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
Something strange over Tucson today.
Tucson · AZ, USA
Object over Tucson pursued by Air Force jets after entering local air space.
San Tan Valley · AZ, USA
One large fireball dropping 3-4 smaller fireballs into the AZ sky
Chandler · AZ, USA
4 flare like lights in the eastern sky.
Ahwatukee · AZ, USA
Amber colored spheres with lighted objects in front heading west, 5x wider than a plane over Awatukee8pm 9/23.
Peoria · AZ, USA
Fireball in sky, slowed to a complete stop, then dimmed out in the night sky.
Glendale · AZ, USA
UFO sighting over Glendale, AZ, on 9/28/2013 (150 orange objects). ((NUFORC Note: Report from ret. AZ Hwy. Patrol officer. PD))
Sedona · AZ, USA
flahsing red green and yellow, strobing white lights.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Triangle formation of red lights high over central phx at 9 pm
Highway 5 · AZ, USA
I have seen a few unidentified flying objects floating in space right above highway 10 from California to Arizona.
Buckeye · AZ, USA
It's just a quiet night tonight. Only 3 total. One over Goodyear area due south of my work on the loop 303 at northern/peoria. 2 in the
Flagstaff · AZ, USA
Two Pairs of Lights
Mesa · AZ, USA
Pulsing bluish-white object seen over NE Mesa AZ
Tucson · AZ, USA
Aug 6, 9pm it was in space looked like a star was still then moved it dimmed and faded away. too far for any details
Jacob Lake · AZ, USA
Jacob Lake, Arizona, 8/8/13 , at 9:30 pm, white dote moving zig zag
Peoria · AZ, USA
Bright color changing light that shifts positions quickly, disappears and reappears over Peoria.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
The craft spotted following the International Space Station was "definitely" the Japanese Craft in hot pursuit to catch up.
Litchfield Park · AZ, USA
Star like object moving eraticaly.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Amber-Orange light over Phoenix.
Buckeye · AZ, USA
Lights over Buckeye near mountains.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Three bright orange low object under the monsoon clouds witnessed by two people.
Safford · AZ, USA
Green hazy circular craft w/strange light pattern on craft.
Gilbert · AZ, USA
Stealth Aircraft flying street light high gilbert arizona.
Tsaile · AZ, USA
Strange cloud of a solid Sun God Kachina or ye bi chei head seen above route 64 not far up in the sky at around 3PM.
Eleven Mile Corner · AZ, USA
Observed large, shimmering, translucent shape in daylight sky over Arizona.