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
2 pulsating orb like lights hovering, ascending straight up, then across and saw its triangular shape and lights
Seligman (15 miles west of) · AZ, USA
UFO photos of 9-10-11 at approx. 8pm in the yavapai desert in arizona, usa.
Cave Creek · AZ, USA
Three amber/yellow lights in triangle formation seen in Arizona night sky, then disappeared.
Gold Canyon · AZ, USA
Green comet?
Phoenix · AZ, USA
I noticed a very bright Blue-Green (like an acetylene flame) Tear shaped light coming towards the raised highway
Chandler · AZ, USA
Bright Red Light in Sky in Southeast Phoenix Area
Queen Creek · AZ, USA
We saw a stationary glowing ball in South Eastern sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible star?? PD))
Chandler · AZ, USA
Tear Dropped Shaped Object and Orb Cluster Observed In Arizona
San Tan Valley · AZ, USA
Looks like a small bright moon.
Tucson · AZ, USA
UFO sighting Tucson, AZ, Sept 19, 2011 at 8:30 pm
Flagstaff · AZ, USA
shining red and blue light in western sky, circular, ring, spinning
Tempe · AZ, USA
Green Illuminated disc hovering over Tempe,AZ in front of Aircraft
Glendale (Luke Airforce Base) · AZ, USA
UFO over Luke AFB Glendale,AZ
Camp Verde · AZ, USA
fireball shoots of in sky to the west near camp verde AZ
Glendale (Luke Airforce Base) · AZ, USA
UFO over Luke AFB Glendale,AZ
Tucson · AZ, USA
Triangle of three light green orbs flying North over Tucson, AZ before shooting directly up and disappearing.
Sedona · AZ, USA
Oval shaped craft with multi-colored revolving lights in sky and stayed in same area for 2 hrs. ((NUFORC Note: Star?? Sirius?? PD))
Fort Mohave · AZ, USA
Triangle shape with no lights, no sound, hovering behind a electrical storm following it.
Kingman · AZ, USA
Possible UFO over kingman az
Kingman · AZ, USA
A UFO that was hovering outside the town of Kingman, Arizona for about 10 minutes total. ((NUFORC Note: Other reports. PD))
Kingman · AZ, USA
30 lights heading toward Vegas over the Kingman area.
Kingman · AZ, USA
Witnessed four bright lights that were in standing formation, changing in brightness.
Tucson · AZ, USA
star like object going straight up
Kingman · AZ, USA
Low flying object sighted outside of Kingman, AZ
Amado · AZ, USA
Spherical object seen at sunset