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
Second time spotting three orange fire orbs flying over Phoenix, Az, in formation.
Yuma · AZ, USA
Glowing streak of blue cloud passes quickly over the area in Yuma, AZ.
Tucson · AZ, USA
Silver or white cigar shaped aircraft with no wings.
Maricopa · AZ, USA
2 bright pulsating stars and three orange orbs.
Quartzite · AZ, USA
Orange light rising above eastern horizon then traveling easterly out of sight. ((NUFORC Note: Witness is pilot. PD))
Waddell · AZ, USA
Approximately 12 red lights staying in formation over white tank mountains around 8:45 p.m. Dissapearing one by one.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Orange, flickering and flaming object moving on a very rapid and straight path heading southeast across at about constant speed.
Lake Havasu City · AZ, USA
Three bright orange balls moving silently at high speed.
Lake Havasu City · AZ, USA
3 bright orange, low flying objects at high speed.
Camp Verde · AZ, USA
Very scary.
Prescott Valley · AZ, USA
A circular object with a trail of white light heading north. It looked as if the object left in a sideways u-parabola, disappearing.
Prescott · AZ, USA
Unidentified object object obscures radio.
Lake Havasu · AZ, USA
3 red/orange flying in formation.
Litchfield Park · AZ, USA
3 floating orange orbs in a V formation lasting about 3 minutes then diassapeard one after the other.
Congress · AZ, USA
We looked up in the northwest sky and saw a series of horizontal yellow/orange lights moving closer in the sky. There seemed to be from
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
2 Red Orbs hovering over Scottsdale.
Maricopa · AZ, USA
2 stationary circular orange lights in the sky for 20-30 minutes.
Maricopa · AZ, USA
2 unmoving orange lights seen SW of Maricopa, Az.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Looking from North Valley which seemed in direction of Deer Vally Airport I saw 3 flashing balls appeared to have multiple colors and
Salome · AZ, USA
4 pairs of lights in Sky in path of Helicopter.
Tucson · AZ, USA
Flew low over Tucson from the north to the south Below flying aircraft bright red and absolutely no noise. No flashing. Just steady red
Ahwatukee · AZ, USA
Flaming lights in the sky over Ahwatukee
Avondale/Tolleson · AZ, USA
The orange/yello lisghts where closer at times and vanished.
San Manuel · AZ, USA
Slow light that turns and is out of sight in seconds.
Tucson · AZ, USA
Three large orange lights in a row.