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Analysis of Richland, Washington UFO Sightings in 2016
We analyzed all 5 UFO sighting reports in Richland, Washington to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance was "circle" (1 reports, 20.00% of total).
- July was the month with the most reported UFO sightings (2 reports, 40.00% of total).
- Friday was the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (2 reports, 40.00% of total).
- 01/01/16 was the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (1 reports, 20.00% of total).
- Sightings occured more often during the late night, between the hours of 00:00 - 03:59 (3 reports, 60.00% of total).
UFO Reports in Richland, Washington from 2016
These Richland, 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:
I was walking along Columbia River at the Y, a triangle shape flying object was flying, being chased by another throwing lasers to one another- ARMY planes following them. ((NUFORC Note: We have sent the witness a message, inquiring whether this is a serious report, and whether he has a photograph. PD)).
Full Report Text:
Dim blue light formation or clear camouflage craft. I was headed to taco bell at midnight & i looked up & saw 6 or 7 dim blue lights flying in formation like geese headed east coming from the northwest i rolled down my window & even jumped out of my car as they or it passed no sound at all. ((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information.
PD)).
Full Report Text:
There were jets flying over our house (North Richland) continuously for one hour. Was woken up by my dogs barking and then heard the jets. Did not go outside to look.
Not sure if it was some sort of military training or we were under attack and the jets were chasing something?.
Full Report Text:
5 bright lights in the sky over the Columbia River Looking west from our backyard last night, there were anywhere between 2 to 5 oval shaped white lights going in various patterns above us in the sky. One would go right, while 4 may go to the left. Two would stay lower, while the other two would shoot up and join the singular one.
Sometimes some would blink off & on, while others stayed white. At times they would go in a complete circle. There was no noise with their presence.
The only thing we had to try and get a picture was, an IPad. They did not come out well as there is no zoom lens on it. The other person observing this went to get his LED flashlight that is very bright, to see if he could replicate the lights in the sky.
They could not. What was in the sky was far beyond the capability of our flashlight. But within 30 seconds of shining our light towards the sky, they came together, stopped all motion, and then vanished.
Full Report Text:
Multiple craft, long duration event Right after going outside in my back year to watch fireworks with my wife, we both noticed what appeared to be a military style formation of initially 6 separate craft. All craft were in an almost straight line and evenly spaced, except for the first craft, which was about 3 times further ahead then the rest of the craft were spaced. More craft appeared when the lead craft went out of sight.
There was no noise present and the craft appeared to be at about 30,000 feet and flying north east from the south west. From my vantage point, they were straight up from a hill, directly to the south of my home. Every craft flew the exact same pattern and were extremely slow.
The last craft took 8 minutes to traverse the same path the previous traveled in less time. All craft disappeared at the exact same location. There was a low cloud bank but was only partially covering the skies.
The path the craft were flying through was not clouded and had very good visibility.
Richland, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Circle | 1 reported sightings | 20.00% of all reports |
| Oval | 1 reported sightings | 20.00% of all reports |
| Unknown | 1 reported sightings | 20.00% of all reports |
| Formation | 1 reported sightings | 20.00% of all reports |
| Triangle | 1 reported sightings | 20.00% of all reports |
Richland, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| July | 2 reported sightings | 40.00% of all reports |
| November | 1 reported sightings | 20.00% of all reports |
| December | 1 reported sightings | 20.00% of all reports |
| January | 1 reported sightings | 20.00% of all reports |
Richland, 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 | 40.00% of all reports |
| Thursday | 1 reported sightings | 20.00% of all reports |
| Wednesday | 1 reported sightings | 20.00% of all reports |
| Saturday | 1 reported sightings | 20.00% of all reports |
Richland, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/16 | 1 reported sightings | 20.00% of all reports |
| 07/09/16 | 1 reported sightings | 20.00% of all reports |
| 07/21/16 | 1 reported sightings | 20.00% of all reports |
| 11/16/16 | 1 reported sightings | 20.00% of all reports |
| 12/30/16 | 1 reported sightings | 20.00% of all reports |
Richland, 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 | 3 reported sightings | 60.00% of all reports |
| Afternoon | 12:00 - 15:59 | 1 reported sightings | 20.00% of all reports |
| Night | 20:00 - 23:59 | 1 reported sightings | 20.00% of all reports |
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