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 · AZ, USA
Pulling up to my apartment and 5 unidentifiable objects shooting across the sky one went left one went right and two disappeared then a
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Unidentified object seen over Phoenix in February of 2020.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Bank of what looked like blacklight screens flashing hypnotic patterns over intersection, then turning and floating off
Glendale · AZ, USA
Many UFO’s flying the sky of Glendale AZ 2/28/20 5:30am (("Starlink satellites??))
Waddell · AZ, USA
Equidistant lights traveling in unison across the sky. (("Spacelink" satellites??))
Phoenix · AZ, USA
big, bright, white light appeared, moved forward, and vanished.
Gilbert · AZ, USA
Four orange-yellow pulsating lights in nightime sky. (("Spacelink" satellites??)
Wilcox (near) · AZ, USA
Bright light travels 90 degrees at high rate of speed
Buckeye · AZ, USA
Orange sphere traveling east to west. No sound. We are located 26 miles north of Buckeye Az. Object was about the size of a marble at a
Whiteriver · AZ, USA
Multiple orange lights seen in a row.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
I went outside at 9 pm to take out trash. Right above me a little to the west I saw a strange orb of lights that seemed to change from
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Sightings of 2 consecutive orange/red glowing objects that stopped, hovered then disappeared upward.
Show Low · AZ, USA
MADAR Node 74
Many Farms · AZ, USA
Perhaps their drones but they didn't seem like drones as they faded away. (("Starlink" satellites??))
Chandler · AZ, USA
Seen oval shaped lights as high as the stars. What was startling that the lights were traveling northeast. (("Starlink" satellites??))
Phoenix · AZ, USA
The location of the sighting was a small enclosed backyard. It was dark with mid level cirrus clouds above.(("Starlink" satellites??))
Avondale · AZ, USA
I first noticed 2 red lights moving in perfect formation in the south/western sky moving east to west. The 2 red lights were tiny in co
Gilbert · AZ, USA
At 1920 p.m. I witnessed a green circle light with a red light attached flying from west to east. It made no sound. Suddenly it Stopped
Mesa · AZ, USA
Aircraft with Four white lights with no red/green running lights
Arizona City · AZ, USA
Blinking unexplained lights that tilt and move.
Arizona City · AZ, USA
Blinking lights tha pull away and tilt.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
3 objects change direction color speed and shape
Yuma · AZ, USA
Moon sized bright green oval shaped light with smaller red light attaches to the front of the object floating across Pheonix sky.
Tucson · AZ, USA
I was waiting to pull out of a parking lot in East Tucson. As i glanced to my left looking North at eye level a very bright object very
Sierra vista · AZ, USA
White lights, plus sign,