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)
Queen Creek · AZ, USA
Snake like formation with hundreds of lights sighted above Queen Creek, AZ at 8pm on 12/18/17.
PHONEX · AZ, USA
It was circular and white with a huge fanned out tail of bright, bright white. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch. PD))
Anthem · AZ, USA
Strange object or bird? Not sure.
Duncan · AZ, USA
We saw a missle shaped object in the sky, huge. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch from Vandenberg AFB. PD))
Village of Oak Creek · AZ, USA
Two large lights shine in the sky over the mountains of Sedona, AZ. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of missile launch?? PD))
Lake Havasu City · AZ, USA
((NUFORC Note: No information provided by source. Possible report of missile launch. PD))
Snowflake · AZ, USA
A squiggly cloud and a bright light that lit up the sky and the light started moving backwards. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch. PD))
Dragoon · AZ, USA
Low flying object on a straight southern trajectory with a heavy glowing trail. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of missile launch?? PD))
Mesa · AZ, USA
Bright light with trailing aura moving across the sky.
Marana · AZ, USA
Bright white light with large tail, like photos of a comet, moving NE to SW. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of missile launch?? PD))
Phoenix · AZ, USA
1 craft was slowly crashing while another shined a giant spotlight on it. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch at 5:26 p.m.. PD))
Tucson · AZ, USA
Around 6:45 PM, I witnessed a cigar shaped object that had no noise and illuminated the sky so bright. ((anonymous report))((Missile.))
Tonopah · AZ, USA
Approx. 1845 hours in the W sky something appeared to be traveling from the W to the E making a 90-degree turn.
Mesa · AZ, USA
A light in the sky that emitted whitish beam with a tint. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch at 5:27 p.m. (Pacific). PD))
Mesa · AZ, USA
Fast moving glowing object with glowing gas plume remaining for several minutes flew over Phoenix after sundown heading north to south.
Green Valley · AZ, USA
Huge brilliant blue'ish white light over the desert, west of Green Valley AZ., ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch. PD))
Show Low · AZ, USA
Big bright dot w/ a huge multi-colored tail which fanned out in the back; huge cloud. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch. PD))
Chandler · AZ, USA
2 Solid round Orbs, one white/one red. Stopping/ starting, in the sky above me. Both orbs very clear, solid.
Ganado · AZ, USA
Caught in photo of highway. Seemed plunging to earth. Contrail. Cylinder with four precise round appendages. ((anonymous report))
Anthem · AZ, USA
Red lights above north Phoenix, Arizona. ((anonymous report))
Gilbert · AZ, USA
As many as 7 Orbs seen ascending and descending, changing colors and flight paths for 30 minutes.
Mesa · AZ, USA
orange orbs in formation
Bullhead City · AZ, USA
I had seen a black object is all i know . with no lights and no noticible sound. ((anonymous report))
Glendale · AZ, USA
White lights in a formation traveling slowly/silently over NW Glendale, AZ, then disappeared after sighting. ((anonymous report))
Snowflake (toward; near) · AZ, USA
On the Sunday evening of November 5th, 2017 around 6:15 p.m., there were 2 flying saucers in the western sky looking toward Snowflake,