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)
Chandler · AZ, USA
Stationary object that suddenly took off like a rocket.
Benson · AZ, USA
Driving toward Tucson West on I-10. Circular with 3 bright white beams of light in rear shooting out long beams that left a trail. Hove
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Object is visible in sky in burst of flashing light disappearing and appearing intermittently
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
I was driving home and when I got off the 101 at Hayden road in north Scottsdale I saw a bunch of smaller crafts hovering in the sky wi
Tucson · AZ, USA
Falling smoking, spiraling, craft/object falling to earth Sunday 10/28/2018 9:43 am, took 5 minutes before disappeared.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
More Phoenix lights, in a line formation.
Sedona · AZ, USA
Approaching Sedona from Interstate 17 We observed a flying object that did not behave like a normal aircraft. The object was stationary
Grand Canyon Village · AZ, USA
2 white discs.
Sonoita · AZ, USA
Teardrop and light orb U.F.O. crafts near the Moon viewed from S.E. Arizona.
Kingman · AZ, USA
Was grabbing items out of car it was between 21:00 22:00 last night was going back inside house when bright object in sky caught attent
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Dark Rectangle With Brite White Lights , And 4 Red Blinking Lights Seen on IT'S Side Fly Above My Window.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
I noticed a vee shaped object flying overhead. ((anonymous report))
Jerome (near; Mingus Mtn.) · AZ, USA
I noticed that this one star began to move. ((anonymousreport))
Maricopa · AZ, USA
Sphere shaped object with lights above and below it caught in a picture taken this morning of the moon in the western sky.
Sahuarita · AZ, USA
9/28/2018 Four distinct UFO's spotted in Sahuarita, AZ.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Numerous objects (6+) moving in various directions being pursued by military crafts it appeared, nighttime above Scottsdale, AZ.
Clarkdale · AZ, USA
Huge Bright White Round Light
Tempe · AZ, USA
The 26th and 27th my husband and daughter have witnessed a very bright light in the sky. At first it looks like a star but you notice i
Prescott Valley · AZ, USA
Multi-light UFO hovers N of Prescott Valley, AZ, for a couple of hours.
Florence · AZ, USA
I was in prison during this time and I noticed right before head count a buddy and I were standing out side of the tent and I was looki
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
2 blue lights in the Sky East of Phoenix July 3, 2018. ((anonymous report))
Concho · AZ, USA
Sitting outside and noticed a bright light in the sky above my husband's head. It was rapidly moving downward and became brighter as it
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Silent red lights float over interstate 17
Mesa (Historic part) · AZ, USA
Saw a perfect circle of red (only) lights blinking all blinked at same time, no other lights were seen.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Hovering and then fast moving object, Scottsdale, AZ.