An Eastern WA man records 180,000 UFO sightings in Lincoln County, Washington (The Seattle Times)

📍 Location

📝 Description

Peter Davenport, head of the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC), based in Harrington in Lincoln County, Washington, has long been described as having logged around 180,000 UFO reports since taking over NUFORC in 1994. A Seattle Times profile (cited by subsequent outlets) describes Davenport’s privately run, volunteer-based operation that collects reports via a 24/7 hotline and online submissions, focusing on data collection rather than verification of individual sightings. As of 2025, NUFORC's own materials continue to reference a total of over 180,000 reports; there is no widely publicized update confirming a higher figure. The underlying context is Davenport’s ongoing cataloging work in Harrington, not a single named sighting; Lincoln County remains the geographic anchor of his operation.

🔍 Circumstances

NUFORC operates as a private nonprofit that collects unidentified aerial phenomena reports from the public. Davenport, reportedly the sole operator, ran the center from Harrington, Lincoln County, WA, handling thousands of reports annually via a toll-free/Website intake. The 180,000 figure is Davenport’s cumulative tally since taking over in 1994, not a count of a discrete event. The Seattle Times profile (and later replications) framed this as a long-running data collection effort rather than a singular incident.

👤 Physical Description

Not applicable—there is no single observed object described in this context; the material concerns Davenport’s record-keeping of numerous independent reports.

ℹ️ Additional Details

NUFORC’s tally is described as over 180,000 reports; the organization has historically operated from Harrington, WA, with Davenport as the central figure in its management. The figure is an aggregate of reports over decades, many submitted via a 24/7 hotline and website; a portion of calls historically has been crank or misidentified, requiring filtering. No government confirmation of the count exists; the information chiefly originates from Davenport and NUFORC’s own materials and secondary reporting.

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