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)
Surprise · AZ, USA
5 Orange orbs coming from the White tank mountains heading east
Tucson · AZ, USA
A fleet of 20-30 glowing orange orbs flying in linear formation across the nightime horizon in Tucson
Peoria · AZ, USA
3 white dot triangle.
Phoenix (near) · AZ, USA
Strange Disc Shaped UFO Flying under plane on Descent into Phoenix, AZ Airport.
Gilbert · AZ, USA
Went swimming and looked up at a airliner head east to west out of no were came a round silver object heading west to east past over th
Fort Defiance (Navajo Nation) · AZ, USA
"It felt like my heart was going to jump out of my chest!"
Mesa · AZ, USA
Several yellow-orange lights in v formation break apart and zigzag until blinking out one by one
Mesa · AZ, USA
Red, spherical light slowly and irregularly flashing, no sound.
Parker · AZ, USA
Strange Floating Amber Lights above P mountain in Parker,AZ
Litchfield Park · AZ, USA
Day Time Flat White Object With Point In The Middle
Prescott/Prescott Valley · AZ, USA
Bright orange pulsating lights.
Mesa · AZ, USA
Went outside to look at the stars and noticed a cone shaped object low in the sky, which the streamers, it displayed immediately dissip
Chandler · AZ, USA
Triangle amber yellow lights over Chandler Arizona
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Flying sphere passes by American Airlines flight 1367 on final approach to Phoenix.
Superior · AZ, USA
Fireballs appearing across the sky disappearing with jets circling the objects. Jets very low.
Glendale · AZ, USA
Changing color UFO, sighted 4/24/13 near Glendale, AZ. Recording at 9pm Arizona time.
Prescott Valley · AZ, USA
Bright orange pulsating lights on Western horizion moving in all directions then dissapeared with no sound,
Phoenix · AZ, USA
This is in response to your show on Coast to Coast last night.. 5/28/13. I have been employed as an Airfield Management Specialist
Tucson · AZ, USA
A dozen fast moving orange/peach colored lights west of Tucson
Prescott · AZ, USA
Small fire ball looking disk orange/red
Safford · AZ, USA
When object/objects were first spotted, they looked like stars, except they were flashing different colors - blue, red, yellow.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
I have seen this odd light formation on several occasions (times seen; about, 6 times over 15 years)the first time was back in 1990 tr
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Purple pinkish bright object stationary above Phoenix AZ area gradually diminishing.
Bullhead City · AZ, USA
One fireball seen in the skygoing from north to south no sound was not going very fast about 1500 ft. high…
Gilbert · AZ, USA
10 objects, pulsating red flame and yellow over Gilbert, Az. March 9, 2013