Last updated on June 1, 2024

Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001

This page aggregates and analyzes all UFO sighting reports made in Renton, Washington during 2001.

How many UFO sightings were there in Renton, Washington in 2001?

  • There were 3 officially reported UFO sightings in Renton in 2001.
  • Renton ranks #19 on the list of cities with the most reported UFO sightings in Washington in 2001.

Washington cities with the most UFO sightings in 2001

Rank City Number of Reports
1 Seattle, WA 38 UFO Reports
2 Vancouver, WA 11 UFO Reports
3 Bothell, WA 8 UFO Reports
4 Bellingham, WA 6 UFO Reports
5 Spokane, WA 6 UFO Reports

Analysis of Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001

We analyzed all 3 UFO sighting reports in Renton, Washington to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:

UFO Reports in Renton, Washington from 2001

These Renton, Washington UFO reports from 2001 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).

Renton, WA

Full Report Text:

Blue/Green cylinder shaped object falling from the sky My husband and I were in our car. We both saw a light in the sky. When we focused we saw a cylinder shaped object falling from the sky.

It was a teal green and had a white fuzziness around it. The sky is kind of cloudy tonight so there were reflections from them. It did not travel as fast as a falling star and it was not moving across the sky like a plane.

It was more like a bomb falling from the sky. We are not sure how big it really was because we are not sure how far away it really was. From our viewpoint it was about a foot in length and 6' wide.

Neither of us has seen anything like this before in our lives. We live right next to a major airport, Boeing Field, and air force bases. We see strange planes and such all the time.

We are sure this was not a plane or anything. Because of the recent events we phoned the police, just in case it was not some kind of biological warfare device. I am sure they though we were crazy.

Well hopefully this interests someone… ((NUFORC Note: Event occurred at 20:21::52 hrs. (Pacific Daylight Time), as reported by Mr. Ed Majden, astronomer, Courtenay, B.

C. We have changed the time above. PD)) ((Note to witness: Dear Mrs.

((name deleted)), Thank you very much for the excellent report. Could you please let us know 1) what direction you were facing, when you saw the object, and 2) what course it took across the sky? We would like that information to help us calculate how high the object was. I suspect it was a meteor, but that is only a guess at this stage.

Thank you very much for sharing the information with our Center! Cordially, Peter B. Davenport, Director ((RESPONES)) We were facing north/west It came straight down from the sky. It didn't look like it was at an angle.

Are their really blue meteors, I always thought they would be a white yellow color? Let me know if I can give you any more information. ((name deleted)).

10/15/01 8:22 PM

UFO Shape: cylinder

Lasted: 5 sec.

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Renton, WA

Full Report Text:

Large White Flash above Renton. After reading some of these reports, I decided to discuss my own sighting. Unfortunately I can’t remember the date, but I believe it was in 2001.

I was driving on Maple Valley Highway near Jones Rd going west, at about 10:30 or 11:0p.m. The sky was clear, and stars were visible.

I saw something in my peripheral in the upper right hand corner of the windshield. It was some sort of light that moved strangely in the sky. I glanced up and the moment that I did, I saw a bright egg shaped light that flashed and grew smaller within a fraction of a second.

It was like when you turn off an old TV and the light goes to the center of the screen, or a Sci-Fi movie where a spaceship zooms away at light speed. I distinctly got the impression that it had moved away at an incredible speed. This would have been over Renton or 405 depending on the distance.

It happened so fast that I wouldn’t be able to judge its exact location or distance, but I believe it was at least a hundred feet up. The light was such a bright white that it left an imprint in my vision like when you stare at a light source for too long and you see a pink or green blob when you turn away. I would have dismissed this whole event, had it not been for the fact that I could still see that imprint.

I had a strong impulse to pull over and look in the sky in the direction it had gone, but there wasn’t a convenient place, as that stretch of road has no shoulder. ((NUFORC Note: Source of report indicates that the date of the incident is approximate. PD)).

09/20/01 11:00 PM

UFO Shape: flash

Lasted: 1 second

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Renton, WA

Full Report Text:

Saw a Fireball at 9:00 pm sharp north of Sea-Tac Airport. Looking to the east from Chelsea Park, Wa. at 9:00 pm sharp we saw a fireball descending rapidly from North to the south at a steep angle.

This area is north of the airport by a short distance,and though there was no trail, the angle of descent and speed of the fireball seemed much out of character for an aircraft. Immediatly following, our cellphone rang. Sister said she saw a green fireball, apparently at the same time, over Maury Island, Wa.

08/24/01 9:00 PM

UFO Shape: fireball

Lasted: one second

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Renton, Washington UFO Sightings From 2001 By Shape

This is a standardized set of shapes a UFO report can be filed under.

Shape / Appearance Sightings % Of Total
Fireball 1 reported sightings 33.33% of all reports
Cylinder 1 reported sightings 33.33% of all reports
Flash 1 reported sightings 33.33% of all reports

Renton, Washington UFO Sightings From 2001 By Month

This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the month the sighting occured in.

Month Sightings % Of Total
August 1 reported sightings 33.33% of all reports
October 1 reported sightings 33.33% of all reports
September 1 reported sightings 33.33% of all reports

Renton, Washington UFO Sightings From 2001 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
Friday 1 reported sightings 33.33% of all reports
Monday 1 reported sightings 33.33% of all reports
Thursday 1 reported sightings 33.33% of all reports

Renton, Washington UFO Sightings From 2001 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
08/24/01 1 reported sightings 33.33% of all reports
10/15/01 1 reported sightings 33.33% of all reports
09/20/01 1 reported sightings 33.33% of all reports

Renton, Washington UFO Sightings From 2001 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
Night 20:00 - 23:59 3 reported sightings 100.00% of all reports

Other Years with Reported UFO sightings in Renton, Washington

These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per year in Renton, Washington.

Year Number of Reports View Reports
2023 1 UFO Reports Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 2023
2022 1 UFO Reports Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 2022
2020 4 UFO Reports Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 2020
2019 1 UFO Reports Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 2019
2018 2 UFO Reports Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 2018
2017 1 UFO Reports Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 2017
2016 3 UFO Reports Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 2016
2015 4 UFO Reports Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 2015
2014 2 UFO Reports Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 2014
2013 1 UFO Reports Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 2013
2012 8 UFO Reports Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 2012
2011 4 UFO Reports Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 2011
2010 3 UFO Reports Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 2010
2009 3 UFO Reports Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 2009
2008 1 UFO Reports Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 2008
2007 3 UFO Reports Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 2007
2006 1 UFO Reports Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 2006
2005 4 UFO Reports Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 2005
2004 4 UFO Reports Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 2004
2003 6 UFO Reports Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 2003
2002 7 UFO Reports Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 2002
2001 3 UFO Reports Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
2000 1 UFO Reports Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 2000
1999 6 UFO Reports Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 1999
1998 2 UFO Reports Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 1998
1997 3 UFO Reports Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 1997
1996 1 UFO Reports Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 1996
1995 5 UFO Reports Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 1995
1994 1 UFO Reports Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 1994
1991 1 UFO Reports Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 1991
1979 1 UFO Reports Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 1979

All Washington Cities with reported UFO sightings in 2001

These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per city in Washington in 2001. You can also view the state-level list of UFO sightings in Washington in 2001.

City Number of Reports View Reports
Seattle 38 UFO Reports Seattle, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Vancouver 11 UFO Reports Vancouver, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Bothell 8 UFO Reports Bothell, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Bellingham 6 UFO Reports Bellingham, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Spokane 6 UFO Reports Spokane, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Granite Falls 5 UFO Reports Granite Falls, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Port Angeles 5 UFO Reports Port Angeles, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Bellevue 5 UFO Reports Bellevue, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Olympia 5 UFO Reports Olympia, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Enumclaw 4 UFO Reports Enumclaw, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Moses Lake 4 UFO Reports Moses Lake, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Kennewick 4 UFO Reports Kennewick, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Bremerton 4 UFO Reports Bremerton, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Arlington 4 UFO Reports Arlington, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Tacoma 3 UFO Reports Tacoma, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Everett 3 UFO Reports Everett, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Woodinville 3 UFO Reports Woodinville, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Auburn 3 UFO Reports Auburn, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Federal Way 3 UFO Reports Federal Way, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Redmond 3 UFO Reports Redmond, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Renton 3 UFO Reports Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Puyallup 3 UFO Reports Puyallup, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Yakima 3 UFO Reports Yakima, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Duvall 3 UFO Reports Duvall, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Battle Ground 2 UFO Reports Battle Ground, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Issaquah 2 UFO Reports Issaquah, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Shoreline 2 UFO Reports Shoreline, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Kent 2 UFO Reports Kent, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Castle Rock 2 UFO Reports Castle Rock, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Mountlake Terrace 2 UFO Reports Mountlake Terrace, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Kingston 2 UFO Reports Kingston, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Marysville 2 UFO Reports Marysville, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Salmon La Sac 2 UFO Reports Salmon La Sac, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Tonasket 2 UFO Reports Tonasket, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Lake Forest Park 2 UFO Reports Lake Forest Park, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Lynnwood 2 UFO Reports Lynnwood, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Soap Lake 1 UFO Reports Soap Lake, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
North Bend 1 UFO Reports North Bend, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Chehalis 1 UFO Reports Chehalis, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Selah 1 UFO Reports Selah, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Union 1 UFO Reports Union, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Sumner 1 UFO Reports Sumner, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Bow-Edison 1 UFO Reports Bow-Edison, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Graham 1 UFO Reports Graham, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Gig Harbor 1 UFO Reports Gig Harbor, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Woodinvile 1 UFO Reports Woodinvile, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Ellensburg 1 UFO Reports Ellensburg, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Monroe 1 UFO Reports Monroe, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Covington 1 UFO Reports Covington, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Carson 1 UFO Reports Carson, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Wellpinit 1 UFO Reports Wellpinit, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Yelm 1 UFO Reports Yelm, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Steilacoom 1 UFO Reports Steilacoom, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Natches 1 UFO Reports Natches, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Rochester 1 UFO Reports Rochester, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Maple Valley 1 UFO Reports Maple Valley, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Redondo 1 UFO Reports Redondo, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Lynden 1 UFO Reports Lynden, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Buckley 1 UFO Reports Buckley, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Washougal 1 UFO Reports Washougal, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Shelton 1 UFO Reports Shelton, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Camas 1 UFO Reports Camas, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Camano Island 1 UFO Reports Camano Island, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Lincoln 1 UFO Reports Lincoln, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Mount Vernon 1 UFO Reports Mount Vernon, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Oak Harbor 1 UFO Reports Oak Harbor, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Spanaway 1 UFO Reports Spanaway, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Edmonds 1 UFO Reports Edmonds, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Cle Elum 1 UFO Reports Cle Elum, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Wilbur 1 UFO Reports Wilbur, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Stanwood 1 UFO Reports Stanwood, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Airway Heights 1 UFO Reports Airway Heights, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Aberdeen 1 UFO Reports Aberdeen, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Kirkland 1 UFO Reports Kirkland, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Wauconda 1 UFO Reports Wauconda, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Carnation 1 UFO Reports Carnation, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Ferndale 1 UFO Reports Ferndale, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Snoqualmie 1 UFO Reports Snoqualmie, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Elbe 1 UFO Reports Elbe, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Lopez Island 1 UFO Reports Lopez Island, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Woodland 1 UFO Reports Woodland, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Port Orchard 1 UFO Reports Port Orchard, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Freeland 1 UFO Reports Freeland, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Deer Park 1 UFO Reports Deer Park, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Sequim 1 UFO Reports Sequim, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Hanford Nuclear Reservation 1 UFO Reports Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Vashon Island 1 UFO Reports Vashon Island, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Edgewood 1 UFO Reports Edgewood, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Centralia 1 UFO Reports Centralia, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Cusick 1 UFO Reports Cusick, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Port Townsend 1 UFO Reports Port Townsend, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
Wenatchee 1 UFO Reports Wenatchee, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001