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Analysis of Renton, Washington UFO Sightings in 2016
We analyzed all 3 UFO sighting reports in Renton, Washington to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance was "fireball" (1 reports, 33.33% of total).
- October was the month with the most reported UFO sightings (2 reports, 66.67% of total).
- Friday was the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (2 reports, 66.67% of total).
- 10/08/16 was the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (1 reports, 33.33% of total).
- Sightings occured more often during the late night, between the hours of 00:00 - 03:59 (2 reports, 66.67% of total).
UFO Reports in Renton, Washington from 2016
These Renton, 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).
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Hovering up and down, flashing red and white lights, disappeared without a trace no noise. ((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD)).
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Correction on previous report seen at 10/8/2016 at 1am approx. Got home from work and seen bright fireball light streak across construction site hotel out side window going north to south light speed then saw bright light half the size of moon like a welding torch noticed heat was warm by window. Light was approx half size of moon .
Talked to resident manager and she said contractor is not working at night and told that light hurt my eyes when looking at it. She said she would contac construction manager to ask about bright light. I am trained ex military.
I've worked on aircraft for over 40 years what I saw I cannot explain. Went right thru shades then moved a little side to side the it shot a beam toward building apartment was very warm that night I was very tired and wanted to sleep. Light was like a welding torch even brighter hurt to look at it I fell to sleep that's all I know.
Light was hovering above flat construction site below cranes which have blinking red lights on them. ((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD)).
Full Report Text:
After midnight I was on my way home from work, I was driving from the Fairwood neighborhood in Renton, WA. I was driving down Benson Rd. where there is a good birds eye view of the Renton Valley and the City of Seattle.
While driving downhill, I suddenly saw flash of light in the sky out of nowhere. It was extremely bright and it seemed to be very vast. It startled me, as I instantly thought that only a nuclear bomb could cause such a flash over the city.
I can only explain the flash as it being like a giant LED flashlight, big enough to light up the entire sky. It was like the giant flashlight, flicked on and off in a split second. Being curious as to what this flash was, I continued looking up vertically while trying to safely drive.
I could see airplanes in the air and a big full moon, I'm sure it wasn't lightning. It wasn't overcast nor was there any rain at all and the flash was silent. No thunder.
It definitely didn't look like lighting or natural phenomenon I've ever seen. I went home and put on and browsed all the national and local cable news stations. I'm sure someone else saw this.
I thought that there might be an explanation, but couldn't find any information. A couple hours later at about 3:40 am I went back out to my car to grab something before bed, and again, I saw another big bright quiet flash. I'm sure a surveillance camera caught this somewhere or that someone else in the area I live saw this.
I will be checking back to see if anyone else has a post on this subject. This an experience I will never forget.
Renton, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fireball | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
| Disk | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
Renton, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| October | 2 reported sightings | 66.67% of all reports |
| July | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
Renton, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | 2 reported sightings | 66.67% of all reports |
| Saturday | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
Renton, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10/08/16 | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
| 07/22/16 | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
| 10/21/16 | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
Renton, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late night | 00:00 - 03:59 | 2 reported sightings | 66.67% of all reports |
| Evening | 16:00 - 19:59 | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
Other Years with Reported UFO sightings in Renton, Washington
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All Washington Cities with reported UFO sightings in 2016
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