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)
Surpriswe · AZ, USA
Bright white light followed by a tremendous boom sound
Mogollon Rim · AZ, USA
Weird lights in woods above Mogollon Rim, AZ.
Maricopa · AZ, USA
4-5 amber orbs seen over Sonoran Desert, south on 347
Wickenburg · AZ, USA
2 orange lights in the sky stayed stationary and disappered and reapered
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Golden flying wing.
Sunflower · AZ, USA
A black object appeared between the contrails of a jetliner for a short period of time and then disappeared.
Glendale · AZ, USA
two whites that split into 5 form a line up and down grew bright and sparkling and disappear
Gold Canyon · AZ, USA
Fire balls in the sky in AZ
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Glowing U F O
Sedona · AZ, USA
picture in arizona
Peoria · AZ, USA
It seemed like it was about to crash....then it suddenly dissapeared.
Mesa · AZ, USA
Disk
Mesa · AZ, USA
2 objects over Mesa, 10-15 thousand ft., broad daylight
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
silent, no lighting, a Y shape centered within the disk, cruised by at a medium speed and low altitude.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
VERTICAL RAINBOW INSIDE GLASS LIKE TRIANGLE OVER PHOENIX
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Very bright and distinct flah of green light that lit up the sky over Phoenix.
Apache Junction · AZ, USA
Two lights appearing one at a time, growing in intensity then disappearing.
Heber/Overgaard · AZ, USA
A bright white, round, silent, object moving slowly west.
Arizona (western; Hwy 40) · AZ, USA
round silvery object seen in NW Arizona sky on 40 fwy during daylight
Amado · AZ, USA
White dots of light moving rapidly with occasional very large bright orange bursts.
Sahuarita · AZ, USA
Glowing orbs over Southern Arizona
Phoenix · AZ, USA
2 Women Witness Falling green shere in Phoenix @ 2AM on Dunlap Avenue; unusually desolate
Mesa · AZ, USA
Black Triangle glides over the night sky
Sedona · AZ, USA
JAN, 06 VERY BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT, POSSIBLE TELEPATHIC CONTACT WITH RESPONSE
Phoenix · AZ, USA
long missile shaped object