State Report
UFO Sightings in District of Columbia
135 sightings on record from 1953 to 2023, drawn from the National UFO Reporting Center databank.
Total sightings
135
Share of US total
0.06%
Peak year
2012
16 reports
Top shape
Light
26 reports
Years active
70
Sightings by decade
reports / decadeTop shapes reported
all-timeLatest 20 sightings
most recent on record| Date | City | Shape | Duration | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-13 | Washington | cylinder | 30 sec | Elongated, silver, reflective object hovering over Capitol |
| 2023-03-01 | Washington | light | ~30 min | 2 slowly descending objects over Capitol Hill area |
| 2023-02-28 | Washington | light | Ongoing | A motorist stopped us to point out two lighted objects in the sky. Seemed to he stationary. Lighted. Maybe satellites... |
| 2022-11-06 | Washington dc | light | 38 seconds | 3 red lights forming a triangle and maneuvering in sync |
| 2022-10-30 | Navy yard | changing | 5 min | 2 UFOS Flying over Washington DC |
| 2022-10-21 | Washington DC | formation | 10 seconds | I was walking home and took a picture of the monument. I was trying to capture the White House in the photo so I zoomed... |
| 2022-10-21 | Washington dc | formation | 5 sec | I was walking home and took a few pic of the monument |
| 2022-08-21 | Washington DC | light | 20 seconds | Fast moving light in sky over Washington DC |
| 2021-07-01 | Washington | circle | 2 minutes | Spherical UFO flies behind the US capitol building. |
| 2021-06-13 | Washington | other | 10 minutes | Georgetown Bridge P Street and 23er Street NW |
| 2021-05-27 | Washington | light | 10 seconds | Light charging from one dot to multiple dots of light crossing the sky |
| 2021-04-14 | Washington | triangle | 1 hour | Washington DC craft and sky events |
| 2021-01-28 | Washington | disk | One minute | Beautiful white craft gliding over DC. |
| 2021-01-02 | Near DISTRICT of Columbia | unknown | — | Was headed towards Washington d.c....about 10 minutes out...when we was recording...didn't realize until we a couple... |
| 2020-12-10 | Washington | light | 30 seconds | Bright light not blinking moves across sky making no sound. |
| 2020-11-20 | Washington | circle | 10 minutes | In car driving into DC and saw two UFOs |
| 2019-03-25 | WashingtonWhite House | other | 21:26 - 21:28 2 seconds | Sideways 8, yellow, steady, UFO seen during TV News Show, during Adam Schiff’s Comment at the Whitehouse. |
| 2018-06-16 | Washington | light | — | Took a photo of the waxing moon June 16, 2018, and notice ufo in photo. |
| 2017-12-21 | Washington | unknown | 1 minute | Buzzing Lighted Craft |
| 2017-05-12 | Washington | orb | 1 hour + | Directly southeast of DC driving south on 395 I saw a BRIGHT yellow light maybe 3000 feet in the sky COMPLETELY still... |