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)
Tucson · AZ, USA
About 7 bright orange or amber colored lights appearing and disappearing, forming a triangular shape at one point, in night sky.
Tucson · AZ, USA
Yellow lights in square sequence that came on and then went out in sequence over west Tucson, AZ. 8:50 pm
Safford · AZ, USA
Three to four large orb lights seen near Safford, AZ.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Strange atmospheric event of tear drop shape travels west to east with incredible speed.
Coolidge · AZ, USA
Outside in backyard Coolidge az at 7:22pm myself and 2 other witnesses looked up towards 11 mile corner(sw) skyline and 5 reddish orang
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Triangle-shaped Aircraft, 4 lights facing out ward, Flying slowly from N.W. Phoenix to West Indian School
Mesa · AZ, USA
Strange UFO meet up above Mesa Arizona!
Gilbert · AZ, USA
Large triangle shape UFO over Gilbert, AZ.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
I looked up at a very bright shining circle objects. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of planets? PD))
Gilbert · AZ, USA
Strange lights in the sky in Phoenix, Arizona 2015 very big ship.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
There was flashing lights on the object and it seemed to stay in one place and then move a little but it looked like something was flas
Mesa · AZ, USA
Fiery ball floating in the sky over Mesa, AZ.
Apache Junction · AZ, USA
There was a blue fireball streak falling toward earth, before fading away right before land fall.
Surprise · AZ, USA
Slow moving object with star appearance very high in sky to the northeast. Zig-zagged to rt,then down then left then back up
Tucson · AZ, USA
Bright light moving in straight line, stopped and reversed without turning in sky above East Tucson, AZ.
Apache Junction · AZ, USA
light chasing satellite. Then leaving it behind.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Something strange above in Phoenix.
Anthem · AZ, USA
Reddish orange sphere. The light was pulsating.
Surprise · AZ, USA
Bright bar of lights in phoenix sky 10/15/2015
Phoenix · AZ, USA
I notice a ball of light above the tree tree stands bout 35ft tall.
Sedona · AZ, USA
Saucer shaped object near Sedona, AZ.
Gold Canyon · AZ, USA
Two lights in the sky over Rattlesnake Hill - next to the Superstion Mountain.
Gilbert · AZ, USA
About the size of 6 houses. Hovering extremely low to the ground over a housing development making no movement. As soon as I got off of
Tucson · AZ, USA
Red-orange lights being followed by helicopter
Casa Grande · AZ, USA
Bright object appeared in the sky and traveled from point A to Point B in what seemed to be instantaneous.