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)
Star Valley · AZ, USA
MADAR Node 53
Marana · AZ, USA
Two blinking lights in a pattern with a strobe like of a circle. Moved a bit then stayed still.
Star Valley · AZ, USA
MADAR Node 53
Mesa · AZ, USA
On my balcony looking in the eastern sky I saw 2 oval lights traveling at meteor speed with no trail behind it, moving in a decline pat
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Pulsating, sphericalm multi ringed, stationary object that I viewed for 2 plus hours. ((Venus??))
Bullhead City · AZ, USA
Unknown star like object seen then dissipated.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Black, shape changing high altitude objects, one stationary, one changing shape and moving
Maricopa · AZ, USA
Infra-red security camera, 2 disk shaped ufos, hovering, visible only on camera, fast movers, 3600 mph, went toward military base.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Star looking ufo in sky starts to move then dim out and get brighter
Tonopah · AZ, USA
Small white, unblinking lights moving silently across sky.
Gilbert · AZ, USA
Bright white light changing to pulsing colors and then red moving at high speeds, eventually splitting into two objects.
Four Peaks Wilderness · AZ, USA
Ball of pulsating light above ridge top of mountain. 6,000'. Ball was approx. 4x size of largest star.(NUFORC Note: Venus?? PD))
Glendale · AZ, USA
20 LIGHTS PERFECTLY SINGLE FILE IN FORMATION FLYING AT A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED JUST DISAPPEAR. ((Starlink satellites?))
Peoria · AZ, USA
We have witnessed multiple lights looking like satellites with varing degrees of brightness in orbit. ((Starlink satellites?))
Glendale · AZ, USA
UFO fleet of at least 15 of them travelling Northeast on the skies of Phoenix/Glendale, AZ. ((Starlink satellites?))
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Fast moving lights over Arizona. ((Starlink satellites?))
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Multiple lights high in sky size of stars moving Southwest to the Northeast in a uniform pattern. ((Starlink satellites?))
Tucson · AZ, USA
Crazy light show! ((Starlink satellites?))
Chandler · AZ, USA
Flying extremely high altitude extremely fast. Flying from SW to NE across the sky single file. Not planes or fighter jets. Too man
Sonoita · AZ, USA
Single file line of equally spaces lights traveling from West to East. ((Starlink satellites?))
North Peoria · AZ, USA
Multiple ufos up to 30 over north Peoria Arizona. ((Starlink satellites?))
Quartzsite · AZ, USA
Witnessed many objects all enter at one point and all vanish at another in the western night sky. ((Starlink satellites?))
Phoenix · AZ, USA
39 light objects crossing sky from west to northeast. ((Starlink satellites??))
Peoria · AZ, USA
String of at least 48 star-like lights traveling across the sky from the southeast to the northwest. ((Starlink satellites?))
Prescott · AZ, USA
Procession of white round objects, lasting about 30 min. moving at uniform speed without sound. ((Starlink satellites?))