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)
Lake Havasu City · AZ, USA
8 red orbs in flight pattern, 2 additional appeared and turned white and trippled in size
Golden Valley · AZ, USA
Green white translucent sphere.
Glendale · AZ, USA
6 orbs flying in a linear pattern over the Glendale/Phoenix area.
Chandler · AZ, USA
Multiple Aircraft circling and 1 bursts into a fireball and falls out of the sky.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
I observed a light in the sky; it wasn't a plane nor helicopter. It didn't make a sound; it move slowly, hovered, then, ascended.
Wheatfields · AZ, USA
High speed chase in the sky...zigzag motion...but it has come back and it stays...hovering.
Mesa · AZ, USA
Triangle craft moved slowly and deliberately over the area, was very low, and clearly visible after thunder storm.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Fireball in the SW Phoenix Sky 9/4/2015 6:45pm, or was it?
Phoenix · AZ, USA
The light I saw look just like a ordinary star, but this particular one was moving fast judging for the distance of the other stars.
Glendale · AZ, USA
Bright star like object dancing in night sky for hours above North Glendale/Peoria Arizona.
Glendale · AZ, USA
Bright star like object dancing in night sky for hours above North Glendale/Peoria Arizona. ((NUFORC Note: Star? PD))
Catalina Township · AZ, USA
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Paradise Valley · AZ, USA
Around 7:30 p.m. on September 14, 2015, one of my daughters and I decided to head-out for a walk with our dog. Literally within 3 mi
Cordes Lakes · AZ, USA
Many slow zig zag to fast moving lights with red & orange strobes. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly stars?? PD))
Glendale · AZ, USA
2 Rapid moving lights over Glendale
Yucca · AZ, USA
Saw something I can't explain.... ((anonymous report))
Tucson · AZ, USA
On 09/16/15 at approx. 8PM in Tucson, Arizona, I saw a silent stationary UFO. I was awake and sitting upright on a sofa.
Tempe · AZ, USA
5 lights fy beside each other.
Tucson · AZ, USA
Tucson, AZ: There were multiple bright flashes up above the atmosphere, the multiple flashes were at the same focal points in the sky.
El Mirage · AZ, USA
My husband took our puppy out to potty and came to get me when he saw a huge bright light in the sky. It was way too big and close to b
Gilbert · AZ, USA
DIRECTION CHANGING COMET-LIKE OBJECTS IN EASTERN SKY
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
I saw a what appeared to be a very bright star but was too big and too round low in eastern sky.had circles inside circles under zoom
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Saw a flash of light while taking a picture of sunset and object ended up in my picture.
Avondale · AZ, USA
Formation of various color lights over Phoenix area (Avondale/West Valley)
South Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Super bright light just before sun up. Got binoculars object moved to far to fast. Once focus light was a bunch of lights flashing in s