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Yakima, WA
Washington · Yakima County · Yakima Metro
Yakima is a mid-size city in Washington with a population of 96,810. Residents earn $59,228 per year, which is 21% below the national average.
2.8
/5.0
C+
Fair
96,810
Population
3,446/sq mi density
$59,228
Median Income
$29,027 per capita
$273,400
Home Value
$355,051 Zillow
$1,075
Median Rent
29.3% income on rent
54°F
Avg Temperature
278 sunny days/yr
446
Violent Crime/100K
2,892 property/100K
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Overall
2.8 / 5.0
Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
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Economy
3.4 / 5.0
$59,228 median income, 4.8% unemployment
A
Affordability
4.1 / 5.0
$273,400 home value, $1,075/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
446 violent crimes/100K (17% above avg)
C+
Education
2.7 / 5.0
20.8% bachelor's degree or higher
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UFO Sightings
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UFO Sightings Near Yakima, WA
91 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Yakima, WA.
| Name | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Yakima, WA | 2014 | Bright orange light hovered over Yakima, WA. |
| Yakima, WA | 2014 | One moving across the sky the west towards Mt. ADAMS , it faded in and out almost disappearing at times . The color was mostly white. |
| Yakima, WA | 2013 | Twinkling object travels around bottom of moon after streaking through sky. |
| Yakima, WA | 2013 | We sighted 3 orb like lights that changed colors from red to white and traveled fairly fast. Hovered together and separated quickly. We |
| Yakima, WA | 2013 | Large twinkling light. |
| Yakima, WA | 2012 | Lights appeared and moved around lighting show in Yakima, Washington |
| Yakima, WA | 2012 | A BRIGHT LIGHT THE SIZE OF VENUS APPEARED JUST BELOW THE MOON AND NOT MOVING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE GOING OUT. |
| Yakima, WA | 2012 | Big loud flare sound then flash of light as a fireball shooting across the sky sound of a fading flare. |
| Yakima, WA | 2012 | Bright crescent shaped craft quickly flying across the sky. |
| Yakima, WA | 2012 | Looked to the SW watched a triangle of 3 flashing lights that held postion for 30 minutes. then proceeded slowly to SW. |
| Yakima, WA | 2012 | Four lights on the Fourth |
| Yakima, WA | 2012 | Silver tear drop craft lost time, confusion |
| Yakima, WA | 2012 | Noticed light in the N.E. section of the sky about 30 deg. up that did not move. About the size of Venus. ((NUFORC Note: Capella? PD |
| Yakima, WA | 2012 | Two bright circular objects in the sky, appearing every night for five weeks now. ((NUFORC Note: Planets in E sky. PD)) |
| Yakima, WA | 2012 | In total five objects in flight four small possibly air plain size other one large seemed to hover with flashing lights |
| Yakima, WA | 2012 | 3 balls of orange light move South in the West Valley of Yakima. |
| Yakima, WA | 2011 | Bright light |
| Yakima, WA | 2011 | bright, white, star-like object, moving silently west to east in the northern sky over Ahtanum, WA |
| Yakima, WA | 2011 | UFO event I witnessed with my husband 03/07/2011 |
| Yakima, WA | 2011 | March 7, 2011. Yakima, WA West Valley UFO Sighting |
| Yakima, WA | 2011 | Bright starlike object that moved position in a small area of sky seen north of Yakima during middle of day |
| Yakima, WA | 2011 | multi-color objects in the sky, one soared above our heads. |
| Yakima, WA | 2011 | 4 objects floating above yakima wa. |
| Yakima, WA | 2011 | Very bright flash of light. ((NUFORC Note: Possible Iridium satellite reflection/flare?? PD)) |
| Yakima, WA | 2011 | Two round orbs of light shifting in area |
| Yakima, WA | 2011 | Dancing Ufo |
| Yakima, WA | 2011 | Big bright star moving east over yakama indian reservation. |
| Yakima, WA | 2011 | Eight bright silent pulsating UFOs move over Yakima WA neighborhood and hover for 10 minutes then disappear. |
| Yakima, WA | 2011 | Was just getting ready to pull out of parking lot to go get breakfast when i noticed a star like light |
| Yakima, WA | 2011 | One of two hoverring vehicles suddenly left the other plane and spead across the night sky at a rapid rate and with no sound. |
| Yakima, WA | 2011 | A formation of 5 to 7 red-orange lights/fireballs that moved slowly across the sky and disappeared up in the sky. |
| Yakima, WA | 2011 | While stopped at a traffic light my kids and I saw 3 strips of reddish orange lights in the sky not moving for about 30 seconds |
| Yakima, WA | 2010 | bright star-like light just disappeared |
| Yakima, WA | 2010 | Bright ball of light heading north very fast. |
| Yakima, WA | 2010 | At 10:48 to 10:56. Four different lights, shining like if they were wildfire, appeared soundless, somewhat, over Yakima City (Which was |
| Yakima, WA | 2010 | Small object flying above jetliner |
| Yakima, WA | 2010 | orb's in yakima do not dissapoint |
| Yakima, WA | 2010 | Chevron shape of pale white/yellow lights flying overhead with no sound. |
| Yakima, WA | 2009 | 3 very bright lights stationary in the sky, but separated by approximately 10 degrees |
| Yakima, WA | 2009 | Triangular aircraft seen from Divide Ridge |
| Yakima, WA | 2009 | Disc seen in pic after dowloading pic to computer over military base |
| Yakima, WA | 2009 | Twinkling light (not moving) in part of sky where no stars normally are at that time of the morning |
| Yakima, WA | 2009 | most likely a very bright green fireball or meteorite |
| Yakima, WA | 2009 | light |
| Yakima, WA | 2009 | 3 or 4 lights going in circular motions & then meeting as 1. ((NUFORC Note: Consistent with advertising lights. PD)) |
| Yakima, WA | 2009 | Two Completely Silent Illuminations Slow and Low |
| Yakima, WA | 2009 | bright light hovering in Yakima Wa, closer to Tampico, in the evening on 3/22/09. ((NUFORC Note: Venus?? PD)) |
| Yakima, WA | 2008 | strange looking metalic objects above yakima wa, spinning, then split up into different directions. big lower foating object vanished |
| Yakima, WA | 2008 | Large, low flying triangle shaped aircraft over night skies in Yakima, WA |
| Yakima, WA | 2008 | BRIGHT LIGHT IN SKY TURNS INTO SMALL LIGHT IN A BLINK OF THE EYE AND FLYS NORTH UPWARD INTO THE SKY |
| Yakima, WA | 2007 | it was a strobing light, I could see it moving in weird directions. |
| Yakima, WA | 2007 | Looking about 10 degrees South of due East, at about 45 degrees above horizon, I saw a brief flash of light...not moving. |
| Yakima, WA | 2007 | Fast, white, solid light. Fast, white, solid light. ((NUFORC Note: ISS?? PD)) |
| Yakima (on i-82), WA | 2006 | Big ball of fire coming down from the sky landed on I-82 near sunnyside,wa |
| Yakima, WA | 2006 | Something flew by E-WA |
| Yakima, WA | 2006 | ship over Hospital in Yakima, Wa. on September 29񫺖 |
| Yakima, WA | 2006 | While looking East and about 45 degrees up from horizon, saw a solid light traveling north at a very, very slow pace. It only lasted ma |
| Yakima, WA | 2006 | The object was slightly dim with reddish and white lights, It was stationary north for a few seconds and hovered slowly south towards Y |
| Yakima, WA | 2006 | Light appears, dims and again appears, slowly moving due north. |
| Yakima, WA | 2006 | Observed a single non-blinking bright light traveling from West to East at approx 9:35 pm. ((NUFORC Note: ISS at 21:25 hrs.. PD)) |
| Yakima, WA | 2006 | cigar-shaped object photographed on both the western and eastern horizon. 9 photosƺ sightingsƹ object. |
| Yakima, WA | 2006 | Light....duration 10-15 minutes |
| Yakima, WA | 2005 | Trianglular craft spotted over Yakima. |
| Yakima, WA | 2004 | Amazing moving BRIGHT white light |
| Yakima, WA | 2004 | Strange Yellow White Light in the sky ((NUFORC Note: Flare from Iridium satellite. PD)) |
| Yakima, WA | 2004 | St. Paddy's Day UFOs over Yakima, Washington |
| Yakima, WA | 2004 | 3 very bright lights in a V formation, no sound and flying very slowly |
| Yakima, WA | 2003 | Butterly shaped rainbow UFO |
| Yakima, WA | 2003 | Triangle shaped object seen over Yakima valley traveling from west to east, it changed its path of travel three times. |
| Yakima, WA | 2003 | mysterious 3 sets of 3 lights saw no clue what is was then a big flash pls read |
| Yakima, WA | 2003 | Green sphere appears to be 1/2 to 3/4 that moon appears seen from yakima, washington |
| Yakima, WA | 2003 | Three "star-like" objects were spotted heading north from 9:30-9:32 and 11:00-11:05 at night. |
| Yakima, WA | 2001 | Three delta shaped objects flying in a "v" formation passed over Yakima, Wash. at22:10 on 07/20/01 |
| Yakima, WA | 2001 | spinning box |
| Yakima, WA | 2001 | Just a light |
| Yakima, WA | 2000 | Four very bright yellow stationary lights in a 20 degree arc, fading out then popping up in a different position. |
| Yakima (about 10-30 miles nw of), WA | 1999 | Comet-like object, high in sky, set at \ angle, nearly vertical, stationary, no aircraft in sight. |
| Yakima, WA | 1999 | We watched a round , silver or white object hoovering between Yakima and Ellensburg Wa. It was hard to see with the naked eye so I got |
| Yakima, WA | 1998 | black triangle seems able to dissapear and reapear...somehow conected with a moving cloud.. |
| Yakima, WA | 1998 | A strong light, a blue object, no noise, traveling south to north. |
| Yakima, WA | 1998 | The object changed color and shape. It kept the same course and speed flying into the wind. |
| Yakima, WA | 1998 | A large, bright green was moving south. It was coming from the Ellensburg area. It was moving slow, stopped in mid air, then shot off a |
| Yakima, WA | 1996 | Man and childern view silver/blue reflective obj. in W sky traveling N very quickly. Appears to not be plane. |
| Yakima, WA | 1995 | Man sees bright light approaching; prominent in night sky. Splits into 3 lights, 1 white, 2 red. Drifts off. |
| Yakima, WA | 1989 | 5 blue lights flying in file. Made perpendicullar turn with no sound. |
| Yakima (30 miles east of, on highway 24), WA | 1979 | Man remembers seeing object with three revolving lights in sky in front of his traveling auto. Object disappears, car lights go off an |
| Yakima, WA | 1978 | Hovering, Darting Lights Over Tampico, Washington State |
| Yakima, WA | 1974 | Huge search light beam from 4 miles high in the sky illuminating a one mile diameter circle on the ground. |
| North yakima, WA | 1964 | We were looking for weather satelites, these 3 colors (red, blue,green)came zooming up to meet at one spot. From the height (mile or s |
| Yakima, WA | 1964 | Here is my report |
| Yakima, WA | 1960 | Shaped like an old fashioned oil derick-about 100 feet tall-stationary-made of pure light. We watched it,along with two or three other |