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)
Gilbert · AZ, USA
Clusters of yellow lights flying across the sky.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Saw what it looked like a shooting star, but it was red.
Tucson · AZ, USA
Bright object(s) traveling over Foothills from Sabino Canyon , Az.
Chino Valley · AZ, USA
Stationary vertical bluish white rectangle.
San Tan Valley · AZ, USA
Bright Light up of Sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor?? PD))
Tucson · AZ, USA
Large falling UFO disappears into flash of blue light over Tucson.
Dewey · AZ, USA
They were Chevron shaped. The lights varying from orange, to red to white. Incredible! ((NUFORC Note: Witness is engineer. PD))
Chandler · AZ, USA
Synchronous blinkings silvery lights in a formation across entire SW sky above South Mountain. ((NUFORC Note: Meteor? PD))
Maricopa · AZ, USA
I am glad, I stumbled upon this website. I am witnessing the same glowing fireballs as others are seeing in AZ. Tonight is the 3rd
North Phoenix · AZ, USA
Orange ball flame colored craft. Flying W, paused as a/c approached from the N than disappeared.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Me and my mother were looking outside at the night sky. After a few moments we saw a plane off in the distance. Then at least 20 minute
Tucson · AZ, USA
Tucson orb
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Sparkling Spheres in the eastern Arizona night, tonight !
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Red/orange object in daytime sky.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Slow moving oval object 2x size and brightness of the ISS came up from the S. ((NUFORC Note: ISS?? PD))
Tucson · AZ, USA
A white object in the NE sky from Tucson with a few white and black objects flashing around the stationary object.
Page · AZ, USA
Bright white teardrop shaped object that emitted red orbs which landed and eventually rose again.
Lake Havasu City · AZ, USA
Trail of lights where glowing and blinking in patterns of 1 second.
Yuma · AZ, USA
Skeptical to say that America We have Air Space Friends !!!
Chandler · AZ, USA
We saw 2 lights that seemed to be a helicopter but we didn't hear any noise. There was no flashing wing or tail light. Just an orangish
Tempe · AZ, USA
Orange/yellow orb near Sky Harbor. ((anonymous report))
Fountain Hills · AZ, USA
Craft are dark perhaps black with no visable lights and move from spot to spot very quickly. ((anonymous report))
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Nighttime observation of chevron shaped object with light on the bottom traveling at a high rate of speed. ((anonymous report))
South Lake Havasu City · AZ, USA
This had red yellow green blue orang lights blanking.Faceing southern California.
Chandler · AZ, USA
Intermittent pulsing, green, stationary, then moved an hour later. ((NUFORC Note: Star or planet, we suspect. PD))