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
On 2/26/21 I saw what looked like 2 suns coming up. I am not sure if it is reflection or real. The same day as the UFO sighting I captu
Tucson · AZ, USA
Never saw them with my own 2 eyes. I was trying to catch the sky. They clouds looked like living DNA webbing the sky and the sun was pr
Joseph City · AZ, USA
Bright disc descended behind flying rock mountain
Tempe · AZ, USA
Six orange/red orbs one by one flew over Tempe AZ new years eve 2020 over 18 min from low altitude to disappearing into space
PHOENIX · AZ, USA
low flying circular red shapes were seen during the fireworks by Tempe Town lake at midnight. one at a time the objects appeared one af
Tucson · AZ, USA
Five of us watched a formation of about 40+ sparkling objects fade in and out below the moon for about 10 minutes.
Star Valley · AZ, USA
MADAR Node 53
Tucson · AZ, USA
Orange erratic light over Tucson
Tucson · AZ, USA
aircraft show up at sundown and hover over us till sunup every night since jan,2021 through now! still going on sometimes as many as 20
Safford · AZ, USA
Fireball seen over Safford Mine
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Slowly moving object in sky. Either rotating or changing shape. Reflectivity changed second to second.
Tempe · AZ, USA
White/blue Orbs around 8-12 total two vertical rows motionless 4-6 orbs each row each orb seemed around 1/3 size of an airliner.
Show Low · AZ, USA
MADAR Node 74
Star Valley · AZ, USA
MADAR Node 53
MESA · AZ, USA
Testing long range focus of 300 mm Nikon lens at high flying commercial airship, checking result found UFO near aircraft
Glendale · AZ, USA
On 1/18/21 at approx 23:15 hours in Glendale, AZ, I was driving home from work when I noticed a large object hovering in front of me to
Mesa · AZ, USA
A sphere shaped object with aura at sunset
Star Valley · AZ, USA
MADAR Node 53
Star Valley · AZ, USA
MADAR Node 53
Coolidge · AZ, USA
Was driving home south bound on highway 287 with female companion in the passenger seat. At about 11:45pm she and I notice this orange
Buckeye · AZ, USA
Orange glowing lights in the Estrella mountains
Tucson · AZ, USA
Horizonal plane of 3-5 orbs flying in a group, or singular craft. Orange/whitish glow in color.
Tucson · AZ, USA
Steady line of small lights travelling west to east in Tucson approximately 18:45 December 2, 2020
Phoenix · AZ, USA
4 perfectly spaced white lights, traveling slowly, until the lights disappear 1 by 1.
Gilbert · AZ, USA
Walking on golf course in Seville neighborhood, formation of lights going in circular rotation, too lights disappearing although no clo