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
A large flagellated bug, the size of a house, silently floating around Phoenix.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Loud boom.
Chino Valley · AZ, USA
UFO in northern Arizona.
Buckeye · AZ, USA
Seen on tv.
Wikiup · AZ, USA
Drove past 3 silver orbs floating on side of mountain.
Sierra Vista · AZ, USA
Shape shifting object looked like it had a face
Mesa · AZ, USA
Rectangular object with no lights or sound heading from south to north over mesa night sky
Prescott Valley · AZ, USA
Two very bright lights like big stars floating stationary over the town, alternating on and off.
Prescott Valley · AZ, USA
As we were heading home from shopping on a very clear night, the car turned onto Tranquil Blvd. pointing west. We immediately observed
Mesa · AZ, USA
Multi-colored almost straight line of lights, dropped out of sky near east mesa (Ellsworth and baseline) looking west.
Maricopa · AZ, USA
2 very white stationary blinking lights
Mesa · AZ, USA
Small object moving in a straight line west to east just below cloud level
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Orange orbs and star-like lights seen in sky over phoenix
Chandler · AZ, USA
Flashing white parallels lights moving up and away as though connected.
Phoenix (northwest area) · AZ, USA
Several large red orbs over Phoenix. Clear night sky. 9:30pm. Flew toward us, then changed direction & vanished.
El Mirage · AZ, USA
Strange flickering, metallic reflections (several) moving up, down and left to right that seemed to be rotating.
Sun City · AZ, USA
In the Northwest sky there were flashing lights which, in succession, would flash and disappear then reappear in another very nearby lo
Groom Creek wilderness area · AZ, USA
Unknown disc-shaped object discovered within frame of photograph.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Two circular objects.
Tucson · AZ, USA
Stationary bright light disappears without trace
Tucson · AZ, USA
((HOAX??)) There are spaceship by my house and i could see them there also in my house.
Glendale · AZ, USA
1 object sighted, 9 pm 4/6/2015 Glendale, Arizona
Cave Creek · AZ, USA
Bright Light Streaked Across Sky Moving North East
Queen creek · AZ, USA
Possible sky quake in Queen Creek, AZ.
Flagstaff · AZ, USA
Lights on the horizon near Flagstaff, AZ.