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)
Tucson/Marana · AZ, USA
Returning South from Picacho Peak on Interstate 10 eight miles north of Marana Az on the way returning to Tucson hovering over the city
Sedona · AZ, USA
Two separate and distinct yellow-gold lights streaking low across the sky, appearing to have tails, but moving swiftly and in unison.
Tempe · AZ, USA
i witnessed a craft that had one bright light seperate into 3 smaller lights, form a triangluar pattern and then they began to rotate a
Tempe · AZ, USA
Two disc/round objects were observed by 4 people Saturday April 14 4:30pm for approx. 10 minutes in Tempe AZ
Cave Creek · AZ, USA
Triangular pattern of 3 moving lights north of Phoenix.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Craft with 5 lights in a tight diamond shape
Wickiup · AZ, USA
mysterious lights in the desert night sky somewhere between Kingman and Phoenix Arizona.
Chandler/Queen Creek · AZ, USA
It looked like a cat paw on fire.
Gilbert · AZ, USA
Object observed for 40 minutes in daylight fits no known aircraft descriptions.
Tempe · AZ, USA
Large, shape changing, luminescent changing , direction changing, object traveling at a constant speed from East to West in the South
Chandler · AZ, USA
Bright orange lights, that disappear and reappear.
Marana · AZ, USA
I saw a UFO land at an undercover CIA airfield in the Arizona desert.
Avra Valley · AZ, USA
I noticed a big black V making a banking turn then descend and dissapear behind the treeline.
Chandler · AZ, USA
Fuzzy triangle sidewinds Arizona night sky
Benson · AZ, USA
White cigar-shaped object flew straight into mountains and between peaks without stopping
Gilbert · AZ, USA
just a Bright white light not a normal airplane light
Sun City · AZ, USA
Video on bright amber lights in Flight Path of Luke Air Force base 03/15/2001
Gilbert · AZ, USA
white strong light changed to fire almost looking colors -shape cylinder and again changed to white brigh light
Tolleson/Avondale Area · AZ, USA
I have seen the same thing when it had happened before it looks just like the last incidents that has happened.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Strangely silent object streaks accross sky in desert southwest.
Black Canyon (N. of · on I-17, AZ, USA
A hi-speed ball of light passing E. to W. N. of Black Canyon City.
Prescott · AZ, USA
Really large white object moving west to east at very high altitude
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Small yellow light following jetliner
Bouse · AZ, USA
Saw 3 pulsating bright Amber lights in Triangle shape in SSW skies hover over mt. range between Bouse and Quartzsite Arizona.
Bouse · AZ, USA
3 very bright pulsating amber lights in a line appear again in SSW over Plomosa Mt.Range between Bouse/Quartzsite Az.