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)
Chandler (Yuma Co.?) · AZ, USA
Traveling west on I-8, when my friends and I noticed bright lights behind us. When we looked behind us we realized it was a UFO
Prescott · AZ, USA
The object didn't appear to be a meteor, yet we didn't hear an explosion that would indicate an airplane crash.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Night time Object seen over Phoenix, Az.. Changing shapes and colors. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of a celestial body?? PD))
Mesa · AZ, USA
Brilliantly glowing object could move directionally anyway, silent and houvered in a circular pattern and was a circular shape.
Mesa · AZ, USA
A brilliant orb hung motionless then moved directionally side to side, up/down turned west - could see aircraft was circular.
Black Canyon City (near) · AZ, USA
Triangle shape with 7 window lights past Black Canyon city 1-8-07 at about 7am
Tucson · AZ, USA
ROW OF 4 MAGENTA LIGHTS LOW IN THE DARK SKY THAT SUDDENLY VANISHED
Gila Bend · AZ, USA
3 glowing slightly flashing objects white/orange in color they appeared for about ten to twenty seconds. When the 3 large objects becam
Quartzite · AZ, USA
String of lights in Quartzite desert
Leupp · AZ, USA
Driving home saw lights circle vehicle soundlessly for about ten miles
Mesa · AZ, USA
Unknown light in picture of the arizona sky in january
Gilbert · AZ, USA
Strange objects traveling through sky
Grand Canyon · AZ, USA
Very bright light flying through sky, very fast. ((NUFORC Note: Possible hoax, we believe. PD))
Apache Junction · AZ, USA
ufos emerge from three small geometric clouds.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
8 bright individual pulsing lights yellow orange in color forming one large triangle then winked out one at a time and would come back
Maricopa · AZ, USA
Orange lights in the sky.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Two craft, disappear and reappear, one of the crafts gains more lights and begins flashing.
Yuma · AZ, USA
Large white spinning ball omiting many colors. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of a celestial body, perhaps? Possibly Sirius? PD))
Cedar Ridge · AZ, USA
Grand Canyon UFO?
Yuma · AZ, USA
Disc object over Yuma, AZ and BIG red object seen from airplane.
Queen Creek · AZ, USA
White streak with and object dropping out of it and then flying nort
Marana · AZ, USA
((HOAX?? Note dates. PD)) 1-3 objects seen North of Tucson
Maricopa · AZ, USA
Stationary Orange Lights. ((NUFORC Note: Possible military flares?? PD))
Anthem · AZ, USA
yellow lite triangle over Anthem in 2006.
Anthem · AZ, USA
a lite edged triangle in the sky.