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)
New Mexico (above; in flight) · AZ, USA
Observed Stationary Metallic Disc in Arizona.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Star like sphere in the middle of the clear blue afternoon sky....
Chandler · AZ, USA
A shiny metallic sphere noticed for less then 2 minutes before it suddenly vanished.
Casa Grande · AZ, USA
Strange lights in the sky during the day
Tempe/Chandler · AZ, USA
Two nights in a row...bright light hovering near Sourth Mountain and then rapidly jetted away then disappeared.
Buckeye · AZ, USA
03/15/08 Buckeye, AZ. Round 15 sec. Flat black
Tucson · AZ, USA
Large, glowing, floating, red fireball/orb spotted in the sky for a very short time before it disappeared.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Green light in night sky moving incredibly fast over Phoenix Arizona 031508 22:40 hrs.
Solome · AZ, USA
UFO escapes atmosphear with a burst of white and blue light.
Glendale · AZ, USA
Saucer seen in Glendale, AZ.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Triangular shaped craft hovering over a desert /mountain area of N. E. Scottsdale
Palominas · AZ, USA
Four lights in the sky in Cochise County
Golden Valley · AZ, USA
UFO spoted in Golden Valley Arizona on March 19,2008
Litchfield Park · AZ, USA
Bright object comming from the blu sky.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Soundless high speed craft with lights
Sedona · AZ, USA
Photo of UFO taken in Sedona AZ 3-24-08 4:13 pm
Chandler · AZ, USA
Triangular object with 3 lights hovered and disappaered
Phoenix · AZ, USA
red shapes shooting across the sky
Benson · AZ, USA
The ufo was triangular with lights all aroung it I only saw it for a couple minutes but it was so awsome.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
It happen so fast, it makes one wonder?
Mesa · AZ, USA
Very bright light drops off smaller light & flies upward & disappears
Apache Junction · AZ, USA
Object was spotted at the southern tip of Superstition Mountain as I was driving East on U.S. 60. Object appeared metallic in nature.
Mesa · AZ, USA
Very large oval shaped object about the size of the City of Phoenix flying through the clouds.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Snake like ufo in Phoenix
Arizona (above; in-flight) · AZ, USA
Black "condensation" trail stayed at pace with jet for several minutes and then shot forward and all dissipated.