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)
Buckeye (1-10 milepost 107 heading eastbound · AZ, USA
Two very large, round, translucent, hoovering lights over interstate 10.
Sedona · AZ, USA
After-the-fact sighting of a UFO
Tucson · AZ, USA
Witnessed an extremely fast-moving object, moving across the lower sky toward the horizon in a Northwesterly direction. Object emitted
Prescott Valley · AZ, USA
saw a large craft, circular in shape very bright red. floated and then moved in several directions and then appeared to touch the groun
Bouse · AZ, USA
Looking to the NNE towards Prescott Az, saw two amber lights. Twice as large as previous sightings beneath the big Dipper at it's 9 pos
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Looking east from approximately Campbell Ave and 12th street:the whole sky flashed bright white and a split second later a loud boom so
Phoenix (south of · I-10, milepost 184), AZ, USA
Airborn object with bright light disappeared.
Gilbert · AZ, USA
Bright red lights dropping smaller lights
Flagstaff · AZ, USA
I was lite up by a clear blueish light, traveling on Hwy 40, just outside of Flagstaff Az., which stayed with me for several miles.
Flagstaff · AZ, USA
Huge cloaked UFO over Flagstaff
Bouse · AZ, USA
Driving through Plomosa Pass towards Bouse Looking NE towards Prescott about 60 degrees up from horizon myself,husband and daughter wit
Bagdad · AZ, USA
Out stargazing, I noticed an unusually bright yellow light just above the eastern horizon It proceeded to climb accross the sky. As it
Prescott · AZ, USA
Bright yellow-orange circular objects flying in a "V" formation directly overhead heading NNE.
Prescott Valley · AZ, USA
Yellow-orange objects moving NNW and N 'til they formed a perfect "V" formation on the horizon.
Prescott Valley · AZ, USA
THEY WERE AMBER COLOR.STARTED IN A STRAIGHT VERTICLE LINE. THOUGHT THEY WER ORIONS BELT. THEY MOVED INTO A TRIANGLE FORMATION. THERE WA
Bullhead City · AZ, USA
We witnessed two dark black lines in the west sky running straight down as if from twelve o'clock to six o'clock, they were very dark
Pima · AZ, USA
Round, silent, stationary ball motionless in NW sky disappearing when approached by jet fighters.
Prescott Valley · AZ, USA
Wife and I observed two bright yellow-orange objects moving NNE separating 'til they dissapeared over horizon.
Tucson · AZ, USA
I was driving in SE Tucson and noticed a strange ball of light accompanied by another smaller light in the sky.
Tucson · AZ, USA
In the western sky there were a semi circular formation of lights twinkling. White and brilliant in a formation. The sky apeared to hav
Prescott Valley · AZ, USA
Three bright orange in color, objects came across the sky, seemed very close. hovered in a triangle, then went into a single file. Move
Tucson · AZ, USA
A series of 4 or 5 lights, blinking and moving in a westward direction. No pattern at all to the lights.
Petrified Forest National Park · AZ, USA
Landed Craft with strobes and bright light near Petrified Forest
Petrified Forest National Park · AZ, USA
Petrified Forest strobing ufo
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Fireball seen in North East sky with short contrail, ending in flash with contrail pointing downward.