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)
Southwest desert · AZ, USA
3 brilliant bright orb lights observed in the SouthWest desert parked on a plateau in the middle of nowhere.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
UFOs over Scottsdale, Arizona.
Gilbert · AZ, USA
Small ultra-light sized UNDO over Gilbert, Az.
Tucson · AZ, USA
Non moving red, white, and blue flashing object in the distance to the west.
Holbrook · AZ, USA
I may have witnessed a static shadow of a cloaked UFO
Marana · AZ, USA
Bright white light dancing in the sky.
Mesa · AZ, USA
I know what i seen....
Phoenix · AZ, USA
5 red orbs in the western sky hovered then suddenly dissapeared
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Been seeing this a few times this week blue pulsating triangular light slowly moving, turns white, moved quickly across the sky stopped
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Blue light.
Coolidge · AZ, USA
V-shaped craft, almost like a sting ray, going a high rate of speed, faster than any plane could go.
Holbrook · AZ, USA
Driving east on I-40 just E of Holbrook noticed triangle shaped bright light. Watched for 30 minutes until it was above me.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Rich, blue light.
Wickenburg · AZ, USA
4 bright amber lights.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
A Slinky-like light beam.
Gilbert · AZ, USA
Changing lights in sky, from red/blue light to flare like light.
Gilbert · AZ, USA
Dancing fireballs over Gilbert, AZ.
Chandler · AZ, USA
Fire trails in the sky, changing direction and descending.
Chandler · AZ, USA
Four balls with flaming tails floating down slowly from the sky with directional changes.
Gilbert · AZ, USA
Unidentified balls of light with flaming tails that floated down out of the sky like feathers.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Multiple maneuvering fireballs.
Sedona/Cottonwood looking NE · AZ, USA
Repeating flashes of light across the low NE sky, with no clouds, no rain, no weather.
Cave Creek · AZ, USA
Object with multi colored lights w/random sequence flash. Begin 0205 hrs continual and currently still hovering over E SE Cave Creek, A
Surprise · AZ, USA
Bright lights hovering over Sun City West, Az.
New River · AZ, USA
It's not venus........