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)
Navajo (15 miles west of · on I-40 Eastbound), AZ, USA
Was Driving east on I-40 and notices the oval/ovid shape at NNE direction. white and moving west
Phoenix · AZ, USA
It changed colors, hovered for about 10 min. then faded to a light fuzz and slowly jetted away. This repeated the exact same routine, i
Catalina (35 mi north of Tucson) · AZ, USA
Walking on our ten acres toward our business I noticed a shinny,bright object hovering near power lines. The color was chrome like and
Mesa · AZ, USA
I was sitting in my back yard looking at all the airplanes, when I looked south. I saw a bright light that was not seeming to move. Its
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
round flat type disk hovered and proceeded to move slow. white in color .eventually slowly moved away and disappeared
Chandler (but seemed far away and high in) · AZ, USA
Sphere was aiming light like a flashlight on glowing smoke.
Tucson · AZ, USA
Saw a large silver object while pumping gas. Purchased a camara at the am/pm store and took a roll of film. While filming, saw severa
Payson (near Roosevelt Lake) · AZ, USA
Two very bright star like lights that at first were stationary then moving closer to each other, then one moving off very fast and comi
Prescott Valley · AZ, USA
Bright orange light traveling North-West.
Gold Canyon · AZ, USA
The objects seen were three points of light in a triangular formation at an extreme altitude which appeared directly overhead and moved
Flagstaff · AZ, USA
We were drivin along then bam! orange light sooo close to us the military sez it wuz a missile yeah an orange missle floating.
Casa Grande · AZ, USA
Triangle object that moved with incredible speed
Casa Grande · AZ, USA
triangle with very bright lights on I-10 near Casa Grande
Gila Bend/Yuma (between) · AZ, USA
I saw an intense orange ball of fire that was probably a flare, over military airspace
Sedona · AZ, USA
standing out side on my porch watching the sky and the nite turn to day light flashed all at once it last a half a second
Phoenix · AZ, USA
four lights in diamond config., size: laptop held at arms length. fast, silent, superstruture.
Tollison · AZ, USA
I was looking East toward Phx. I saw a huge fireball fall toward earth, It turned blue as it flared and went out, I thought it was a m
Phoenix · AZ, USA
An object flys from North to South, makes turn into space.
Laughlin (into Bullhead City · AZ), AZ, USA
Two objects with extreme light couldnot make out if round or what. They were as if 10 & 12 oclock stationary in the SW sky. We were
Tucson · AZ, USA
object traveled at treetop level west untill it was due south of our home. It then sank below the tree line. About 10 minutes later it
Bouse · AZ, USA
Going West to East by constellation Taurus. Saw a colored line moving very slowly. colors were red,orange and yellow all at once no fl
Tucson · AZ, USA
High altitude boomerang shaped ufo flying diagonally. only visible looking straight up at it.
Phoenix (approx. 35 miles south of) · AZ, USA
viewed a very bright object aprox. 35 miles south of Phoenix on I-10 while traveling south to Tucson. BRILLIANT -WHITE LIGHT VIEWED FOR
Phoenix (north Scottsdale) · AZ, USA
Two bright amber lights seen over Phoenix
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Seriously Close Encounter!!!!!!