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Analysis of Elma, Washington UFO Sightings in 2016
We analyzed all 1 UFO sighting reports in Elma, Washington to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance was "rectangle" (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- September was the month with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- Saturday was the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- 09/10/16 was the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- Sightings occured more often during the afternoon, between the hours of 12:00 - 15:59 (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
UFO Reports in Elma, Washington from 2016
These Elma, Washington UFO reports from 2016 are presented as they were submitted other than paragraph breaks added for easier readability where necessary.
You can click the 'Report' link to view the original report along with any photos that may have been submitted to the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC).
Full Report Text:
Fast moving, bright shimmering rectangular object near Elma WA in daylight On 9-10-16, apx. 12-1210pm, while on my daily walk, I saw a large, shimmering, fast moving, rectangular shaped object for 3 to 5 seconds. The sky was clear blue, cloudless, windless, sun up and shining.
I was near Utility Lane, Elma, Washington, walking eastwards. Elevation is about 300 ft. The object appeared to head from Northerly direction east of ELMA to a Southerly direction towards Oakville, over the tops of hills that are about 500 ft in elevation.
After about 3 seconds, it turned to a black color, and dropped in altitude, and became obscured by a closer hill. Never saw object again. Did not hear any sound.
Unable to determine distance and size of object from my vantage point. Speed was significantly faster than a standard prop plane. Also, there were no noticeable aircraft flying even though there is a small airport nearby, and this is in a flight path for military aircraft as well as SEA-TAC International airport.
I've seen many planes, ultralights and helicopters on a near daily basis in the area, over many years, and this was not one of them. The only reason for this report is the extremely bright shimmering, approaching a welding arc color in brightness. Difficult to look at.
Even aluminum skinned planes aren't this bright! As a side note, I mentioned this to a friend in Oakville, WA. She was on the phone to a friend in California when she heard a sudden thundering sound that somewhat echoed, and was gone as fast as it started. She heard this about the same time as I witnessed the object in question, from my location about 15 miles away.
It may or may not be related.
Elma, Washington UFO Sightings From 2016 By Shape
This is a standardized set of shapes a UFO report can be filed under.
Shape / Appearance | Sightings | % Of Total |
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Rectangle | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Elma, Washington UFO Sightings From 2016 By Month
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the month the sighting occured in.
Month | Sightings | % Of Total |
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September | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Elma, Washington UFO Sightings From 2016 By Weekday
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the day of the week the sighting occured on.
Weekday | Sightings | % Of Total |
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Saturday | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Elma, Washington UFO Sightings From 2016 By Date (Top 5)
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the date the sighting occured on, limited to the top 5 dates with the most sightings.
Date | Sightings | % Of Total |
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09/10/16 | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Elma, Washington UFO Sightings From 2016 By Time
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the time of day the sighting occured during. We took logical 4 hour windows in order to split the day into early morning, morning, afternoon, evening, night, and late night buckets for this analysis.
Time Of Day | Hours | Sightings | % Of Total |
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Afternoon | 12:00 - 15:59 | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Other Years with Reported UFO sightings in Elma, Washington
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per year in Elma, Washington.
Year | Number of Reports | View Reports |
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2016 | 1 UFO Reports | Elma, Washington UFO Sightings in 2016 |
2007 | 1 UFO Reports | Elma, Washington UFO Sightings in 2007 |
2002 | 1 UFO Reports | Elma, Washington UFO Sightings in 2002 |
1997 | 1 UFO Reports | Elma, Washington UFO Sightings in 1997 |
1995 | 1 UFO Reports | Elma, Washington UFO Sightings in 1995 |
All Washington Cities with reported UFO sightings in 2016
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per city in Washington in 2016. You can also view the state-level list of UFO sightings in Washington in 2016.