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)
Tucson · AZ, USA
I witnessed a huge V formation with 5 lights silently hovering.
QUEEN CREEK · AZ, USA
I caught something i can't find anyone to explain what it is
Queen Creek · AZ, USA
Saw a star the held position and then moved.
Sierra Vista · AZ, USA
Rectangle best described as a railroad boxcar on its edge. I could see it was 3 dimensional w/square end and bright white luminescent.
Tucson · AZ, USA
It was completely dark and at first the object looked like a star; then I zoomed with my phone and I saw it moving in a circular way.
Globe · AZ, USA
5 bright white lights, similar to spot lights, appeared one after another and then faded away. All at different elevations.
Sun City West · AZ, USA
Bright cylinder/oval shaped object quickly zipped through sky and disappeared
I-10 freeway near Az and Ca border · heading west, AZ, USA
craft moving extremely fast, so I took video in slow motion on iphone 12.
Yuma · AZ, USA
Stationary oval object with lights in center.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Blank airplane banner billowing along without anything pulling it!Saw same on Program called Origins Unknown Alien Present on Earth
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Every night there is 4 hovering aircraft over my home in close proximity
Peoria · AZ, USA
Star moving to the North from the Phoenix AZ area
Star Valley · AZ, USA
MADAR Node 53
Anthem · AZ, USA
Short video taken of the sunset. Saw white disc moving when watching video back at home. (((NUFORC Note: Lens flare. PD))
21-minutes · flight time, north of Phoenix, AZ, USA
At 35,700’, I saw a large, falling object w/2 black contrails, suddenly nose-dive, self-correct, divert course and vanish in 60 secs.
Buckeye · AZ, USA
Never seen this!
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Hovering aircraft
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Moving lights moving somewhat in sync crossed half the sky and disappeared/went out one at a time
New River · AZ, USA
This UFO was inbound to PHX on the Northwest Jet Arrival, just like the March 13, 1997 mass sighting.
Pinetop · AZ, USA
It was a bright light that stayed beside my cat for about 10 minute then disappeared. About 10 minutes later it was in front of me
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Orange fireball moving East to West
Phoenix · AZ, USA
The object was cigar/pencil shaped, and was glowing yellow with what appeared to be a line of discrete solid yellow lights.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Long straight shining flying object
Sedona · AZ, USA
50 or more lights miles long in a line across the night sky. Lasted a couple minutes then disappeared from the head to tail systematica
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Dog barked, I sighted object. It flew directly over me. Object long and slender, had lights, 100 yds long. .