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Analysis of Ritzville, Washington UFO Sightings in 2016
We analyzed all 2 UFO sighting reports in Ritzville, Washington to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance was "changing" (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- July was the month with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- Saturday was the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- 07/23/16 was the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- Sightings occured more often during the evening, between the hours of 16:00 - 19:59 (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
UFO Reports in Ritzville, Washington from 2016
These Ritzville, 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 white dot. Driving eastbound on I-5 near Ritzville, Wa. Saw a single white dot of light, similar to a satellite, moving south to north in an arc at about 30 degrees above the horizon.
It was too fast to be a satellite or aircraft, but too slow to be a meteor. No flashing beacons, so not an aircraft. Looked similar to the ISS, but moved faster and south to north instead of West to East.
Went out of sight below the horizon. Possibly space debris upon re-entry??? ((NUFORC Note: Possible satellite in polar orbit?? PD)) ((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD)).
Full Report Text:
2 crafts one heading north the other heading from north to south west while changing shape On Saturday July 23, 2016, 5:50 pm, my fiancé, my niece, and myself were heading home from downtown Ritzville. Heading north on Columbia Ave., we just passed Alder Ave.
My niece had looked up to the right (east) and asked what that was in the sky. I looked up and didn’t see anything at first. As we approached Birch Ave.
I saw something moving in the sky. My fiancé parked the car at the apartments on east Birch and I grabbed my phone. I aimed it towards the silvery white shape I saw in the sky to the east.
It had a weird shape to it almost reminding me of a cigar pointed at one end and flat at the other. I snapped 2 pictures at approximately 5:52. I looked at pictures and didn’t see anything at first.
As I zoomed in I found the items I was looking for. It looks different in the picture almost block shaped. This shape was moving in a south direction first.
It started to turn to a south west and finally west. As I saw it turning I noticed another craft in the air with some sort of trail behind it. It was silver in color and had a similar shape but heading north.
As I grabbed my phone to capture the north bound one it vanished. I looked west saw the craft and then it was gone. I asked my niece what she had seen and she tried to explain it looked like a sideways cross but then it changed shape.
I hadn’t mentioned to her what I saw and she described a cigar type shape with a piece coming down from underneath. I had her draw it for me.
Ritzville, 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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Changing | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Ritzville, 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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July | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
September | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Ritzville, 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 | 50.00% of all reports |
Friday | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Ritzville, 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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07/23/16 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
09/16/16 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Ritzville, 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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Evening | 16:00 - 19:59 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Night | 20:00 - 23:59 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Other Years with Reported UFO sightings in Ritzville, Washington
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per year in Ritzville, Washington.
Year | Number of Reports | View Reports |
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2020 | 1 UFO Reports | Ritzville, Washington UFO Sightings in 2020 |
2016 | 2 UFO Reports | Ritzville, Washington UFO Sightings in 2016 |
2015 | 2 UFO Reports | Ritzville, Washington UFO Sightings in 2015 |
2014 | 1 UFO Reports | Ritzville, Washington UFO Sightings in 2014 |
2005 | 1 UFO Reports | Ritzville, Washington UFO Sightings in 2005 |
2004 | 1 UFO Reports | Ritzville, Washington UFO Sightings in 2004 |
1999 | 1 UFO Reports | Ritzville, Washington UFO Sightings in 1999 |
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.