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)
Phoenix · AZ, USA
In 1959, a witness in Phoenix, Arizona, reported a disk-shaped object in the sky, visible for less than a minute before it disappeared from sight.
Bullhead (Davis Camp) · AZ, USA
ufo getting power from dam
Kingman · AZ, USA
Light bars and rock formation as in photo.
Luke Airforce Base · AZ, USA
This was in the summer of 1951 or 1952, not sure, went to Litchfield Park, Arizona every summer to visit a girl friend, and we went to
Dome · AZ, USA
A witness in Dome, Arizona reported a sudden, very bright flash of light from a large flying object that appeared to be on fire, observed for 30 to 40 seconds in September 1946.
AZ · USA
Large Amber orb with pulsating light.
Wittmann · AZ, USA
Driving E on 303 looked L and seen a big orange ball & then a circle of colored lights flying directly towards it. ((anonymous report))
Chandler · AZ, USA
small sphere traveling across sky shot up into clouds and disappeared
payson · AZ, USA
i watch them out my room in the hospital to the west ive been here 3 months its not only scary but to have the helicopter that flies 25
Mesa Arizona · AZ, USA
Two bright lights pulsating. Moved up down sideways. Then back in formation. For 20 minutes. Then one vanished. Then the other.