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)
Phoenix · AZ, USA
This was not a plane or helecopter.
Sedonna · AZ, USA
How anyone can see a UFO.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Went out to smoke a cigarette and saw a flash of blue light in the sky, it was like something just warped out. The blue light was compo
Interstate 8 · AZ, USA
W on I-8, in AZ, E of Yuma at 4am. On my left, near an overpass, was a craft that looked to be size of car. ((anonymous report))
Gilbert · AZ, USA
Round shaped object with no blinking lights, just white, first high in air, then lower instantly, moving across the sky, disappears.
Gilbert · AZ, USA
Constant bright star-like white light, heading away with no nav or landing lights. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of ISS. PD))
Maricopa · AZ, USA
Bright flashing light zig zagging across the sky. ((anonymous report))
Mesa · AZ, USA
Green, bright, ball falling from sky, Mesa, AZ.
Sedona · AZ, USA
Lights and entities in Northern Arizona.
Prescott Valley · AZ, USA
I saw two bright orange lights in the night that slowly glowed on , then slowly glowed off.
Gila Bend · AZ, USA
Lights in the sky.
Tempe · AZ, USA
At around 9:40 pm went outside and saw two bright orange fireballs side by side heading towards south mountain. ((anonymous report))
Tempe · AZ, USA
My girlfriend and I saw two lights hovering over the Tempe area. We were looking south to southwest.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
3 Moving Lights with Large Trails in Phoenix form a Triangle in the Night Sky
El Mirage · AZ, USA
Round orb purple haze around it with red in the middle , moved vary quickly down and to the left and hovered there ,seen it for maybe 1
Tucson · AZ, USA
Constellation of 14-30 dim lights, 3 bright blue lights performing maneuvers.
Tucson · AZ, USA
Star-like objects pass over Tucson.
Tucson · AZ, USA
Hundreds of small flickering white lighted objects floating quickly across the sky.
Tucson · AZ, USA
Took pic 3 lights in picture u can see ufo have pic's.
Kingman · AZ, USA
My girlfriend and I we're sitting on my back patio stargazing in Clacks Canyon. All of a sudden a spotlight appeared high in sky.
Gold Canyon · AZ, USA
Round craft with bright emerald lights flashed and disappeared the second time the lights flashed.
Quartzsite · AZ, USA
I did not witness anything while I was shooting my photos,I took them blindly of the bright sky. ((NUFORC Note: Lens flares. PD))
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Strange red lights in Phoenix Sky, just now.
Yuma · AZ, USA
Orange saucer vanished and left a black trail leading down to the surface of the Earth.
Camp Verde · AZ, USA
Multiple lights, moving horizontally and vertically with no sound.