds.
Oak Harbor · WA, USA
Six orange looking objects south part of whidbey island.
Coupeville · WA, USA
One extremely bright, round, silent orange object. Moved in very fast, stopped, then moved up and away.
Lacey · WA, USA
UFO realized it had been spotted.
Seattle · WA, USA
On the date and time stated above, I had just come from the grocery store and was exiting my vehicle. While walking across the parking.
Toledo · WA, USA
Radiant glowing indigo orb seen dancing near I-5 in southern Washington state, 12/23/13.
Bellingham · WA, USA
Large UFO disk, silvery grey, hovering still, appears to be descending down, until we drove out of visible range to see it/frightened.
Pullman · WA, USA
Orange orb.
Seattle · WA, USA
Orange spheres/orbs over Seattle.
Puyallup · WA, USA
4 bright objects in the sky above downtown puyallup.
Port Townsend · WA, USA
5 red "stars" visible in NE sky, no other stars visible in that area, slowly moved and faded.
Plain · WA, USA
Bright Orange Circular discs - 6 to 8 appearing and disappearing-very random North Cascades, WA.
Woodinville · WA, USA
Possible Drone flying type object around apartment community