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)
Casa Grande · AZ, USA
I am a truck driver, was @ the receiver, dropping my trailer. Both the receiver and I were outside,(trailers are put on a large scale
Tucson · AZ, USA
Sighting of large flying triangle north of Tucson AZ
Bullhead City · AZ, USA
I was out with my dogs and notice at first two objects in the south eastern sky, then three and then four lights.
Flagstaff · AZ, USA
A glowing orange light.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Fireball witnessed.
Tucson · AZ, USA
bright light flashed on, moved slightly to right, dissipated, light lingered briefly
Yuma (out side of) · AZ, USA
Driving down the interstate and seeing a UFO in So. Arizona
Tucson · AZ, USA
Dark unlit object streaking across Tucson sky at unbelievable speed.
Bouse · AZ, USA
witnessed an in line formation of bright amber lights appear for a few seconds in the NNE sky halfway up at 19:50. Aprox. 12 with 2 mor
Munds Park · AZ, USA
cone shaped mist with single white light at top. off i 17 at munds park at approx 9pm 10/8/99
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
I witnessed a extremely white bright cigar shaped light in the west/soutwestern sky, low on the horizon. It moved slowly from south to
Palominas (near Ft. Huachuca) · AZ, USA
V shaped light pattern but craft was pyrymid shape and demention. Huge size of shopping mall made no sound, escorted by 1/2 hours worth
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Phoenix police dept. helicopters (2) and crew observe orange fireball that circles their craft. Report at first denied by PPD then ackn
Prescott · AZ, USA
Orange lights
Sierra Vista · AZ, USA
a bright white light turned into a floating disk for 2min.than turned back into white light and zipped away.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Three Bright Orange Orbs large in size
Page (Lake Powell) · AZ, USA
we were driving on the highway towards Lake Powell from Bryce National Park when we heard an extremely loud engine like sound above. we
Mesa · AZ, USA
Saw Falling star fall then stop and move away from us
Apache Junction (east of) · AZ, USA
A group of three encounter a formation of 10-12 ships that interacted with the group, and made close visual inspection possible.
Mesa · AZ, USA
looked up to see light appear out of nowhere: as if it saw me, it sped up; shot into NOTHING! It was head WSW, but it disappeared too
Bullhead City · AZ, USA
I was out with my dogs and watched a red light object moving slowly from so. to so. west and stopping and moving very slow. It remain
Tucson · AZ, USA
blue gree ball spotted over house from first witness, second witness saw only a foreball slowly descending
Phoenix · AZ, USA
The night before I saw The Ship My Freind called me out to see a fast moving object orangr in color Move ocroos the sky faster than eve
Flagstaff · AZ, USA
oval shaped with some kind of "bumps" on top
Kingman (About 20 miles,NW of o the w of hyw 93) · AZ, USA
At first the size o a pee, comming from the north. It stoped about a maile away ( size )Now of basketball. Then it went to the East.Mov