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)
Goodyear · AZ, USA
Large White Fireball disappears behind Estrella mountains
Phoenix · AZ, USA
UFOs in clouds around South Mountian
Kayenta · AZ, USA
6-7 ovoids in formation at high speed. Kayenta, AZ.
Mayer · AZ, USA
Lights seen over the Bradshaw Mts, Az.
Payson · AZ, USA
Long tubular shaped ufo over the desert of Arizona near Payson.
Chandler · AZ, USA
Large bright "star" moving slowly then changing directions and making jumpy movements.
Globe · AZ, USA
Bright light moves across the sky and disappeared.
Ganado · AZ, USA
Boomerage shaped object flying low and quiet.
Prescott Valley · AZ, USA
Craft boomerang shape.2:00am duration hours. ((NUFORC Note: Probable sighting of a twinkling star, possibly Sirius. PD))
Cibecue (west of) · AZ, USA
Bright yellow light moving slowly thru skies of eastern arizona
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Objects in the skies of Scottsdale.
Sierra Vista · AZ, USA
Daytime transparent U.F.O. with one light on end of craft.
Strawberry · AZ, USA
White flash appears in Geosynchronous orbit lasting for 1.5 seconds.
Golden Valley · AZ, USA
I saw a cluster of lights glowing together with a trail, moving south to north, high rate of speed
Golden Valley · AZ, USA
A cluster of bright lights shot across the sky at high rate of speed
Holbrook · AZ, USA
This fast moving craft was low flying and not a sound and no lights detail drawings of the underside are avaliable
Tempe · AZ, USA
DARK YELLOW ORANGISH BALL
Buckeye · AZ, USA
Sitting in the back yard seen fire ball go south to north. After about two minutes as I was facing west a v shaped craft with about fo
Queen Creek · AZ, USA
Cylinder flashing object stationary for 15 minutes. Red and Blue lights close to object flashing. Video Taped
Glendale · AZ, USA
whoosh sound doppler the sound of plane propeller, prompted turn to north, object uncloaked, traveled east cloaked to dissapear
Maricopa · AZ, USA
Boomerang aircraft 15-20 white lights on leading edge Maricopa Arizona
Maricopa · AZ, USA
Triangle formation of lights followed by single light
Phoenix · AZ, USA
They moved through the sky and seemed to glimmer from the reflection of the sun as the made “falling moves with quick pivot positions”
Buckeye · AZ, USA
Orange-Red light over Buckeye, fades away.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Three to Five comet-like objects seen descending in the sky east of Scottsdale AZ, directional changes and reigniting flames.