UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                    Form 10-K

[X]  Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
     Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005

[    ] Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
     Exchange Act of 1934

     for the transition period from       to



              Commission File Number 333-103345-79

                   WASHINGTON MUTUAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

             Delaware                            94-2528990
 (State or other jurisdiction of    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
          incorporation

                           1201 THIRD AVENUE, WMT 1706
                            SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101
                                 (206) 377-8555
       (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area
               code, of registrant's principal executive offices)


              Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
                             WMALT Series 2005-AR 1

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            (Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)

     Indicate by checkmark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act: Yes [ ] No [X]

     Indicate by  checkmark  if the  registrant  not  required  to file  reports
pursuant to to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act: Yes [ ] No [X]


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ] (as such reporting
obligations are modified as set forth in J.P. Morgan Mortgage Pass-Through
Corporation, SEC No-Action Letter, March 31, 1989, in reliance upon which the
registrant is filing this modified report).

     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [ ] Not applicable.

         Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a large accelerated
filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of "accelerated filer and
large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large Accelerated Filer [  ]
Accelerated Filer [  ]
Non-accelerated Filer [X]

         Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a shell company (as
defined in Rule 12B-2 of the Act). [ ]
Yes   [X] No


     State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity
held by non-affiliates of the registrant: None.

     Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: Not applicable.

                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The registrant's Reports on Form 8-K concerning the registrant's Washington
Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, WMALT Series 2005-AR 1 issued
pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2005(the
"Pooling Agreement") and registered pursuant to a registration statement on Form
S-3 (File No. 333-103345) (such mortgage pass-through certificates, the
"Certificates"), are incorporated by reference as set forth in Part IV, Item 15.
Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings
assigned to them in the Pooling Agreement.




                                     Part IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a) Documents filed as part of this report.

     1. Not applicable.

     2. Not applicable.

     3. Not applicable.

(b) Exhibits required by Item 601



Exhibit No.  Description

31           Rule 13a-14(d) Certification

99.1         Officer's Certificate regarding
             Annual Statement of Compliance of
             Washington Mutual Bank, dated March 1, 2006

99.2         Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
             on Management's Assertion Concerning Compliance with Washington
             Mutual Bank's Minimum Servicing Standards as of and for the
             year ended December 31, 2005 (incorporated by reference
             to the designated exhibit included in the registrant's
             Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on March 30, 2006,
             (SEC File No. 333-103345))


     The registrant filed Current Reports on Form 8-K that described
distributions made to Certificateholders on the Distribution Date occurring in
the month preceding the month in which such Current Report on Form 8-K was filed
and also provided certain information regarding delinquent Mortgage Loans and
credit enhancements as of such Distribution Date. Such Current Reports on Form
8-K are incorporated by reference herein, as follows:


Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, WMALT Series 2005-AR 1


EVENT REPORTED
Monthly Distribution Report sent to
holders of the Certificates for           Date Distribution Report
payments made in:                         Filed on Form 8-K:
-----------------                         ------------------

12/27/2005                                12/29/2005




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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  March 30, 2006      WASHINGTON MUTUAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP.


                            By: /s/ Thomas G. Lehmann
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                               Thomas G. Lehmann,
                                    President