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)
Flagstaff · AZ, USA
Stationary "star" light began to travel in straight lines
Phoenix · AZ, USA
July 23, 1997; 8:25 PM; Phoenix AZ/ 9822 N. 16th Place; Looking west, then north. Three witnesses at the same location as the March 13t
Phoenix · AZ, USA
saw news clip of what the USAF said were flares form a jet on a 5 pm newscast here in Bos. MA on 7/25. My wife said there was clearly
Phoenix · AZ, USA
phoenix lights flares found. 2 burnt silver spheres imbedded in cactus. appear to be made of ceramic inside. possibly plasma flares
Phoenix · AZ, USA
((NUFORC Note: We suspect the possibility of twinkling stars. Just a guess. PD)) Stationary red-green=white lights.
Prescott · AZ, USA
large, bright, green "shooting star", 5 minutes later shock wave + rattling windows. seen to the south.
Cottonwood · AZ, USA
Disc with amber lights seen near Verde River. Disc was accompanied by other unidentified objects.
Carefree · AZ, USA
Large round object glowing a bright green, with also some yellow & white light dropping to the NE from SW, to near ground level at abou
Phoenix · AZ, USA
white cylendar, stationary, no markings, no lights, no sound.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
An Alpha-shaped craft with a large sphere in the middle of the arms appeared at a high altitude and maneuvered for 15 minutes.
Fountain Hills · AZ, USA
Brother in law of MUFON Investigator sees large black object hovering stationary over mountains in the NE
Wilcox · AZ, USA
hovering cylinder object
Cave Creek · AZ, USA
One object, triangular (V-shaped) with 3 yellow lights, one at center of the V and one on each side at the end, with red lights at each
Casa Grande · AZ, USA
((HOAX??)) not just pheonix lights
Phoenix · AZ, USA
6-8 lights were seen flying in formation s.of phoenix. They would cluster, form V shapes, inverted Vs, cluster in a stationary loation.
Sedona · AZ, USA
A very bright palsing light with smaller bright object flying around larger object.
Cottonwood · AZ, USA
My wife alerted me to a strange light in the sky. "A ufo" I was indoors - I replied " Oh yea...hmm"She insisted I com and take a look.L
Bouse · AZ, USA
5/15/97 at 22:45pm, son and I saw a 150ft pie wedged shaped craft fly down our valley East to West at 30-40mph at 30ft altitude. At eac
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Bright object in SSE over Phoenix, May 21, 1997 in the morning sky.
Glendale · AZ, USA
White, long object travelling east to west, high altitude, extremely fast, no trail, no sound
Sedona · AZ, USA
bright red pulsing orb that performed anti-gravity manuevers, seen from first plateau at Cathedral Rock... It was a little north of whe
Phoenix (far west) · AZ, USA
it was a bright light which moved kind of fast, it was making a humming sound which hummed for a couple of seconds then it was silenced
White Mountains · AZ, USA
one object was in the shape of the number six on a piece of dice.
Coolidge/Casa Grande (between) · AZ, USA
On different nights in April a co-worker and I were on our way home from work. I saw some lights in the sky and he thought they were li
San-Carlos mountains · AZ, USA
A friend who hauls water from an artisian well on the reserve told us about her {friends}, in the mountains. We were on vacation in Phe