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Olympia, WA
Washington · Pierce County · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue Metro
Olympia is a mid-size city in Washington with a population of 55,583. Residents earn $76,930 per year, which is 2% above the national average.
3.3
/5.0
B
Good
55,583
Population
3,051/sq mi density
$76,930
Median Income
$44,315 per capita
$457,900
Home Value
$527,202 Zillow
$1,509
Median Rent
34.0% income on rent
52°F
Avg Temperature
240 sunny days/yr
477
Violent Crime/100K
3,479 property/100K
B
Overall
3.3 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
B+
Economy
3.9 / 5.0
$76,930 median income, 4.3% unemployment
B
Affordability
3.3 / 5.0
$457,900 home value, $1,509/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
477 violent crimes/100K (25% above avg)
A+
Education
5.0 / 5.0
50.0% bachelor's degree or higher
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UFO Sightings
70
Reported UFO sightings from the National UFO Reporting Center database
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Historic Markers
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UFO Sightings Near Olympia, WA
70 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Olympia, WA.
| Name | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Olympia, WA | 2013 | Flash of light near moon. |
| Olympia, WA | 2013 | Giant flaming ball crept across horizon. |
| Olympia, WA | 2013 | White, turning to blue, fireball over Olympia airport. |
| Olympia, WA | 2013 | Light was moving erraticly in the evening sky. |
| Olympia, WA | 2013 | Fast moving light with trail, like a comet but not a comet. |
| Lacey/olympia, WA | 2012 | Military helicopter chases white light object. |
| North olympia, WA | 2012 | Glowing oval fireball, no sound , so bright, close in distance than in moments as far as a distant star |
| Olympia, WA | 2012 | Big, bright, white, oval light with a blue flash falling fast in the sky over Olympia, WA |
| Olympia, WA | 2012 | 1 craft moved at moderate speed in sharp zig zag motions. Changed colors quickly. |
| Olympia, WA | 2012 | Red Glowing Orb of Light |
| Olympia, WA | 2012 | Two circle shaped orbs were spotted for about 10 minutes, both appeared to have fire inside them and following them. |
| Olympia, WA | 2012 | 12-15 cone-shaped objects (bright white with orange "fire" on one side) moving silently in clusters across north sky from wes |
| Olympia, WA | 2012 | White light Orb moving silently the size and brightness of Venus moves half way across sky then fades totally away. |
| Olympia, WA | 2011 | Very large white light that was not a star |
| Olympia, WA | 2011 | Orange red light in sky turned to white as it moved figeting across the sky with no noise. |
| Olympia, WA | 2011 | I saw red and white lights then 2 seconds later it disapered. |
| Olympia, WA | 2011 | A fireball over Olympia, WA on 11/9/11. |
| Olympia, WA | 2010 | 3 DIMENTIONAL, ROUND OBJECT, LOOKS LIKE SKELATON OF THE MOON,.bone framed round object |
| Olympia, WA | 2010 | Saw UFO,s in olympia WA |
| Olympia, WA | 2010 | Stationary circle of star-shaped lights. |
| Olympia, WA | 2009 | bright light moves quick |
| Olympia, WA | 2009 | This is to correct a prior report I made on or about Jan 2/2010. I apologize for being so far off in my estimation of the length of tim |
| Olympia, WA | 2009 | two lights slowly hovering southward across the night sky that dimmed until they dissappeared |
| Olympia, WA | 2008 | Large rectangular craft following the freeway just above tree level in Olympia-Lacey, WA area. |
| Olympia, WA | 2007 | Evergreen State College, Strange lit up sky with no noise. ((NUFORC Note: Hoax?? Date is flawed. PD)) |
| Olympia, WA | 2006 | glowing light travels slowly across the sky fades and then vanishes |
| Olympia, WA | 2006 | Low, quick light seen over Olympia, Washington, neighborhood. |
| Olympia, WA | 2005 | "Satellites" dance in the night sky. |
| Olympia, WA | 2005 | My husband and I witnessed 4 spinning white lights,which changed to 1 spinning light while traveling north at tree top level . |
| Olympia, WA | 2004 | 5 objects over Olympia, WA chasing each other while turning into bright concentrated balls of light then to nothing. |
| Olympia, WA | 2004 | Extremely loud sound like classic ཮s movie flying saucer, flying low over house with bright flashing lights. |
| Olympia, WA | 2004 | at approx. 3 am while watching the night sky with my wife i saw several faint blinks of light out of the corner of my eye and when i sh |
| Olympia, WA | 2004 | Triangle shaped craft with three lights |
| Olympia, WA | 2004 | point of light moving thru the sky flashes then vanishes. |
| Olympia, WA | 2004 | Olympia, WA 01/03 UFO's |
| Olympia, WA | 2003 | Bright Glowing Orange-Red Ball in night sky, dropping exploding balls of white light. |
| Olympia, WA | 2003 | looking through an open drivers-side window to the west while about to pull into my driveway, thought what i was to see was a very brig |
| Olympia, WA | 2003 | Dancing in the sky... |
| Olympia, WA | 2003 | Two bright objects streaking throught the sky. |
| Olympia, WA | 2003 | Diamond Shape light with beams over Capital Forest in Olympia, WA across from Mud Bay |
| Olympia, WA | 2002 | no appearing lights tonight , just those light orbs.Anyone else see them? |
| Olympia, WA | 2002 | Four adults couldn't identify an object that flew over Olympia Washington June 16, 2012. |
| Olympia, WA | 2002 | 6 objects appear through same entry point in sky 1 by 1 out of nowhere speed away and fade into thin air. |
| Olympia, WA | 2002 | We observed a silent, saucer shaped object with a ring around it with a color and glow resembling the moon. |
| Olympia/shelton, WA | 2002 | CIGAR/SAUCER SHAPED OBJECT IN STEAMBOAT ISLAND / SUMMIT LAKE AREA |
| Olympia, WA | 2001 | light changing colors over olympia, wa |
| Olympia, WA | 2001 | Light hovers over western Olympia, WA for over 10 minutes. |
| Olympia, WA | 2001 | young children experience a near abduction by a UFO in their own back yard in Olympia, Washington, May 2001. |
| Olympia, WA | 2001 | Electric Ball Rises Slowly Above Olympia |
| Olympia, WA | 2001 | Triangle of dots zipping accross the morning sky in Western Washington. |
| Olympia, WA | 2000 | light appeared far away in the sky, moved at same speed for about 1 min. then disapeared. |
| Olympia, WA | 2000 | Seen bright, round, large white light, center very bright, duration 1-2 seconds. |
| Olympia, WA | 2000 | Unexplained bright light at satellite level which did not conform to ordinary sky sightings. |
| Olympia, WA | 2000 | Had returned to home. Was walking to the front door in a Southern approach. Noted a small single engine aircraft going over head at ab |
| Olympia, WA | 2000 | Fiery obj obs in daylight descent near I-5 in Olympia, Washington |
| Olympia, WA | 1999 | Saw object flying very fast, noiseless, south to north. |
| Olympia, WA | 1999 | Observation of commercial aircraft approaching Sea-tac airport(SW to N dir.),inbound 2110pm, appearance of sattelite? crossing in a NW |
| Olympia, WA | 1999 | A white light outside my south window was so bright it turned my blue curtains white. |
| Olympia, WA | 1999 | Possible meteor impact due south of the washington state capital of olympia, washington |
| Olympia (east of), WA | 1997 | We drove up to my house and looked to the North. At about a 45 degree angle we observed a flight of ???? moving from left to right in a |
| Olympia, WA | 1997 | Cluster of lights moving from West to East (I think) very slowly. Similar to shooting stars, but much slower. |
| Olympia, WA | 1997 | Fireball object in Puget Sound Area |
| Olympia, WA | 1995 | Group of 5 (?) people witness "shooting star" streak across sky, then stop. Second "star" began to move. (Not all facts clear.) |
| Olympia, WA | 1995 | MUFON/WA member reports brief TV news report re "Project Dark Star," a mil. proj. re "disc shaped craft" under development. |
| Olympia, WA | 1994 | Two oval shaped, firefly-like, yellow glowing craft, flew overhead at great speeds with erratic movement. |
| Olympia, WA | 1991 | Single star morphs into Hoberman Sphere, rotates, reverts, turns red, divides, flies away in formation |
| Olympia, WA | 1987 | sighting years ago in WA |
| Olympia, WA | 1981 | Large orange illuminated sphere groming in size,stationary, just above treeline next to roadway. |
| Olympia, WA | 1979 | Dancing lights over Olympia |
| Olympia, WA | 1973 | Diamond shaped object flying south from Seattle towards Portland with 1 light on each corner and a red beam rotating from underneath. |