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)
Mesa · AZ, USA
Magenta-Violet Orb Moves Abnormally Through Eastern Mesa Sky. ((anonymous report))
Gilbert · AZ, USA
Two blinking tiny flashes, red, white, blue, green. Really far away to the NE when first seen. Lost one heading SW.((anonymous report))
Anthem · AZ, USA
Possibly related to phoenix lights.
Chandler · AZ, USA
Multiple fast solid white lights appearing at different times and locations in the sky.
Sedona · AZ, USA
Cloaked Saucer
Apache Junction · AZ, USA
My son had just gotten a telescope for a birthday present in April 2018, and he and I were outside using it to look at the moon, and a
Bullhead City · AZ, USA
Circle of lights seen two nights in a row.
Apache Junction · AZ, USA
Green beam from 3-5 miles alerting us to its location 7 times, lasting 30 minutes.
Prescott · AZ, USA
Green yellow blue all of fire streaks across sky
Queen Creek · AZ, USA
While driving East on Germann Rd near Crismon Rd In Queen Creek AZ my Wife and I witnessed a bright light in front of us to the East a
Apache Junction · AZ, USA
Omg. I was just out back and towards Florence southeast of the valley I saw 3 distinct separate bright lights a distance from each ot
Rio Rico · AZ, USA
A huge band of slightly rectangular lights appx 300degrees NW sky appeared out of thin air and looked extremely CLOSE!
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Two red lights like lasers hovering houses and zooming off to turn into am insanely bright light then fading ((anonymous report))
Mesa · AZ, USA
Black Rectangular Flying Object Over Mesa, AZ. ((anonymous report))
Tucson · AZ, USA
Two points of light blinking, changing color, and moving very unusually.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
I do not believe in UFO's, but this was definately odd. ((no contact information))
Florence · AZ, USA
Orange ball of fire floating across the sky.
Florence/Apache Jct. (between) · AZ, USA
Two grey objects disappeared suddently.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Bright light in sky, slowly increase elevation and then faded. Second night in a row.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Object sighted, triangular shaped with curved magenta bottom. Lights moved sequentially from left to right bluish-white with magenta .
Glendale · AZ, USA
Orange/red ball floating in the sky over Glendale, AZ.
Benson · AZ, USA
3 red lights blinking but they were far apart. At first we were not sure if they were moving.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Dancing, merging orbs seen in sky above Phoenix
Gold Canyon · AZ, USA
Glowing all-orange orb hovering over my subdivision
Arizona (above; in flight) · AZ, USA
Mysterious shaped form flying beside SWA flt 612 over Northern AZ @ 4:05 PM PDT - alttitude 35,000 - 40,000 ft