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)
York Valley · AZ, USA
12/20/15 13:30 York Valley AZ Full Moon siea sphere that changed to yellow red and imploded
Surprise · AZ, USA
A blue oval light shot over the house behind a tree then shot back the same way it came from behind a tree line.
Bullhead City · AZ, USA
Hopefully a fragment of a comet or a meteor. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Bullhead City · AZ, USA
4 slow moving objects with colored tails traveling southeast. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Queen Creek · AZ, USA
Multiple point source lights, Very intense RGB color spectrum. Some would wink on and off, some in a pattern, Pattern moved across sky
Queen Creek · AZ, USA
String of green "Christmas lights" in the western sky over Phoenix.
San Tan Valley · AZ, USA
Orange ball of light across sky.
Tucson · AZ, USA
Fireball, East Tucson.
Avondale · AZ, USA
There were 2 flickering bright orange colored lights traveling from S to S. I could not identify any shape. No a/c lights.
Avondale · AZ, USA
After filing an initial report I went back outside and to my surprise I saw another object with the same orange/salmon flickering.
Cottonwood · AZ, USA
Fast multicolored Kershaw knife zips a few tight angles and poof straight up with no noise
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Star-like object in SE sky over Reservation with distinct multi-colored lights. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of the star, Sirius. PD))
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Two shiny orbs east Scottsdale, AZ.
Tucson · AZ, USA
Was it a secret satellite or and extremely fast, high flying plane or object?
Sedona · AZ, USA
Aurora Borealis in Sedona? ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Glendale · AZ, USA
Bright white light with small green streak in the middle. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Payson · AZ, USA
Very bright circle of white light with green center of light for 5-7 minutes. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Tucson · AZ, USA
A bright light with white round hue turning into a blue hue in a straight line. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Gilbert · AZ, USA
Cloud of light moving slowly across the sky then vanished.. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Paulden · AZ, USA
A bright light heading towards me; then looked like it exploded. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Kingman · AZ, USA
Sudden bright white/blue light in the sky seemed to have a dome of of lighter color.((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Bright white light – brighter and further north than incoming airlines flights. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
South Phoenix/Laveen · AZ, USA
Bright light shining out of cloudy patch in night sky over South Phoenix. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Litchfield Park · AZ, USA
White light with smoky aura in SW sky then disappears and replaced with blue light. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Arizona City · AZ, USA
Red to white "flare" that emitted a fog. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))