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)
Maricopa · AZ, USA
Two Orange orbs seen laterally moving near Maricopa Arizona then suddenly disappearing.
Maricopa · AZ, USA
Two lateral oddly colored lights suddenly appear near Maricopa Az., fly north about 3000 feet then disappear.
Tucson · AZ, USA
Bright blue light moving quickly over Tucson early morning.
Tucson · AZ, USA
Streaked in like a meteor only to slow down and break into 5-6 orbs, stop, hover 3 sec, dance up and down in the sky
Avondale · AZ, USA
Sighting of a silent bright glowing red orb over Avondale, AZ.
Peoria · AZ, USA
Weird loud noise then flashing bright white lights over Peoria, AZ March 25th 1:45AM.
Tempe · AZ, USA
When I looked up in the sky, it looked like oval shaped big green mint color flash dropping and going straight down. Last about ten sec
Maricopa · AZ, USA
They are seen tuesday through thursday 20:00 to 3:00 every week. ((NUFORC Note: We will encourage the witness to get photos. PD))
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Phoenix 101.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
I was on my way home and I noticed a bright flashing blue light infront of my car while i was driving. when I had arrived home I had se
Phoenix · AZ, USA
3 Possible orange UFO spheres over Phoenix Arizona.
Mesa · AZ, USA
Really blue bright looking object that look like a bright star at first
Sahuarita · AZ, USA
Hovering, flashing, lights off, lights on, bright. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sightings of "twinkling" stars?? PD))
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Someone else has to be seeing this thing in the pheonix area.
Kingman · AZ, USA
20 star like forming shapes then disappearing.
Paradise Valley · AZ, USA
30-40 reddish-orange orbs filling the northern sky and visible from Paradise Valley, Arizona on February 16th, 2013 @10:45 PM.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Red lights over Phoenix.
Tucson · AZ, USA
Orange object appeared to be circular in Tucson AZ.
Chandler · AZ, USA
Swift moving, round shaped, white light in southern Chandler, AZ sky around 3:15 AM..
Grand Canyon · AZ, USA
Black craft over Grand Canyon/white craft over Beverly Hills.
Glendale · AZ, USA
Red bright orbs flying in formation then three flew past us climbing up into the night!
East Mesa/Tempe · AZ, USA
Bright lights in Formation Over Tempe, East Mesa/Apache Junction
Fountain Hills · AZ, USA
Observed flash in night sky at southern direction from 33 latitude and 111 longitude at 30-35 degree altitiude of bright(full moon) int
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Strange orange light start on side of sky. Then at very fast pace went across and stay still fir a moment hen went up and down patter
Sedona · AZ, USA
Weird loud engine noise flying over my house sounded like a slow garbage disposal