UFO Sightings in Arizona
4,660 UFO sightings reported in Arizona since 1946, peaking in 2014 (302 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 4,660
- Span
- 1946–2022
- Peak year
- 2014 (302 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1946–2022 · peak 2014 (302 reports)
Top cities in Arizona
Phoenix
1959–2022 · peak 1997 (46 reports)
Tucson
1960–2022 · peak 2014 (36 reports)
Mesa
1978–2022 · peak 2015 (20 reports)
Scottsdale
1969–2022 · peak 2014 (15 reports)
Chandler
1995–2021 · peak 2000 (21 reports)
Gilbert
1995–2021 · peak 2000 (40 reports)
Tempe
1968–2022 · peak 2015 (10 reports)
Glendale
1966–2022 · peak 2015 (11 reports)
Sedona
1989–2021 · peak 2011 (7 reports)
Lake Havasu City
1968–2022 · peak 2011 (11 reports)
Surprise
1998–2021 · peak 2012 (10 reports)
Peoria
1985–2022 · peak 2013 (9 reports)
Yuma
1982–2022 · peak 2010 (7 reports)
Maricopa
1975–2020 · peak 2014 (12 reports)
Buckeye
1997–2022 · peak 2015 (9 reports)
Flagstaff
1966–2021 · peak 1999 (7 reports)
Prescott Valley
1995–2020 · peak 2000 (14 reports)
Kingman
1953–2021 · peak 2016 (7 reports)
Apache Junction
1986–2022 · peak 2014 (7 reports)
Prescott
1993–2021 · peak 1997 (6 reports)
Lakeside · AZ, USA
Bright orb with no blinking lights or sound
San Tan Valley · AZ, USA
Multiple crafts moving independently as well as in formation visible to the southwest.
Kingman · AZ, USA
Translucent object no sound
Tonopah · AZ, USA
Tonopah Arizona lights
Tonopah · AZ, USA
Tonopah Arizona lights.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
MADAR Node 96
Prescott Valley · AZ, USA
glowing ball of fire that changed shape
Maricopa · AZ, USA
Orange spherical light came on about 1 mile out and 1/2 up then 3 spheres appeared simultaneously to the left and the right of the cent
Prescott Valley · AZ, USA
It looked like hazy planet or sphere, at first glance I thought the sun was shinning off it, but this did not move.
Prescott Valley · AZ, USA
Large, hovering star like object.
Chandlers · AZ, USA
Oval shaped white "lightcraft"/orb seen passing above Downtown Chandler.
Tucson · AZ, USA
Was outside facing the city of Tucson. 2 lights appeared to be flying over the city. After about 45 seconds, the one on the right flash
Phoenix · AZ, USA
MADAR Node 98
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Multiple Lights Observed in Scottsdale, AZ
Tucson · AZ, USA
Creapy out of this world
Buckeye · AZ, USA
Golden Brilliant Lights appearing and dissapearing. Reoccurring sighting.
Wikieup · AZ, USA
Driving my 18 wheeler 15 miles south of Wikieup, AZ, headed south, I noticed to my left in the darkness a blinking light above the moun
Show Low · AZ, USA
MADAR Node 74
Oro Valley · AZ, USA
Bright lights in a row arcing in the sky.
Nogales · AZ, USA
On June 17th 2020 at approximately 2130 hours while taking a night drive to the area of Pena Blanca Lake, about 10 miles west of Nogale
Nogales · AZ, USA
Saw 4 orange bright lights vertically aligned slowly moving from right to left, after a while they just disappeared into thin air.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Saw one light descend and saw 20 more lights apear and fly over each other.
Tucson · AZ, USA
UFO fleet made up of 46 Craft's heading south east seen flying over Tucson, Arizona. ((Starlink satellites??))
Chino Valley · AZ, USA
3 lights in evening sky. One fades away and other two fly playful formation
Tucson · AZ, USA
Very bright spherical UFO over Tucson.