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)
Safford · AZ, USA
A brightly glowing, luminous [craft] was chased by military jets from a location NE of Phoenix and E of Superstition Mountains.
Glendale · AZ, USA
i saw what appeared to be a meteor traveling east to west. it seemed extremely large, and frightfully close
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Bright green "fireball" seen streaking from east to west over Phoenix, AZ.
Camp Verde · AZ, USA
as a crop circle in the sky
Yuma · AZ, USA
Large white sphere observed East of Yuma for about 50 minutes. Disapeared when military craft aproached.
Tucson · AZ, USA
Have you ever wondered why so many of your "reporters" lack spelling skills? A great many make very elemental spelling and grammatical
Maricopa · AZ, USA
Amber/Orange Lights
Gilbert · AZ, USA
I saw an orange halogen colored light hovering in the southwest horizon over the Chandler area.
Prescot · AZ, USA
small white ball that would go for a short period of time and then disapear and re-apear in different locations
Phoenix · AZ, USA
at aprox.2030hrs i saw what appered to be a triangular shaped object,that appeared to be red orange moving at a very high rate of speed
San Carlos Apache Reservation · AZ, USA
Saw a huge bright red/orange object flying south and low at a high rate of speed over San Carlos Apache Reservation. Disappared in a
Sedona · AZ, USA
Formation of black objects in the sky above Sedona, AZ.
Oro Valley · AZ, USA
It was Christmas at about 9:00am and my mom and dad were taking me to go visit my grandparents when I noticed a row of about 6 lights I
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Lights above the Estrella Mountains (Phoenix, AZ)
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Nine bright white lights forming a chevron
Phoenix · AZ, USA
A silent, silver bell-shaped metallic object which emitted an orange glow was observed in the afternoon by 3 persons in Phoenix, AZ.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
November 1, 2002 I seen a Triangle shaped craft.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Two Orbs Seen Over Scottsdale
Tucson · AZ, USA
5 Crafts in unity for about .5 seconds move incredibly fast and disappeared immediately.
Tucson · AZ, USA
Bright glowing lights flying in the clouds in Tucson
Tucson · AZ, USA
Two large bright glowing lights flying in the clouds in Tucson.
Nogales · AZ, USA
Red glowing triangle shaped object flying away from the sun.
Tucson · AZ, USA
Flash of blue lights, then fast movement out of sight
Tempe · AZ, USA
VERY BRIGHT BLUE/WHITE SPHERE SIGHTED TEMPE,AZ, HEADING 260 9NOV2002 2133 HRS.
Surprise · AZ, USA
Flash in the sky