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)
Everett · WA, USA
Witnessed and bright white light floating along in the night sky, no noise at all. Second sighting in a couple days
Seattle · WA, USA
Slow and steady moving orange/red circles sighted in lower altitude sky above northeast Seattle
Woodland · WA, USA
Light on Lewis River brighter than brightest star moved hundreds of miles very fast in non-linear fashion; not a human craft.
North Spokane · WA, USA
Two orbs, one following the other. ((NUFORC Note: Japanese HTV-4 craft flying close to the ISS. PD))
Redmond · WA, USA
Amber Light Trails The International Space Station UFO sighting
Everett · WA, USA
ISS visible pass followed very closely by a craft designated HTV4
Ferndale · WA, USA
Went out back then saw space station with another trailing it i honestly cant remember exact time approx. 5 min later I saw another sat
Lynden · WA, USA
Black cylinder object with two solid light flying at a very slow speed eastward. It made no noise. Seen one law enforcement agent, me.
Redmond · WA, USA
I think I saw a UFO...it was a bright light that looked like a star that ascended into the heavens within five seconds.
In orbit · WA, USA
Check on n2yo.com for what is being tracked
Wenatchee · WA, USA
Flying Lights Changing DIrections over Fancher Heights, East Wenatchee, WA 98802. Lights change from bright white light to red fireball
Naches · WA, USA
Large oval craft seen breaking through clouds.
Battle Ground · WA, USA
Large orange ball phasing dim to bright
Bellingham · WA, USA
Multiple flashes like explosions in distant night sky, no sounds, nothing on police or fire scanners.
Seattle · WA, USA
Darting amber glow moving hummingbird-like through the clouds east of capitol hill in Seattle at 3:30am
Yakima · WA, USA
We sighted 3 orb like lights that changed colors from red to white and traveled fairly fast. Hovered together and separated quickly. We
Walla Walla · WA, USA
Red-orange orbs slow and low-flying over town.
Rochester · WA, USA
Viewed on different evenings, overhead, and on the western horizon,originally thought it was a star or airplane headlight.
Federal Way · WA, USA
Small, bluish light moving through the sky, changed direction, then sped off out of sight
Everett · WA, USA
"l think I just saw a UFO": A bright orange red pulsing for about 8-10 seconds in the sky and it went east in a matter of two
East Wenatchee · WA, USA
3 lights in a triangle shape that were different color from the stars.
Republic · WA, USA
The spotting was unusual and ironic. ((NUFORC Note: Possible star, we suspect. PD))
Vancouver · WA, USA
2 lights alternating from blue to red moving strangely for about 10 minutes in night sky.
Redmond · WA, USA
Me and my husband and two kids went outside to check out the meteor storm and they sort of were in and out of the house but I stayed ou
Rochester · WA, USA
Flashes of light during meteor shower