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Analysis of Yelm, Washington UFO Sightings in 2001
We analyzed all 1 UFO sighting reports in Yelm, Washington to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance was "light" (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- November was the month with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- Friday was the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- 11/30/01 was the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- Sightings occured more often during the night, between the hours of 20:00 - 23:59 (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
UFO Reports in Yelm, Washington from 2001
These Yelm, 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).
Full Report Text:
USAF pilot on ground in Yelm sees hovering, moving orange light near Mt. Rainier. I am a former USAF pilot and know this was NOT a fixed wing, helicopter, air balloon, or satellite.
There was a very high, almost occlusive, layer of clouds this night. From Yelm, I saw a distinct orange dot of light(about the size you would see the planet Mercury on a clear night) hovering due east of my location at about 35 degrees above the horizon. It was generally stationary, but would move 2 to 4 degrees left, right, up or down at least one time in each minute.
It's changes in direction were instant. Twice in the ten minutes I watched it, it made large movements, once dipping slowly down to the horizon, and once moving about twenty degrees north. Then it would return to it's original location and "hover".
If this was not a UFO, it may have been a cloud layer reflection of a laser someone was aiming at the sky? It ended at almost exaclty 21:00 -- maybe a good indication it was the end of some laser targeting exercise at Fort Lewis. My neighbor and my son saw it too. I'm curious to know who else saw it.
Yelm, 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 |
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Light | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Yelm, 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 |
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November | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Yelm, 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 |
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Friday | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Yelm, 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 |
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11/30/01 | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Yelm, 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 |
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Night | 20:00 - 23:59 | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Other Years with Reported UFO sightings in Yelm, Washington
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per year in Yelm, Washington.
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.